Frustrated governor's proposal would free some inmates early to ease crowding, but still miss court's target. SACRAMENTO — Under threat of contempt of court, Gov. Jerry Brown unveiled a plan to ease prison crowding by releasing certain inmates early, sending others to county jails and relocating some to state fire camps — but added that he doesn't support it.        

Lansing — The administrator of Michigan's court system is recommending two consecutive years of 3 percent raises for state Supreme Court justices, who make about $165,000.

An Omaha man has been convicted in federal court of aiming a laser pointer at an aircraft and faces up to five years in prison when he's sentenced.

A resolution make be coming soon in the case of a Dec. 14 allegation that a turkey had been abused and killed at a KU fraternity, the Douglas County District Attorney's Office said Friday. Prosecutors hope to move forward with the case in the next couple of weeks, but it was not clear Friday what actions might be taken. Ian Cummings

A federal court judge has scheduled a hearing on June 4 on a challenge by the owner of the Vermont Yankee nuclear power plant.      Entergy Corp. sued the state last month, saying regulators have delayed approval of a backup emergency diesel generator.      Yankee has been ordered by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to install a backup power source by September.      Yankee says it needs ...

MOUNT VERNON, Wash. - The young man known as the "Barefoot Bandit" pleaded guilty to burglary in a Washington county court, perhaps closing the lengthy saga involving a run from the law in stolen cars, boats and airplanes.

A Mississippi martial arts instructor suspected of mailing letters containing the deadly poison ricin to President Barack Obama and other U.S. officials appeared in federal court on Monday for a brief hearing.

Founding Partners of Price Benowitz, LLP were selected and named Super Lawyers for 2013. (PRWeb April 29, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2013/4/prweb10675382.htm

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

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The state Supreme Court will be honoring the Muslim Coalition of Connecticut for its public education and outreach efforts.        

An affidavit filed Monday in federal court alleges that Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner repeatedly took cash payments, sometimes rolled up and hidden inside a pie box, from a broker who invested state money.

Windsor — Windsor police and the Vermont Department of Children and Families are denying claims made by a 69-year-old grandfather who sued them for allegedly conducting a flawed sex assault investigation that was abandoned only after he had lost custody of his grandson and his name was placed on a child protection registry.

A Virginia judge threw out a plan to pay for a $2.1 billion tunnel project in the state’s southeastern region, ruling that lawmakers can’t give the state transportation department free rein in setting tolls.

Judge says man faked serious illness to avoid both trial and sentencing for defrauding Eagan employer.

May 14, 2013 Tim Dewar, publisher@ojaivalleynews.com It took 21 pages to do it, but Casitas Municipal Water District (CMWD) attorneys refuted or agreed to all 133 allegations in the Golden State Water Company’s (GSWC) lawsuit seeking to stop the August bond election that could finance a buyout of the latter’s Ojai service area by the [...]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- At its annual banquet on Friday, the West Virginia Citizen Action Group will give its annual awards to two West Virginians "for their outstanding community service." They will go to Darrell McGraw, longtime state attorney ge...

CHARLESTON, S.C. — A Myrtle Beach man was sentenced to nearly six years in prison for robbing more than a dozen banks in multiple states.

A U.S. Army general facing sexual assault charges is due back in court for a hearing on pre-trial motions.

EVERETT -- An advisory committee to the state Supreme Court is considering proposals that could curtail public access to some court records.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Already facing a potential contempt order, Gov. Jerry Brown now must leap another hurdle to meet a court-ordered deadline this week to say how he will reduce crowding in California prisons.

A judge ruled in favor of playing some controversial video, which was shown in court for the jury on Tuesday.

LISBON - A Salem man who robbed a Circle K at knifepoint was sentenced by Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Judge C. Ashley Pike on Friday to four years in prison after it was determined he was ineligible for placement at the Eastern Ohio Correctional Center.

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. (WHNT) — A Marshall County man faces life in prison without the possibility of parole if he is...

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

A Texas death row inmate was executed Tuesday evening for an abduction and killing more than a decade ago.

The news release, Vermont Gov. Signs First Death-with-Dignity Law Passed by Legislature in Nation, issued 20-May-2013 by Compassion & Choices over PR Newswire, should have been set up as an embargo for 2 pm ET today. It was incorrectly transmitted early by PR Newswire. Please consider...

(AP Photo/Jane Flavell Collins). FILE - This courtroom sketch shows defendant Robel Phillipos appearing in front of Federal Magistrate Marianne Bowler at the Moakley Federal Courthouse in Boston, Mass. on Wednesday, May 1, 2013.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jurors in the civil case between Michael Jackson's mother and concert giant AEG Live got another glimpse of the singer's private life on Tuesday through the eyes of a paramedic who

The New York Times: “The chief White House lawyer, Kathryn Ruemmler, learned last month that a Treasury inspector general had concluded an audit of the Internal Revenue Service’s targeting of conservative groups, weeks before the matter became public, according to a s …

In a dispute involving the value of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Jamie McCourt is disputing in court on Wednesday that her $131 million divorce settlement is not enough.        

PHOENIX—Do you know who Jodi Arias is? No? Then you don’t watch HLN. Or CNN. Or ABC News, Dateline, 48 Hours or Inside Edition. You don’t read People.com, or the National Enquirer or the Huffington Post. You don’t follow the #JodiArias hashtag.

OXFORD, Miss. — Investigators havent found any ricin in the house of a Mississippi man accused of mailing poisoned letters to President Barack Obama, a U.S. senator and a local judge, according to testimony Monday from an FBI agent. Agent Brando...

A U.S. District Court Grand Jury in Pikeville indicted 62-year-old David Campbell on three counts of producing child porn and two counts of distributing child porn.

The court issued an order on April 24 in response to questions posed by the board regarding the process it was expected to use in the latest court-mandated revision of the redistricting map.

Escondido locals get an informational boost from bankruptcy attorneys Zhou and Chini. The California bankruptcy information website has a new page addition for the city of Escondido. (PRWeb May 15, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/bankruptcy-information/Escondido-California/prweb10729950.htm

Washington — An Idaho man charged with attempting to assassinate President Barack Obama by shooting at the White House practiced with his weapon for six months and may have been upset about the country's marijuana policy, prosecutors said in a newly filed court document.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - The Minnesota Senate has voted unanimously to reject the confirmation of a Minnesota Tax Court judge who is facing suspension and censure.

The attorney for an Evansville man accused of making threats on the social media outlet Twitter is arguing the remarks are free speech protected by the U.S. Constitution.

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — The Assembly Judiciary Committee voted Monday for a bill that adds 12 new judgeships in the Las Vegas and Reno areas, but some panel members expressed concern about the measure’s local government price tag of at least $32 million.

The court broke for lunch after two hours of closing arguments in the trial of San Angelo man Robert Wayne Bain, to be followed by the jury’s deliberation.

Jeremy Kreiling, 25, of Sutherland, was convicted Monday of misdemeanor third-degree sexual assault and was sentenced to 180 days in the county jail. In a plea deal, his charge was reduced from felony sexual assault.