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Charlotte lawyer James Cooney withdraws from John Edwards defense team | The
AP RALEIGH, NC — A well-known Charlotte defense lawyer has plans to withdraw from the team representing John Edwards in his upcoming criminal trial. Jim Cooney filed the request in US District Court on Thursday. Cooney has advised Edwards on the case
Updated: 03/09/2012 12:35P
State Supreme Court Rejects Senate Redistricting Plan
She had planned to move into that district, but now will wait to see what the Senate does. The House and Senate agreed to let each chamber draw their own districts without interference from the other. The Supreme Court certified the House districts as
Updated: 03/09/2012 12:35P
Banning Pot Shops within City Limits – Not so Fast, Says Appellate Court!
Late last week, a three-judge panel of California's Fourth District Appellate Court became the first appellate court in California to strike down the a city's total ban on allowing medical marijuana dispensaries to operate within city limits.
Updated: 03/09/2012 12:34P
Banning Pot Shops within City Limits – Not so Fast, Says Appellate Court!
Late last week, a three-judge panel of California's Fourth District Appellate Court became the first appellate court in California to strike down the a city's total ban on allowing medical marijuana dispensaries to operate within city limits.
Updated: 03/09/2012 12:34P
Kiwi star faces his accuser in court
The 41-year-old's ex-New Zealand international teammate, Daryl Tuffey, perhaps summed up Cairns' reason for pursuing the case. In a statement read out to the High Court in London, he said: "An allegation of match-fixing, is in my view,
Updated: 03/09/2012 12:32P
Defence to call witnesses in webcam spying case
AP NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ — The first defence witnesses to be presented in the trial of a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his roommate could be a pair of investigators. One, Frank DiNinno, was frequently mentioned
Updated: 03/09/2012 12:31P
Florida justices reject Senate redistricting plan
Lawyers for the Legislature argued that both maps fully complied with the amendment and urged the justices to conduct only a limited review while allowing opponents to challenge specifics at the trial court level. The majority rejected that argument.
Updated: 03/09/2012 12:31P
Justice Dept. faults North Carolina courts over interpreters
"It's embarrassing," said Todd Nuccio, trial court administrator in Mecklenburg County. "We are the very institution charged with protecting the fundamental rights and liberties of all citizens. This finding reveals that we're actually the ones
Updated: 03/09/2012 12:31P
Richland man Man faces trial in alleged assault on girlfriend by
Joshua Allen Fernald, 22, pleaded innocent Thursday in Benton County Superior Court to first-degree assault, second-degree assault, violation of a protection order, felony harassment and unlawful imprisonment. All five charges including allegations of
Updated: 03/09/2012 12:31P
Weekly hearing on GMA bail bid set
Arroyo's counsel Benjamin Santos yesterday said that a weekly hearing on their petition to fix bail has been scheduled by Judge Jesus Mupas of the Pasay City Regional Trial Court (RTC) on March 15, 22 and 29. “We are now preparing to counter all the
Updated: 03/09/2012 12:31P
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