Recent Updates
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Hearing on Texas death penalty stopped by court
Court Alerts 12/08/2010An unusual court hearing on the constitutionality of the death penalty in Texas was put on hold Tuesday after the state's highest criminal court granted a request by prosecutors to stop it.The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ordered that the hearing ...
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Kan. court won't hear case involving casino site
Court Alerts 12/08/2010The Kansas Supreme Court has rejected a legal challenge involving a site for a proposed state-owned casino south of Wichita.Iowa-based developer Peninsula Gaming said Wednesday the Kansas court's ruling resolves legal questions surrounding the compan...
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High court turns down federal death row inmate
Court Alerts 12/06/2010The Supreme Court has turned away an appeal from a federal death row prisoner who wants the courts to consider evidence that one federal judge said "is virtually guaranteed" to show the inmate is mentally retarded and thus barred from being executed....
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Indians question Colo. firm's motives in vote case
Court Alerts 12/06/2010The Mountain States Legal Foundation has built a reputation as an influential behind-the-scenes player over the years on conservative legal causes.It has waged battles against affirmative action and protections for endangered species while being bank...
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Man who targeted Iran critics skips LA court date
Court Alerts 12/03/2010Mohammad Reza Sadeghnia, a purported Iranian government agent who pleaded guilty to trying to hire a hitman to kill a broadcaster critical of the Iranian regime, is a fugitive from justice after missing a Los Angeles court date.Sadeghnia, 43, was gra...
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Colo. lawyer sues over TSA airport screening
Court Alerts 11/30/2010A Colorado attorney has asked a federal judge to order the Transportation Security Administration to abandon its airport screening procedures for United States citizens. Gary Fielder filed his lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Denver last week, more ...
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Elizabeth Smart defendant suffers seizure in court
Court Alerts 11/30/2010A former street preacher on trial for kidnapping and assaulting Elizabeth Smart suffered an apparent seizure in the courtroom Tuesday and was rushed to a hospital.The judge adjourned the case for the day after defendant Brian David Mitchell was remov...
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Class action lawsuit against United Water could cost millions
Court Alerts 11/28/2010Several Union City residents have filed a class action lawsuit against United Water on allegations that the company cheated customers by selling them useless warranties that do not cover repairs.The warranties, which cost about $150 a year, are suppo...
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Mass. serial killer pleads guilty in eighth case
Court Alerts 11/23/2010The first in a series of Massachusetts slayings blamed on a serial killer has been resolved with a guilty plea.Alfred Gaynor admitted Tuesday that he killed Vera Hallums. It was his eighth murder conviction and places the 43-year-old among the deadli...
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Former Congolese Vice President Goes on Trial
Court Alerts 11/22/2010A former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has gone on trial for war crimes allegedly committed by his militia. Jean-Pierre Bemba pleaded not guilty to three counts of war crimes and two counts of crimes against humanity as his trial...
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Black farmers, Indians closer to US settlement
Court Alerts 11/20/2010Black farmers and American Indians who say the United States discriminated against them and took their money for decades are a step closer to winning long-awaited government settlements.Under legislation passed by the Senate on Friday, black farmers ...
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Victorian Village bar loses smoking-ban appeal
Court Alerts 11/19/2010The Ohio Supreme Court will get a chance to determine the legality of the state's smoking ban after an appeals court ruled that state officials didn't overstep their bounds when they repeatedly cited a Victorian Village bar for violating Ohio's smoki...