Jury recommends 26 years for Huguely
A judge is considering a jury recommendation that a former University of Virginia lacrosse player be sentenced up to 26 years in prison for his role in the death of his ex-girlfriend.
(more...)Police: Connecticut hospital employee shoots 2 supervisors
An employee at a Connecticut hospital shot and wounded two of his supervisors after a disciplinary incident, authorities said.
(more...)Supreme Court overrules Montana high court riverbed title decision
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] ruled unanimously [opinion, PDF] Thursday in PPL Montana v. Montana [SCOTUSblog backgrounder] that the Montana Supreme Court erred in failing to use a well-settled approach to determine whether the water…
(more...)Supreme Court overrules Montana high court riverbed title decision
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] ruled unanimously [opinion, PDF] Thursday in PPL Montana v. Montana [SCOTUSblog backgrounder] that the Montana Supreme Court erred in failing to use a well-settled approach to determine whether the water…
(more...)Amanda Knox Appeals Slander Ruling in Italy
February 22, 2012
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Amanda Knox will appeal her slander conviction in Italy. Knox’s attorney has filed the appropriate documents abroad. What many may not realize is that slander in Italy is often prosecuted as a crime. Knox currently resides in Seattle. She spent several…
(more...)Amanda Knox Appeals Slander Ruling in Italy
February 22, 2012
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Amanda Knox will appeal her slander conviction in Italy. Knox’s attorney has filed the appropriate documents abroad. What many may not realize is that slander in Italy is often prosecuted as a crime. Knox currently resides in Seattle. She spent several…
(more...)70-Pound Girl Serially Starved, Beaten in Basement
Authorities in Madison, Wis. have arrested the stepmother, stepbrother and father of a 15-year-old girl who weighs only 70 pounds. A neighbor found the barefoot teenager last week as she stumbled down the street wearing nothing but pajamas. The 70-poun…
(more...)70-Pound Girl Serially Starved, Beaten in Basement
Authorities in Madison, Wis. have arrested the stepmother, stepbrother and father of a 15-year-old girl who weighs only 70 pounds. A neighbor found the barefoot teenager last week as she stumbled down the street wearing nothing but pajamas. The 70-poun…
(more...)Supreme Court remands case challenging California Medicaid law
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] 5-4 on Thursday in Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern California [SCOTUSblog backgrounder] that the parties to the suit could return to the US Court of Appeals for the …
(more...)Supreme Court remands case challenging California Medicaid law
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website] ruled [opinion, PDF] 5-4 on Thursday in Douglas v. Independent Living Center of Southern California [SCOTUSblog backgrounder] that the parties to the suit could return to the US Court of Appeals for the …
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