Latest Trial Court News
Glitch delays murder trial
The court reporter couldn't get her computer to work, and couldn't record transcripts of the proceedings. Defense attorneys have begun presenting their evidence to support their claim Jose Garcia Morales didn't fire the shots that killed a Pasco man
Updated: 03/30/2012 02:21P
Knox parents' defamation trial postponed
AP MILAN -- The defamation trial of Amanda Knox's parents has been postponed until next year after key witnesses could not attend a hearing. Knox was freed on appeal last year after the court ruled there was no conclusive evidence that she was involved
Updated: 03/30/2012 02:19P
Lawyer Forced to Represent Himself at Jury Trial in Tax Evasion Case Wins a
By Martha Neil The Kentucky Court of Appeals reversed the conviction of a suspended Louisville attorney in a tax evasion case Friday and granted him a new trial because he had been forced to represent himself in his first trial.
Updated: 03/30/2012 02:16P
Knox parents' defamation trial postponed until next year after police
AP MILAN — The defamation trial of Amanda Knox's parents has been postponed until next year after key witnesses could not attend a hearing. Knox was freed on appeal last year after the court ruled there was no conclusive evidence that she was involved
Updated: 03/30/2012 02:15P
Obamacare is the Issue, Not the Supreme Court
While a new poll suggests most Americans expect the high court to overturn the pro-abortion, government-run health care law, the fact is this will be a very close case. What's both interesting and troubling is the fact that some on the Left are
Updated: 03/30/2012 02:14P
Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse trial has been postponed to early June.
The former assistant Penn State football coach was supposed to be in court May 15, but logistical problems prompted the judge to move the court date. Sandusky faces more than 50 counts of child sexual abuse, which he has pleaded non-guilty to.
Updated: 03/30/2012 02:14P
Working on the Clock: The Advantages of Timed Trials
More and more courts are imposing time limits for trial. In fact, courts impose time limits in some of the largest trials ever. As The National Law Journal reported on Feb. 20 in "Judge Keeps Tight Leash in BP Litigation," US District Judge Carl
Updated: 03/30/2012 02:12P
SCOTUS Momentus
After hearing the two days of arguments on Obamacare itself (remember the first day was discussing whether the Court had the authority to take the case up before April 15, 2015) the mood of the Court-watchers changed 180 degrees.
Updated: 03/30/2012 02:11P
Bikini girls in grad rites
Manila, Philippines – Feisty female members in the House of Representatives yesterday supported the decision of trial court in Cebu allowing two 16-year-old seniors to attend their graduation ceremonies after their school barred them for posting
Updated: 03/30/2012 02:09P
Bikini girls in grad rites
Manila, Philippines – Feisty female members in the House of Representatives yesterday supported the decision of trial court in Cebu allowing two 16-year-old seniors to attend their graduation ceremonies after their school barred them for posting
Updated: 03/30/2012 02:09P