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Section 1782 discovery: a back door for foreign litigants
Under 28 USC § 1782, a petitioner is allowed to obtain evidence through a federal district court “for use in a proceeding in a foreign or international tribunal.” The Second Circuit has now held that a district court may issue a subpoena under Section
Updated: 04/03/2012 06:47A
Photos: St. Theresa Mock Trial - Commonwealth vs. Jack B. Stalk
Inside Monsignor Donahue Hall, more than 40 fifth- and sixth-graders worked closely with three students from the Boston College Law School to prepare for the presentation of the case. Judge David Donnelly, First Justice of the Brighton District Court,
Updated: 04/03/2012 06:46A
Court approves routine jailhouse strip searches
In recent years, however, courts have allowed jailers more discretion to maintain security, and the high court ruling ratified those decisions. In this case, Albert Florence's nightmare began when the sport utility vehicle driven by his pregnant wife
Updated: 04/03/2012 06:46A
Testimony resumes Tuesday after jurors in Rafferty trial visits scene where
Superior Court Justice Thomas Heeney told jurors it was hoped the visit to the scene would give them a better understanding of the evidence. Standing in the spot where Victoria Stafford was allegedly raped and killed, there is little except trees and
Updated: 04/03/2012 06:44A
Supreme Court OKs jail strip-searches
In recent years, however, courts have allowed jailers more discretion to maintain security, and the high court ruling ratified those decisions. In this case, Albert Florence's nightmare began when the sport utility vehicle driven by his pregnant wife
Updated: 04/03/2012 06:34A
Ibrahims accused of revenge murder plot
In his opening address to the NSW District Court jury on Tuesday, Mr Balodis said a witness would describe an occasion when Fadi Ibrahim saw photos of himself on a stretcher after the shooting. He allegedly commented: 'There will be a different person
Updated: 04/03/2012 06:31A
Ibrahims accused of revenge murder plot
In his opening address to the NSW District Court jury on Tuesday, Mr Balodis said a witness would describe an occasion when Fadi Ibrahim saw photos of himself on a stretcher after the shooting. He allegedly commented: 'There will be a different person
Updated: 04/03/2012 06:31A
Take it to court
The matter has become a racial flash-point, and the public deserves the substantial evidence against Zimmerman to be tested in court. The assorted circumstances dribbling out in the media are no substitute for an open trial before a judge and jury.
Updated: 04/03/2012 06:11A
Tariq Jahan takes to the stand at Birmingham Crown Court
He is on trial for allegedly assaulting Sajjad Ali after the pair got into an argument outside Mr Ali's workplace in Factory Road, Handsworth in July last year. Mr Jahan denies one count of causing grievous bodily harm with intent and inflicting
Updated: 04/03/2012 06:09A
Jury out in ex-soldier murder trial
Aaron Wilkinson, 24, of Alma Street, Woodlesford, is on trial at Bradford Crown Court charged with murdering 52-year-old Judith Garnett by shooting her in the chest and head. Wilkinson, who was diagnosed with post-traumatic stress reaction after a
Updated: 04/03/2012 06:07A
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