The North Dakota Legislature approved funding for two new judgeships for the six-county Northwest Judicial District. The judges, who have not yet been selected, are expected to be chambered by Sept.

The Washington County Board of Health has appointed Court Witschey as full-time administrator at the county health department.

(AP Photo/Steve Ueckert). NRA Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Wayne LaPierre speaks during the leadership forum at the National Rifle Association's annual meeting Friday, May 3, 2013 in Houston.

Jodi Arias asked jurors today to give her life in prison, arguing she "lacked perspective" when she told a local reporter in an interview after she was convicted of murder that she preferred execution.

A San Miguel County probate judge who resigned under pressure from the state Judicial Standards Commission had called women “sweetheart,” retaliated against a lawyer who said he would file a complaint against the judge and lied to the commission, according to documents unsealed Tuesday by the New Mexico Supreme Court.

A federal judge on Friday ordered a preliminary injunction blocking an Arkansas law that would ban abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy, a court official told CNN on Friday.

Galaxy Gaming, a Las Vegas manufacturer of casino table games, has been deemed unsuitable to do business in California by a judge, a recommendation that could call into question the company’s Nevada gaming license.

Judge Holly Clemons on Thursday ruled that Champaign Mayor Don Gerard was "guilty of poor judgment and ill-advised behavior" and probably has "anger-control issues," but was not guilty of what musician Jim Bean had described as stalking. Clemons denied Bean's request for an order of protection against Gerard. URBANA — A Champaign County judge ruled in favor of Champaign Mayor Don Gerard on ...

By Barbara Corbellini Duarte - Diane Wilson, 65, stopped eating on May 1 to honor the Guantanamo Bay prisoners who have been on a hunger strike for 99 days.

Idaho man charged in Uzbekistan terrorism plot appears in court by John Miller The Associated Press Published May 17, 2013 10:55AM MDT BOISE, Idaho • An Uzbekistan national living in Boise said little during his first court appearance Friday on federal charges from Idaho that he gave support, cash and other resources to help a recognized terrorist group in his home country plan a terrorist ...

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) -- After two years of trials and tribulations, Brian Berger is no longer a New Hanover County Commissioner. That was the result of a 3-2 vote that some said was overdue, but it may have raised more questions than answers moving forward. After months of discussion New Hanover County Commissioners successfully used a common law which has not been used since 1935 to remove ...

VICTORIA – A jury was chosen Monday for a lawsuit brought by Amanda Guillen against Calhoun County and Precinct 2 Commissioner Vern Lyssy in U.S. Southern District of Texas Court. Judge Gregg Costa es

A judge granted the Kansas City charter a temporary injunction one day before the school was to close.

One year ago, allegations of widespread sexual abuse by guards came to light. Tonight at 10, Beth will share what has changed in that time.

The Yolo Superior Court held a formal ceremony on Monday for graduates of the Court's Felony Probation Drug Court.Judge Janet Gaard presided over the ceremony held in her chambers of the Yolo County Courthouse.

A man who attempted to smuggle heroin through Dulles Airport has been found guilty and is facing a recommended sentence of 15 years.

James Fry, the last defendant related to the Tom Petters Ponzi scheme, went on trial Monday, May 20, on fraud charges that could put him in prison for decades.

Bill would expand where concealed weapon permit holders can carry, while lengthening penalties for crimes committed with a gun

A lesbian couple can't cohabitate, a Texas judge ruled, because one woman's divorce settlement bars overnight guests except spouses   — and the lesbian couple can't marry in Texas.

The media circus that is Jodi Arias' murder trial is in its final stretch, as the jury began deliberations Friday following closing arguments. The jury, which has been in court since January, will resume deliberations Monday.

A Sarcoxie woman entered an Alford plea Friday in Jasper County Circuit Court to a felony count of child endangerment in a case involving the alleged abuse of her baby boy. Benita Devido, 26, entered the plea as part of a deal with the Jasper County prosecutor’s office that would limit the prison time that she might receive to no more than five years. She had been facing the possibility of up to ...

MCKINNEY, Texas - A judge has ruled that a North Texas lesbian couple can't live together because of a morality clause in one of the women's divorce papers.

ASHEVILLE — A Western North Carolina prison official was sentenced this week to 17 months in federal prison for extorting drugs from parolees under his supervision.

The Alaska Supreme Court has issued a ruling that could lead to a new trial for one of the Fairbanks Four. The high court turned down a state appeal of a decision allowing Eugene Vent a hearing to argue his attorney did not adequately represent him during his murder trial. Vent and three other local men are serving multi decade prison sentences for the 1997 beating death of Fairbanks teenager ...

El Paso County, for now, is not violating the Texas Constitution and can continue to provide health benefits to the domestic partners of its employees, a district court judge ruled on Tuesday.

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) â Oregon's attorney general's office is opposing an appeal from Kip Kinkel who killed his parents and two high school students in 1998 in Springfield. A response filed in Marion County Circuit Court says Kinkel has exhausted his appeals and it's too late to overturn his 112-year sentence. ...

SAMMY HAGAR LAWSUIT IN IOWA: A judge says rocker Sammy Hagar did not defame a Playboy bunny with whom he allegedly fathered a child when he accused her of extortion in his memoir.

Southeastern Louisiana University conferred degrees on approximately 1,200 graduates May 18 at the university’s spring commencement exercises. Retired Chief Judge Burrell J. Carter of the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeals was the keynote speaker at the 10 a.m. ceremony...

Former BP Plc (BP/) executive David Rainey won a bid to dismiss a charge he obstructed a congressional investigation into the 2010 oil spill because his indictment was flawed, a U.S. judge ruled.

HARLAN (AP) — The trial is beginning for a former eastern Kentucky pastor facing counts of rape and other charges involving a girl younger than 14. The Harlan Daily Enterprise reports the procee...

A Boulder attorney is wading into a touchy new area of legal ethics as he champions a cybertool — YouTube — for attorneys who want to take their cases beyond the courtroom and into the court of public opinion.

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) - Millions of Indiana drivers may have been overcharged when they renewed or obtained a license at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The claim was made in a class action lawsuit filed Thursday morning in Marion County Superior Court. The suit was filed by Irwin Levin, managing partner of the Indianapolis law firm Cohen and Malad. It alleges that the state’s Bureau of Motor ...

The Louisiana Supreme Court has ruled that the current method of funding the statewide school voucher program is unconstitutional. Act 2, part of Gov. Bobby Jindal's 2012 package of education reforms, diverts money from each student's per-pupil allocation to cover...

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A stunning twist in the case of a man in prison for infecting a number of women with HIV. Today, it was revealed in court that Nushawn Williams is not HIV positive.

The issue of domestic violence is a growing problem in North Carolina. In 2012, 122 people died statewide as a result of domestic violence. It's the highest increase in these types of crimes since 2008. Mecklenburg

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., May 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Supreme Court of Alabama has denied requests by Brookwood Medical Center and St. Vincent's Hospital, refusing to consider continued arguments against ...

BOISE, Idaho (AP) - An Uzbek national facing terrorism-related charges in Idaho will remain jailed pending his trial after waiving his right to a detention hearing.

The doctor admitted there were clues that he was working at a Fort Lauderdale pill mill – his salary went up 400 percent, the "chaotic" waiting room overflowed with patients from out of town and he was told to give everyone the maximum number of pain pills.        

Houston Personal Injury Attorney Firm Michael P. Fleming and Associates Welcomes Attorney Audrey Manito to the Law Firm (PRWeb April 30, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/4/prweb10684843.htm

It's a question that has haunted law enforcement for nearly 10 years. Who would approach a young couple while they were camping and execute them as they slept back in 2003?

The owner of a Henryetta trucking company has been sentenced to six years in prison after pleading guilty to concealing stolen property, conspiracy and racketeering.