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Norway Puts Hate on Trial, With Anders Behring Breivik's Ugly Beliefs
Can the Oslo court deny the killer a pulpit for his hateful ideology—and find justice? The dress rehearsal was about to start. The atmosphere was laid back as groups of jittery spectators entered the hall, the first ones to arrive going for the choice
Updated: 04/14/2012 09:29P

New Clemens trial, with same issues, to start
The perjury trial of the former Yankees superstar restarts Monday, more than nine months after the government's first attempt to prove he lied to Congress about using performance-enhancing drugs ended in a mistrial on the second day of testimony.
Updated: 04/14/2012 09:17P

Managers don't have to enforce lunch breaks, California Supreme Court decides
But the high court sided with businesses when it ruled that requiring companies to order breaks is unmanageable and that those decisions should be left to workers. The decision provided clarity that businesses had sought regarding the law.
Updated: 04/14/2012 09:12P

Clemens case a lingering vestige of baseball's steroids era
(Associated Press) THE JUDGE: Reggie Walton The US district judge has had high-profile cases in his courtroom, including the trial of former Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, Scooter Libby. (Associated Press) THE DEFENSE: Rusty Hardin
Updated: 04/14/2012 09:06P

Trials and tribulations of Cardamone case continue
And now, it's all been put back on hold yet again, as DuPage prosecutors are asking the 2nd District Appellate Court in Elgin to reverse the judge's decision to dismiss those new charges. Which should be mighty interesting, considering Joe Birkett,
Updated: 04/14/2012 09:04P

Pre-trial maneuvering is a prelude to a contentious retrial for Roger Clemens
(AP photo) Prosecutors and defense lawyers for Roger Clemens saw face-to-face in a federal court again Friday afternoon as the former pitcher's retrial on charges of lying to Congress began in Washington. Friday's hearing was a battle over pre-trial
Updated: 04/14/2012 09:00P

Melvin Jones III drug case takes twist as prosecution witness is charged with
Jones logged what civil-rights activists believe is a moral victory when Asher was convicted in late February of assault with a dangerous weapon and sentenced on March 28 in Chicopee District Court while a dejected police force looked on.
Updated: 04/14/2012 08:56P

Anders Behring Breivik: Trial Of Norway Terror Attack Accused To Begin On Monday
The man accused of last year's Norway terror attacks will tell his trial he believes he should be facing a military tribunal not a criminal court. Anders Behring Breivik is to appear in court on Monday, almost nine months after he admitted killing 77
Updated: 04/14/2012 08:53P

Man to go to trial on drug charges
Jones argued that no evidence was presented to show that Webb lived in the New Brighton apartment or that he was at all involved in any conspiracy to sell drugs. Assistant District Attorney Brittany Smith asked Senior District Judge John Armour to
Updated: 04/14/2012 08:34P

New AG can neither alter nor add evidence: Zafar
ISLAMABAD: SM Zafar, a constitutional expert, says the PPP government's newly appointed Attorney General Irfan Qadir, who had also been made prosecutor in the prime minister's contempt of court case, can neither alter evidence already brought on record
Updated: 04/14/2012 08:31P