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Judge OKs wiretap evidence in Gupta case
A US judge says he will allow prosecutors to play recordings of wiretapped phone conversations in the insider trading trial of former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta. Judge Jed Rakoff's ruling, made public in court papers on Tuesday,
Updated: 03/27/2012 02:47P
Judge OKs wiretap evidence in Gupta case
A US judge says he will allow prosecutors to play recordings of wiretapped phone conversations in the insider trading trial of former Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta. Judge Jed Rakoff's ruling, made public in court papers on Tuesday,
Updated: 03/27/2012 02:47P
Gupta Denied Bid to Suppress Evidence of Rajaratnam Wiretaps
"Gupta offers no arguments different from the arguments Judge Holwell considered in the Rajaratnam case," Rakoff said in an order. "He argues instead that Judge Holwell's conclusions are in error. The court disagrees." Rakoff also granted Gupta's
Updated: 03/27/2012 02:43P
Sentencing postponed for Wilmington rapist
By Tracy Manzer, Staff Writer LONG BEACH, CAILF., USA -- Convicted rapist Carlos Aguirre in court on March 27, 2012. Aguirre was sentenced to 96 years in August of 2010, but the 2nd District Court of Appeals threw out the sentence last November,
Updated: 03/27/2012 02:42P
Germantown home-invasion trial begins with defendant cooling heels in lockup
By Lawrence Buser The alleged mastermind of a dramatic 2008 Germantown home-invasion is sitting out his day in court today. Curtis Keller remained in an adjacent lockup area while prosecutors outlined for the Criminal Court jury the 17-count indictment
Updated: 03/27/2012 02:41P
Fla. SC: Airgas employees subject to personal jurisdiction
"Where an individual, non-resident defendant commits negligent acts in Florida on behalf of his corporate employer, does the corporate shield doctrine operate as a bar to personal jurisdiction in Florida over the individual defendant?
Updated: 03/27/2012 02:37P
'ObamaCare' on trial: Is the individual mandate doomed?
Protesters gather outside the Supreme Court, where justices heard arguments Tuesday on the constitutionality of the individual mandate, which requires nearly all Americans to obtain health insurance. Photo: Charles E. Shoemaker/Corbis SEE ALL 75 PHOTOS
Updated: 03/27/2012 02:34P
Vietnam executives on trial over US$4 bil. shipping scandal
The defendants “intentionally violated state regulations on economic management,” the president of the court Tran Van Nghiem said on the opening day of the trial, which is expected to conclude on Friday. If convicted the former executives face up to 20
Updated: 03/27/2012 02:34P
Teen, accomplice ordered to stand trial for shooting deaths of 2 Pontiac women
Handout photo By Associated Press PONTIAC — A teenager and a man have been ordered to stand trial on murder charges in the shooting deaths of two Pontiac women last month. District Court Judge Michael Martinez made the ruling during a preliminary
Updated: 03/27/2012 02:32P
Hearing For Man Accused In Deadly Arlington Crash, Shooting
Tuesday the attorney representing Thomas Harper asked for a competency evaluation, to determine if his client is able to understand the legal case before him. Tarrant County Criminal District Court 2, Judge Wayne Salvant granted the competency hearing.
Updated: 03/27/2012 02:31P