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Court: Therapy dog didn't sway jury against sex offender
Class Action News 10/27/2015A therapy dog used to calm a testifying young victim did not influence the jury during the trial of an Ohio man who was convicted of having sex with a minor and providing drugs to another, an appeals court ruled. The Akron Beacon Journal reports the ...
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Court records: Ohio man on electronic monitor raped teen
Court Alerts 10/16/2015While an Ohio man was on electronic monitoring in an abduction case, he had a 14-year-old girl dropped off at his home by taxi, held her captive for months and raped her, according to criminal charges and court records. Cody Lee Jackson, 20, f...
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Thousands turn up at court to support Catalan leader
Lawyer News 10/15/2015Thousands waving Catalan independence flags rallied Thursday in support of regional acting President Artur Mas who was being questioned at a Barcelona court for holding a symbolic referendum on secession from Spain. Some 400 pro-indepen...
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Court again considers fate of seized gold coins worth $80M
Law & Politics 10/14/2015A federal appeals court is again considering the fate of 10 rare gold coins possibly worth $80 million or more that the government says were illegally taken from a Philadelphia mint and wound up in a jeweler's hands. A lawyer for jeweler Israel Switt...
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Quaid expected in Vermont court to face charge
Legal World 10/12/2015Actor Randy Quaid is expected to be arraigned in Vermont in connection with a California vandalism case. The 65-year-old Quaid was taken into custody Friday night while trying to cross into the United States from Canada. He was detained by troopers i...
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Georgia man accused in hot car death to appear in court
Attorneys News 10/12/2015A Georgia man accused of killing his toddler son by leaving him in a vehicle on a hot day is set to appear in court for a hearing. Cobb County Superior Court Judge Mary Staley is set to hear arguments on pretrial motions Monday in the case of Justin ...
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Arkansas court tosses conviction in woman's meth case
Criminal Law 10/11/2015The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the conviction of a woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison after giving birth to a baby with methamphetamine in his system. Melissa McCann-Arms, 39, was convicted by a jury in Polk County after...
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Suspect in some Phoenix freeway shootings pleads not guilty
Law & Politics 10/10/2015A man accused in some of the freeway shootings that put Phoenix drivers on edge for weeks pleaded not guilty Thursday as his defense lawyers questioned the strength of the evidence against him. Attorneys for Leslie Allen Merritt Jr., 21, who was arra...
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Familiar, divisive social issues on Supreme Court agenda
Lawyer News 10/07/2015The Supreme Court is starting a new term that promises a steady stream of divisive social issues, and also brighter prospects for conservatives who suffered more losses than usual in recent months. The justices are meeting in public Monday for the fi...
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Supreme Court declines to review insider trading case
Criminal Law 10/05/2015The Supreme Court said Monday it won't hear the Obama administration's appeal of a lower court ruling that made it tougher to prosecute people for trading on leaked inside information. The justices let stand a decision by the federal appeals court in...
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High court weighs 3 death sentences in Kansas cases
Business Law 10/04/2015The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed likely to rule against three Kansas men who challenged their death sentences in what one justice called "some of the most horrendous murders" he's ever seen from the bench. The justices were critical of the Kansa...
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Arkansas court tosses conviction in woman's meth case
Court Alerts 10/02/2015The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday overturned the conviction of a woman who was sentenced to 20 years in prison after giving birth to a baby with methamphetamine in his system. Melissa McCann-Arms, 39, was convicted by a jury in Polk Count...