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DC Circuit Rules For Whistleblower in Dispute with DOJ
The suit in Washington's federal trial court presented the question of whether the Justice Department has unlimited authority to dismiss a False Claims Act suit over the objections of a whistleblower. Oc and the government agreed on a deal.
Updated: 04/20/2012 12:20P
Omahan denied new murder trial
The Nebraska Supreme Court has rejected a request for a new trial from a 47-year-old Omaha man convicted of murder for the strangulation death of his girlfriend. Patrick Bauldwin was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced in 2010 to life in
Updated: 04/20/2012 12:17P
CBS 3 Springfield - WSHMJudge: Race played role in NC death penalty case
Superior Court Judge Greg Weeks' decision in the case of Marcus Robinson comes in the first test of a 2009 state law that allows death row prisoners and capital murder defendants to challenge their sentences or prosecutors' decisions with statistics
Updated: 04/20/2012 12:17P
Aggravated murder trial reaches close; read more from defendant Brian Bement's
By Emily E. Smith, The Oregonian View full sizeMichal Thompson / The ArgusBrian Bement testifies Wednesday in Washington County Circuit Court. In nearly six hours of testimony on Wednesday, Bement told jurors he fatally shot 46-year-old David Greenspan
Updated: 04/20/2012 12:11P
Aggravated murder trial reaches close; read more from defendant Brian Bement's
By Emily E. Smith, The Oregonian View full sizeMichal Thompson / The ArgusBrian Bement testifies Wednesday in Washington County Circuit Court. In nearly six hours of testimony on Wednesday, Bement told jurors he fatally shot 46-year-old David Greenspan
Updated: 04/20/2012 12:11P
Sheffield United Striker Ched Evans Found Guilty Of Rape, Jailed For Five Years
29-year old Welsh striker Ched Evans, has been sentenced to five years in jail this afternoon after being found guilty of rape at Caernarfon Crown Court in Wales. 23-year old Evans was on trial along with Port Vale defender Clayton McDonald,
Updated: 04/20/2012 11:38A
Dewani murder accused 'mentally ill'
The case against two Cape Town men accused of playing a part in the murder of Anni Dewani was postponed in the Western Cape High Court. Xolile Mngeni and Mziwamadoda Qwabe appeared in court on Friday for a pre-trial conference, but the matter was
Updated: 04/20/2012 11:38A
Judge: Race Played Role in NC Death Penalty Case
A condemned killer's trial was so tainted by the racially influenced decisions of prosecutors that he should be removed from death row and serve a life sentence, a judge ruled Friday in a precedent-setting North Carolina decision. Superior Court Judge
Updated: 04/20/2012 11:37A
Zimmerman Apologizes in Court; Bail Set at $150000
Zimmerman made the brief statement during Friday's hearing over whether he should be released on bail while he awaits trial on second-degree murder charges. Zimmerman told Martin's parents that he was "sorry for the loss of your son.
Updated: 04/20/2012 11:36A
Florida judge sets Zimmerman's bail at $150000 in Trayvon Martin case
George Zimmerman, right, a Seminole County Deputy during a court hearing Thursday April 12, 2012, in Sanford, Fla. Zimmerman has been charged with second-degree murder in the shooting death of the 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. (AP Photo/Gary W. Green,
Updated: 04/20/2012 11:35A