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Tedious quest for impartial jury begins as Roger Clemens returns to court for
Clemens was back in court Monday in the government's second attempt to prove that he misled a House committee at a landmark drugs-and-sports hearing in 2008. The first trial last July ended in a mistrial when prosecutors introduced inadmissible
Updated: 04/16/2012 03:42P
Jacob Abel found competent to stand trial
By Natalie J. Ostgaard, City Editor A court-ordered psychological exam has determined that a Crookston man accused of stabbing his father to death is mentally competent to stand trial in the case, announced this morning at a hearing before Judge Donald
Updated: 04/16/2012 03:41P
Judges, journalists clash over courtroom tweets
The tension was highlighted recently by a Chicago court's decision to ban anyone from tweeting or using other social media at the upcoming trial of a man accused of killing Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson's family. Reporters and their advocates insist the
Updated: 04/16/2012 03:40P
Roger Clemens jury selection starts
ESPN's TJ Quinn will provide live coverage from the courtroom during the Clemens trial. Follow along with our up-to-the-minute Twitter coverage. Clemens was back in court Monday in the government's second attempt to prove that he misled a House
Updated: 04/16/2012 03:40P
Ex-NASA worker: Firing was over intelligent design
GILLIAN FLACCUS, AP FILE - In a March 7, 2012 file photo David Coppedge is shown outside Los Angeles Superior Court. Closing arguments in Coppedge's wrongful termination case against JPL begin Monday April 16, 2012, in Los Angeles Superior Court.
Updated: 04/16/2012 03:39P
Trial winds down for NASA specialist who claims firing was over intelligent
FILE - In a March 7, 2012 file photo David Coppedge is shown outside Los Angeles Superior Court. Closing arguments in Coppedge's wrongful termination case against JPL begin Monday April 16, 2012, in Los Angeles Superior Court. (AP Photo/Nick Ut/file)
Updated: 04/16/2012 03:38P
Jury selection continues Edwards case
US District Court Judge Catherine C. Eagles made her decisions Monday based on written questionnaires from 185 people summoned last week to the federal courthouse in Greensboro. Most of those dismissed indicated they had made up their minds about
Updated: 04/16/2012 03:37P
Breivik admits in Norway court to massacre of 77, pleads not guilty to terror
AP Apr 16, 2012 04:44:00 AM OSLO - The right-wing fanatic who admitted to killing 77 people in Norway has pleaded not guilty in court to terror and murder charges saying he was acting in self-defence. After rejecting the court's authority,
Updated: 04/16/2012 03:37P
Clemens retrial begins with quest for neutral jury
(AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) Former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens, and his attorney Rusty Hardin, arrive at federal court in Washington in Washington, Monday, April 16, 2012, for jury selection in the perjury trial on charges that
Updated: 04/16/2012 03:36P
Judges, journalists clash over tweets @court - highlighted by high-profile
CHICAGO - Twitter is increasingly putting reporters on a collision course with judges, who fear it could threaten a defendant's right to a fair trial. The tension was highlighted recently by a Chicago court's decision to ban anyone from tweeting or
Updated: 04/16/2012 03:35P
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