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Indonesia: Bali bombing witnesses in court describe pain
The three were among four foreigners testifying at the trial of suspected terrorist mastermind Umar Patek at the West Jakarta District Court on Thursday. Another was an American, Steven William Cabler. Among the 202 killed, 88 were Australians and
Updated: 04/05/2012 06:43A
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: 04/05/2012 06:39A
Baby death trial: Jury discharged
THE jury has been discharged in the trial of a Penrith woman and her former partner on charges relating to the death of her four-month-old baby son. The judge in the trial of Karen Irvine, and Christopher Roberts, both 19, had earlier ordered the jury
Updated: 04/05/2012 06:35A
Jurors will get to ask questions in civil trials
The federal courts and more than half the states let jurors submit questions with or without the discretion of the trial judge. Supporters say the new rule, which was put in place by the state Supreme Court, will help jurors pay attention and
Updated: 04/05/2012 06:33A
Top court to hear baby-in-trash appeal
Lawyers for the Women's Bar Association of Massachusetts supported that claim, encouraging the justices to look at decisions in other jurisdictions that show a pregnant woman has no duty toward her viable fetus during childbirth.
Updated: 04/05/2012 06:24A
Alternative Families and Children: A review of the recent case of A v B and C
Instead the court allowed both parties to place before the trial court research papers relevant to the issues they saw were before it. When the matter came before the circuit judge (sitting as a judge of the High Court) the principal issue for his
Updated: 04/05/2012 06:22A
KPTV - FOX 12Sandusky due in Pa. court for pretrial arguments
He is confined to home while awaiting trial and has repeatedly denied the charges. Both sides agree that prospective jurors should be questioned individually, and sequestered during the trial now set to begin June 5, although Judge John Cleland has not
Updated: 04/05/2012 06:21A
Murder trial set
Several family and friends watched from Sheffield Crown Court's public gallery yesterday as smartly-dressed White sobbed. She spoke only to confirm her name. White's trial has been set for this summer. She remains on bail.
Updated: 04/05/2012 06:13A
Murder trial set
Several family and friends watched from Sheffield Crown Court's public gallery yesterday as smartly-dressed White sobbed. She spoke only to confirm her name. White's trial has been set for this summer. She remains on bail.
Updated: 04/05/2012 06:12A
Jury out again in looting trial
A jury has retired for a third day to consider its verdict in the case of a millionaire's daughter accused of driving looters on a crime spree around London during last summer's riots. Laura Johnson, 20, allegedly chauffeured the group through the
Updated: 04/05/2012 05:30A
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