SHOSHONE, Idaho (AP) — Cindy Trappen doesn't remember much about the man who murdered her mother.

DIXON – A convicted Dixon pedophile, in prison since 2005, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to accusations that he had sex with a 6-year-old girl in 2003.

Prosecutors and defense lawyers argued Thursday afternoon before District Judge Rebecca Palomo for a reasonable bond for Joseph Allen Garcia, whose 2011 murder and assault convictions were overturned by the Fourth Court of Appeals in March.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two Minnesota women convicted of conspiring to send money to al-Shabab in Somalia were given prison sentences in federal court Thursday, ending a week of punishments tied to long-running investigations into recruiting and financing for the terrorist group.        

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) - A 23-year-old Iowa man has been sentenced to 14 years in federal prison for receiving child pornography. U.S. Attorney Nicholas Klinefeldt says Scott Allen Gibbons, of Villisca, was sentenced Tuesday after pleading guilty to the charge in January.

(Reuters) - A federal court on Monday ruled in favor of Cubist Pharmaceuticals Inc on the interpretation of patent language in a case involving a generic challenge to its lead drug Cubicin by Hospira Inc . The ruling, in U.S. District Court in Delaware, is a positive development for Cubist in the ongoing case, which is scheduled to go to trial in February 2014, said Cubist spokeswoman Julie ...

WASHINGTON -- The FBI is investigating potential civil rights violations at the Internal Revenue Service after the agency acknowledged the agency had singled out conservative groups for extra scrutiny, Attorney General Eric Holder said Wednesday.

A Skowhegan woman. Michele Corson, was ordered held without bail Monday morning in a New Hampshire courtroom on charges that she was an accessory and co-conspirator in the murder of her brother's former wife.

A California judge ruled a man guilty of texting while driving, after he was seen using a map application on his phone, not sending a text nor talking.

Florida's statute of limitations can apply not only to court proceedings, but to securities arbitration cases between investors and their brokers, the Florida Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The ruling, ...

When the members of the West Virginia Freedom first got together, they didnt know the difference between offense and defense. Now the members of the fifth-grade girls Amateur Athletic Union basketball team have not only brushed up on their vocabulary -...

Free agent wide receiver Chad Johnson was arrested in Florida on Monday for a probation violation, according to multiple reports. A warrant for his arrest was issued last week by a Florida judge, but Johnson was out of state. He returned to Florida and was arrested Monday morning. It is not clear what Johnson's bail is or when he will have to appear in court. TMZ ran a photo of Johnson being ...

The veto could prompt lawmakers to fight it out in the courts. TALLAHASSEE – Gov. Rick Scott vetoed $368 million in lawmaker pet projects Monday and blocked a 3 percent tuition hike for Florida colleges and universities.        

Opening statements got under way Monday morning in the first murder trial of Michael Louding, also known as "Marlo Mike."

A Missouri man convicted in February of killing a Nebraska woman more than 20 years ago has lost his bid for a new trial.

Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Wade McCree A media spotlight shone on a Washtenaw County courtroom Monday as the case of Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Wade McCree went before the Judicial Tenure Commission. McCree, who is accused of...

Ropers Majeski Kohn & Bentley, P.C. , a multi-service law firm offering litigation and transactional services nationally and internationally, has added six attorneys to its offices in California, including ...

Indiana state prison officials are using customized playing cards for a deadly serious purpose: To help unlock the mysteries of unsolved murders and persons gone missing.

A judge in northeast Tennessee is dismissing a $750,000 libel lawsuit against state Republican Sen. Stacey Campfield for publishing false information online about a Democratic candidate for the state House in 2008.

Zhou & Chini completes Aliso Viejo page for their California bankruptcy information website for the purpose of educating locals. Everyone should know the laws before filing for personal bankruptcy, and the new city page helps explain the different Chapters of bankruptcy and court information to help individuals seeking bankruptcy protection. (PRWeb May 07, 2013) Read the full story at http ...

Attorneys for a 12-year-old California boy charged with killing his sister said Wednesday they wonder if he is mature enough to aid his defense.

Students from Chambersburg Area and Greencastle-Antrim school districts participated in a mock trial during a Law Day observance on May 3.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - A federal appeals court has denied asylum to a Christian family that fled Germany so they could home-school their children, after ruling that U.S. immigration laws do not grant a safe haven to people everywhere who face restrictions that would be prohibited under the Constitution.

Campfield blogged in '08 race that Roger Byrge had drug arrests, later determined to belonged to Byrge's son More

Lafayette criminal lawyers at the Law Offices of Beles & Beles announce they are providing a no cost consultation and case review to people charged with crimes in the East Bay who need a criminal defense lawyer, offer expires 12/31/2013. (PRWeb May 10, 2013) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/lafayette-criminaldefense/criminal-lawyerslafayette/prweb10724477.htm

A Fulton County Superior Court judge has thrown out a petition challenging the governor's decision not to appoint a panel to consider the suspension of Clayton County Sheriff Victor Hill, who is under indictment.

ASHEVILLE — Holly Bryant would have preferred a death sentence for the serial killer who took the lives of her parents, but she takes solace in knowing he won’t kill again.

When the Notre Dame men's tennis team opens 2013 NCAA Tournament action today at Ohio State versus Washington, the Irish will take the court looking to extend a coaching career that has spanned nearly half a century. Bobby Bayliss - nearing the end of his 26th season at Notre Dame and 44th overall as a Division I head coach, plus a couple early years assisting on various levels - is set to ...

AUSTIN -- A bill giving the El Paso County Commissioners Court more control over emergency-services districts sailed through the Texas House on Friday on a 140-1 vote.

A Warren County woman accused of trying to have her ex-husband killed is scheduled to appear in court Monday morning.

A Central Texas man convicted in a 2012 Texas State University bomb hoax has been sentenced to nearly three years in prison.

( University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine ) In the largest clinical trial to date to examine the efficacy of PARP inhibitor therapy in BRCA 1/2 carriers with diseases other than breast and ovarian cancer, the oral drug olaparib was found to be effective against advanced pancreatic and prostate cancers. Results of the study, led by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the ...

O.J. Simpson is back in Clark County District Court this week as part of an appeal for a new trial in his Las Vegas robbery and kidnapping case.

Cook County's sheriff is proposing a countywide concealed-carry ordinance, saying if state lawmakers don't pass a law by next month as a federal court has ordered, Illinois could turn into the…

Governor Mark Dayton has announced the appointments of Jana M. Austad, Anne M. Rasmusson, and Judge Korey Wahwassuck as District Court Judges in Minnesota’s Ninth Judicial District. Judge John R. Hawkinson will be replaced by Judge Wahwassuck, who will be chambered at Grand Rapids in Itasca County. Judge Michael J. Kraker will be replaced by Rasmusson, who will be chambered at Mahnomen in ...

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit that claimed the state of Minnesota was wrongfully charged for more than 37,000 abortions for indigent women.

The Florida injury attorneys at Bernstein & Maryanoff have been representing clients for 30 years in legal matters that have arisen from car accidents, trucking accidents, DUI accidents, other forms of ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — The former minister of a small Michigan congregation has been sentenced to at least 56 years in prison for killing his fiancée’s 24-year-old daughter, allegedly to fulfil a fantasy to have sex with a dead body.

MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota judge has found a Missouri man guilty in the shooting deaths of three people at a Brooklyn Park home day care last year.

Travis Dibben will undergo a drug treatment program while in custody SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- A man from Rogersville will spend the next 120 days in the Missouri Department of Corrections, where he will undergo a drug treatment program.

Billie Sol Estes went to prison for his role in defrauding the U.S. Agriculture Department. The scandal roiled the administration of Lyndon Johnson. Billie Sol Estes, a flamboyant Texas huckster who became one of the most notorious men in America in 1962 when he was accused of looting a federal crop subsidy program, has died. He was 88.