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State appeals federal judge's ruling allowing pharmacists to deny sale of
Legal Voice and Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest, along with the law firm Perkins Coie, joined the state's appeal to the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals, based in San Francisco. The case has been active for more than four years and started
Updated: 03/21/2012 07:35P
Trial date set for man charged with felony hit and run
By Whitney Hise A Lewiston man charged with one felony count for leaving the scene of an injury accident pleaded not guilty Wednesday in Second District Court. KLEW file image of the scene of the accident in the Jack in the Box parking lot.
Updated: 03/21/2012 07:33P
Supreme Court expands plea bargain rights of criminal defendants
“The reality is that plea bargains have become so central to the administration of the criminal justice system that defense counsel have responsibilities . . . that must be met to render the adequate assistance of counsel that the Sixth Amendment
Updated: 03/21/2012 07:30P
Philly owes $877K for Boy Scouts' eviction case
However, a tentative deal struck since the city lost a court case last year has fallen apart. US District Judge Ronald Buckwalter therefore said the city must pay $877000 for the Scouts' legal fees. The order is a setback for the financially strapped
Updated: 03/21/2012 07:28P
Sentencing delayed in Patterson man's trial
by PI Staff A Stanislaus County Superior Court judge on Tuesday, March 20, delayed sentencing a Patterson man convicted of murder in a gang-related 2004 drive-by shooting in Modesto, as defense attorneys asked for time to review court documents.
Updated: 03/21/2012 07:21P
Wife of pilot sues over 2009 fatal plane crash into Butte cemetery
The private flight originated at the Oroville Municipal Airport in California and crashed into Holy Cross Cemetery while approaching the Butte airport. Those who died in the plane crash, including several children, were on their way to the Yellowstone
Updated: 03/21/2012 07:19P
The Supreme Court Weighs ObamaCare
AND LEE A. CASEY On Monday, the Supreme Court will begin an extraordinary three-day hearing on the constitutionality of ObamaCare. At stake are the Constitution's structural guarantees of individual liberty, which limit governmental power and ensure
Updated: 03/21/2012 07:16P
Jesus Rodriguez
The court calendar was booked, however, until May 29. Both Rodriguez and Barajas were convicted in May of participating in the drive-by killing of 17-year-old Ernestina Tizoc in Oregon Park in Modesto's Airport District. The two could be sentenced to
Updated: 03/21/2012 07:15P
Stanford seeks new trial
The motion argues that the 5th US Circuit Court of Appeals, which hears appeals from federal trial courts in Texas, “recognizes a stricter standard for mid-trial publicity breaches than pre-trial ones,” and that “precedent mandates Stanford have a new
Updated: 03/21/2012 07:10P
Toronto drug squad trial: Missing notebooks found in home, jury hears
Peter Small Courts Bureau Investigators searching the home of a Toronto drug squad officer suspected of malfeasance found 17 police memo notebooks he had been ordered by the police chief to hand over, a cop corruption trial has been told.
Updated: 03/21/2012 07:07P
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