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Ohio man jailed because daughter didn't earn GED
Court Alerts 05/13/2008A man ordered by a judge to make sure his daughter hit the books has found himself in jail because she failed to earn a high school equivalency diploma.Brian Gegner, of Fairfield, was sentenced last week to 180 days in jail for contributing to the un...
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Appeals court rejects coach's appeal in bean case
Court Alerts 05/13/2008The Pennsylvania Superior Court has rejected the appeal of a former youth baseball coach convicted of offering a player $25 to bean a 9-year-old autistic teammate.The court didn't consider arguments on behalf of 31-year-old Mark Downs Jr. of Dunbar, ...
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Court rules that magistrate may preside
Court Alerts 05/12/2008[##_1L|1383336425.jpg|width="130" height="90" alt=""|_##]The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a federal magistrate may preside over jury selection in criminal cases, as long as the attorney for a defendant explicitly permits it. The 8-1 decision came ...
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Driver found guilty in crash that killed 5 in Ohio
Court Alerts 05/12/2008A man has been found guilty in a wrong-way crash in Toledo, Ohio that killed a mother and four children.Police say Michael Gagnon was driving drunk and in the wrong direction Dec. 30 when his pickup truck hit a minivan filled with eight people return...
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LA judge rules in favor of Notorious B.I.G.'s family
Court Alerts 05/09/2008A judge has reinstated a wrongful-death lawsuit brought by the family of slain rapper Notorious B.I.G., reversing an earlier decision to dismiss the case.U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper threw out the lawsuit March 21 after determining the f...
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Man convicted of stalking actress Uma Thurman
Court Alerts 05/08/2008The former mental patient convicted yesterday of stalking actress Uma Thurman was ordered by a judge to be kept in jail for a month to undergo psychiatric examination before he is sentenced.Jack Jordan, 37, of Maryland, showed no emotion as a jury in...
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Gay ex-N.J. gov's divorce trial promises sordid details
Court Alerts 05/06/2008New Jersey's former first couple is finally about to become unhitched, and it figures to be especially messy.Jim and Dina Matos McGreevey's divorce trial, which starts Tuesday, means the end of their 3 1/2-year separation that has lasted nearly as lo...
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Court rejects medical costs claim on tobacco industry
Court Alerts 05/02/2008The same Oregon court that slapped Big Tobacco with a huge punitive damages award has handed the industry a victory by rejecting a class-action lawsuit for medical monitoring costs in a case where harm had yet to occur.Oregon's high court ruled unani...
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Bride, groom plead guilty in reception fight with band
Court Alerts 05/02/2008A New York bride and groom arrested at their wedding reception after the bride trashed a set of conga drums in a spat with the band have pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct.The bride was also accused of breaking a speaker in a dispute over the music...
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Judge won't step down from Nichols case
Court Alerts 04/27/2008The judge overseeing the murder trial of accused courthouse shooter Brian Nichols said Thursday he won't step down from the case, but will ask another judge to consider a defense request to remove him.Lawyers for defendant Brian Nichols said in court...
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Another guilty plea in NBA referee betting scandal
Court Alerts 04/25/2008A professional gambler pleaded guilty on Thursday to making bets based on inside tips from former NBA referee Tim Donaghy.James Battista told a judge in federal court in Brooklyn he hatched a scheme in late 2006 with another old friend of Donaghy, Th...
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Court cuts $200M from royalty judgment against Genentech
Court Alerts 04/25/2008The California Supreme Court has slashed $200 million from a judgment against Genentech Inc.The South San Francisco-based biotechnology company was ordered to pay $500 million to a Southern California hospital for failing to pay royalties after City ...