George Zimmerman is in court Monday for what should be the last hearing before his trial begins

GREENVILLE — An attorney has been appointed for a Wills Point man, who is appealing his conviction on a charge of murder in connection with a shooting death in January 2010.

Part of Johnson’s Nevada case halted, Utah charges proceed by Tom Harvey The Salt Lake Tribune Published Apr 22, 2013 11:07PM MDT A judge in Nevada presiding over a lawsuit against Jeremy Johnson has granted an emergency motion by federal prosecutors in Utah to temporarily halt some proceedings while they pursue criminal charges against the St. George businessman and four cohorts in his online ...

A 21-year-old Ohio University student from Springboro has been indicted on a charge of felonious assault stemming from the stabbing of a student outside an uptown Athens bar and restaurant nearly three months ago, the Athens News is reporting. Patrick M. Barry has pleaded not guilty to the charge and a judge has set trial for July. Tuesday night, Barry was not listed among the inmates in the ...

Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell was convicted of the first-degree murder of three babies delivered alive and then killed with scissors; the Justice Department secretly obtained two months of Associated Press phone records; O.J. Simpson returned to court in Las Vegas; New Orleans police made progress in Mother's Day shooting investigation; and more stories are in today's World Briefly ...

A Texas man was sentenced today in federal court in Trenton, New Jersey, to 71 months in prison for conspiracy to manipulate stock prices through a “botnet” network.

Given the ethical controversy that came with former Judge Mary Ann Gunn's use of her drug court as a springboard to commercial television, you'd think a judge wouldn't even ask. District Judge Ralph Ohm of Hot Springs asked a Judicial Ethics Advisory opinion about whether the court could co-operate with a TV production company in producing a program, "profit based and perhaps syndicated," that ...

CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) -- Authorities say a Clarksburg man charged with selling illegal synthetic drugs at two West Virginia shops is now on the run, and U.S. marshals are hunting for him. Jury selection

-- Kevin M. Widener was sentenced in September 2010 to two years, eight months to seven years in prison for burglary in Hall County and burglary in Adams County. His hearing is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Tecumseh State Correctional Institution.

Order follows new claims of misconduct by juror Dennis DeMartin Polo magnate John Goodman, convicted of DUI manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in state prison, will get a new trial because of newly discovered juror misconduct, a Palm Beach County judge ordered Friday.        

On May 13, 1963, the U.S. Supreme Court in Brady v. Maryland upheld a lower court decision overturning the death sentence of John L. Brady for murder because the prosecution had withheld evidence

Eight Western Washington marijuana growers -- including four Vietnamese refugees in their 60s -- could spend years in prison if federal prosecutors get their way in coming weeks.

Outlaw hires big-name attorney Attorney for Sandusky biker accused of racketeering and robbery represented rapper then known as Snoop Dogg. Register INDIANAPOLIS May 14, 2013 googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display("dfp-ad-sandusky_register"); }); Christian Miller, 40, was arrested at a Homegardner Road home Oct. 25. Federal prosecutors had filed an indictment against him for his small ...

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) - The aggravated murder trial began Wednesday in Everett for a prison inmate accused of killing a corrections officer at the Washington state Reformatory.

Attorneys would be subject to discipline, including possible disbarment, for threatening to report the immigration status of a worker considering an employment claim under terms of fast-moving legislation that passed a key California committee Tuesday. Lawyers can already be disciplined for dishonesty or "moral turpitude." The new language, supporters said, will give immigrants the protection ...

Attorneys for the man convicted of killing four people at a Colorado pizzeria in 1993 have launched another legal offensive to stave off his execution.

The Justice Department announced it will appeal a federal judge's order to lift all age limits on who can buy Plan B One-Step morning-after birth control pills without a prescription.

(WASHINGTON) — Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged by federal prosecutors in his hospital room Monday with using a weapon of mass destruction to kill — a crime that carries a possible death sentence. Officials have said Tsarnaev, 19, and his older brother set off the two pressure-cooker bombs at last week’s race that sprayed shrapnel into the crowds, killing three ...

JACKSON — The family of a guard killed during a prison riot in Mississippi has filed a federal lawsuit that says inadequate staffing and poor treatment created a dangerous environment.

A California state court has dismissed a closely watched lawsuit charging that Delta Air Lines failed to comply with state privacy laws for mobile applications

Some of the Amish sentenced in beard-cutting attacks on fellow Amish in Ohio are upset with federal prison education requirements.

York County's future political landscape has been mapped, with turf boundaries apparently settled in a two-year battle over state House and Senate redistricting.

A federal judge is hearing final motions from both sides before starting the trial of a Virginia woman charged with embezzling more than $1 million in horse racing funds from a West Virginia casino and racetrack.

NEWARK, N.J., April 27 (UPI) -- Singer Lauryn Hill confirmed in New Jersey federal court she had landed a $1 million record deal.

In Polk County, the epicenter for most child abuse in Iowa, formal court petitions filed so the state can seek custody of abused children are rising again.

Jurors have wrapped up initial deliberations without reaching a verdict in an Ohio murder case hinging on whether a dying, paralyzed man identified his shooter by blinking his eyes.

A judge on Friday upheld Steven Spader’s sentence of life without parole for the first-degree murder of Kimberly Cates in 2010. Spader, 21, also will continue to serve 76 years to life on four additional charges. Judge Jillian Abramson announced that Spader refused transport to the Hillsborough County Superior Court for his sentencing hearing Friday just as he did Monday. Abramson said the ...

“Most Louisiana politicians get elected and go to prison, but I assure you I’m going to break that trend.”

A California court recently certified a class action proceeding against a unique online dating service. The ruling means that nearly 10,000 users might be able to assert claims arising from alleged misuse of their personal information.

WASHINGTON - The Congressional Black Caucus pressed the Federal Communications Commission on Wednesday to move swiftly to cut the costs that prison inmates and their families are paying for phone calls, an issue that has been tied up with the regulatory panel for a decade.

A man who surrendered to authorities Saturday night after barricading himself inside an Akron home with children for two hours is due in court Monday.

New York City's fire department must subject itself to court supervision for five years to ensure it does not discriminate against blacks and Hispanics in its hiring practices, a federal appeals court ...

TEXOMA -- The nation's highest court is preparing to consider whether a North Texas water district should have access to water supplies in southeastern Oklahoma.

Little more than six months after updating the rights of New Jersey’s crime victims, two lawmakers are looking to further strengthen the victim’s standing in court with legislation that would force a defendant to attend his sentencing to hear victim impact statements.

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) -- A Blackfoot man who pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for his role in a traffic crash last summer has been sentenced to 30 months in prison.

Mediocre employees deserve the same protection as others from sexual harassment, a federal appeals court said Friday as it reinstated a lawsuit brought by a New Jersey woman against a financial services ...

Attorney Steven Gursten of Michigan Auto Law discusses auto insurance rates, and how No Fault reform would affect Michigan auto accident victimsFarmington Hills, MI (PRWEB) April 25, 2013 Gov. Rick Snyder recently presented a new proposal for Michigan No Fault reform. According to a press release on Gov. ...

By Melinda Dickinson and Sherrel Stewart BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County expects to file a plan by late June to exit its landmark $4.2 billion municipal bankruptcy, a lawyer for the county said on Thursday. The 18-month-old case is a testing ground for how bondholders fare when a local government debtor becomes insolvent. Jefferson County, whose exit plan appears ...

When a convicted murderer is paroled from prison, where does he go?

A baseball-sized rock that crashed through the roof of a house at 2 Williams Court on Friday night is a meteorite, according to an expert at the Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History.

Dereon Tayronne Kelley, 22, of Bryan, has been ordered to prison following his convictions on all counts for communicating a bomb threat to an academic institution, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced today.