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Judge Carl J. Barbier of Federal District Court in New Orleans issued an order late Friday night stating that the two sides “have reached an agreement on the terms of a proposed class settlement which will be submitted to the court.
Updated: 03/04/2012 09:24A
Angry Sheridan loses temper in trial cross-examination
The star testified in her wrongful termination lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Thursday (01Mar12), claiming the writer "hit" her "upside the head" while onset in 2008 after she asked him to write her character a funny exit line for a scene.
Updated: 03/04/2012 09:20A
AP Enterprise: Federal judges give widely disparate sentences, but not along
He said TRAC doggedly pursued the data because it's vital the public and the courts have evidence that could improve the justice system. "Criminal defense attorneys, for example, have long relied on anecdotal, sometimes gossipy information to advise
Updated: 03/04/2012 09:14A
DNA results delays rape, assault case
By Ronica Shannon Register News Writer RICHMOND — A Richmond man charged in July with rape and sexual abuse still is awaiting trial because DNA evidence in the case has yet to be returned. Jerry Eugene Fryer, 49, appeared Thursday in Madison Circuit
Updated: 03/04/2012 08:13A
Methodology for TRAC's judge tool and AP analysis
Data were obtained under the Freedom of Information Act in a series of four lawsuits against the Justice Department, and then combined with information obtained directly from the federal courts. The data cover sentences imposed by federal district
Updated: 03/04/2012 07:59A
AP Enterprise: Federal sentences still vary widely
On Monday, TRAC planned to launch the first publicly available database of sentencing records, sortable by judge, after a 15-year struggle to get records from a reluctant Justice Department. The center has filed FOIA lawsuits against the department
Updated: 03/04/2012 07:58A
How TRAC analyzed sentencing records for its judge tool and an Associated
The data cover sentences imposed by federal district court judges during the past five budget years, 2007-2011. In a special analysis conducted by TRAC at the request of The Associated Press, federal district court judges were divided into those
Updated: 03/04/2012 07:58A
How TRAC analyzed sentencing records for its judge tool and an Associated
The data cover sentences imposed by federal district court judges during the past five budget years, 2007-2011. In a special analysis conducted by TRAC at the request of The Associated Press, federal district court judges were divided into those
Updated: 03/04/2012 07:58A
Richmond adult store exhausts all legal appeals
By Sarah Hogsed Register News Writer RICHMOND — A North Keeneland adult store has reached the end of a long legal battle to remain open after the US Supreme Court declined to hear its case against the city. The US Supreme Court turned down a request
Updated: 03/04/2012 07:50A
Sobrepea using courts to evade payment–BCDA
This came after Judge Mona Lisa Tabora of the Regional Trial Court in Baguio City issued a status quo order to both BCDA and CJHDevco until she comes up with a decision on the petition filed by CJHDevco for a writ of preliminary injunction.
Updated: 03/04/2012 07:14A
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