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Supreme Court to consider lawsuit against former attorney general Ashcroft

Edit The Washington Post 12 Oct 2016
Six noncitizen Muslims sued the Bush administration official over their post-9/11 detention ... ....

Colin Kaepernick on Supreme Court justice's criticism: 'Disappointing'

Edit The Tribune San Luis Obispo 12 Oct 2016
Colin Kaepernick didn't let his promotion to 49ers starting quarterback blunt his political activism Tuesday. Kaepernick struck back at Supreme Court justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who this week called the ... ....

Reform puts trial in court at center of justice system

Edit China Daily 12 Oct 2016
The latest guideline on reform of criminal procedure, issued jointly by the national judicial authorities, has the potential to initiate revolutionary changes in the Chinese criminal justice system ... That may not sound "revolutionary" to those who take court proceedings' central role in the justice system for granted ... No wonder people tend to believe court trials are often simply going through the motions....

Supreme Court hears case on biased comments in jury room

Edit Albuquerque Journal 12 Oct 2016
After the verdict, two jurors told defense attorneys that another juror, identified in court papers as H.C., had made the comments about Mexicans and said that as a former law enforcement officer he had seen numerous similar cases ... Colorado Solicitor General Frederick Yarger told the justices Tuesday that the alleged comments from the juror were ......

Jury in New Mexico police shooting case to make announcement

Edit The Miami Herald 12 Oct 2016
The jury that is deciding ... The court released a brief statement saying an announcement would be made at 4.45 p.m....

Jury picked in ex-coach's suit over Penn State abuse scandal

Edit Fresno Bee 12 Oct 2016
A panel of nine women and three men is in place for the trial next week of a former assistant coach's claim that he was improperly terminated from Penn State's … Click to Continue » ... ....

Wisconsin man waives jury trial in Missouri woman's death

Edit The Roanoke Times 12 Oct 2016
(AP) — A Wisconsin man waived his right to a jury trial in the stabbing death of his Missouri ......

Jury selection underway in Hollywood murder-for-hire trial

Edit Sun Sentinel 12 Oct 2016
Jury selection is underway in the trial of a Hollywood man accused of paying someone $10,000 to kill his ex-girlfriend in 2013 because she knew too much about his illegal credit card scheme. Sherard Adams, 38, faces life in prison if convicted. Attorneys and Broward Circuit Judge Martin Bidwill began ... ....

US-style problem solving courts plan losing momentum, says legal charity

Edit The Guardian 12 Oct 2016
Ten new US-style problem-solving courts – aimed at reducing reoffending – should be established across England and Wales as soon as possible, a legal charity has recommended ... Liz Truss, the current justice secretary, has so far gone no further than saying she wants to explore the use of the courts for tackling underlying difficulties in offenders’ lives, such as drug and alcohol addiction or mental illness....

Md. attorney general’s office raises constitutionality questions about state’s cash bail system

Edit The Washington Post 12 Oct 2016
A group of state lawmakers has pushed for an overhaul ... ....

More Lawsuits Added to Xarelto MDL, Litigation Moves Forward (Parker Waichman LLP)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Oct 2016
Lawsuits continue to mount in the Xarelto multidistrict litigation (MDL) against Janssen, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, and Bayer AG ... Court documents indicate that cases have been flooding the clerk's office, prompting Judge Fallon to extend the filing deadline by 90 days. Lawsuits are expected to build as the litigation moves forward ... The MDL is not the only Xarelto group litigation taking place....

Fair Trading Prosecutes another Real Estate Agent for Trust Account Fraud (NSW Department of Finance and Services)

Edit Public Technologies 12 Oct 2016
(Source. NSW Department of Finance and Services). NSW Fair Trading recently prosecuted a licensed real estate agent from the Northern Beaches for fraudulently accessing trust funds for his own use ... Original documenthttps.//www.finance.nsw.gov.au/about-us/media-releases/fair-trading-prosecutes-another-real-estate-agent-trust-account-fraud. Public permalinkhttp.//www.publicnow.com/view/4C6BF6CAC199EC8DF473C5D738625A582F564F19. (noodl....

Jury convicts man in 2013 slaying of 88-year-old landlady

Edit Boston Herald 12 Oct 2016
A Suffolk Superior Court jury convicted 38-year-old Chelsea resident Felix Melendez on Tuesday of first-degree murder in the killing of Hilda Devincenzo....
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