Day 3 - The Pirate Bay’s ‘King Kong’ Defense

Day three of the trial started with presentation of the amended charges and ended early again with all sides retiring for pizza! " The lawyers representing all four called on the court for the acquittal of their...

2 year jail to ex Thai PM Samak

" A judge reading the verdict on Thursday said there was no reason to suspend jail terms handed down by the Criminal Court, which had found Samak and co-defendant Dusit Siriwan guilty of defaming a former deputy...

Actor allegedly beat cat to death in jealous rage

"Actor allegedly beat cat to death in jealous rage" NEW YORK (AP) -- Trial has begun for a baseball player-turned-actor accused of brutally killing a cat in a jealous rage after complaining that his ex-girlfriend cared more for the furry feline than she did for him. ...

Guilty as Ordered

This makes a nice contrast to President Bush's criticism of China's human rights record today. Maybe he should also spend a bit of time cleaning up civil rights abuses in his own country. " Now that was a real nail-biter. The court designed by the White House and its...

Throw the Dog - Gone Book At Him, Trial Date For Vick Co-Defendant Taylor

  "SUSSEX, Va. -- One of Michael Vick's dogfighting co-defendants will soon learn the date of his state trial. Tony Taylor has already served a two-month federal prison term for his role in the former NFL...

Jury in New York City convicts fan of stalking Uma Thurman

A man has been convicted in New York of stalking Uma Thurman, but he won't face much time behind bars."A former mental patient obsessed with Uma Thurman faces up to a year in jail after a jury convicted him...

Police acquitted over NY shooting

The reaction to the news that the policemen who killed Sean Bell had been acquitted, was one of anger, disappointment, and frustration."The wail that came up from the crowd was as if they heard that Sean Bell...

Paul vs. Clinton Fraud Case, Let the Dispositions Begin

Peter Paul vs. Hillary Clinton Election Fraud Case stuffed in a California Court,  Maybe Hillary is not Fully VettedClinton Allowed to Testify following the Election? Depositions to begin in Paul vs....

Guantanamo Defendant Praises Bin Laden

As the world's frustrated attention focuses on human rights abuses by China and election fraud in Zimbabwe, there are still many whose outrage and fury is resolutely directed at the world's foremost western...

Houston Woman Pleads Guilty to Forced Labor Charges

"Houston Woman Pleads Guilty to Forced Labor ChargesHOUSTON - Rozina Mohd Ali pleaded guilty and was sentenced today in federaldistrict court in Houston, Texas, for her role in holding an Indonesian woman inforced labor as a domestic servant, the Justice Department has...

Attempted Robbery Defendant used Finger Instead of a gun

"A South Daytona teen was arrested for an unusual attempted robbery that happened Sunday night. Armed with only a pistol-shaped fist, the man demanded that the clerk of a convenience store near Daytona Beach hand...

Trial of Jena 6 defendant will be open to public

"Trial of Jena 6 defendant will be open to public CHICAGO TRIBUNE BY HOWARD WITT HOUSTON _ Replying to a lawsuit filed by a coalition of U.S. media companies, the judge overseeing the trial of Mychal Bell, one of the teenage defendants in the racially-charged Jena 6 case in...

The Jena 6 Fraud?

This really pisses me off, miamipress was a major supporter of the Jena 6 cause and this is what it has come down to? Sources close to Law Enforcement claim they are looking into the fact that up to $500,000 may...

Post details: A violation of state law is not a per se Fourth Amendment viola...

"An arrest in Oklahoma by Arkansas officials on an Arkansas arrest warrant violated the laws of both states, and, while a violation of state law may not be a constitutional violation, it could still be unreasonable, and that would make it violate the Fourth Amendment....

Judge: Noriega can be extradited to France

Manuel Noriega (the real Noriega, as opposed to Noriega) is on track for extradition to France as part of a political/legal saga that's been going on for nearly twenty years."Former Panamanian dictator Manuel...

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