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9/11 'Mastermind' And Four Co-Defendants Get Their Day In Court
By Heather Maher More than a decade after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in the United States that killed nearly 3000 people, America is about to get its first trial of men US officials say were behind the planning.
Updated: 05/04/2012 08:28A
9 get life term in 2002 Ode riots case
The court also awarded six months imprisonment to another accused who has been convicted for voluntarily causing hurt to the victims. The court acquitted 17 people saying that they were not involved in the case while 13 others were given benefit of
Updated: 05/04/2012 08:28A
9/11 Case Returns To Guantanamo Tribunal
Critics such as Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch and a former federal prosecutor, say coerced testimony from witnesses is still admissible, even if it isn't from defendants, and the case would be better off in civilian court
Updated: 05/04/2012 08:25A
9/11 Case Returns To Guantanamo Tribunal
Critics such as Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch and a former federal prosecutor, say coerced testimony from witnesses is still admissible, even if it isn't from defendants, and the case would be better off in civilian court
Updated: 05/04/2012 08:25A
Nurse's trial postponed for second time
Julie Johnson, 31, of Ankeny, was originally scheduled to stand trial March 30 and then May 2 in Mitchell County District Court. Now the trial is set to start May 30. Authorities arrested Johnson about 10:25 pm Nov. 24, 2011, after Osage police and the
Updated: 05/04/2012 08:21A
9/11 suspects set for Guantanamo trial
US President Barack Obama put the case on hold three years ago as part of an effort to move it to civilian courts and close the Guantanamo facility. The president had pledged to close the Cuban base by 1 January 2010. One of the five, Khalid Sheikh
Updated: 05/04/2012 08:20A
04/05/2012Prosecution wraps up case in Karadzic trial
A final witness closed the prosecution's case against ex-Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic on Friday, telling the Yugoslav war crimes court how he escaped the Srebrenica massacre. The protected witness, only referred to as "KDZ071" is the last for
Updated: 05/04/2012 08:20A
Defense Expert Preaches About Defensive Medicine: Appellate Court Orders New Trial
The Connecticut Supreme Court ordered a new trial this week in a medical malpractice case for an interesting reason: the defense expert testified at trial that malpractice lawsuits drive up health care costs by forcing doctors to practice defensive
Updated: 05/04/2012 08:18A
Drew Peterson due in court for 1st time in 2 years
comments. Drew Peterson is due to return to court for the first time in nearly two years. A status hearing is scheduled for Friday in Will County in the former Bolingbrook police officer's murder case. He is accused of killing his third wife.
Updated: 05/04/2012 08:18A
Most of Breivik's victims died 'instantly', court told
Attorneys representing the bereaved had also ensured that a photo and brief presentation of each victim was presented after the autopsy report had been read out at the Oslo District Court. The first victim was an off-duty police officer, Trond Berntsen
Updated: 05/04/2012 08:17A