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Washington state health officials appeal contraception ruling
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Washington state health officials asked an appeals court on Wednesday to reinstate a rule requiring that pharmacists dispense emergency contraceptives even when doing so violates their religious beliefs. District Judge Ronald
Updated: 03/21/2012 09:07P
Court upholds ban on Texas immigrant housing law
"Clearly, both the trial court and the appellate court recognize that this ordinance was discriminatory," Brewer said. Farmers Branch Mayor Bill Glancy said he will talk with City Council members before deciding whether to push for the matter to be
Updated: 03/21/2012 09:06P
Government lawyer defends prosecution of NY jury nullification proponent, says
Assistant US Attorney Rebecca Mermelstein argued before US District Judge Kimba Wood in an unusual court case that tests whether the First Amendment can shield the actions of Julian Heicklen. Heicklen was arrested and charged with a misdemeanor for
Updated: 03/21/2012 09:04P
Slavery continues under our very noses: editorial
Money matters," according to an affidavit filed by federal prosecutors in the child sex-trafficking case pending against Richardson in US District Court in Cleveland. Whatever the outcome of that case, every day in cities and towns throughout the
Updated: 03/21/2012 09:01P
Supreme Court decisions could help free convicted child rapist
And in the second case, Missouri v. Frye, they found that a defendant who was never told of a plea offer should now be extended the deal if he is also able to show that the trial court and prosecutors would have upheld it originally.
Updated: 03/21/2012 08:59P
Bebb-Jones headed to trial in death of wife
By Dennis Webb A judge in Garfield County today bound over former Grand Junction hotel owner Marcus Bebb-Jones for trial on a charge of first-degree murder after deliberation in the death of his wife. District Court Judge Dan Petre's decision followed
Updated: 03/21/2012 08:57P
Does Secret Service protection trump speech rights? Supreme Court hears case.
The case poses a potential major test of the court's free speech jurisprudence, and is being heard at a time when First Amendment principles are reportedly hindering efforts of federal agents assigned to protect top American leaders from assassination
Updated: 03/21/2012 08:57P
Case opens in Florida murders trial
The teenager has been charged as an adult with two counts of first-degree murder and faces life in prison without the possibility of parole if he is convicted at the Sarasota court. Mr Kouzaris, from Northampton, was holidaying with Mr Cooper and his
Updated: 03/21/2012 08:56P
Kitty Litter Murder trial postponed
By Nicholas Zebrowski The second trial involving a former PCC student accused of killing his girlfriend and covering her body with kitty litter has again been postponed. A new hearing was set in court on Tuesday for April 10. “[The trial] is not really
Updated: 03/21/2012 08:54P
Health district OKs settlement with port authority over salt pile
A trial in a federal district court is scheduled for spring 2013. The Dayton-based US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio chose not to dismiss the case last September, igniting a scramble for recorded evidence on both sides.
Updated: 03/21/2012 08:54P
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