A Missouri judge has ordered the former head of a failed artificial sweetener plant in Moberly to wear a GPS monitoring device while he awaits trial.

A KOTA Territory woman found incompetent to stand trial in 2011 for attempted murder back is back in court via closed circuit TV.

Oregon man who got naked at Portland International Airport to protest TSA airport screening is in court fighting a federal fine.

PHOENIX (AP) - A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people.

It took one neighborhood years to get a court order to tear down an eyesore house in the Highland Creek neighborhood.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, May 15 (UPI) -- A knifemaker pleaded guilty in an Alaska court to purchasing six restricted walrus tusks from an undercover agent.

Dutschke was in court Monday on charges of making and possessing ricin, part of the investigation into poison-laced letters sent to President Barack Obama and others.

Will Hunter was driving a former prison inmate to a job interview at a door manufacturing plant in Ludlow, Vt., recently when the man, in his 50s, started to question whether the trip was a waste of time.

Bruce Cole, former CEO of Mamtek, faces fraud and forgery charges after plans for a Moberly plant collapse.

BRATTLEBORO -- Attorneys for a man accused of killing a Brattleboro woman in 2011 should have their request for the suppression of evidence denied, wrote Paul Van de Graaf, First Assistant and Criminal Chief for the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont, in filings to the U.S. District Court.

The Georgia Supreme Court has rejected Roswell lawyer Dale Calomeni’s request that he receive a reprimand from a State Bar review panel for violating ethics rules, saying such discipline is insufficient.

The Colorado Supreme Court will issue a decision May 28 on whether the state's public schools are adequately funded.

The FDA is changing its approval process for metal hip implants, according to a recent Reuters report, and some lawyers are concerned about what this will mean for victims' rights. Oakland personal injury lawyer Jeff Nadrich weighs in. (PRWeb May 12, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/depuy/hip/prweb10720732.htm

SD sex offender accused of illegal petitioning RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota law prohibiting convicted sex offenders from circulating petitions is being used to prosecute a Rapid City man banned from petitioning on county property more than a year ago. Defense attorney Dennis Groff said in court Tuesday that he is working with prosecutors to resolve the charges against his client, who ...

OAKLAND, Calif., May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- After two months of trial, on May 10, 2013, an Alameda County jury returned a verdict in Andrews, et. al. v. Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC., Case ...

By David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - A battle over Bibles is brewing in Georgia, where the governor said on Wednesday the books should be allowed to be placed in the bedside table drawers at state-owned vacation properties after an atheist's objection led to their removal. Ed Buckner, an author and former president of a group called American Atheists, said he complained to state officials last ...

The owner of the Argosy Sioux City has taken legal action as part of its bid to force Iowa gaming regulators Wednesday to overturn their decision last month to replace the gambling boat with a Hard Rock-branded casino in downtown Sioux City.

A KOTA Territory woman found 'not guilty by reason of insanity' in 2011 for attempted murder back is back in court via closed circuit TV.

A former director of the Bureau of Land Management in Nevada has been sentenced to three life terms in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of Sexual Assault and one count of Lewdness with a Minor Under the Age of 14.

Kyle Bolaski on August 18, 2008, at his arraignment in Windsor District Court. (Valley News - Jennifer Hauck) Purchase photo reprints » Vincent Tamburello Sr., left, and his wife, Ronnie Tamburello, react in May 2011 to the jury's guilty verdict in the second-degree murder trial of Kyle Bolaski, who shot and killed their son, Vincent, in a 2008 dispute.

Almost a year after Jose Lumbreras killed his girlfriend and her 6-year-old son in a drunk-driving accident, the UC Berkeley master's graduate admitted the crimes in court.

Bruce Cole is under house arrest in his home state of California awaiting a Missouri trial on felony fraud and forgery charges.

Robert Aronson is the Managing Attorney at Aronson & Associates, a Minneapolis-based immigration law firm serving a national and international clientele.

KINGMAN – As thunder claps boomed Thursday morning above the courthouse, Kingman County jurors ...

Carey Danis & Lowe pelvic mesh lawyers have been closely following proceedings in Ethicon MDL 2327, and provide their perspective on the Gynecare Prolift mesh lawsuit removal request from the Ethicon MDL to a California state court and pretrial orders issued in the Ethicon MDL.St. Louis, Missouri (PRWEB) April 25, 2013 Pelvic mesh lawyers at Carey Danis & Lowe continue to follow Ethicon MDL 2327 ...

by Peter Galuszka Like a peeling onion, the gift-giving scandal rocking the Executive Mansion is revealing layer after layer of influence. Consider who’s handling the court cases that attorney general and gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli is too conflicted to handle.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]

Lancaster County's political boundaries just got scrambled.The state Supreme Court decided Wednesday to uphold a Republican-friendly plan to redraw the borders of Pennsylvania's legislative districts.The map will take effect for Pennsylvania's 203 House districts and 50 Senate districts in next year...

A law banning all cell phone use for minors while driving in Kentucky has been in effect since 2011, but a very small amount of citations have actually been issued to those breaking the law.

NEW HAVEN — Secret recordings showed that an aide to former Connecticut House Speaker Chris Donovan implicated himself in a conspiracy to hide the source of political contributions, a prosecutor said Monday at the start of the aide's trial.

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They clomp down the road in black boots, marching with chains locked around their ankles. The past few weeks, a small band of convicted inmates from Brevard County Jail has been working on a chain gang, accoridng to Local 6 News partner Florida Today. First-year Sheriff Wayne Ivey says he launched the project as a sort of living-and-breathing public service announcement, choosing black-and-white ...

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.        

President Barack Obama combined a vigorous defence of his controversial use of drones with a no less impassioned demand for the closure of the notorious prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, which he called “a symbol around the world for an America that flouts the rule of law.” Related Stories President Barack Obama defends drone strikes - but moves to rein them in Video: Bridge linking Washington and ...

A Wisconsin Dells man convicted of attempting to have sex with a young girl will stay out of prison if he successfully completes probation, but must register as a sex offender.

After an inmate escaped from court in Sidney on Thursday and two similar escapes in Williston, courthouse security measures here are beefing up.

Dow Chemical Co. (DOW) was ordered by a federal judge to pay a $1.2 billion judgment in a urethane price-fixing case after losing its bid to undo a jury’s verdict that it colluded with competitors.

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) — A northeast Pennsylvania teenager who acknowledges having accidentally shot a friend to death a year ago has testified in the trial of his mother, who is charged with having covered up the shooting.

MONTPELIER — Top officials for a Hartford Elks lodge soon could be ordered into court to explain why their organization has balked at paying any of the $709,000 owed to victims and lawyers in a long-running sex-discrimination case.

A Rushville man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison following his conviction on a charge of child molesting, a class “D” felony. According to a news release from the Rush County Prosecutor’s office, Garyn Randolph, 26, of Rushville, was sentenced April 26, 2013, by Rush Circuit Court Judge David Northam to 20 years in prison.

Lawyers and supporters for the California Innocence Project are walking 660 miles from San Diego to Sacramento, California, to personally deliver clemency petitions to Governor Jerry Brown for the release of the California 12, a dozen inmates who have strong cases of factual innocence. Follow their progress on TakePart.

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A graduate of Cheverus High School and former trustee of the Jesuit school in Portland, Maine, has been sentenced to more than 6 years in prison for his role in an insider-trading scheme.