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Lawyers in Colorado shooting case challenge insanity defense law
ReutersCENTENNIAL, Colo. (Reuters) - Lawyers for accused Colorado movie theater gunman James Holmes argued on Thursday the state's insanity defense law was unconstitutional because it forces him to cooperate with court-appointed psychiatrists or forfeit the...Tags: Prosecution, Health and Medical Professionals, Justice System, Psychiatrists, Trials
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'Killer bride' will serve life for slaying fiance on wedding day
Spending at least 13 years in prison for stabbing her fiance to death on their wedding day seemed too high a price to Na Cola Darcel Franklin, so she rejected that plea deal earlier this week and demanded a trial. After just three hours of...Tags: Weddings, Witnesses, Prosecution, Justice System, Trials
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Obama administration targets reporters in crackdown on leaks
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON First, there was the news that the Justice Department had secretly seized telephone records of reporters at the Associated Press. A week later, there were reports that the department had investigated a Fox News journalist as a potential...Tags: Iran's Nuclear Program, Trials, FBI, Eric Holder, Espionage Act of 1917
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Russia's oldest rights group fights 'foreign agent' tag
ReutersMOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's oldest rights group began a legal battle on Friday to avoid being branded a "foreign agent" under a new law it sees as a tool of repression by President Vladimir Putin. Memorial, which has fought to preserve the memory of...Tags: Prosecution, Justice System, Vladimir Putin, Russia, Judges
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Solicitor General makes decision on Bay Mills casino in Vanderbilt
VANDERBILT — The fate of the Bay Mills Casino in Vanderbilt could soon be in the hands of the U.S. Supreme Court, but not if a recently filed brief by the U.S Solicitor General holds sway. The 24-page brief argues the state of Michigan’s...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Trials, Judges, U.S. Supreme Court
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Ex-LAPD detective sentenced to 20 years for beating wife to death
A former Los Angeles police homicide detective was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in a Hawaii prison for beating his wife to death, authorities said. Dan DeJarnette, 59, pleaded guilty in March to manslaughter. The plea came shortly before he was to...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Justice System, Trials, Murder
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Turkey bans alcohol advertising and curbs sales
ReutersANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey banned alcohol advertising and tightened restrictions on its sale on Friday, drawing criticism from secular Turks as well as the country's brewing industry. The new law includes a ban on shops selling alcohol from 10pm to 6am,...Tags: Distilling and Brewing Industry, Justice System, Judges, Turkey, Consumer Goods Industries
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Drug cartel boss pleads guilty to murder in U.S. agent's death
WASHINGTON — A Mexican drug cartel commander pleaded guilty Thursday to murder and attempted murder in a 2011 ambush south of the border that left one American agent dead and a second injured, and which sharply strained U.S.-Mexico relations....
Tags: Court Preliminary, Prosecution, Justice System, Trials, Gulf Cartel
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State files another request for gag order in George Zimmerman case
State prosecutors have renewed their request for a gag order in the George Zimmerman case, their third effort to muzzle his defense team. Assistant State Attorney Bernie de la Rionda filed his motion Thursday, stating that Zimmerman's defense team...
Tags: Court Preliminary, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Justice System, Trayvon Martin
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State: Man Lost Toes after Couple's Medicaid Fraud
Channel 2 NewsAn Anchorage husband and wife have been sentenced for endangering the welfare of an adult, after billing Medicaid for care they didn’t provide to a diabetic man who later had two of his toes amputated. According to a Thursday statement from...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Justice System, Government Health Care, Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
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Academics back BP's fight to cap oil spill payouts
ReutersLONDON (Reuters) - A group of accountancy professors is backing BP's fight to cap the U.S. oil spill compensation payouts it has to fund as the cash outflow threatens to add billions of dollars to its bill for the disaster. The news comes after the...Tags: Elections, Crime, Law and Justice, Oil Spills, Justice System, George W. Bush
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Lawyer who helped prosecute Gov. Ryan tapped for U.S. attorney's post
The lawyer picked Thursday to succeed Patrick Fitzgerald as Chicago's U.S. attorney is a former federal prosecutor best known for taking on corrupt politicians and powerful institutions such as the University of Notre Dame. Zachary Fardon would take...
Tags: Elections, Mark Kirk, Trials, Jimmy Carter, U.S. Senate
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