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Fla. justices will hear university tuition dispute
A trial judge earlier ruled in the Legislature's favor and the 1st District Court of Appeal agreed, saying its power to tax includes tuition and fees. The Legislature acknowledged the high court had grounds for jurisdiction because of the appellate
Updated: 03/15/2012 01:50P
Court-appointed counsel issues report harshly critical of Stevens prosecutors
A blistering new report reveals details about the intentional mishandling of evidence and other missteps by Justice Department attorneys in the flawed prosecution of then-Sen. Ted Stevens. The report from court-appointed independent counsel Henry
Updated: 03/15/2012 01:44P
Keadle case goes to jury
The jury has begun deliberations in the sexual assault case against Joshua Keadle in Dodge County District Court. The 30-year-old Keadle is charged with first-degree sexual assault of a minor, a Class II felony. He faces up to 50 years if convicted of
Updated: 03/15/2012 01:43P
Lawsuit in case of woman killed downtown seeks $12 million
Josephine Varnier Stone's estate filed the lawsuit last week in Richmond Circuit Court against several defendants, including Paul Peter Gray Jr., a former valet parking attendant accused of striking Stone as she was walking near the Hilton Garden Inn.
Updated: 03/15/2012 01:39P
New York City payroll fraud trial set for January
At a hearing on Thursday in New York federal court - the day after prosecutors and city officials announced the settlement with Science Applications International Corp- a judge scheduled a tentative trial date of Jan. 14. Officials said New York City
Updated: 03/15/2012 01:35P
US suspect to learn WikiLeaks court martial trial date
American soldier, Bradley Manning, could Thursday learn the date of his court martial on charges that he leaked secret military information to the website Wikileaks. US Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is seen arriving for a motion hearing in the case United
Updated: 03/15/2012 01:34P
Alleged drug smuggler in court
A West Kelowna man connected to an alleged case of international drug smuggling is jumping through some legal hoops this week. Barry Michael Ready is in provincial court for a preliminary hearing, relating to charges of importing and exporting a
Updated: 03/15/2012 01:29P
News Woodstock & Region
By Heather Rivers Children participating in March Break programming at the Woodstock Museum learned about the importance of water on Thursday. Over 3000 school children from both the Catholic and public school boards will be flocking to Pittock
Updated: 03/15/2012 01:15P
Ferhani trial key to NYPD controversy
In Tuesday's hearing on Ferhani's case in the State Supreme Court in Manhattan, the three-hour trial didn't bring anything new to the table, but it revealed the political stakes at play. Ferhani and his alleged co-conspiretor 20-year old Mohamed
Updated: 03/15/2012 01:11P
TX court shooting suspect held for $4M
Granger, who was on trial at the Jefferson County Courthouse in Beaumont in a separate criminal case, is now charged with one count of murder. Beaumont lies about 80 miles east of Houston. The woman killed, Minnie Ray Seabolt, 79, of Deweyville, Texas,
Updated: 03/15/2012 12:58P