Recent Updates
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2 Ex-Colombian warlords enter pleas in Miami court
Court Alerts 07/30/2008Two former warlords of a far-right Colombian paramilitary group have pleaded guilty in Miami federal court to a drug conspiracy charge.Ramiro Vanoy Murillo, 60, and Javier Lindo, 38, are among 14 paramilitary members who were extradited to the U.S. i...
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5th Circuit upholds prison terms for border agents
Court Alerts 07/29/2008A federal appeals court has refused to throw out lengthy prison sentences for two U.S. Border Patrol agents convicted of shooting an unarmed illegal immigrant and lying about it.The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans on Monday upheld mo...
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Tenn. Supreme Court rules against automaker
Court Alerts 07/25/2008[##_1L|1172918519.jpg|width="104" height="138" alt=""|_##]The state Supreme Court affirmed a trial court's decision to award a couple $13 million in punitive damages in a wrongful death lawsuit against DaimlerChrysler Corp. The lawsuit said 8-month-o...
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Another courtroom victory for religious colleges
Court Alerts 07/25/2008A federal appeals court ruling that a Christian university in Colorado can receive state scholarship money is the latest in a string of legal victories for religious schools seeking public dollars.The most recent case involved Colorado Christian Univ...
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Dismissal of federal Internet suicide case sought
Court Alerts 07/24/2008An attorney for a Missouri woman charged in a MySpace hoax that allegedly led a 13-year-old girl to commit suicide filed motions Wednesday to dismiss the federal case.Three motions were filed in U.S. District Court on behalf of Lori Drew of the St. L...
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Man convicted of hate crime for accosting Wiesel
Court Alerts 07/22/2008A New Jersey man who once claimed insanity was convicted Monday of a hate crime for accosting Nazi death camp survivor and scholar Elie Wiesel in a hotel elevator.Eric Hunt, 24, was convicted in San Francisco Superior Court of one felony charge of fa...
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Law firm worker gets 3 years in prison for theft
Court Alerts 07/17/2008A former employee of two local law offices pleaded guilty Wednesday to stealing more than $35,000 from the firms by falsely filling out closing documents.Circuit Court Judge John Milling sentenced Carolyn Keys to 20 years in prison, which will be sus...
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NC State coach Lowe's son pleads guilty in robbery
Court Alerts 07/15/2008The son of North Carolina State basketball coach Sidney Lowe pleaded guilty on Monday to dozens of charges connected to a March 2007 armed robbery.A sentencing hearing for Sidney Lowe II began Monday and is expected to end Tuesday in Guilford County ...
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Court rules for NY Times in anthrax libel case
Court Alerts 07/15/2008A federal appeals court has ruled against a former Army scientist who sued The New York Times over columns linking him to deadly 2001 anthrax attacks.A three-judge panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday that Steven Hatfill was a p...
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Jocelyn Kirsch pleads guilty in ID theft case
Court Alerts 07/14/2008Jocelyn S. Kirsch, the former Drexel University student now a defendant in a bold identity-theft scam, pleaded guilty this morning in U.S. District Court to all charges in the case. Kirsch, 22, wearing no make up and wearing a wrinkled dark green pri...
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Virginia's method of lethal injection upheld
Court Alerts 07/11/2008A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld Virginia's method of executing inmates by lethal injection, ruling that it prevents them from experiencing excruciating pain.In a 2-1 decision, a panel of the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected conde...
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Court keeps cell tower backup rules on hold
Court Alerts 07/09/2008More than a year after they were introduced, federal rules intended to keep cell phone towers operating during natural disasters remain in limbo.A federal appeals court on Tuesday put off deciding on the wireless industry's challenge to the regulatio...