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Woman charged in slayings of Connecticut couple due in court
Legal Exams 11/02/2015A Connecticut woman accused of conspiring with her boyfriend to kill his parents when they were considering cutting him out of their will is scheduled to make her first court appearance. Jennifer Valiante of Westport is expected to be arraigned Monda...
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High court won't hear appeal on mortgage ratings
Legal Exams 11/02/2015The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from shareholders who claim the Standard & Poor's ratings firm made false statements about its ratings of risky mortgage investments that helped trigger the financial crisis. The justices on Monday let stand...
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German court: former SS Auschwitz guard fit for trial
Legal Marketing 11/01/2015A German court says a 93-year-old former SS sergeant charged with 170,000 counts of accessory to murder on allegations he served as an Auschwitz death camp guard has been declared fit for trial. The Detmold state court said Monday a doctor det...
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US appeals court upholds gun laws after Newtown massacre
Notable Attorneys 10/19/2015A federal appeals court has upheld key provisions of New York and Connecticut laws banning possession of semi-automatic assault weapons and large-capacity magazines. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday, finding that the core par...
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Federal court programs aim to keep defendants out of prison
National News 10/19/2015Angelique Chacon had emotionally girded herself to spend six years behind bars for selling methamphetamine when her attorney gave her a way out — a new rehabilitation program in U.S. District Court in Los Angeles that might allow her to avoid prison....
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'Whitey' Bulger's lover heads to court on contempt charge
Recent Cases 10/18/2015The longtime girlfriend and fugitive companion of James "Whitey" Bulger is expected in federal court to face a contempt charge for refusing to tell whether other people helped the Boston mobster during his 16 years on the run. Catherine Greig ...
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Man pleads guilty in threats against Wichita courthouse
Lawyer Interviews 10/17/2015A 22-year-old man accused of threatening to storm the Sedgwick County Courthouse and kill law enforcement officers has pleaded guilty. Samuel McCrory pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of criminal threat and three counts of criminal possession of a...
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Lawyer tried to keep Somali rape victim in Australia
Recent Cases 10/16/2015A lawyer for a pregnant Somalia refugee rape victim said Monday that he wanted to seek a court order keeping her in Australia before the government suddenly flew her to Nauru without providing the abortion she had requested. The case of the 23-year-o...
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Court records: Ohio man on electronic monitor raped teen
Headline Legal News 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
Recent Cases 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
Lawyer Interviews 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
National News 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...