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Big firms lose in small claims court
By Peter Svensson AP Heather Peters, who says her 2006 Honda Civic Hybrid never achieved the gas mileage Honda claimed in its advertising, pleads her case in Small Claims Court in Torrrance, Calif., in January. A few recent cases demonstrate that
Updated: 03/04/2012 05:03P

Tori Stafford trial set to start
For almost three years, the lawyer for the man accused of killing a Woodstock girl has maintained the real story will not be known until his client has his day in court. Opening arguments in the first-degree murder trial of Michael Thomas Rafferty are
Updated: 03/04/2012 05:03P

US consulate attackers go on trial in Riyadh
RIYADH – The Specialized Criminal Court here started the trial of 55 defendants – 54 Saudis and one Yemeni – Saturday and continued it on Sunday. The General Prosecution accused them of joining a terrorist cell inside the country belonging to Al-Qaeda
Updated: 03/04/2012 05:02P

AP Enterprise: Federal sentences still vary widely By The Associated Press
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 04:58P

Iceland's ex-PM on trial over financial crisis
A last ditch attempt by Haarde's independence party to have the charges dropped was rejected last week and the case was given the green light to move forward Monday. The special court will consist of 15 members - five supreme court justices, a district
Updated: 03/04/2012 04:57P

Tori Stafford murder trial set to start
(HANDOUT PHOTO) Operations Inspector Bill Renton, of the Woodstock Police Service, arrives at the London Court House for jury selection for Michael Rafferty's murder trial on Monday Feb. 27, 2012. Rafferty is charged in the abduction and murder of
Updated: 03/04/2012 04:49P

Sudan Defense Minister Issued Arrest Warrant by ICC
On 1 March 2012, Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Abdel Raheem Muhammad Hussein, Sudan`s defense minister, The Court found that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Hussein bears
Updated: 03/04/2012 04:45P

Sudan Defense Minister Issued Arrest Warrant by ICC
On 1 March 2012, Pre-Trial Chamber (PTC) I of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for Abdel Raheem Muhammad Hussein, Sudan`s defense minister, The Court found that there are reasonable grounds to believe that Hussein bears
Updated: 03/04/2012 04:45P

Gambling trial jury ends day 4 of negotiations
(WTW) — The jury in Alabama's gambling corruption trial in Montgomery has ended its fourth day of deliberations without a verdict. The panel started met for about two hours and 20 minutes Sunday at the federal courthouse in Montgomery.
Updated: 03/04/2012 04:44P

SF Sheriff's wife adds to trial drama
The sheriff is under a court order to stay away from Lopez, although he recently has been allowed to see his son. Lopez is dejected that the case is proceeding, said Paula Canny, one of her lawyers. "She feels disrespected by the government," Canny
Updated: 03/04/2012 04:18P