Recent Updates
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Texas court affirms life terms for young killers
Court Alerts 11/18/2010The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals says sentencing juvenile convicted killers to life in prison without parole is not unreasonably harsh.Chris Joshua Meadoux was 16 at time of a 2007 double slaying in San Antonio.A jury sentenced the Hurricane Katri...
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Russian arms suspect to appear in NYC court
Court Alerts 11/17/2010A Russian labeled the "Merchant of Death" by those who claim he fueled some of the world's deadly Third World conflicts over the last decade with powerful weapons has arrived in the United States. He faces charges he supported terrorists trying to ov...
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Death sentence upheld in 1997 deputies killings
Court Alerts 11/16/2010The California Supreme Court has upheld the death penalty sentence for the killer of two Riverside County deputies in 1997. Timothy Russell was sentenced 11 years ago for the ambush killings of 41-year-old James Lehmann Jr. and 33-year-old Michael Ha...
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Man in Bay Bridge standoff expected in court
Court Alerts 11/15/2010The man who halted the morning commute on the Bay Bridge for two hours last week and claimed to have pipebombs in his vehicle, is set to make his first court appearance today. Authorities say the Antioch man stopped his SUV on the upper deck last Thu...
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Medical Examiner: 2 kids drowned before scalding
Court Alerts 11/15/2010A medical examiner says two Detroit-area toddlers probably drowned before their bodies were scalded with hot water. Dr. Carl Schmidt says the deaths of 13-month-old Johnathan Sanderlin and 15-month-old Ella Stafford were not an accident. He testified...
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Ex-Fla. Senate leader's appeal back in court
Court Alerts 11/11/2010A federal appeal court is reconsidering a decision that reversed former Florida Senate President W.D. Childers' bribery conviction.In a rare move, the full 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeal vacated the 2-1 ruling by a three-judge panel Wednesday. The...
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Court orders Mayweather to stay away from sons
Court Alerts 11/10/2010A Las Vegas court has ordered boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. to stay away from his former girlfriend and their two sons after prosecutors say he hit her and threatened to beat his children if they called 911.The 33-year-old Mayweather was not required to...
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Jury weighs murder evidence in NH machete attack
Court Alerts 11/09/2010Jurors have begun deliberations in the trial of a New Hampshire teenager charged with wielding a machete during a deadly home invasion last year. Superior Court Judge Gillian Abramson told jurors to voice their individual opinions when they consider ...
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High court reviews Costco sale of Swiss watches
Court Alerts 11/08/2010The Supreme Court is weighing whether Costco and other discount sellers can offer cut-rate goods from foreign manufacturers without violating U.S. copyright laws.The justices heard argument Monday in a dispute between Costco and the Swiss watch maker...
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Man guilty of inciting racial hatred in cross burning
Court Alerts 11/05/2010A Nova Scotia man who burned a cross on the lawn of an inter-racial Nova Scotia couple earlier this year has been found guilty of inciting racial hatred. Justin Rehberg will be sentenced in December. The 20-year-old Rehberg had pleaded guilty to crim...
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Court hears arguments on violent video games
Court Alerts 11/03/2010The Supreme Court expressed sympathy for a California law that aims to keep children away from ultra-violent video games, but several justices said the law faces a high constitutional hurdle.The high court heard arguments Tuesday over a California ba...
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Ontario woman who faked cancer pleads guilty to fraud
Court Alerts 11/02/2010An Ontario woman has pleaded guilty to keeping thousands of dollars in donations after faking terminal cancer.Ashley Kirilow of Burlington was charged with six counts of fraud under $5,000 and one count of fraud over $5,000.In a soft voice, Ms. Kiril...