A jury trial is set to begin next month in Solano County Superior Court for a San Francisco man who had been previously convicted of the 2008 gunshot slaying of a Vallejo teen in Fairfield.

A dispute between Walker County, Ga., and its cities over how to split millions of dollars in sales tax revenue over 10 years took a step forward recently when an out-of-county judge was appointed to hear the case.

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.

The seizure of funds of the largest bitcoin exchange, Mt. Gox, was triggered by an alleged failure of the company to comply with U.S. financial regulations, according to a federal court document. The U.S. District Court in Maryland on Tuesday ordered the seizure of Mt. Gox's funds , which were in an account with Dwolla, a payments company that transferred money from U.S. citizens to Mt. Gox for ...

GREAT FALLS - Jury selection is wrapping up for the trial for Laurence Alan Stewart, the Virginia man accused of throwing pipe bombs at law enforcement officers from a vehicle as he was being chased near Belt and the surrounding area in November.

During nearly four decades of practicing law, Eason Mitchell gained a reputation not just for his sharp legal mind but also for his care for others.

Officials say Kokesh legally imported a sport-hunted African elephant trophy mount from Namibia, but then illegally sold the two tusks.

A Galveston County judge has been suspended without pay one day after he was arrested on eight criminal counts. INSIDE: See the Petition

Almost five years have passed since a study showed poor criminal defendants are routinely processed through Michigan's justice system without ever speaking to an attorney in violation of the Constitution.

Maine’shighest court dismissed Thursday Ralph Nader’s lawsuit against Democrats he had accused of trying to keep him off ballots in Maine and other states during his failed presidential run in 2004.        

Here are the most recent story comments. View All No comments yet! The Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly 2009 shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas said Wednesday that he has decided to represent himself at his upcoming trial.

In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. is asking a federal appeals court Thursday for an exemption from part of the federal health care law that requires it to offer employees health coverage that includes access to the morning-after pill. The Oklahoma City-based arts-and-crafts chain argues that businesses — not just the currently exempted religious groups — sho ...

Sentencing for ex-Box Elder County deputy postponed by Marissa Lang The Salt Lake Tribune Published May 8, 2013 11:55AM MDT Brigham City » Sentencing has been postponed for a former Box Elder County sheriff’s deputy accused of sexually assaulting women during a series of traffic stops. Scott Womack, 37, was scheduled to be sentenced Wednesday in 1st District Court, where he has pleaded no ...

The Miami slip and fall lawyers at Bernstein & Maryanoff, URL http://www.bernsteinandmaryanoff.com , have settled an injury lawsuit on behalf of a client. (PRWeb May 24, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/florida/injury-lawyers/prweb10766873.htm

Ribbon cuttings and building dedications are on the schedule for cities across the state almost every day. In Millbrook, Tuesday's dedication was much more than moving in a new building.  It's the story

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has refused further review of the conviction of an Altoona man sentenced to a state prison term on charges he attempted to have unlawful contact with a minor.

Jimmy Smith, a five-time Pro Bowl wide receiver who is arguably the best player in the short history of the Jacksonville Jaguars franchise, recently began serving a six-year prison sentence for gun and drug crimes. Although it has gone largely unnoticed in the media, Smith has been in prison in Mississippi since March 29, and…

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 ...

The Madera County Grand Jury recently criticized the Madera County District Attorney's Office, stating the office has not prosecuted a majority of alleged crimes committed within the Madera County jail, Click to Continue »

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — An abortion provider charged with killing babies after they were born alive won a reprieve of sorts when a judge threw out three murder counts, but the death penalty still looms if he is convicted in four other newborn deaths.

PERRY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) - The former corrections officer facing a murder conviction for killing his girlfriend plead guilty to lesser charges in court Monday. Russell Holt is charged with voluntary manslaughter for shooting Jessica Wolfe last March. Wolfe's family is not happy with this decision and believes justice was not served. "He took everything away from us," Melanie Robinson, Jessica ...

A South Florida doctor is facing up to two decades in prison after pleading guilty to drug and tax charges arising from an illegal pill mill operation.

President Barack Obama on Thursday nominated Jackson attorney Debra M. Brown to be a U.S. District judge for northern Mississippi.

(AP Photo/The Beaumont Enterprise, Dave Ryan). File - In this April 22, 2013 file photo, Bartholomew Granger, center, is flanked by attorneys James Makin, right, and Sonny Cribbs before the start of his trial in Galveston, Texas.

PHOTO: Steven Alexander, brother of murder victim Travis Alexander, looks back towards Jodi Arias as he reads his "victim impact statement"Â to the jury on Thursday, May 16, 2013 during the penalty phase of the Jodi Arias trial at Maricopa County Superior Court in Phoenix. ...

A suspended Erie teacher facing charges in two separate child molestation cases has been released from the Erie County Prison after posting $250,000 bond, according to court records.

The man gunned down execution-style at the Southlake Town Square Wednesday was an attorney linked to a major Mexican drug cartel, NBC 5 has learned.

TORONTO (AP) — A man accused of plotting with al-Qaida members in Iran to derail a train in Canada was due to appear in a Toronto court Wednesday after declaring at his initial court appearance that the charges against him are unfair. Law enforcement officials in the U.S. said the target was a train that runs between New York City and Canada. Canadian investigators say Raed Jaser, 35, and his ...

By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a closely watched case in the art world, American artist Richard Prince won a federal appeals court order Thursday holding that he did not infringe the copyrights of a photographer by incorporating his images into 25 paintings and collages. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York reversed a lower court's finding that Prince must hand over artwork ...

According to court documents, in the last five years there were 355,000 civil cases filed in Connecticut courts.

SANDPOINT, Idaho (AP) — The Idaho Court of Appeals has rejected a request by a northern Idaho man for a re-sentencing hearing following his guilty plea to statutory rape.

North Dakota lawmakers approve the budget for the Department of Corrections which includes exploring the future of a minimum security prison. The budget includes additional corrections employees for adult

WASHINGTON (AP) — A sharply divided Supreme Court dismissed an appeal Monday from a Louisiana man who claimed that most of a seven-year delay between his arrest and murder trial was the result of a breakdown in the state's system for paying defense lawyers in death penalty cases.

New developments in the sentencing of a former youth baseball coach.

A jury on Wednesday awarded US$240 million ($282 million) to 32 mentally disabled men for what government lawyers say was years of abuse by a Texas company that arranged for them to work at an Iowa turkey processing plant and oversaw their care, work and lodging.

A POKER champion has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for the murder of his wife in America 16 years ago.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An attorney for the Montgomery-based Southern Poverty Law Center says the U.S. Supreme Court has turned down Alabama’s appeal to revive portions of the state’s immigration law. The justices on Monday left in place a federal appeals court ruling that blocked parts of the law. Justice Antonin Scalia voted to hear the [...]

More than four years after the world last heard from O.J. Simpson in court, one of the nation's most famous prisoners spoke again Wednesday in a bid to win freedom from a sentence that could keep him behind bars until he dies.

BLUEFIELD (WVVA) - A former employee who pleaded guilty to taking drugs from the Beckley Police Department's evidence room has been sentenced to four years probation. Gabriella Brown learned her fate

FORT WAYNE, Indiana — The daughter of Ariel Castro, the primary suspect in the abduction of three women found alive this week, is serving a 25-year sentence in an Indiana prison for the attempted murder of her baby six years …

A night of drinking and driving could send a Lawton woman to prison for 11 years.  According to an affidavit, an officer saw Chinnie Burford spinning her wheels while waiting at a traffic light near southwest Lee Blvd and 27th early Sunday morning.