Court Cases

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 19 mins ago - 55 reports

Arias: Spare me -- I'll donate my hair

(CNN) -- Jodi Arias, after indicating she would ask a jury to sentence her to death after her murder conviction, instead pleaded that her life be spared Tuesday, saying she could teach people to read in prison and make a positive impact on inmates.She ... [Published CNN - 6 mins ago]

Entities: Eliott C McLaughlin, TV Station, Verdict, Mistrial, Travis Alexander

First reported 9 hours ago - Updated 20 mins ago - 6 reports

Man accused of rape and murder that shocked South Africa released

Cape Town: South African prosecutors dropped charges on Tuesday against one of the two men charged with raping, mutilating and killing a teenage girl in a crime that outraged a country hardened by some of the world's highest rates of sexual violence.Prosecution ... [Published NDTV - 20 mins ago]

Entities: Rape, South Africa, Homicide

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 22 mins ago - 21 reports

Hamid Karzai

Rise in Afghan women jailed for ‘moral crimes’

The number of women jailed in Afghanistan for ‘moral crimes’ such as fleeing abusive husbands has risen sharply, Human Rights Watch said Tuesday, undermining claims the status of women has improved.The campaign group said interior ministry statistics ... [Published New Age Bangladesh - 22 mins ago]

Entities: Crime, Forced Marriage, Hamid Karzai

First reported 15 hours ago - Updated 25 mins ago - 4 reports

New York Police Department

Street Stop Trial Ends in Rapid-Fire Arguments

MANHATTAN (CN) - At the end of a 10-week trial, lawyers faced sharp questioning from a federal judge who will determine whether a monitor is needed to restrain the New York City Police Department from racially profiling in street stops. U.S. District ... [Published Courthouse News Service - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Shira Scheindlin, New York Police Department, Pedro Serrano, Testimony, Police

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 41 mins ago - 5 reports

Boston Bombing Suspect’s Court Hearing Is Reset for July 2

(Updates with lawyers’ request in third paragraph.)May 21 (Bloomberg) -- Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s first public court hearing was delayed to July 2 after defense lawyers and federal prosecutors filed a joint request for more ... [Published Washington Post - 52 mins ago]

Entities: Boston (Massachusetts, United States), prison, Bombing

First reported 14 hours ago - Updated 55 mins ago - 6 reports

Family of murder victim call for public inquiry into domestic abuse

The family of a woman who was strangled by her former boyfriend has called on the home secretary to set up a public inquiry into how domestic abuse complaints are handled.It follows a highly critical report into the police handling of the murder of 55-year-old, ... [Published Public Sector - 55 mins ago]

Entities: Abuse, Homicide, Domestic Violence, Stephen Kavanagh, Murderer

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 5 reports

Jessica murder: Court decision on hostile witnesses Wednesday

The Delhi High Court Wednesday is likely to pronounce its verdict whether to prosecute Bollywood actor Shyan Munshi and 18 others on charges of perjury for turning hostile during their deposition in model Jessica Lalls murder trial. ... [Published Business Standard India - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Hostile, Homicide, Witness

First reported 5 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 4 reports

Idaho Contractor Indicted on Federal Charges of Conspiracy, Money Laundering, Obstruction of ...

BOISEUnited States Attorney Wendy J Olson and Assistant Attorney General for the Tax Division Kathryn Keneally announced today that a federal grand jury in Boise returned a 42-page superseding indictment this week that charges Elaine Martin, 66, of Meridian, ... [Published 7thSpace - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Marcon Ltd, Indictment, US Small Business Administration, Supervised Release

First reported 16 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 16 reports

Dictator's genocide conviction overturned in Guatemala

Legal technicalities were at the heart of overturning the genocide conviction, the first in Latin America, but the trial resumes. GUATEMALA CITY Guatemala's top court has thrown another curve into the genocide case of former dictator Efrain Rios Montt, ... [Published Newsvine - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Guatemala, Conviction, Otto Pérez Molina, Guatemala City, Efrain Rios Montt

First reported 21 hours ago - Updated 3 hours ago - 9 reports

Judge throws out ex-BP exec’s charge

NEW ORLEANS – A federal judge has dismissed a charge that is the backbone of the case against a former BP executive accused of concealing information from Congress about the amount of oil spewing in 2010 from the company’s blown-out well in the Gulf of ... [Published Japan Times - 3 hours ago]

Entities: Reid Weingarten, BP plc, Indictment

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated 13 hours ago - 16 reports

Supreme Court to hear case on prayer in public meetings this fall

In a public setting, allowing for multiple forms of prayer and religious discourse can serve as a vehicle for fellowship, camaraderie, respect and love.Kristin Murphy, Deseret NewsSummaryReligious leaders are curious to find out the outcome of a case ... [Published Deseret Morning News - 13 hours ago]

Entities: Supreme Court, Religion, Greece, Complaints

First reported May 20 2013 - Updated May 20 2013 - 23 reports

Arias defense team: No witnesses in bid to spare life

Lawyers for Jodi Arias, the woman convicted of the frenzied murder of an ex-lover in Arizona, said Monday they would not call witnesses to persuade jurors to spare her life.The lawyers made the announcement after a potential character witness for Arias, ... [Published NBCNews.com - May 20 2013]

Entities: Alexanders, Witness, Homicide

Quotes

Fuentes took the biggest stand on confidentiality at one point, saying, "The public is interested in what the judge is doing and it instills confidence in the judiciary."

Confidentiality Is Still a Key Issue in Chancery Arbitration Program Debate [Published Delaware Law Weekly - 3 mins ago]

"I said years ago that I'd rather get death than life, and that still is true today," she told Phoenix televisiontelevision station KSAZ. "I believe death is the ultimate freedom, so I'd rather just have my freedom as soon as I can get it."

Arias: Spare me -- I'll donate my hair [Published CNN - 6 mins ago]

"Longevity runs in my family, and I don't want to spend the rest of my natural life in one place" Arias told Fox affiliate KSAZ from a holding cell inside the courthouse...

Jodi Arias tells jury she'll donate hair, recycle trash if allowed to live [Published Detroit Free Press - 7 mins ago]

"If I get permission, I could start a recycling program for the huge loads of waste taken to the landfill," she added. "It could create new jobs and have a far-reaching impact on the planet."

Jodi Arias Begs to Be Spared Death [Published ABC News - 8 mins ago]

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Lawrence man arrested on suspicion of indecent ... [Published Lawrence Journal-World - 13 mins ago]
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Details on Orgaworld arbitration and audit comi... [Published 580 CFRA - 17 mins ago]
Jodi Arias Pleads with Jury for Life in Prison [Published People - 17 mins ago]
Jodi Arias urges Arizona jury to spare her deat... [Published Reuters - 18 mins ago]
Jurors deliberate Herrera verdict in murder trial [Published KDBC Channel 4 - 18 mins ago]
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Special Investigation Division appeals Lin Yi-s... [Published China Post - 20 mins ago]
Arias tells jury what shell do if allowed to live [Published Pottsdown Mercury - 20 mins ago]
Man accused of rape and murder that shocked Sou... [Published NDTV - 20 mins ago]
Key figure indicted in Las Vegas HOA scheme cla... [Published Las Vegas Review Journal - 21 mins ago]
Rise in Afghan women jailed for ‘moral crimes’ [Published New Age Bangladesh - 22 mins ago]

Blogs

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Guatemala: Archive of documents from Rios Montt... [Published Boing Boing - 2 hours ago] May 9, 2013: A public art project in Guatemala City, one block from the courth where Rios Montt was convicted on May 10. "Si hubo genocidio," the sign reads. "Yes, it was genocide." Photo: Xeni Jardin. As reported last night, the Constitutional ...
Trial ends as judge determines whether NYPD’s ‘... [Published Raw Story - 3 hours ago] Judge did not provide timeframe for when ruling will be given but said landmark federal trial is ‘timely and pressing matter’Civil rights attorneys called for sweeping changes to the New York City police department’s controversial street-stop practices ...
Sharia in action: Sharp rise in jail terms for ... [Published Atlas Shrugs - 4 hours ago] AFDI ad campaign currently running in NY and DC and soon San Francisco.Sharia in action in Afghanistan: Sharp rise in jail terms for rape and abuse victims(thanks to Robert Spencer)This is a result of Muhammad's exoneration of hisfavorite wife, Aisha, ...
Eminem's publisher sues Facebook over song usage [Published Business - cleveland.com - 4 hours ago] Eminem's song publisher is suing Facebook and an ad agency, saying they copied music from one of the rapper's songs. ...
Why the Government Surveillance of Fox's James ... [Published Mojo Feed \| Mother Jones - 5 hours ago] On Friday, I wrote a piece for Mother Jones speculating that government spying on press communications may not be "unprecedented," as Associated Press head Gary Pruitt put it, but simply rarely disclosed. The rules requiring disclosure of such surveillance, ...

Audio/Video

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Arias to donate hair, recycle in prison [Published CNN.com - Video - 48 mins ago]
Arias' life in hands of jury [Published CNN.com - Video - May 20 2013]
SAC Capital’s Cohen Receives Subpoena to Testify [Published FOX Business - Video - May 20 2013]
Jury: Arias eligible for death penalty [Published CNN.com - Video - May 15 2013]
VIDEO: Rebel fighters 'attack Syrian prison' [Published BBC News Video - World - May 15 2013]

Press Releases

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