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Jailed Pa. mob figure agrees to guilty plea
Indicted along with mob boss Joseph "Uncle Joe" Ligambi and 11 others in May, the 59-year-old former ironworker and reputed gambling operative is scheduled to appear Tuesday in US District Court for a change-of-plea hearing.
Updated: 04/13/2012 12:30P
Rindfleish asks appeals court for change of venue
Scott Walker is asking an appeals court to move her case out of Milwaukee County. (MILWAUKEE) A woman charged in the ongoing investigation of former aides to Gov. Scott Walker is asking an appeals court to move her case out of Milwaukee County.
Updated: 04/13/2012 12:24P
Leonard Cohen's former manager found guilty
Voice-mails and emails that prosecutors say are from Lynch, 55, have been played in court for the last two days. Cohen testified that they mentioned the white supremacist Aryan Nations and accused Cohen of using drugs. "Leonard Norman Cohen should be
Updated: 04/13/2012 12:23P
BofA unit wins $146 mln after currency swap trial
Itamarati is based in Nova Olimpia, Brazil, while Bank of America is based in Charlotte, North Carolina. The case is Merrill Lynch Capital Services Inc v. UISA Finance et al, US District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 09-02324.
Updated: 04/13/2012 12:22P
Wiretap Law: Supreme Court Strikes Down Emergency Exception, Requires Warrants
At trial, the judge ruled the police violated the Charter of Rights, but admitted the wiretap evidence anyway. The Conservative government's two new Supreme Court appointees, justices Michael Moldaver and Andromache Karakatsanis co-wrote the ruling.
Updated: 04/13/2012 12:21P
Rafferty told Stafford family friend he believed Tori was OK
His trial in London, Ont., has heard about at least eight women he was dating in the spring of 2009 and several more he was messaging over a dating website. A woman named Amanda Chambers, who was a friend of Tori's mother and whose children had played
Updated: 04/13/2012 12:15P
Emergency wiretaps without warrants unconstitutional: Supreme Court
Under provision 184.4 of the criminal code, peace officers are allowed to intercept private communications without judicial consent in emergency situations. Critics argued the provision was too vague and that clear limits were needed to ensure
Updated: 04/13/2012 12:14P
Rafferty told a Stafford family friend he believed Tori was OK, court hears
His trial in London, Ont., has heard about at least eight women he was dating in the spring of 2009 and several more he was messaging over a dating website. A woman named Amanda Chambers, who was a friend of Tori's mother and whose children had played
Updated: 04/13/2012 12:11P
Lawyers wrangling over legal motions before start of Roger Clemens' retrial on
Prosecutors and defense lawyers are back in federal court in the nation's capital this afternoon to battle over pre-trial motions in Roger Clemens' retrial on charges of lying to Congress. Today's scheduled hearing is the last legal step before jury
Updated: 04/13/2012 11:38A
California Supreme Court refines the scope of considering "the merits" of the
The trial court in San Diego certified the three subclasses, and the Court of Appeal, Fourth Appellate District, reversed that order, rejecting certification of all three subclasses. The Supreme Court accepted review in October 2008 and, on review,
Updated: 04/13/2012 11:37A
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