Latest Trial Court News
High-Profile Rajat Gupta Trial Underway; Blankfein, Buffett Could Be Called to
Their names were included in court filings by federal prosecutors and defense lawyers made public May 17. Gupta is charged with five counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison.
Updated: 05/21/2012 06:09P
High-Profile Rajat Gupta Trial Underway; Blankfein, Buffett Could Be Called to
Their names were included in court filings by federal prosecutors and defense lawyers made public May 17. Gupta is charged with five counts of securities fraud and one count of conspiracy. If convicted, he faces up to 25 years in prison.
Updated: 05/21/2012 06:09P
Former Rutgers student sentenced to 30 days in webcam spying case
AP File Photo/Mel Evans NEW BRUNSWICK — Former Rutgers University student Dharun Ravi, who was convicted of bias intimidation and invasion of privacy for spying on his roommate, was sentenced to 30 days in jail Monday by Superior Court Judge Glenn
Updated: 05/21/2012 06:08P
Judge scolds lawyers in Oracle v Google
US District Court Judge William Alsup's patience was tried on Monday as Oracle and Google lawyers argued opposite responses to jury questions focused on a distinction that could shift the verdict. In notes sent to the judge, the jury asked if numbers
Updated: 05/21/2012 06:05P
Court refuses to delay Pleau case
By Nancy Krause PROVIDENCE, RI (WPRI) - The federal case against suspected murderer and bank robber Jason Pleau will move forward after a ruling from a Boston appeals court. The court Monday refused to delay issuing an order that would force state
Updated: 05/21/2012 06:03P
Judge in Jerry Sandusky case won't delay sex abuse trial
By MICHAEL MUSKAL — Los Angeles Times Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant football coach now charged with child sex abuse, will get his day in court as scheduled, a judge ruled Monday, rejecting a second defense request to delay the trial.
Updated: 05/21/2012 06:02P
Gucci wins $4.66 million, ban on Guess knock-offs
In the wake of her decision, "it is my hope that this ugliness will be limited to the runway and shopping floor, rather than spilling over into the courts," she added. The case is Gucci America Inc v. Guess Inc et al, US District Court,
Updated: 05/21/2012 06:01P
News from Nottinghamshire's courts
Russell denied both charges at a hearing at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on March 15. He was granted unconditional bail to return to court for his trial on July 20. RONALD Russell Barrie, 48, of Rectory Road, West Bridgford, has denied assaulting a
Updated: 05/21/2012 05:59P
Court says a juvenile strike is still a strike
Staunton's attorneys argued that his eight-year sentence violated his right to a jury trial, because juvenile cases are tried by judges without juries. The Supreme Court had ruled in 2000 that defendants have the right to a jury trial on any facts that
Updated: 05/21/2012 05:56P
Egypt court gives 12 Christians life sentences in case set off by religious
By AYA BATRAWY | AP | 24 minutes ago in An Egyptian court sentenced 12 Christians to life in prison and acquitted eight Muslims on Monday in a case set off by religious tensions in the country's south. An Egyptian woman passes by a wall with defaced
Updated: 05/21/2012 05:53P