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Grand jury probe hampers Sandusky hearing
Sandusky, who denies the charges, has been on home arrest awaiting trial in June. Sandusky arrived at court dressed in a dark suit, white shirt and tie. Lawyers in the courtroom in Bellefonte, Pa., are arguing over a number of issues, including whether
Updated: 04/05/2012 10:17A
Few issues resolved at Sandusky pretrial hearing
Cleland met with attorneys behind closed doors after the hearing to set deadlines for disclosure of other information before trial, including anything resulting from the grand jury investigation. Amendola also told the court that the attorneys for two
Updated: 04/05/2012 10:16A
More dates set leading to murder trial for mentally ill man
Glen Race is escorted into Dartmouth provincial court in December 2010. Race has already been convicted of murder in New York state and is facing charges in the death of two Nova Scotian men. (TIM KROCHAK / Staff / File) HALIFAX — A mentally ill
Updated: 04/05/2012 10:15A
More dates set leading to murder trial for mentally ill man
Glen Race is escorted into Dartmouth provincial court in December 2010. Race has already been convicted of murder in New York state and is facing charges in the death of two Nova Scotian men. (TIM KROCHAK / Staff / File) HALIFAX — A mentally ill
Updated: 04/05/2012 10:15A
Goldstein, Howe & Russell, P.C. | Opinion analysis: Absolute immunity for
Paulk asserted that just as a witness at trial is entitled to absolute immunity under Briscoe v. LaHue, so too would he as a grand jury witness be shielded by absolute immunity. The district court rejected the contention, agreeing with Rehberg that a
Updated: 04/05/2012 10:13A
Tax evasion trial latest
A 52 year old man accused of of avoiding paying tax and national insurance contributions totalling nearly £1.75 million has seen this figure being reduced by nearly two thirds at Kirkcudbright Sheriff Court. Steven Maxwell's wife, Susan has been
Updated: 04/05/2012 10:13A
Tori Stafford trial: Court to hear what police found in Michael Rafferty's home
Michael Rafferty, 31, was arrested May 19, 2009, and is now on trial charged with first-degree murder, sexual assault causing bodily harm and kidnapping. Court heard Wednesday about the unprecedented scale of the ground, air and water search for Tori
Updated: 04/05/2012 10:13A
Deeth Williams Wall | US Supreme Court Orders Reconsideration of Breast Cancer
At the trial level, because the isolated DNA in the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes contained sequences found in nature, the US District Court for the Southern District of New York concluded that the genes are products of nature not subjected to a fundamental
Updated: 04/05/2012 10:13A
Court holds short pre-trial hearing for Sandusky
A motion by defense attorney Joseph Amendola to dismiss the case will be considered by McKean County Senior Judge John M. Cleland at a later date because the grand jury investigation is still continuing. Similarly, issues revolving around discovery
Updated: 04/05/2012 10:12A
Sexually Harassed Female Truck Drivers Suffer Setback As Court Blasts EEOC's
The ruling, which broadly sets a new legal standard for workplace class action suits in federal district courts, took effect for the states of Iowa, Arkansas, Missouri, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota. The ruling requires that the
Updated: 04/05/2012 10:12A
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