HOUSING: Judge denies defense request in foreclosure case

"A judge denied a request Friday to toss out two civil charges against a group of defendants accused of running a fictitious foreclosure-prevention company, said a district attorney prosecutor.Five people who ran a Carlsbad business were arrested in May on charges of...

Cheney must keep records, judge orders

"WASHINGTON (AP) -- A federal judge on Saturday ordered Dick Cheney to preserve a wide range of the records from his time as vice president. ...

Don't jail our good workers, bosses plead

I think it's ridiculous, protecting the guilty with any excuses. " GOOD workers are becoming so hard to find that employers are pleading with the courts to keep them out of jail.A Queensland judge was asked twice yesterday to spare defendants from jail sentences...

Canadian Court Shuts Down Quebec Torrent Site

In a move many people see as controversial, a Quebec court has ruled that a torrent tracker site based out of Quebec, and hosting mostly french-language content, must shut down. This is a tricky situation, because it could leave the potential open for shutting down any...

Guantanamo 9/11 suspects on trial

Trial for 5 terrorists, considered as mastermind of attack on World Trade Centre,  have started at a miltiary tribunal in Guantanamo Bay. All five men face the death penalty if convicted by the US tribunal in Cuba. " The alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks on the...

Ethiopia's ex-ruler Mengistu sentenced to death

Mengistu Haile Mariam, Ethiopia's former ruler, has been sentenced to death in absentia by the country's Supreme Court."It overturned on appeal last year's ruling by the High Court sentencing Mengistu and 18 of his most senior aides to life in prison. The judge said he had...

Nashville couple sues blog, claims defamation

Heads up, bloggers. One couple is taking bloggers to court after the blog hinted they might be linked to a rash of local fires. The blog is part of an ongoing feud."A Nashville couple is suing a local blog they say invaded their privacy and libeled them. The lawsuit, filed...

Couple find nearly $12K in 'cold cash'

"JANESVILLE, Wis. - A Janesville couple are hoping they will be allowed to keep the nearly $12,000 in cash they found in their refrigerator when they moved into an apartment. "It would be a very big help," said Colleen Mesler, 65. "We've been waiting and waiting, and...