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362 entries in 'Court News' |
2024/09/20
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs jailed by judge after sex trafficking indictment
2024/09/17
Alaska man charged with sending graphic threats to kill Supreme Court justices
2024/07/07
Giuliani Disbarred in N.Y. for Wrongdoing During Trump’s 2020 Campaign
2024/06/17
Ex-Thailand PM Shinawatra indicted for defaming monarchy
2024/02/26
Witness at trial recounts fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
2024/01/01
Taiwan’s presidential candidates emphasize peace in relations with Beijing
2023/10/30
Sen. Menendez enters not guilty plea to a new conspiracy charge
2023/10/28
China Evergrande winding-up hearing adjourned to Dec. 4 by Hong Kong court
2023/10/20
Federal Judge rules California assault weapons ban unconstitutional
2023/07/27
Hunter Biden’s plea deal on hold after federal judge raises concerns
2023/03/12
Ohio State asks court to hear Title IX issues in abuse suits
2023/03/02
Hobbs doesn’t plan to carry out execution scheduled by court
2023/03/01
North Carolina Supreme Court to revisit school funding
2023/02/22
Court: Michigan city can’t conceal police force policy
2023/01/11
Ex-Louisiana lawmaker gets 22-month sentence for wire fraud
2022/12/24
North Dakota woman who brought raccoon to bar gets probation
2022/12/16
US trustee, media challenging secrecy in FTX bankruptcy
2022/11/07
Jackson, in dissent, issues first Supreme Court opinion
2022/10/27
Same-sex marriage is now legal in all of Mexico’s states
2022/09/23
Arizonan sentenced for Vegas-based scheme targeting migrants
2022/09/14
Alabama must disclose status of nitrogen hypoxia executions
2022/08/26
Lobster fishing union drops lawsuit about new whale closure
2022/08/15
Some Capitol rioters try to profit from their Jan. 6 crimes
2022/07/13
Court reinstates ban on lobster gear to protect right whales
2022/05/23
Pakistani court orders probe into ex-minister’s arrest
2022/05/02
Connecticut Senate OKs bill that protects abortion providers
2022/04/14
Abortion restriction bill signed by Florida Gov. DeSantis
2022/03/22
New York’s top court rules in favor of fantasy sports bets
2021/08/06
Starting Up: The Balanced Approach
2021/07/09
Michigan court won’t extend voting redistricting deadline
2021/07/07
Judge asked to dismiss lawsuit over WVa transgender ban
2021/06/28
Supreme Court won’t revive school’s transgender bathroom ban
2021/06/25
High court to rule whether to hear Maine school choice case
2021/06/18
Iowa’s high court stops lawsuit over farm runoff pollution
2021/06/14
Justices consider Harvard case on race in college admissions
2021/06/06
New Hampshire high court lifting mask requirement; theater reopening
2021/06/04
Appeals court upholds guilty verdicts in NCAA bribes case
2021/06/01
Supreme Court ruling gives immigrant facing deportation hope
2021/05/26
Justices signal they could limit Indian Country ruling
2021/05/24
Supreme Court: Guam can pursue $160M dump cleanup lawsuit
2021/05/21
Nebraska high court rejects appeal in Scottsbluff murder
2021/05/09
Former lawmakers sue over Supreme Court election changes
2021/05/01
Top Kansas court upholds law barring ‘wrongful birth’ suits
2021/04/14
Mississippi marijuana program hinges on initiative arguments
2021/04/11
Ex-police chief gets 1 year in prison for hiring scandal
2021/04/05
High court sides with Google in copyright fight with Oracle
2021/03/15
Man gets 5 years in prison for arson at Savannah city office
2021/03/10
Drug trafficker says he bribed Honduras president
2021/03/07
Nepal Parliament, reinstated by high court, begins session
2021/02/05
Maine ban on religious tuition funding goes to Supreme Court
2021/02/02
More protests called in Moscow to demand Navalny’s release
2021/01/24
Supreme Court won't hear Nevada church's COVID-19 case
2021/01/04
Republicans condemn 'scheme' to undo election for Trump
2020/12/24
Trump plan to curb drug costs dealt setback in court
2020/12/23
Turkish court convicts former editor on terror charges
2020/12/13
Supreme Court rejects Republican attack on Biden victory
2020/12/08
Raimondo makes historic nomination to state Supreme Court
2020/11/25
Biden win over Trump in Nevada made official by court
2020/11/17
Justice Alito: COVID restrictions ‘previously unimaginable’
2020/11/06
With counting winding down, Trump team pushes legal fights
2020/11/05
Election 2020 Today: No winner yet, Trump’s court threat
2020/10/09
High court nominee served as ‘handmaid’ in religious group
2020/10/06
2 justices slam court’s 2015 decision in gay marriage case
2020/09/30
Trump taps ‘eminently qualified’ Barrett for Supreme Court
2020/09/16
Shooting outside US court in Phoenix wounds federal officer
2020/09/15
Court: Trump can end temporary legal status for 4 countries
2020/09/07
Saudi court issues final verdicts in Khashoggi killing
2020/09/04
Slovakia court set to give verdict in reporter's slaying
2020/09/01
High Court in London backs Virgin Atlantic's rescue plan
2020/08/28
Huawei, ZTE lose patent appeal cases at UK Supreme Court
2020/08/25
Thai court issues new arrest warrant for Red Bull scion
2020/08/20
Convention silence from Democrats with high court at stake
2020/08/05
Court upholds health order fines for New Mexico businesses
2020/07/31
Judges chosen to help Mississippi courts with backlog
2020/07/18
Justice Ginsburg says cancer has returned, but won’t retire
2020/07/17
Given a chance, Trump would push court pick before election
2020/07/11
Wisconsin Supreme Court OKs GOP-authored lame-duck laws
2020/06/27
Supreme Court doesn’t wade into Texas mail-in voting battle
2020/06/23
Ohio to U.S. Supreme Court: Keep signature rules in place
2020/06/22
Supreme Court rules SEC can recoup money in fraud cases
2020/06/18
What Supreme Court? Trump's HHS pushes LGBT health rollback
2020/05/23
Judge blocks St. Louis prosecutor from law firm payments
2020/05/17
Louisiana Senate targets lawyer ads promising big payouts
2020/05/11
Catholic schools, ex-teachers clash in Supreme Court case
2020/04/28
Court tosses NY case that could have expanded gun rights
2020/04/26
Meghan's privacy case against tabloid heard at UK Court
2020/04/24
Meghan's privacy case against tabloid heard at UK Court
2020/04/17
Hawaii Judiciary postpones state court trials amid pandemic
2020/04/12
Court lifts part of order blocking Texas abortion ban
2020/04/06
Poland chamber penalizing judges must be suspended
2020/04/04
Court drops rape, other charges against megachurch leader
2020/03/20
Fight over jaguar habitat in Southwest heads back to court
2020/03/16
Neville keeps seat in crowded primary for Supreme Court
2020/02/19
Court reinstates order for Russia to pay $50 bln over Yukos
2020/02/13
European court backs Spain on express migrant deportations
2020/02/08
Edwards takes treasurer to court over blocked fund transfer
2020/02/03
Missouri county sued over jail time for unpaid court costs
2020/01/26
Court: Methodist bishops must testify in sex abuse case
2020/01/14
Supreme Court rejects appeal in texting suicide case
2020/01/03
UK woman in Cyprus gang rape case gets suspended sentence
2019/12/23
High court upholds murder conviction for Albuquerque man
2019/12/18
Judge criticized by abortion foes named to top Kansas court
2019/12/14
Justices to take up dispute over subpoenas for Trump records
2019/12/04
Afghanistan probe appeal begins at Hague international court
2019/11/20
Bolivians urge US court to restore $10M verdict on killings
2019/10/28
Court OKs conviction of pharma executive Shkreli's ex-lawyer
2019/10/14
In or out? Court case on job bias casts pall on LGBT fests
2019/10/07
Supreme Court to begin new term: About the top cases
2019/10/04
US Supreme Court to review Kansas’ lack of insanity defense
2019/10/01
Trial begins Monday in Kansas abortion stalking lawsuit
2019/09/10
New justice formally joins Virginia Supreme Court
2019/09/07
Attorneys: Court seat puts Montgomery in far different role
2019/08/22
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Gender pronouns part of LGBT fight
2019/08/20
Australian court upholds sex abuse verdict of Cardinal Pell
2019/08/07
Appeal in John Steinbeck lawsuit heard in court
2019/07/18
Records detail frenetic effort to bury stories about Trump
2019/07/18
Dutch Supreme Court upholds Srebrenica deaths liability
2019/07/16
Women urge jail until trial for Epstein as judge weighs bail
2019/07/04
High court keeps citizenship question off census for now
2019/07/03
Appeals court puts Trump abortion restrictions on hold again
2019/06/28
Supreme Court sends Florida cross case back to lower court
2019/06/25
High court strikes down ‘scandalous’ part of trademark law
2019/06/19
Court rules UK must reconsider arms sales to Saudi Arabia
2019/06/08
Supreme Court rules against oil drilling platform workers
2019/06/02
Carnival will pay $20m over pollution from its cruise ships
2019/05/26
Utah judge suspended for making anti-Trump comments
2019/05/24
Brazil's supreme court votes to make homophobia a crime
2019/05/11
Students in Colorado shooting face murder, other charges
2019/05/07
Georgia high court to hear appeal in election challenge
2019/04/21
Supreme Court to take up LGBT job discrimination cases
2019/04/19
Accuracy at core of Supreme Court case over census question
2019/04/17
Nissan ex-chair Ghosn appeal on extended detention rejected
2019/04/12
Court overrules judge in Coryell County hospital explosion dispute
2019/04/11
Chief Justice Unveils Opioid-Related Court Initiative
2019/04/10
Judges reject Afghanistan probe; cite lack of cooperation
2019/04/02
Loughlin, Huffman due in court in college admissions scam
2019/03/26
Coaches, others due in court in college admissions scam
2019/02/12
Opera singer, husband appear in court on sex assault charge
2019/02/06
Man accused of kidnapping Wisconsin girl to appear in court
2019/02/05
Appellate judge announces run for Supreme Court seat
2019/02/03
NC high court sidesteps decision on tracking sex offenders
2019/01/26
North Carolina Supreme Court to examine Smithfield payments
2019/01/21
Congress to Probe Report that Trump Directed Lawyer to Lie
2018/12/31
Low-key days at Supreme Court may be ending soon
2018/12/24
Myanmar court hears appeal of convicted Reuters journalists
2018/12/20
Spain court grants $1.7 billion compensation for oil spill
2018/12/11
Thai court extends detention of refugee sought by Bahrain
2018/12/02
Sri Lanka court orders prime minister to refrain from duties
2018/11/30
Indicted US lawmaker to return to court after re-election
2018/11/28
Court could deal blow to porn star, award Trump legal fees
2018/11/18
Lawyer for WikiLeaks’ Assange says he would fight charges
2018/10/26
North Carolina top court orders study of courtroom portraits
2018/10/22
Poland: Top court judges return from forced retirements
2018/10/20
Court to hear case over ID of Texas execution drug supplier
2018/10/16
Georgia high court won't stop vote on creation of new city
2018/10/03
UN court orders US to lift some Iran sanctions
2018/10/01
Supreme Court won't hear case over California beach access
2018/09/29
Supreme Court term amid starts in shadow of Kavanaugh
2018/09/23
Trump picks combat over caution in court fight
2018/09/23
Idaho high court considers defamation lawsuit
2018/09/13
The Latest: New Mexico court blocks straight-ticket option
2018/08/26
Poland likely to ignore EU court ruling on justice overhaul
2018/08/15
Court document details moments before fatal police shooting
2018/08/12
N Carolina Supreme Court race lawsuit returning to court
2018/08/02
With scant record, Supreme Court nominee elusive on abo
2018/07/31
Donald Trump Jr., wife due in court for divorce hearing
2018/07/30
High court gives mixed verdict on Burgum-Legislature spat
2018/07/21
New Jersey court proposes tossing out old open-warrant cases
2018/07/16
India's top court calls for new law to curb mob violence
2018/07/14
German court: Catalan politician can legally be extradited
2018/07/02
Schumer rallies opposition to Trump anti-abortion court pick
2018/06/26
For new Supreme Court justice, a host of big issues awaits
2018/06/23
Man charged in bike path killings speaks in court of 'Allah'
2018/06/22
Indonesia court sentences cleric behind attacks to death
2018/06/17
State appeals court reinstates California's right-to-die law
2018/06/12
Gamers in court for first time after Kansas 'swatting' death
2018/06/04
Detroit-area couple in court over control of frozen embryos
2018/05/13
Court rules Italy's Berlusconi can run for office again
2018/05/01
Law firm hired to investigate economic development agency
2018/05/01
Arkansas officials ask court to keep voter ID law in place
2018/04/22
Judge fights for job after admitting to courthouse affair
2018/04/05
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Diabetes, decisions and justice math
2018/04/01
Drug companies want Supreme Court to take eye drop dispute
2018/03/18
Another key redistricting case goes in front of high court
2018/02/24
Court leaves black judge on case against white officer
2018/02/22
Supreme Court sides with Chicago museum in terror case
2018/02/07
Supreme Court blocks some redrawn North Carolina districts
2018/02/06
Greek court postpones decision in Turkish extradition case
2018/02/04
Prosecutor asks for prison terms in Paris terror trial
2018/02/01
Nassar to face another sentence, victims in return to court
2018/01/28
Pennsylvania GOP take gerrymandering case to US high court
2018/01/16
Hong Kong court to rule later on 3 activists' prison terms
2018/01/16
Supreme Court to hear sales tax collection case
2018/01/15
Doctor charged in wife's death moved after threat to him
2018/01/11
Doctor charged in wife's death moved after threat to him
2018/01/10
State high court upholds ex-police chief's murder conviction
2018/01/04
Western powers warn Kosovo on changing war crimes court law
2018/01/02
Spanish court reviews custody of ex-Catalan vice president
2017/12/06
Arkansas judge blocks state from issuing birth certificates
2017/12/04
Prosecutors ask court to send Russia's ex-minister to prison
2017/11/30
Court: Congregation's display doesn't deserve tax exemption
2017/11/27
Court: Stress no grounds for rescinding guilty pleas
2017/11/21
Belgian court pushes back extradition hearing for 5 Catalans
2017/11/16
German Court: Kuwait Airways Can Refuse Israeli Passengers
2017/11/10
High court to hear appeal in Newtown school shooting case
2017/10/30
Illinois to require veterans courts across the state in 2018
2017/10/21
Court, for now, blocks immigrant teen's access to abortion
2017/10/10
Australia's High Court to consider fate of 7 lawmakers
2017/10/07
Court nixes class-action status for TGI Friday's drink suit
2017/09/27
Pakistan ex-PM criticizes judiciary for his disqualification
2017/09/23
Ski Resort Fraud Court Case to Get Started in Vermont
2017/09/18
Rooney gets road ban after pleading guilty to drunk driving
2017/09/14
FBI Searched Ex-Oklahoma Senator's Office for Porn
2017/09/08
Abortion clinic dispute to be argued in Ohio Supreme Court
2017/08/29
Supreme Court justice blocks ruling on redrawing Texas districts
2017/08/20
Judge refuses to end Roman Polanski sex assault case
2017/08/16
Missouri Supreme Court rejects request to stop execution
2017/08/12
Prosecutors ask court to imprison Samsung heir for 12 years
2017/08/07
Court complicates Trump's threat to cut 'Obamacare' funds
2017/08/01
Man suspected in Indiana officer's killing due in court
2017/07/24
Driver due in court after deaths of migrants in tractor-trailer
2017/07/24
Court hearing could decide fate of dog pardoned by governor
2017/07/21
Court ends hearing into corruption charges against PM
2017/07/13
Hearing In San Diego Unified Suit Against The College Board
2017/07/11
Rob Kardashian's ex-fiancee arrives at court for hearing
2017/07/10
Relatives of Slain US Troops Describe Loss to Jordan Court
2017/07/04
Court: Energy firm can pass $55M cleanup costs
2017/06/25
Attention on Supreme Court as justice weigh Trump travel ban
2017/06/14
Court filing: Marsh seeks OK to sell 26 grocery stores
2017/06/13
Indiana governor names Judge Goff to state Supreme Court
2017/06/09
Roman Polanski sex victim to appear in court for first time
2017/05/31
Mom sentenced in Australian court for drowning 3 children
2017/05/30
Kim Jong Nam murder suspect asks her parents to pray for her
2017/05/28
Trump travel ban showdown headed for Supreme Court
2017/05/08
New Mexico Supreme Court won't restore funds to Legislature
2017/05/03
Supreme Court says cities can sue banks under anti-bias law
2017/05/01
Idaho Judicial Council accepting applications for high court
2017/04/22
Fresno killings suspect shouts out during 1st court hearing
2017/04/20
Not guilty pleas entered for accused in Canada polygamy case
2017/04/18
Ohio high court will review full autopsies from 8 slayings
2017/04/13
2 inmates seek execution stays from Arkansas high court
2017/04/06
US court ruling could bring more suits over Nazi-looted art
2017/04/02
Democrats tighten opposition of high court pick
2017/03/30
High Court Struggles Over Hospital Pension Dispute
2017/03/20
Court: Student prayers OK at school board meetings
2017/03/17
China praises courts for punishing state security crimes
2017/03/17
Kansas Supreme Court receptive to protecting abortion rights
2017/03/13
Alleged jewel thief arrested after missing court hearing
2017/03/12
Airport shooting suspect in court on mental health issues
2017/03/06
Immigration courts: record number of cases, many problems
2017/03/02
Florida Legislature at "Open War" with State Supreme Court
2017/02/24
US appeals court upholds Maryland assault weapons ban
2017/02/21
Trial court election changes considered by North Carolina House
2017/02/15
Wisconsin Supreme Court to hear open meetings case
2017/02/14
NC court blocks law stripping governor of election powers
2017/01/28
Philippine president's drug crackdown faces court challenge
2017/01/27
Driver due in court in Cleveland officer's hit-and-run death
2017/01/26
Student guilty of black church arsons wants pro-white group
2017/01/22
Ethics measure backers ask high court to let them join case
2017/01/21
Aaron Hernandez expected in court as murder trial nears
2016/12/06
State high court to hear wind power appeal
2016/12/01
German court upholds former Auschwitz guard's conviction
2016/11/29
Supreme Court rejects church's appeal over marijuana laws
2016/11/20
French court restores far-right candidate's ties to father
2016/11/18
Supreme Court stays execution of Alabama inmate
2016/11/03
Supreme Court won't hear challenge to FBI fitness test
2016/11/01
Supreme Court gives new chance to 5 Arizona inmates
2016/10/26
Greece court cancels TV license overhaul; blow to government
2016/10/10
Iraq's federal court rules against prime minister's reforms
2016/10/03
US Supreme Court won't hear Arizona death sentence case
2016/09/22
European court dismisses case brought by Srebrenica families
2016/09/19
Court rules man treated for mental illness can have a gun
2016/09/18
Court halts construction of another section of pipeline
2016/09/11
Biden, Supreme Court nominee on Hill to pressure GOP
2016/09/08
Court denies asylum to 28 detained Latin American mothers
2016/08/24
Appeals court: Week of early voting shouldn't return to Ohio
2016/08/19
Polish prosecutors investigate court head for abuse of power
2016/08/13
North Carolina shooting victim's family hires lawyer
2016/08/09
Appeals court hands loss to New Jersey sports betting effort
2016/07/29
Courts derail voting limits pushed by GOP in 3 states
2016/07/27
Court won't reinstate church official's conviction
2016/07/12
Court denies hospital's bid to perform brain death test
2016/07/08
Thai military court adds to singer's jail term for insults
2016/07/06
Court orders release of Chicago police disciplinary records
2016/07/05
Obama rebukes Poland over paralysis of constitutional court
2016/06/25
Scalia's death, Senate inaction leave Supreme Court in bind
2016/06/14
Spain court orders Operation Puerto blood bags released
2016/06/13
Court Vacates $1.8M Ventura Award in 'American Sniper' Case
2016/06/12
High Court won't hear dispute over birthright citizenship
2016/06/08
Appeals court denies Hope Solo's bid to avoid trial
2016/06/06
British court gives 22 life sentences to pedophile
2016/06/03
Missouri Appeals Court to decide fight over frozen embryos
2016/05/31
Bahrain court more than doubles opposition leader's sentence
2016/05/28
Man admits kidnapping teen girl, raping her during captivity
2016/05/27
Court upholds $3M judgment against Gerber Products Co.
2016/05/26
Swedish court upholds arrest warrant for Julian Assange
2016/05/25
Swedish court upholds arrest warrant for Julian Assange
2016/05/22
Court rejects blocking health warning on sugary drinks ads
2016/05/10
Kansas Supreme Court reviews lawmakers' school aid changes
2016/05/08
Court: Slipknot bassist's child born after he died can sue
2016/05/04
Tribunal: India, Italy should agree on Italian marine's bail
2016/04/25
Stoddard firefighter charged with arson due in court
2016/04/13
Supreme Court to swear in large group of deaf lawyers
2016/04/12
Appeals court rules Mississippi can resume Google inquiry
2016/03/27
Attorney: Court ruling lets Ohio political candidates lie
2016/03/20
Supreme Court rejects states' challenge to Colorado pot law
2016/03/18
Man accused of terrorism charge with fiancee pleads guilty
2016/03/15
RNC launches campaign to oppose Obama's Supreme Court pick
2016/03/12
Teen changes plea to guilty in deaths of mother, stepfather
2016/03/10
Federal appeals court to rehear Texas voter ID case
2016/02/23
German court ends fight over estate of Iran shah's 2nd wife
2016/02/07
Kenya: Supreme court judge to be investigated over bribery
2016/01/30
Texas renews bid for court-imposed refugee restrictions
2016/01/23
Appeals court upholds Virginia health care facility law
2016/01/18
Ohio's top court declines to change rules on plea deals
2016/01/15
High court raises doubts over Puerto Rico sovereignty
2015/12/12
Mexico issues first permits for marijuana under court ruling
2015/11/17
India court orders action on crematorium near Taj Mahal
2015/11/12
Ruling gives Sandusky back $4,900-a-month Penn State pension
2015/11/03
German court: former SS Auschwitz guard fit for trial
2015/11/02
High court rejects ex-stockbroker's appeal in fraud case
2015/10/18
'Whitey' Bulger's lover heads to court on contempt charge
2015/10/17
Man pleads guilty in threats against Wichita courthouse
2015/10/17
Court records: Ohio man on electronic monitor raped teen
2015/10/10
Quaid expected in Vermont court to face charge
2015/09/14
Ferguson panel recommends police, court reform, transparency
2015/09/08
German court rules against Lufthansa pilot strike
2015/09/07
Kentucky court session planned in former women's coach case
2015/09/05
U.S. military chooses rarely-used charge for Bergdahl
2015/08/27
Burkina Faso court rejects candidate of former ruling party
2015/08/12
Man charged with killing Memphis officer to appear in court
2015/08/11
Penn State ex-officials' case heads to appeals court hearing
2015/08/03
UK jury says trader guilty of manipulating key interest rate
2015/07/27
Appeals court revives challenge to consumer agency
2015/07/25
Appeals court revives challenge to consumer age
2015/07/24
NY state Sen. Sampson found guilty of obstruction
2015/07/19
Ill. high court rejects intervention on state paychecks
2015/07/13
Pakistan court grants bail to top model arrested with cash
2015/07/09
Court revises test on determining Native American status
2015/07/04
Bryant tells court it should affirm same-sex marriage ruling
2015/06/29
Supreme Court will re-hear Texas affirmative action
2015/06/20
Illinois high court: Comcast must reveal anonymous commenter
2015/06/10
Man accused of Jewish site shootings to appear in court
2015/06/04
Judge grants new trial in death of intern Chandra Levy
2015/04/23
California court ruling could limit drought fighting tools
2015/03/23
Bond hearing scheduled for millionaire Durst in New Orleans
2015/02/25
Philippine court enters not guilty plea for US Marine
2015/02/09
Former Massey Energy CEO asks court to dismiss charges
2015/02/09
Alabama begins issuing marriage licenses to gay couples
2015/02/03
Supreme Court halts 3 upcoming executions in Oklahoma
2015/02/03
Two justices once open to cameras in court now reconsider
2015/01/30
Fugitive treasure hunter to appear in Florida federal court
2015/01/19
Arizona sheriff could face civil contempt hearing in court
2015/01/08
Nebraska court could hold up Keystone pipeline
2015/01/05
Idaho gay marriage fight appealed to Supreme Court
2014/12/11
Woman at center of 1961 Supreme Court case dies
2008/12/02
Sen. Kennedy awarded honorary degree from Harvard
2008/03/07
Prospective Lawyers May Face Higher Bar Exam Fees
2008/03/06
S.C. giving 1st bar exam since test ruled flawed
2008/03/06
DC Young Lawyers in for Bar Exam Sticker Shock
2008/02/29
2008 Arizona Bar Exam Deadlines and Fees
2008/02/28
February 2008 CA Bar Exam Deadlines
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs jailed by judge after sex trafficking indictment
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Sean “Diddy” Combs headed to jail Tuesday to await trial in a federal sex trafficking case that accuses him of presiding over a sordid empire of sexual crimes protected by blackmail and shocking acts of violence.
The music mogul is charged with racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking. The indictment against him lists allegations that go back to 2008.
He’s accused of inducing female victims and male sex workers into drugged-up, sometimes dayslong sexual performances dubbed “Freak Offs.” The indictment also refers obliquely to an attack on his former girlfriend, the R&B singer Cassie, that was captured on video.
“Not guilty,” Combs told a court, standing to speak after expressionlessly listening to the allegations with his uncuffed hands folded in his lap.
After U.S. Magistrate Judge Robyn Tarnofsky declined to grant him bail, Combs took a long swig from a water bottle, then was led out of court, turning toward family members in the audience as he went.
“Mr. Combs is a fighter. He’s going to fight this to the end. He’s innocent,” his lawyer, Marc Agnifilo, said after court. He plans to appeal the bail decision.
The Bad Boy Records founder is accused of sexually abusing and using physical force toward women and getting his personal assistants, security and household staff to help him hide it all. Prosecutors say he also tried to bribe and intimidate witnesses and victims to keep them quiet.
“Simply put, he is a serial abuser and a serial obstructor,” Assistant U.S. Attorney Emily Johnson told a court.
Agnifilo acknowledged Combs was “not a perfect person,” saying he’d used drugs and had been in “toxic relationships” but was getting treatment and therapy.
“The evidence in this case is extremely problematic,” the attorney told the court.
He maintained that the case stemmed from one long-term, consensual relationship that faltered amid infidelity. He didn’t name the woman, but the details matched those of Combs’ decade-long involvement with Cassie, whose legal name is Casandra Ventura.
The “Freak Offs,” Agnifilo contended, were an expansion of that relationship, and not coercive.
“Is it sex trafficking? Not if everybody wants to be there,” Agnifilo said, arguing that authorities were intruding on his client’s private life.
Prosecutors said in court papers that they had interviewed more than 50 victims and witnesses and expect the number to grow. They said they would use financial, travel and billing records, electronic data and communications and videos of the “Freak Offs” to prove their case.
Combs was arrested Monday in Manhattan, roughly six months after federal authorities raided his luxurious homes in Los Angeles and Miami.
A conviction on every charge would require at least 15 years in prison, with the possibility of a life sentence.
The indictment describes Combs as the head of a criminal enterprise that engaged or attempted to engage in sex trafficking, forced labor, interstate transportation for purposes of prostitution, drug offenses, kidnapping, arson, bribery and obstruction of justice.
Combs and his associates wielded his “power and prestige” to intimidate and lure women into his orbit, “often under the pretense of a romantic relationship,” according to the indictment.
It says he then would use force, threats and coercion to get the women to engage with male sex workers in the “Freak Offs” — “elaborate and produced sex performances” that Combs arranged and recorded, creating dozens of videos. He ensured their participation by procuring and providing drugs, controlling their careers, leveraging his financial support and using intimidation and violence, according to the indictment. It said his employees facilitated “Freak Offs” by taking care of tasks like travel and hotel arrangements and stocking them with such supplies as drugs and baby oil.
The events could last for days, and Combs and victims would often receive IV fluids to recover from the exertion and drug use, the indictment said.
During the searches of Combs’ homes earlier this year, law enforcement seized narcotics, videos of the performances and more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant, according to prosecutors. They said agents also seized firearms and ammunition, including three AR-15s with defaced serial numbers in his bedroom closet in Miami.
Combs’ lawyer said his client didn’t own the guns, noting that he employs a security company.
The indictment says Combs choked, shoved, hit and kicked people, causing injuries that often took days or weeks to heal. His employees and associates sometimes kept victims from leaving or tracked down those who tried, the indictment said.
It alleges that Combs used explicit recordings as “collateral” to ensure the women’s continued obedience and silence. He also exerted control over victims by promising career opportunities, providing and threatening to withhold financial support, dictating how they looked, monitoring their health records and controlling where they lived, according to the indictment. |
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Alaska man charged with sending graphic threats to kill Supreme Court justices
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2024/09/17 21:04
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An Alaska man accused of sending graphic threats to injure and kill six Supreme Court justices and some of their family members has been indicted on federal charges, authorities said Thursday.
Panos Anastasiou, 76, is accused of sending more than 465 messages through a public court website, including graphic threats of assassination and torture coupled with racist and homophobic rhetoric.
The indictment does not specify which justices Anastasiou targeted, but Attorney General Merrick Garland said he made the graphic threats as retaliation for decisions he disagreed with.
“Our democracy depends on the ability of public officials to do their jobs without fearing for their lives or the safety of their families,” he said.
Anastasiou has been indicted on 22 counts, including nine counts of making threats against a federal judge and 13 counts of making threats in interstate commerce.
He was released from detention late Thursday by a federal magistrate in Anchorage with a a list of conditions, including that he not directly or indirectly contact any of the six Supreme Court justices he allegedly threatened or any of their family members.
During the hearing that lasted more than hour, Magistrate Kyle Reardon noted some of the messages Anastasiou allegedly sent between March 2023 and mid-July 2024, including calling for the assassination of two of the Republican-appointed Supreme Court justices so the current Democratic president could appoint their successors.
Instead of toning down his rhetoric after receiving a visit from FBI agents last year, Anastasiou increased the frequency of his messages and their vitriolic language, Reardon said.
Gray-haired and shackled at the ankles above his salmon-colored plastic slippers, Anastasiou wore a yellow prison outfit with ACC printed in black on the back, the initials for the Anchorage Correctional Facility, at the hearing. Born in Greece, he moved to Anchorage 67 years ago. Reardon allowed him to contact his elected officials on other matters like global warming, but said the messages must be reviewed by his lawyers.
Defense attorney Jane Imholte noted Anastasiou is a Vietnam veteran who is undergoing treatment for throat cancer and has no financial means other than his Social Security benefits.
She told the judge that Anastaiou, who signed his own name to the emails, worried about his pets while being detained. She said he only wanted to return home to care for his dogs, Freddie, Buddy and Cutie Pie.
He faces a maximum of 10 years in prison for each count of making threats against a federal judge and up to five years for each count of making threats in interstate commerce if convicted.
Threats targeting federal judges overall have more than doubled in recent years amid a surge of similar violent messages directed at public officials around the country, the U.S. Marshals Service previously said.
In 2022, shortly after the leak of a draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, a man was stopped near the home of Justice Brett Kavanaugh with weapons and zip ties. |
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Giuliani Disbarred in N.Y. for Wrongdoing During Trump’s 2020 Campaign
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2024/07/07 20:19
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Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, federal prosecutor and legal adviser to Donald Trump, was disbarred in New York on Tuesday after a court found he repeatedly made false statements about Trump’s 2020 election loss.
The Manhattan appeals court ruled Giuliani, who had his New York law license suspended in 2021 for making false statements around the election, is no longer allowed to practice law in the state, effective immediately.
“The seriousness of respondent’s misconduct cannot be overstated,” the decision reads. Giuliani “flagrantly misused” his position and “baselessly attacked and undermined the integrity of this country’s electoral process.”
“In so doing, respondent not only deliberately violated some of the most fundamental tenets of the legal profession, but he also actively contributed to the national strife that has followed the 2020 Presidential election, for which he is entirely unrepentant,” the court wrote.
Giuliani said Tuesday that he wasn’t surprised to lose his law license in his hometown, claiming in a post on the social media platform X that the case was “based on an activist complaint, replete with false arguments.”
The former mob prosecutor was admitted to the New York bar in 1969, but before pleading Trump’s case in November 2020, Giuliani had not appeared in court as an attorney since 1992, according to court records.
A Giuliani spokesperson, Ted Goodman, said the man once dubbed “America’s mayor” will appeal the “objectively flawed” decision by the midlevel state court. He also called on others in the legal community to speak out against the “politically and ideologically corrupted decision.”
Giuliani argued in hearings held last October that he believed the claims he was making on behalf of the Trump campaign were true, but the court, in its decision, said it wasn’t convinced.
“Contrary to respondent’s allegations, there is nothing on the record before us that would permit the conclusion that respondent lacked knowledge of the falsehood of the numerous statements that he made, and that he had a good faith basis to believe them to be true,” the decision reads.
Among other things, the court said it found that Giuliani “falsely and dishonestly” claimed during the 2020 Presidential election that thousands of votes were cast in the names of dead people in Philadelphia, including a ballot in the name of the late boxing great Joe Frazier. He also falsely claimed people were taken from nearby Camden, New Jersey, to vote illegally in the Pennsylvania city, the court said. |
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Ex-Thailand PM Shinawatra indicted for defaming monarchy
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2024/06/17 00:02
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Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra was indicted and arraigned Tuesday on a charge of defaming the country’s monarchy in one of several court cases that have rattled Thai politics. He was granted bail.
Thaksin is the unofficial power behind the party leading the government, Pheu Thai, despite being ousted from power in a coup 18 years ago.
He reported himself to prosecutors Tuesday morning and was indicted, Prayuth Bejraguna, a spokesperson for the Office of the Attorney General, said at a news conference.
Thaksin, 74, voluntarily returned to Thailand last year from self-imposed exile and served virtually all of his sentence on corruption-related charges in a hospital rather than prison on medical grounds. He was granted release on parole in February.
Since then, Thaksin has maintained a high profile, traveling the country making public appearances and political observations that could upset the powerful conservative establishment that was behind his 2006 ouster.
His removal from power had started a deep political polarization in Thailand. Thaksin’s opponents, who were generally staunch royalists, accused him of corruption, abuse of power and disrespecting then-King Bhumibol Adulyadej, who died in 2016.
Prosecution of the long-ago lese majeste case is seen by some analysts as a warning from Thaksin’s enemies that he should tone down his political activities.
Thaksin’s lawyer, Winyat Chatmontree, told reporters that Thaksin was ready to enter the judicial process. The Criminal Court, where Thakisin was arraigned after being indicted, said Thaksin’s bail release was approved with a bond of 500,000 baht ($13,000) under the condition that he cannot travel out of Thailand unless approved by court. His passport was confiscated.
The law on defaming the monarchy, an offense known as lese majeste, is punishable by three to 15 years in prison. It is among the harshest such laws globally and increasingly has been used in Thailand to punish government critics.
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Witness at trial recounts fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
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2024/02/26 05:57
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Testimony at trial Monday turned emotional and argumentative as an eyewitness recounted the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a movie rehearsal and described gun misfires, crew members walking out and a “ludicrous” pace of work.
Hannah Gutierrez-Reed, who was the armorer for the upcoming Western movie “Rust,” is fighting charges of involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence at a trial that entered its third day of testimony Monday. A trial date was set for Baldwin in July on a single charge of involuntary manslaughter in the death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. He has pleaded not guilty.
Defense attorneys highlighted Gutierrez-Reed’s unusual disadvantage and vulnerability at the time as a part-time, 24-year-old armorer without trade-union membership on a set where few dared confront Baldwin directly about concerns about safety and related budgeting.
Monday’s testimony veered into the actor’s handling of the revolver that killed Hutchins — including a video of Baldwin twice practicing a cross-draw maneuver for a camera on Oct. 21, 2021, shortly before the fatal shooting that day. Investigators found no video of the shooting.
The video of Baldwin was accompanied by searing testimony from Ross Addiego, a front-line “Rust” crew member who helped guide the film’s camera. Addiego said that in the moments after a shot rang out on set, he made eye contact with a wounded Hutchins and tried to calm wounded director Joel Souza.
“The first person I made eye contact with was Halyna, who was clearly injured. In fact, she was starting to go flush and I think holding her right side,” said Addiego, breaking into tears. “I think I yelled out, ‘If you can’t help, get ... out of here, and someone call 911.’”
Prosecutors guided Addiego through testimony in which he described his anger and frustration with safety procedures on set, including the sight of a storage cart for guns and ammunition that frequently appeared to be unattended and Gutierrez-Reed’s work as an armorer in charge of loading guns with blank and dummy rounds. Investigators found six live rounds on the set of “Rust,” including the one that killed Hutchins.
Addiego noted two gun misfires on set — confirmed as blank rounds without projectiles by workplace safety regulators — and just one safety meeting over the course about two work weeks, when daily meetings are the norm.
He said prior to the fatal shooting he lodged safety complaints with union representatives and the film’s top safety official, assistant director David Halls, who pleaded no contest last year to a charge of negligent use of a deadly weapon and may be called on to testify.
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Taiwan’s presidential candidates emphasize peace in relations with Beijing
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2024/01/01 23:39
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Taiwan’s presidential candidates expressed desire for peaceful relations with Beijing, which has described Jan. 13 elections on the self-ruled island as a choice between war and peace and stepped up harassment of the territory that China claims as its own.
William Lai, the front-runner and currently Taiwan’s vice president from the ruling Democratic People’s Party, said in a televised debate Saturday that he was open to communicating with the government in Beijing, which has refused to talk to him or President Tsai Ing-wen.
Beijing favors the candidate from the more China-friendly Nationalist, or Kuomintang, Party, and has accused Lai and Tsai of being “separatists” who are trying to provoke a Chinese attack on Taiwan.
Taiwan split from China amid civil war in 1949, but Beijing continues to regard the island of 23 million with its high-tech economy as Chinese territory and has been steadily increasing its threat to achieve that goal by military force if necessary.
Tensions with China have featured strongly in the presidential campaign.
China has also stepped up military pressure on the island by sending military jets and ships near it almost daily. Taiwan’s Defense Ministry this month also reported Chinese balloons, which could be used for spying, flying in its vicinity.
Differences over Taiwan are a major flashpoint in U.S.-China relations. U.S. relations with the island are governed by the 1979 Taiwan Relations Act, which makes it American policy to ensure Taiwan has the resources to defend itself and to prevent any unilateral change of status by Beijing.
Hou Yu-ih, the Kuomintang candidate, also said he sought peaceful relations with Beijing.
The Kuomintang previously endorsed unification with China but has shifted its stance in recent years as Taiwan’s electorate is increasingly identifying as Taiwanese -– as opposed to Chinese -– and wants to maintain the status quo in relations with Beijing.
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Sen. Menendez enters not guilty plea to a new conspiracy charge
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2023/10/30 22:02
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U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez returned to Manhattan federal court Monday to challenge a new criminal charge alleging that he conspired to act as an agent of the Egyptian government when he chaired the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
“Not guilty,” Menendez, 69, said when Judge Sidney H. Stein asked him for a plea to the charge. It was his first appearance before Stein, who is expected to preside over a trial tentatively scheduled for May.
Stein said the plea was the sole purpose for the hearing and adjourned the proceeding after less than five minutes. The New Jersey Democrat left the courthouse minutes later without speaking to reporters waiting outside. At an arraignment before a magistrate judge last month, Menendez was released on a $100,000 bond.
In a statement issued after the hearing, Menendez repeated his claim that the new charge “flies in the face of my long record of standing up for human rights and democracy in Egypt and in challenging leaders of that country.”
He again called it “as outrageous as it is absurd” and said he has been loyal only to the United States his entire life.
“The facts haven’t changed. The government is engaged in primitive hunting, by which the predator chases its prey until it’s exhausted and then kills it. This tactic won’t work,” he said. “I will not litigate this case through the press, but have made it abundantly clear that I have done nothing wrong and once all the facts are presented will be found innocent.”
Menendez was forced to step down from his powerful post leading the Senate committee after he was charged last month. Prosecutors said the senator and his wife, Nadine Menendez, accepted bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car over the past five years from three New Jersey businessmen in exchange for a variety of corrupt acts.
The other defendants entered not guilty charges to a superseding indictment last week. The senator was permitted to delay his arraignment so he could tend to Senate duties. He has said that throughout his life he has been loyal to the United States and that he will prove he is innocent.
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