http://www.mail.com/subjects/1656-legal-proceedings.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.20/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/1656-legal-proceedings.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/1763560-european-court-condemns-cia-landmark-ruling.html PARIS (AP) — A European court issued a landmark ruling Thursday that condemned the CIA's so-called extraordinary renditions programs and bolstered those who say they were illegally kidnapped and tortured as part of an overzealous war on terrorism. The European Court of Human Rights ruled that a German car salesman was a victim of torture and abuse, in a l... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 16:14:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1763560-european-court-condemns-cia-landmark-ruling.html 2012-12-13T16:14:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1764128-lawyer-killed-kremlin-critic-worked-uk-spies.html LONDON (AP) — Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian agent-turned-Kremlin critic, was a "registered and paid" agent working for Britain's foreign intelligence agency when he died after being mysteriously poisoned, a lawyer representing his widow told an official hearing Thursday. Another lawyer said the U.K. has evidence the Russian government was behind Litvinenko's death... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 15:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1764128-lawyer-killed-kremlin-critic-worked-uk-spies.html 2012-12-13T15:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763920-protesters-slam-turkish-coup-plot-trial.html ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkish police on Thursday used pepper spray and water cannons to push back hundreds of protesters trying to enter a courthouse where prosecutors were to deliver final arguments in a trial against nearly 300 people accused of plotting to overthrow the government, Turkish media reported. Inside the courthouse, a panel of judges was forced t... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 13:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1763920-protesters-slam-turkish-coup-plot-trial.html 2012-12-13T13:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1763438-dozens-sue-pharmacy-compensation-uncertain.html NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Dennis O'Brien rubs his head as he details ailments triggered by the fungal meningitis he developed after a series of steroid shots in his neck: nausea, vomiting, dizziness, drowsiness, blurred vision, exhaustion and trouble with his speech and attention. He estimates the disease has cost him and his wife thousands of dollars in ou... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 08:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1763438-dozens-sue-pharmacy-compensation-uncertain.html 2012-12-13T08:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1763280-sentence-looms-milwaukee-fetal-abduction-case.html MILWAUKEE (AP) — Annette Morales-Rodriguez, distraught over her inability to give her boyfriend a son, had already pretended to have two miscarriages and was faking a third pregnancy when she settled on a sinister plan to abduct another Hispanic woman, carve the child from her womb and pass it off as her own. She followed through last year and ended up ki... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 07:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1763280-sentence-looms-milwaukee-fetal-abduction-case.html 2012-12-13T07:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762844-vilma-advances-defamation-case-brees-blasts-nfl.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — One day after his suspension in the NFL's bounty probe was overturned, Jonathan Vilma moved forward with his defamation claims against Commissioner Roger Goodell, while Drew Brees and other teammates went on the offensive against Goodell and the league office. "What I would like to see is a level of accountability on the part of the NFL... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 04:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762844-vilma-advances-defamation-case-brees-blasts-nfl.html 2012-12-13T04:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1760352-nj-man-denies-killing-ny-boy-who-vanished-1979.html NEW YORK (AP) — A man charged with killing a 6-year-old boy who infamously vanished in 1979 while walking to catch a school bus pleaded not guilty Wednesday as his lawyer insisted his confession to police was false. Pedro Hernandez, 51, answered "not guilty" at the hearing in the case of Etan Patz, whose disappearance helped spawn the movement to publiciz... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 03:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1760352-nj-man-denies-killing-ny-boy-who-vanished-1979.html 2012-12-13T03:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1762816-prosecutors-appeal-anti-paparazzi-charge-dismissal.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors Wednesday appealed the dismissal of anti-paparazzi driving charges against a photographer accused of recklessly chasing Justin Bieber on a Los Angeles freeway earlier this year. The appeal argues that Superior Court Judge Thomas Rubinson erred last month when he dismissed two counts filed under California's 2010 anti-paparaz... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1762816-prosecutors-appeal-anti-paparazzi-charge-dismissal.html 2012-12-13T01:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760378-court-ruling-ill-gun-ban-sets-stage-fight.html CHICAGO (AP) — Backers of Illinois' ban on concealed weapons vowed Wednesday to fight for continued controls on gun possession, a day after a federal appeals court struck down the nation's last such prohibition as unconstitutional and ordered the state to craft a law allowing it. Chicago aldermen joined gun control advocates in urging state Attorney Gener... Thu, 13 Dec 2012 01:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760378-court-ruling-ill-gun-ban-sets-stage-fight.html 2012-12-13T01:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761902-argentines-shocked-verdicts-sex-slave-trial.html BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — The acquittal of 13 people accused in the disappearance of a young woman who was allegedly kidnapped and forced into prostitution for "VIP clients" spread shock and outrage across Argentina on Wednesday, prompting street protests and calls by political leaders to impeach the three judges who delivered the verdict. Many calle... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761902-argentines-shocked-verdicts-sex-slave-trial.html 2012-12-12T23:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1761492-ex-megachurch-worker-55-years-sex-crimes.html TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A former janitor at a Tulsa megachurch who admitted to sex crimes against three girls told his victims Wednesday that "no one's perfect" in an statement in which he pointed to Scripture just before a judge sentenced him to 55 years in prison. A 13-year-old girl who was raped by Chris Denman sobbed in the first row of the courtroom as t... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 23:01:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1761492-ex-megachurch-worker-55-years-sex-crimes.html 2012-12-12T23:01:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762506-williams-testified-wanted-to-bounties.html Former New Orleans defensive coordinator Gregg Williams testified that he tried to shut down the team's bounty system when the NFL began investigating but was overruled by interim Saints head coach Joe Vitt, according to transcripts from appeals hearings obtained by The Associated Press. According to the transcripts, Williams said that then-assistant Vitt... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 21:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1762506-williams-testified-wanted-to-bounties.html 2012-12-12T21:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1762438-del-day-care-workers-plead-guilty-fight-case.html DOVER, Del. (AP) — Two Delaware day care workers charged with encouraging and videotaping a fight between two 3-year-old boys have pleaded guilty to assault and conspiracy charges. Estefania Myers and Lisa Parker appeared in court Wednesday. The judge sentenced Myers to 10 years in prison but suspended the sentence for one year of probation, during which ... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1762438-del-day-care-workers-plead-guilty-fight-case.html 2012-12-12T20:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1761824-del-man-sues-boy-scouts-mormons-sex-abuse.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Delaware man sued the Boy Scouts of America and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Wednesday over childhood sexual abuse committed by the scoutmaster at his church-sponsored troop. Melvin Novak filed the lawsuit in state court in Philadelphia, charging that newly released Boy Scout "perversion files" support his claim... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1761824-del-man-sues-boy-scouts-mormons-sex-abuse.html 2012-12-12T20:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760602-iraq-stays-execution-man-allegedly-held-16.html BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq has suspended the execution of a Yemeni prisoner whose family claims was 16 years old when he was taken into custody, an Iraqi official and human rights advocates said Wednesday. Iraqi officials dispute that he was a minor at the time of his arrest. Human Rights Watch earlier this week urged authorities in Baghdad to stay the execution... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 20:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1760602-iraq-stays-execution-man-allegedly-held-16.html 2012-12-12T20:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1760422-judge-revokes-lohans-probation-sets-hearing.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge revoked Lindsay Lohan's probation on Wednesday and scheduled a hearing that could result in more jail time for the closely watched "Liz and Dick" star. The ruling in Los Angeles came as the 26-year-old actress — who did not appear in court — faces misdemeanor counts of reckless driving, lying to a police officer and obstructing... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1760422-judge-revokes-lohans-probation-sets-hearing.html 2012-12-12T19:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1760426-modern-family-stars-mom-cut-showbiz.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of teenage actress Ariel Winter agreed Wednesday to undergo counseling to try to resolve issues that led to her mother losing custody and control of her daughter's already prolific career for the near future. The accord came shortly before a trial over who would raise the "Modern Family" star was scheduled to begin, with both... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 19:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1760426-modern-family-stars-mom-cut-showbiz.html 2012-12-12T19:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1761506-fast-furious-gun-buyer-sentenced-to-prison.html PHOENIX (AP) — A man who purchased two rifles found at the scene of the fatal shooting of a Border Patrol agent north of the U.S.-Mexico border was sentenced Wednesday to nearly five years in federal prison. Jaime Avila Jr., 25, received a sentence of 57 months, a penalty on the lower end of federal guidelines, for his acknowledged role in a gun smuggling... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 18:49:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1761506-fast-furious-gun-buyer-sentenced-to-prison.html 2012-12-12T18:49:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761586-egypt-court-christian-3-years-blasphemy.html CAIRO (AP) — A Cairo court on Wednesday convicted a Coptic Christian blogger who shared an anti-Islam film on social networking sites and sentenced him to three years in prison for blasphemy and contempt of religion. The case of Alber Saber is one of several seen by rights advocates as a campaign led by Egypt's ultraconservative Islamists to curb free exp... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1761586-egypt-court-christian-3-years-blasphemy.html 2012-12-12T16:33:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1761442-ny-charge-dropped-woman-wife-swap.html PEMBROKE, N.Y. (AP) — A prostitution charge in New York against a former teen pageant princess who once appeared on the reality TV show "Wife Swap" has been dropped. An attorney for Alicia Guastaferro (guhs-tuh-FEHR'-oh) says Genesee County prosecutors agreed to drop the charge during a court appearance Tuesday. The 21-year-old still faces misdemeanor dru... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 16:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1761442-ny-charge-dropped-woman-wife-swap.html 2012-12-12T16:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1761120-un-court-convicts-bosnian-serb-genocide.html THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A U.N. war crimes court convicted a former senior Bosnian Serb army commander Wednesday of genocide for playing a key role in Europe's worst massacre since World War II and sentenced him to life imprisonment, delivering another measure of justice to survivors still hunting for the remains of their husbands and sons. In a majo... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 15:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1761120-un-court-convicts-bosnian-serb-genocide.html 2012-12-12T15:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1760474-column-tagliabue-goodell-its.html "Round up the usual suspects." Funny how that line near the end of "Casablanca" provides a fitting epitaph for Bountygate, too. Like Capt. Renault in the film classic, former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue was presented with a crime and empowered as both judge and jury. He considered the evidence, weighed the injury to the parties involved, then conclude... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 07:52:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/basketball/1760474-column-tagliabue-goodell-its.html 2012-12-12T07:52:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759062-chicago-man-10-years-suicide-bomber-plot.html CHICAGO (AP) — A Chicago man who pleaded guilty to a plot to attend a Somalia training camp with the dream of becoming a suicide bomber was sentenced Tuesday to nearly 10 years in prison. Standing in orange jail clothes, his hands behind his back, 29-year-old Shaker Masri looked calm as a judge imposed the sentence for one count of attempting to provide m... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 05:30:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759062-chicago-man-10-years-suicide-bomber-plot.html 2012-12-12T05:30:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1758664-police-suspect-la-man-was-lured-nyc-ambush.html NEW YORK (AP) — Someone wanted Brandon Lincoln Woodard dead — bad enough to apparently lure him to a midtown Manhattan block for what looked like a professional hit. But who shot Woodard in the back of the head and why remained a mystery on Tuesday as police studied security videotape of the unidentified gunman and delved into Woodard's checkered past for... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 04:25:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1758664-police-suspect-la-man-was-lured-nyc-ambush.html 2012-12-12T04:25:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759814-mexico-riveras-plane-hit-with-terrible-impact.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — The plane carrying Mexican-American music superstar Jenni Rivera plunged almost vertically from more than 28,000 feet and hit the ground in a nose-dive at a speed that may have exceeded 600 miles per hour, Mexico's top transportation official said Tuesday. In the first detailed account of the moments leading up to the crash that killed ... Wed, 12 Dec 2012 01:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1759814-mexico-riveras-plane-hit-with-terrible-impact.html 2012-12-12T01:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1759676-ny-6-suing-epa-drilling-methane.html PITTSBURGH (AP) — Seven Northeastern and mid-Atlantic states announced plans Tuesday to sue the Environmental Protection Agency, saying it is violating the Clean Air Act by failing to address methane emissions from oil and gas drilling, which has boomed in nearby states such as Pennsylvania and West Virginia. New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman... Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1759676-ny-6-suing-epa-drilling-methane.html 2012-12-11T22:35:00Z