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Contest emphasizes judiciary to students
How does an independent court protect one's right to a fair trial? •Prizes: Include Amazon Kindle products, and the opportunity to participate at Student Island Leadership Day at the Federal District Court of Guam. That's the theme of this year's Law
Updated: 03/31/2012 01:04P
Tom Glaze, longtime Supreme Court Justice, dies at 74
AP LITTLE ROCK, Ark.— Former Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Tom Glaze, who fought election fraud as a trial attorney and as a jurist defended the high court's involvement in a landmark school funding case, died Friday. He was 74.
Updated: 03/31/2012 12:57P
Court Confirms Election Results, Approves New Private Media Board
2010 and relieved the court-appointed receiver for Private, Eric Johnson, of day to day oversight of the company. By Tom Hymes LAS VEGAS, NV—Nevada District Court Judge Elizabeth Gonazalez entered an order March 21 that, but for some final housekeeping
Updated: 03/31/2012 12:52P
Calif. courts scrap $2 billion computer project
The Adminsitrative Office of the Courts had spent about $560 million on the project since 2002 and seven of California's 58 counties have received significant computer upgrades. The project was scrapped after a growing number of trial court judges and
Updated: 03/31/2012 12:45P
Prosecutor in Trayvon Martin case known as tough
MIKE SCHNEIDER, AP In this March 9, 2010 photo, State Attorney Angela Corey listens to a victim's impact statement at the Duval County Courthouse in Jacksonville, Fla. Corey was named the special prosecutor in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin by a
Updated: 03/31/2012 12:45P
California courts scrap $2 billion computer project amid continuing budget
The Adminsitrative Office of the Courts had spent about $560 million on the project since 2002 and seven of California's 58 counties have received significant computer upgrades. The project was scrapped after a growing number of trial court judges and
Updated: 03/31/2012 12:45P
Prosecutor weighing charges in Trayvon Martin case known for toughness, use of
"She is a tough-minded prosecutor who is prepared, thorough and a very good advocate for the prosecution in the court," said Ann Finnell, a Jacksonville defense attorney who has faced off against Corey during a trial. Finnell also was on the legal team
Updated: 03/31/2012 12:45P
sheriff faces crossroads in civil rights case
Separate from the Justice Department's allegations, a lawsuit that alleges that Arpaio's deputies racially profiled Latinos in immigration patrols is scheduled for a July 19 trial in federal court. A small group of Latinos who filed the lawsuit alleged
Updated: 03/31/2012 12:42P
Police kept eyes closed during 1984 riots, CBI tells court
NEW DELHI: The CBI on Saturday told a Delhi court hearing a case related to the 1984 anti-Sikh riots against Congress leader Sajjan Kumar that police kept their eyes closed during the carnage. While advancing the final arguments, Central Bureau of
Updated: 03/31/2012 12:41P
Environmental activist sentenced in assault case
Jeffrey Charles Salt, 52, who directs the Great Salt Lakekeeper, was found guilty of aggravated assault, a third-degree felony, following a trial in 3rd District Court. But the jury acquitted Salt on charges of aggravated kidnapping, a first-degree
Updated: 03/31/2012 12:29P