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Evidence ends in Cairns libel case
Justice David Bean on Friday retired from London's High Court to consider the Kiwi Test star's libel case against former Indian Premier League (IPL) commissioner Lalit Modi. Cairns, 41, is seeking substantial damages after Modi posted a Twitter comment
Updated: 03/16/2012 02:07P
Ask the County Law Librarian - Motion to Continue Trial
A. Rule 3.1332(c) of the California Rules of Court allows the court to grant a continuance before trial upon an “affirmative showing of good cause.” Circumstances indicating good cause for a continuance include the unavailability of an essential
Updated: 03/16/2012 02:07P
Ukraine must ensure Tymoshenko gets medical care: EU court
In papers filed to the Strasbourg-based court last year, the 51-year-old politician complained that she had been receiving "no medical care provided for her numerous health problems," the statement said. The court had decided to prioritise the case "in
Updated: 03/16/2012 02:01P
Ravi Convicted in Clementi 'Spycam' Trial, Faces Prison
By James Kleimann Dharun Ravi, center, is hugged by his father, Ravi Pazhani, right, as they leave court around noon in New Brunswick, NJ, Friday, March 16, 2012. Ravi, a former Rutgers University student accused of using a webcam to spy on his gay
Updated: 03/16/2012 02:01P
Mom faces judge in daughter scissors slaying case
Against the advice of her public defender, Slaughter chose the two-week minimum, and Justice of the Peace Joe M. Bonaventure scheduled the preliminary hearing for March 29. The proceeding will determine whether Slaughter, 27, will stand trial in state
Updated: 03/16/2012 01:59P
DOJ Wants American Contractor's Torture Suit Against Rumsfeld Dismissed
The Justice Department is urging a federal appeals court in Washington to strike down a ruling that said former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld can be held personally liable for the alleged torture of an American contractor detained in military
Updated: 03/16/2012 01:58P
McClintic stands by her testimony in Stafford trial
Court has heard that McClintic said at one point that Rafferty was the one who killed Tori. But during testimony this week, McClintic said she was the one who killed Stafford by kicking her and smashing her head with a hammer.
Updated: 03/16/2012 01:56P
Hedge Fund Founder Kim Admits Larceny in $6 Million Fraud
Kim entered the plea today before Justice Charles Solomon of New York State Supreme court in Manhattan, admitting nine of 26 counts against him. Sentencing was set for April 20. Kim, 36, who fled overseas when he was about to be tried in another case,
Updated: 03/16/2012 01:55P
Court rejects bid to add charge in Hariri murder case
A pre-trial judge had rejected the request in a confidential decision dated March 13 "on procedural grounds", a court statement said. Hezbollah, blacklisted as a terrorist organisation by Washington, has denied involvement in the Hariri murder.
Updated: 03/16/2012 01:55P
Former Rutgers student convicted of hate crime, invasion of privacy in webcam
Indian-born Dharun Ravi, 20, shook his head slightly after hearing guilty verdicts on all 15 counts against him. He left the courthouse with his father's arm around his shoulders. He could get up to 10 years in prison, by some estimates — and could be
Updated: 03/16/2012 01:53P
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