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A judge denied Michael Skakel's bid for a new trial Thursday, rejecting a claim that two other men committed a 1975 killing that sent the Kennedy cousin to prison. Complete Story...
Idaho Sen. Larry Craig will argue before an appeals court that Minnesota's disorderly conduct law is unconstitutional as it applies to his conviction in a bathroom sex sting, according to a new court filing.
Sen. Larry Craig has opened a new round in his legal battle stemming from his airport restroom arrest, appealing a judge's refusal to let him to withdraw his guilty plea to disorderly conduct.
U.S. Sen. Larry Craig of Idaho appealed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday in his ongoing attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in connection with an arrest in an airport bathroom sex sting.
Sen. Larry Craig says he will file an appeal Monday over a judge's refusal to allow him to withdraw his guilty plea stemming from his arrest in an airport bathroom sex sting.
Appeals filed on behalf of a husband and wife imprisoned for tax evasion were dismissed by a federal court because the couple did not pay the filing fees.
The Bush administration is appealing a ruling by a federal judge in Oregon who struck down key portions of the USA Patriot Act as unconstitutional.
Floyd Landis has one more chance to regain his 2006 Tour de France title. Like almost every other campaign he has waged in this long struggle, he'll be starting from behind.
A federal judge Thursday refused to release former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman on bond while his government corruption conviction is appealed.
Iraq's appeals court is expected to rule on Saddam Hussein's guilty verdict and death sentence by the middle of January, the chief prosecutor said Monday, setting in motion a possible execution by mid-February.
A man who implicated two friends in the 1975 murder that sent Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel to prison has refused to testify, prompting a prosecutor Thursday to accuse him of making up the account.
A middle school that censored the anti-drug, anti-Bush message on a student's T-shirt violated the boy's right to free speech, an appeals court ruled Wednesday.
Four words -- "We close at 5" -- enforced by Texas judge Sharon Keller led to the almost immediate execution of convicted murderer Michael Richard.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 — A German citizen who said he was kidnapped by the Central Intelligence Agency and tortured in a prison in Afghanistan lost his last chance to seek redress in court today when the Supreme Court declined to consider his case.
While state secrets could still limit the scope of some legal challenges, the 9th Circuit judges appeared particularly leery of derailing a class-action lawsuit against AT&T; based on the government's state secrets argument.
A federal appeals court Wednesday upheld the verdict that Orleans Parish District Attorney Eddie Jordan violated civil rights law by firing dozens of white employees after taking office, marking the final automatic appeal of a jury award that tops $3.5 million and has been accrui …
An administrative law judge who lost a $54-million (about R399-million) lawsuit against a South Korean immigrant dry cleaner over a missing pair of pants has filed a notice that he plans to appeal the verdict.
SAN FRANCISCO - A federal judge ruled on Monday a California law to label violent video games and bar their sale to minors was unconstitutional, prompting Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to say he would appeal the ruling.
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Although dozens of US death row inmates have been proven innocent, death penalty opponents are seeking to bolster their cause by proving that at least one of the 1,087 people executed over the last 30 years in the United States was innocent. ADVERTISEMENT
President Bush is going to have to get busy commuting a lot of "excessive" sentences: Justice Department research shows that of the 155,000 people convicted in state courts in 2002 (most recent numbers) of non-violent, non-weapons, non-drug, non-larceny crimes, 108,000 were sente …
It is always a challenge to describe legal proceedings for a general audience and accurately capture clearly the gist of the arguments without oversimplifying them or making them utterly boring and incomprehensible to non-lawyers.
The case of the only man found guilty of the Lockerbie bombing, Britain's biggest terrorist outrage that killed 270 people, could be reopened after fresh evidence that his conviction was based on unreliable evidence.
WASHINGTON, June 14 — A federal judge refused today to delay the start of the prison sentence for I. Lewis Libby Jr. in the C.I.A. leak case while he appeals his conviction.
Lawyers for former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal argued to an appeals court Thursday that racism by a judge and prosecutors corrupted the 1982 trial at which he was condemned for killing a white police officer.
I first became aware of this from the news. I am joining hands with my fellow Hubbers Jimmy and angelaandterry in spreading this appeal to the world in support to the family. I sincerely pray that by the time this hub is published Madeleine is reunited with her family.
This site summarises all the information from many sources about the missing 4 year old, Madeleine McCann.
...I think I get in more trouble just because of who I am," she reportedly told the mag. "The cops do it all the time. They'll just pull me over to hit on me. It's really annoying.
A BILLIONAIRE American corporate raider has plunged the Qantas takeover bid into chaos because he missed the deadline. Art collector Samuel Heyman's stake was vital to get the $11.1billion Macquarie Bank-led takeover deal for the national carrier over the line.
The U.S. capital city was back in court on Monday trying to save its 30-year-old ban on residents owning handguns.
The U.S. Supreme Court said on Monday it would decide whether a federal law prohibiting child pornography illegally infringes on free-speech or other rights guaranteed by the U.S. Constitution.
Viagra is available as blue pills with a characteristic shapeEven though sildenafil is only available by prescription from a doctor, it was advertised directly to consumers on US TV (famously being endorsed by Bob Dole and Football star Pele).
The appeal by the World Anti-Doping Agency against the lifting of a ban on Pakistani cricketers Shoaib Akhtar and Mohammad Asif will be ruled on by the Court of Arbitration for sport within four months.
During Brian Adams's darkest moments, he tries to focus on memories of his daughter before drugs and prostitution took her away.
The state Board of Education is scheduled to vote Thursday on a Loganville woman's appeal of the Gwinnett County Board of Education's decision to keep Harry Potter books on the shelves at the elementary school her children attend.
BOSTON -- Twelve gay and lesbian veterans appealed a federal judge's decision to throw out a lawsuit challenging the military's "don't ask, don't tell" policy.
Calling Rick Santorum. Calling Rick Santorum. Belgium needs you! Man-on-dog sex is legal there, and you, soon to be without a job.
For the first time since the U.S. invasion of Iraq, active-duty members of the military are publicly appealing members of Congress to end the U.S. occupation, RAW STORY has learned.
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