Latest Trial Court News
Trial set to begin for 2008 slaying
The Hattiesburg American reports (http://hatne.ws/GNqD04 ) jury selection to hear the case against Natasha Graham of Lumberton is set to begin Monday in 15th District Circuit Court in Purvis. Graham is charged with murder and conspiracy to commit
Updated: 03/26/2012 06:04A
First round of Supreme Court health care hearings not about health care
No other court has reached the same decision, though Judge Brett Kavanaugh of the DC Circuit focused his dissent on this issue. "Deciding the constitutional issues in this case at this time would contravene an important and long-standing federal
Updated: 03/26/2012 06:02A
Pakistani court to charge bin Laden's family
A Pakistani court will charge three of bin Laden's widows and two of his daughters on April 2 when the hearing against them resumes, said their lawyer, Mohammad Amir. The court gave the five women copies of the case and evidence against them on Monday,
Updated: 03/26/2012 05:55A
chris cairns wins libel case against lalit modi
Justice David Bean pronounced the verdict against Lalit Modi, who accused Cairns of match-fixing, at High Court in London on Monday night. The court also ordered Modi to pay 90, 000 British pound to former New Zealand cricketer as damage to his
Updated: 03/26/2012 05:54A
Madhur Bhandarkar in legal trouble
Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar is facing a legal action at the Mumbai High Court by aspiring model Preeti Jain who has accused the national award winning filmmaker under a rape case filed in July 2004. The wannabe actor Jain accused Bhandarkar of raping
Updated: 03/26/2012 05:34A
Madhur Bhandarkar in legal trouble
Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar is facing a legal action at the Mumbai High Court by aspiring model Preeti Jain who has accused the national award winning filmmaker under a rape case filed in July 2004. The wannabe actor Jain accused Bhandarkar of raping
Updated: 03/26/2012 05:34A
Crowd gathers for glimpse of Supreme Court health case
WASHINGTON - More than two dozen people were lined up outside the Supreme Court by Sunday afternoon to secure seats to hear oral arguments in the health care case that begins Monday morning. Struggling against light rain and fatigue, the waiters hoped
Updated: 03/26/2012 05:02A
Landmark Priest Abuse Trial Set to Begin
conspiracy and the cover-up and the level of officialdom involved in it is going to help us,” said lawyer Jay Abramowitch, whose priest-abuse lawsuit involving 18 accusers was thrown out by the state Supreme Court in 2005. Also on trial is the Rev.
Updated: 03/25/2012 11:03P
Sovereign Wealth Fund: S-Court begins hearing on 36 govs' suit
Though the case was filed by the 36 states governors last October 23, however, the Federal Government approached the court pleading it to allow the parties to explore amicable resolution of the case through negotiation. Meanwhile, the plaintiffs had in
Updated: 03/25/2012 10:52P
Hearing set on IMF chief's claim of diplomatic immunity
By AP NEW YORK — After criminal sexual assault charges against Dominique Strauss-Kahn dissolved last year in prosecutors' doubts about his accuser's reliability, she vowed to get her day in another court. The hotel maid's civil case against the former
Updated: 03/25/2012 10:42P