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legal battle between Pakistani judges & government continues with Gilani's trial
Pakistan's Supreme Court has decided to speed up the trial of the country's Prime Minister in a case related to contempt charges for his defiance to reopen corruption cases against the President. Yousaf Raza Gilani, who is facing a possible
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:18P
Guilty plea expected in Mississippi hate-crime case
(CNN) -- A white Mississippi man is expected to enter guilty pleas in both state and federal courts in the killing of an African-American man last year, three sources with knowledge of the case said Wednesday. A plea hearing was set for Wednesday
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:16P
Supreme Court curbs EPA's powers under CWA
The Sacketts sought to challenge EPA under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) for issuing an order that was "arbitrary and capricious," but a district court dismissed the suit, and an appellate court ruled that CWA precludes pre-enforcement
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:16P
Houston killer may get another psychiatric review
AP The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has sent the case of a condemned killer back to his trial court in Houston to examine again claims the convicted man is mentally impaired and ineligible for execution. A jury in 1999 convicted Joel Escobedo of
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:12P
Alumni suit against New York Law School thrown out of court
A New York trial judge has dismissed a proposed class action brought against New York Law School by nine alumni who claimed the school misrepresented its graduates' success in finding legal jobs. "In this court's view, the issues posed by this case
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:11P
Mexico top court mulls fate of jailed French woman
Mexico's Supreme Court on Wednesday votes on whether to release French woman Florence Cassez, sentenced to 60 years in prison for kidnapping, due to irregularities in her trial proceedings. A proposal by Supreme Court Justice Arturo Zaldivar for the
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:08P
Supreme Court: Lawyers must do good job on plea bargains
“The court today embraces the sporting chance theory of criminal law, in which the state functions like a conscientious casino operator, giving each player a fair chance to beat the house, that is, serve less time than the law says he deserves.
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:08P
NuVasive: California judge mishandled NeuroVision trademark suit
NuVasive filed a brief with the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals arguing that Judge Manuel Real of the US District Court for Central California obstructed NuVasive's arguments, tainted its rapport with the jury and seeded a false ruling by giving the jury
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:07P
Frenchwoman's case questions Mexican justice
Nation Newsday > News > Nation Frenchwoman's case questions Mexican justice Published: March 21, 2012 1:52 PM By The Associated Press MEXICO CITY - (AP) -- A panel of supreme court justices in Mexico is deliberating the fate of Frenchwoman Florence
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:06P
Trial date set for former county judge
Barring a new, last-minute plea agreement, the FEMA-related fraud case against former Liberty County Judge Phil Fitzgerald will go to trial on April 19 in the courtroom of US District Court Judge Ronald Clark in Beaumont. Prior to Friday, March 16,
Updated: 03/21/2012 02:02P
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