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Day 4 of testimony at Hudson family murders trial
Amy Thompson, a defense attorney for William Balfour, heads back to court in Chicago, Tuesday, April 24, 2012, following a lunch break on the second day of Balfour's trial. Balfour is charged in the October 2008 murders of singer and actress Jennifer
Updated: 04/29/2012 01:55A

Lawyer in Afghan murder case hopes to put the war on trial
In a 2011 case, Browne sought to get a mistrial declared for a client charged with selling drugs at a casino by insisting that Kitsap County Superior Court Judge Theodore Spearman — who had made a series of unfavorable rulings — had "cognitive defects.
Updated: 04/29/2012 01:23A

Lawyer in Afghan murder case hopes to put the war on trial
In a 2011 case, Browne sought to get a mistrial declared for a client charged with selling drugs at a casino by insisting that Kitsap County Superior Court Judge Theodore Spearman — who had made a series of unfavorable rulings — had "cognitive defects.
Updated: 04/29/2012 01:23A

What Google trial docs show - Tech News Today
They were revealed during the high-stakes trial of Oracle Corp against Google over smartphone technology. Google attempted to convince US District Judge William Alsup to keep the internal documents secret, but Alsup denied the request in court last
Updated: 04/29/2012 12:49A

What Google trial docs show - Tech News Today
They were revealed during the high-stakes trial of Oracle Corp against Google over smartphone technology. Google attempted to convince US District Judge William Alsup to keep the internal documents secret, but Alsup denied the request in court last
Updated: 04/29/2012 12:49A

DOCUMENT: Allentown SD asks judge to end case
In this court motion, filed earlier this year, attorneys for the Allentown School District argue the alleged 2004 sexual assault on a Central Elementary student was the result of a "perfect storm" of circumstances and should not be blamed on school
Updated: 04/29/2012 12:19A

Govt objects to SC move in Gilani case
—APP photo by Asim Shigri ISLAMABAD: The government came up with unmistakable indications on Saturday that it was ready to prolong the contempt case, contending that an official of the Supreme Court had misused his powers by writing to the National
Updated: 04/29/2012 12:04A

Cads, criminals and the trial of John Edwards
But when the trial opened on Monday with the area around the federal court in Greensboro, NC, resembling a state fair (without the prize cow or butter sculptures), the Edwards case looked more like political spectacle than political justice.
Updated: 04/29/2012 12:01A

Professor Discusses Judicial Misconduct
Indeed, during the past few years, a series of federal judges have criticized the US Department of Justice for prosecutorial misconduct. Judge Emmet Sullivan of DC district court, who ordered a criminal investigation into the actions of prosecutors in
Updated: 04/28/2012 11:32P

Police arrest most wanted man in Pateros
MANILA, Philipines – The most wanted man in Pateros, Jun-Jun Vargas, was arrested by Pateros Police on Sunday after the Pateros Regional Trial Court released a warrant for his arrest. Vargas is facing charges for murder, attempted murder,
Updated: 04/28/2012 11:16P