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Portland judge orders government to turn over information on informant in
But defense lawyers seek more details about the informant to defend their client at trial, which is set to begin Oct. 2. Their court filings note that Mohamud was just 17 when he published articles for the online magazine Jihad Recollections and soon
Updated: 04/17/2012 10:30P

DOJ review of flawed FBI forensics processes lacked transparency
“There was a great deal of pressure put upon me to bias my interpretation,” Whitehurst said in US District Court in New York in 1995. Even before the Internet, Whitehurst's extraordinary claim went viral. It turned out he had written or passed along
Updated: 04/17/2012 10:27P

Clemens' team plans to throw heat at congressional aide
leaves US District Court with Roger Clemens Tuesday in Washington, DC, on second day of proceedings in pitcher's second perjury trial. WASHINGTON — Mild-mannered congressional aide Phil Barnett might want to bring some muscle with him when he testifies
Updated: 04/17/2012 10:25P

Clemens' team plans to throw heat at congressional aide
leaves US District Court with Roger Clemens Tuesday in Washington, DC, on second day of proceedings in pitcher's second perjury trial. WASHINGTON — Mild-mannered congressional aide Phil Barnett might want to bring some muscle with him when he testifies
Updated: 04/17/2012 10:25P

Tori Stafford trial: Accused said cops were `blaming him' for kidnapping
Court has heard earlier in the trial that Rafferty had allegedly given McClintic this brand of shoes to wear following the murder. Similar-looking shoes were eventually found in McClintic's home. Meanwhile, as search efforts for the young girl
Updated: 04/17/2012 10:18P

SC wants Aitzaz to cap arguments by tomorrow
A seven member larger bench headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk and comprising Justice Nasirul Mulk, Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmani, Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Justice Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Athar
Updated: 04/17/2012 10:13P

Attacks in Norway
The court-appointed expert in the Breivik-case, psychiatrist Torgeir Husby, left, delivers his psychiatric evaluation of Anders Behring Breivik to the District Court Judge Nina Opsahl. Victims and their legal representatives wait in a courthouse in
Updated: 04/17/2012 10:12P

Attacks in Norway
The court-appointed expert in the Breivik-case, psychiatrist Torgeir Husby, left, delivers his psychiatric evaluation of Anders Behring Breivik to the District Court Judge Nina Opsahl. Victims and their legal representatives wait in a courthouse in
Updated: 04/17/2012 10:12P

Ito courtroom falls victim to budget cuts
AP The vast Los Angeles County court system is about to take a huge budget cut that will close dozens of courtrooms including that of its most famous jurist, Superior Court Judge Lance Ito. He presided over the OJ Simpson murder trial in 1995.
Updated: 04/17/2012 10:07P

Breivik To Be Quizzed On Extremist Views
Anders Behring Breivik is due to return to the witness box at his trial in Oslo, where he will be asked to explain in greater detail how his extremist views ended in a murderous rampage. The second day of proceedings, on Tuesday, saw him outline his
Updated: 04/17/2012 10:07P