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Psychiatrist Testifies at Yates Trial

Believing that Satan wanted her to drown her five children, Andrea Yates knew killing them was wrong and therefore wasn't insane as defined by law, a forensic psychiatrist testified Friday during her second murder trial. Complete Story

Dismissal Denied in Academy Rape Case

A military judge on Friday denied a motion to dismiss a rape charge against an Air Force Academy graduate, leaving the case where it was a year ago when he halted it because of a therapist's refusal to turn over the accuser's medical records.

Jurors Rule for Merck in N.J. Vioxx Case

Elaine Doherty was the typical patient to whom drug maker Merck & Co. marketed its former blockbuster painkiller Vioxx: a senior citizen with arthritis and other ailments common among older folks, including heart disease.

Jurors Rule for Merck in N.J. Vioxx Case

Merck & Co. won a crucial legal victory on Thursday, when jurors decided that the drugmaker's Vioxx painkiller, now the subject of at least 16,000 product liability lawsuits, did not cause a 68-year-old woman's heart attack.

Witness: Yates Had 'Brand-New' Symptoms

Andrea Yates knew that drowning her five children in the bathtub was wrong, although she thought she was sending them to heaven to protect them from herself and Satan, a forensic psychiatrist testified Thursday during her second murder trial.

Former Gitmo Inmates Claim Innocence

Six former inmates of the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, insisted Wednesday on their innocence in closing arguments of their trial in Paris on charges of links to terrorism.

Jury Absolves Merck in N.J. Vioxx Case

Merck & Co. won a crucial legal victory on Thursday, when jurors decided that the drugmaker's Vioxx painkiller, now the subject of more than 13,000 product liability lawsuits, was not responsible for the heart attack of a 68-year-old woman.

Judge Questions Rape Case Records Holdup

A judge in the trial of an Air Force Academy graduate charged with rape demanded to know Wednesday why medical records of his accuser had not been obtained as he ordered more than a year ago.

Deputy: Yates Knew Drownings Were Wrong

A sheriff's deputy who overheard Andrea Yates' interview with a jail psychiatrist the day after she drowned her five children in the bathtub testified Wednesday that she said she decided to do it the night before and knew it was wrong.

Man Convicted of Concealing Massacre Role

A Bosnian immigrant was convicted Wednesday on charges he concealed his role in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre so he could get into the United States but was acquitted of other charges.

Former Ill. State Senator Gets Probation

A former state senator and lobbyist was placed on probation for two years and fined $20,000 Tuesday for lying to a grand jury investigating corruption in former Gov. George Ryan's administration.

Deliberations Start in 7th Vioxx Trial

Jurors in the seventh trial over withdrawn painkiller Vioxx began deliberating Wednesday morning over the plaintiff's claim that the former Merck & Co. drug caused her 2004 heart attack.

Defense Rests in Retrial of Andrea Yates

The defense in Andrea Yates' murder trial rested Tuesday after her best friend tearfully told jurors that the woman who drowned her five children in the bathtub "misses them terribly."

5 Muslim Teens on Trial in Russia

Five Muslim teenagers appeared in court Monday accused of involvement in a thwarted terrorist plot that prosecutors say was aimed at disrupting this city's millennial celebration last year.

Yates Defense Expected to Finish This Week

A videotaped jail interview played for jurors Monday showed Andrea Yates weeping after she told a psychiatrist why she drowned her five children in a bathtub.

Saddam Trial Adjourned to Resolve Boycott

The judge called a two-week recess in the trial of Saddam Hussein on Tuesday, hoping to end a boycott of the trial by the former Iraqi leader and his lawyers. But he warned that if they won't come back, court-appointed lawyers will make Saddam's closing arguments.

Saddam, Lawyers Will Boycott Rest of Trial

Saddam Hussein and his lawyers announced they would boycott his trial even as its final phase began Monday, saying the court was unfair and demanding better security after the slaying of a senior member of the defense team.

Yemen Acquits 19 Suspected al-Qaida Members

Nineteen alleged al-Qaida members accused of plotting to assassinate Westerners and blow up a hotel used by Americans were acquitted Saturday by a judge who also exonerated some of fighting U.S. troops in Iraq.

Experts: Scandal Will Mar Chicago Election

The convictions of Mayor Richard M. Daley's former patronage chief and three other one-time officials on federal charges are guaranteed to cast a shadow over next year's election, experts say.

Ex-Soldier's Case Now Goes to Grand Jury

The case of a former Army private charged with slaying and raping an Iraqi woman and killing her family will be presented to a grand jury this month.

Yates Was Warned Against Having 5th Baby

A psychiatrist testified Friday that she warned Andrea Yates not to have any more children after she tried to commit suicide twice within months of having her fourth child in 1999.

Chicago Mayor's Ex-Aide Convicted of Fraud

A former top aide to Mayor Richard M. Daley and three other one-time city workers were convicted Thursday in a scheme to load the city payroll with campaign workers.

Ex-Soldier Pleads Not Guilty in Iraq Crimes

A former Army private charged with raping an Iraqi woman and killing her and her family entered a plea of not guilty through his public defenders Thursday.

Grandmother Says Yates Filled Tub Earlier

Nearly two months before Andrea Yates drowned her five children in the family bathtub, her two oldest sons rushed into the living room and asked their grandmother why their mom was filling the tub with water, the older woman tes

Case of Slain N.D. Student Goes to Trial

The abduction of 22-year-old Dru Sjodin from a shopping center parking lot and the discovery of her body five months later, after an emotional search, has led to major revisions of sex offender laws in two states and to North Dakota's first federal death penalty case.

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German Thief Robs Trial Judge

Source: www9.sbs.com.au

A 61-year-old German on trial for theft got himself into more trouble when he stole from the judge during his court hearing.

Jurors To Hear 'Xbox Murder' Trial

Source: news4jax.com

The lengthy process of picking a jury began Wednesday for the trial of three men charged with brutally clubbing and stabbing six people two years ago in Deltona over an Xbox video game system.

Foreign medics deny HIV charge at Libya retrial

Source: alertnet.org

From the page: -- Five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor denied infecting hundreds of Libyan children with HIV at their retrial on Tuesday, saying they had been beaten or tortured to make them confess. --

Local child rapist convicted and sentenced

Source: The County Press

With testimony from multiple victims allowed in case, a Lapeer man was sentenced to a minimum of 22.5 years in prison for sexual abuse of children.

Girl 'slashed classmate's face with razorblade'

Source: education.guardian.co.uk

From the page: -- A 12-year-old girl took out a razorblade and slashed a classmate across the face four times in front of a teacher, a court heard today. --

For a fair trial

Source: khaleejtimes.com

It should be clear by now to the US and Iraqi authorities that a ‘free and fair’ trial of the former president and his lieutenants is not possible in the conditions prevailing in Iraq today.

Saddam's lawyer is tortured and murdered

Source: news.independent.co.uk

The body of Khamis al-Obaidi, a prominent Sunni public figure, was dumped at Sadr City, a vast and deprived Shia area, with both his arms broken and eight bullet wounds to his body.

Saddam lawyer's murder blamed on interior ministry

Source: gulfnews.com

A lawyer in Saddam Hussain's defence team blamed the Iraqi ministry of the interior for the assassination of his colleague Khamis Al Obaidi yesterday and said that the killing was meant to silence the defence team.

Prosecution seeks death for Saddam

Source: washtimes.com

"The prosecution demanded the death penalty for former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in its closing arguments yesterday, saying he had shown "no mercy" in the killings of women and children during a crackdown on Shi'ite Muslims in the 1980s."

Ex-gang enforcer becomes an 'urban translator'

Source: suntimes.com

I'm seeding this because I it calls to mind Barbara Billingsley translating "jive" in the movie Airplane. It's also encouraging to me that our justice system is sometimes "blatantly and humourously" absurd instead of the usual "inuriatingly" absurd.

American Lawyer Criticizes Saddam Court

Source: wral.com

Curtis Doebbler chided the chief judge for not responding to a series of defense motions, including ones challenging the court's legitimacy and seeking documents. He asked for a break in the proceedings until those issues were resolved.

A Haditha Marine Defense

Source: washingtonpost.com

What are the rules of engagement in Iraq? Were they followed? Did the Marines lie or did Israeli civilians lie? Is the truth somewhere inbetween? Were the marines being shot at? Did the marines use grenades? Did a doctor lie about no shrapnel wounds? Were the Haditha civil …

Search Through Enron Emails

Source: enronemail.com

As an example and promotion for a product that searches company e-mail for privacy violations and other warning signs, Inboxer has made available all e-mail gathered during the Enron trial legal discovery process. Hours of entertainment, and a contest to boot!

Saddam's Defense Team Alleges Intimidation

Source: washingtonpost.com

I realized today that I had no idea what the status of the trial of Saddam was. It seems to have vanished from the headlines. I came across this article from a couple of days ago.

Lawyer determined to defend Saddam despite receiving death threats

Source: gulf-times.com

The team of lawyers defending former Iraqi president Saddam Hussain has succeeded in achieving a major reversal of the proceedings so as to foil the pre-determined plans of the prosecution, according to Dr Najeeb al-Noaimi, former Qatari minister of justice, who is a member in th …

U.S. controls court, Saddam lawyer says

Source: thestar.com

The court where former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein is being tried is not purely Iraqi but controlled by Americans who arrange meetings between the defence and defendants and give orders to the judge, a defence lawyer charged Tuesday.

75 year old writer facing jail for mosque threat

Source: telegraph.co.uk

The Italian author Oriana Fallaci, who once wrote that Muslims "breed like rats", may be facing up to three years in prison after she vowed to blow up a mosque.

Fantasy too far

Source: roanoke.com

-- Marion Franklin arrived in Radford with a drug problem and a dream of being a nude model. Bob Shell took her picture. He tied her in bondage. He fell in love. Did he kill her?

Federal judge allows lawsuit against NSA

Source: Boston.Com New

A Federal judge in Detroit will allow a lawsuit against the NSA to proceed. The judge has agreed to listen to the governments concerns about National Security, but only after the June 12 hearing on the plaintiff's motion to declare the spying illegal.

Witness: Saddam case built on bribes

Source: rinf.com

A defence witness in Saddam Hussein’s trial over the killing of Iraqi Shia villagers has said that many of those allegedly executed are still alive and that the prosecution case has been built on bribes.

German to fight on after CIA torture lawsuit fails | Reuters.com

Source: today.reuters.com

In a case that has sparked fierce criticism of U.S.

Saddam refuses plea as charges read

Source: news.yahoo.com

Can he plea 'dumbass' ? That would be about right.

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