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AG, journalists urge court to uphold FOI, reverse judge's ruling
“In the trial court's findings there are citations to the Iowa Supreme Court where the criminal penalty in the Iowa law was declared unconstitutionally vague,” Canfield said. He also noted that “we cited to the court, and the court put in its findings,
Updated: 03/08/2012 07:11P
Weingarten Brown LLP: Bulk of Investor Claims Against Gerova Financial Dismissed
LOS ANGELES, March 8, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Weingarten Brown LLP announced today that Federal District Court Judge Shira A. Scheindlin dismissed the bulk of the case - including all of the breach of fiduciary duty and related claims - in an
Updated: 03/08/2012 07:11P
Flipping trial: Craig Adams taped conversations
Craig Adams and Assistant US Attorney Christopher Tuite confer in federal court in Tampa. (Sketch by Douglas A. Land) By Michael Braga TAMPA - There were strong indications in federal court this week that the 19 people already indicted in one of the
Updated: 03/08/2012 07:10P
Gracedale group loses legal fees appeal
The Commonwealth Court on Thursday rejected the Gracedale Initiative Petition Committee's appeal, which asked the trial court to reconsider its decision not to award the group more than $21000 in attorneys fees. "I'm disappointed," committee attorney
Updated: 03/08/2012 07:07P
Ruling On Alleged Mirkarimi Domestic Violence Video Could Come Friday
by Bay City News A decision could be made as soon as Friday on whether a key piece of video evidence will be admissible in the upcoming domestic violence trial against San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi. San Francisco Superior Court's three-judge
Updated: 03/08/2012 07:06P
Alleged beheading plotter gets $1m bond
From: AP A WOMAN charged with plotting to pay a hit man to behead witnesses who testified against a homegrown terrorist will be released on house arrest with a $US1 million ($943129) bond pending her trial. Nevine Aly Elshiekh, 46, could be sent to
Updated: 03/08/2012 07:03P
Trial nears for B.C. contractor accused of running down flagger
His trial, scheduled for one day, will be held in BC Provincial Court in New Westminster. Diane Herback, a director and founder of the BC Flagging Association and employee of BC Road Safe, was on the work site in New Westminster when her co-worker was
Updated: 03/08/2012 07:00P
'Clothesline' cop acquittal: 'It's because of our race'
The Aboriginal family who lost a District Court case against a police officer they claimed used a rope to pull two teenage brothers from a speeding dirt bike, said they lost because of their race. After a short deliberation, a Perth District Court jury
Updated: 03/08/2012 06:59P
Urewera 4 Trial: Day 17 - Waiting for a Bit of Land
'The charges never went to any court, never went to trial. The Crown found Tuhoe guilty and as a result of that drew a straight line...from Putauaki Mountain (Mount Edgecumbe) in the west...to a mountain in our rohe in the Waiotahe Valley and...on
Updated: 03/08/2012 06:59P
Mistrial in shooting case
Aaron Oester, 18, with his attorney, Steven Reisch appreared in Canton Municipal Court for a preliminary hearing on charges of aggravated robbery and two counts of attempted murder in connection to the July 1 shootings of Doris J. Hoagland,
Updated: 03/08/2012 06:57P
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