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Broward judge's Twitter use ruffles Public Defender
Broward Circuit Judge Matthew Destry's recent foray into the Twitter social networking site has ruffled the feathers of Public Defender Howard Finkelstein, who is questioning whether a judge should be tweeting from the bench. Most of the messages sent...
Tags: Justice System, Media Industry, Crime, Law and Justice, Howard Finkelstein, Twitter, Inc.
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Jodi Arias denied mistrial in death penalty hearing
ReutersPHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona judge denied a defense attorney's request for a mistrial on Monday in the death penalty phase of Jodi Arias' sensational murder trial, after a long-time friend declined to testify as a character witness, citing threats....Tags: Justice System, Witnesses, Television Industry, Satellite and Cable Service, Crime, Law and Justice
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Marijuana dispensary operators welcome Senate vote clarifying law
Operators of medical marijuana dispensaries are welcoming action Monday by state lawmakers that would block prosecutions for illegal drug sales by cooperatives and collectives under certain conditions. The state Senate on Monday approved legislation...
Tags: Medical Marijuana Therapy, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Darrell Steinberg
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Judge in NY 'stop and frisk' trial mulls cameras for police
ReutersBy Bernard Vaughan NEW YORK, May 20 (Reuters) - The federal judge who will rule in a class-action lawsuit accusing New York City police of racial profiling in their "stop and frisk" crime-fighting tactic expressed interest in having police officers...Tags: Witnesses, Justice System, Trials, Racism, New York City Police Department
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Feuer beats Trutanich; Galperin leading Zine
After an especially contentious campaign, Los Angeles City Atty. Carmen Trutanich conceded to challenger Mike Feuer late Tuesday, while attorney Ron Galperin was leading City Councilman Dennis Zine in partial returns for another citywide office,...
Tags: Values, Politics, Justice System, Religion and Belief, Carmen Trutanich
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Trial begins for Vernon Hills man accused of killing his wife
Special to the TribuneLake County prosecutors told jurors today that Vernon Hills resident Ronald Stolberg asphyxiated his wife nearly two years ago because she was disturbing his sleep, but the defense maintained Stolberg was trying to keep her from hurting herself. Defense...Tags: Vernon Hills, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution
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Prosecutor: Burger King murder suspect made incriminating statements
James Ealy killed a Lake County restaurant manager for two basic reasons — because he wanted to, and because he could, a prosecutor said Tuesday at the start of Ealy's murder trial. Ealy's attorney countered that there is no evidence linking him...
Tags: Prisons, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Lindenhurst (Lake, Illinois)
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Alleged killer bride stabbing captured on 911 tape
Hours before her wedding last summer, bride-to-be Na Cola Darcel Franklin frantically called 911 from her Whitehall Township apartment to report her fiance was drunk and about to drive away with their 9-month-old baby. "Give me my baby. You're drunk,...
Tags: Trials, Allentown, Family, Whitehall, Punishment
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Jury awards $38.5 million in negligence case against doctors
A Broward jury has awarded more than $28.5 million to a Lauderdale Lakes man who was left in a vegetative state after undergoing a "manipulation under anesthesia" in 2008, and another $10 million to the man's two daughters. Dale Whyte, 37, never woke...
Tags: Medical Procedures and Tests, Justice System, Lauderdale Lakes, Malpractice, Defendants
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Grifo wins Easton district judge seat
Easton attorney Antonia Grifo swept both sides of the ballot to win the district judge seat covering the downtown, West Ward and College Hill. With six of seven precincts reporting at 11 p.m. Grifo led on both the Democratic and Republican ticket,...Tags: Politics, Justice System, Easton (Easton, Pennsylvania), Crime, Law and Justice, Judges
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Judicial hopefuls rely on political consultants
This story was reported in collaboration with Medill Watchdog, a project at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, and WGN-TV, with producer Marsha Bartel and reporter Mark Suppelsa contributing. Medill Watchdog can be found at...
Tags: Politics, Northwestern University, Cook County Government, Primaries, Voting
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Family of man killed by Downey police settles for $4.5 million
The family of an unarmed man killed by a Downey police officer with a submachine gun in a case of mistaken identity has agreed to a $4.5-million settlement with the city's insurer. Michael Nida, 31, was fatally shot in the back Oct. 22, 2011, by Officer...Tags: Justice System, Shootings, Trials, Insurance, Crime, Law and Justice
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