Recent Updates
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Texas court reverses conviction in dog scent case
Court Alerts 09/23/2010A man convicted of murder after three bloodhounds allegedly matched his scent to the victim should be set free because the evidence against him was not legally sufficient, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Wednesday.The court acquitted Richar...
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Court affirms overturning Fla. gay adoption ban
Court Alerts 09/22/2010Florida's strict ban on adoption by gay people is unconstitutional because no other group, even people with criminal backgrounds, are singled out for a flat prohibition by state law, an appeals court ruled Wednesday.The ruling by the 3rd District Cou...
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Suspect in NC woman's slaying due in NY court
Court Alerts 09/21/2010The man accused of killing a North Carolina police chief's daughter is expected in an upstate New York courtroom where he will be arraigned as a fugitive from justice.Police say Michael Neal Harvey killed 23-year-old Valerie Hamilton last week and du...
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Top court rules for cop in Atlanta shooting
Court Alerts 09/20/2010Georgia's top court has ruled in favor of a former Atlanta police officer who sought immunity after being charged with murder in a shooting of a 19-year-old who was killed while the officer was investigating a report of a vehicle break-in.The state S...
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Ga. capital cases in US Supreme Court crosshairs
Court Alerts 09/17/2010The U.S. Supreme Court is deciding later this month whether it wants to get involved in a Georgia death penalty case that involves a murder suspect who says he was in jail for two years without an attorney.It's the latest test for Georgia's justice s...
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Defendant pleads guilty in NJ in $880M fraud case
Court Alerts 09/16/2010A Florida man known for his sports-related philanthropy pleaded guilty Wednesday to running a multistate Ponzi scheme that prosecutors say left investors with up to $100 million in losses.Nevin Shapiro pleaded guilty in New Jersey federal court to on...
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Appeals court oveturns Wash. ecoterror conviction
Court Alerts 09/16/2010An appeals court overturned the conviction of a woman found guilty of helping with a notorious 2001 ecoterror attack that destroyed a university research center, concluding the judge made mistakes that cast doubt on the fairness of her trial.Briana W...
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5th Circuit Court Concludes Raptor School Security Constitutional
Court Alerts 09/15/2010Schools across the nation have the constitutional right to screen campus visitors against sex offender data bases and to scan government issued drivers licenses or identification cards using Raptor Technologies, Inc, according to a recent ruling by t...
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Canadian Law Firm Files Denture Cream Lawsuit
Court Alerts 09/14/2010A high-profile Canadian law firm has filed suit against the makers of PoliGrip and Fixodent, alleging that the companies failed to warn consumers sufficiently about the zinc contained in both products. The suit, filed by Tony Merchant of Saskatchewan...
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Judge hears from alleged "sham" Green candidates
Court Alerts 09/14/2010Green Party nominees labeled "sham candidates" said in Arizona court that they are not running for office to siphon votes from Democrats.Christopher Campbell, Anthony Goshorn and Thomas Meadows testified Monday that Republicans planted the idea that ...
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Court blasts Wisconsin judge for Hitler reference
Court Alerts 09/14/2010An appeals court has admonished a federal judge in Wisconsin for claiming a convicted drug dealer's love for his family is akin to Adolf Hitler's love for his dog.The U.S. 7th Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago on Monday ordered that the defendant, ...
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Philly news drivers last holdout to court sale
Court Alerts 09/13/2010The publisher of Philadelphia's two largest newspapers is pushing unionized drivers to agree to contract terms before Tuesday's bankruptcy sale deadline.Drivers who deliver The Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Daily News are balking at plans to...