http://www.mail.com/subjects/3308-courts.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/3308-courts.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092526-indian-circuses-struggle-to-adapt-court-bans.html MUMBAI, India (AP) — In the early morning heat and dust, daily practice at the Rambo Circus is in full swing. A trapeze creaks as two performers perfect their throws. A Colombian daredevil shouts to his colleagues scrambling atop a giant set of spinning wheels called the Ring of Death. Looking on with worry is circus manager John Matthew. For 38 years, he... Fri, 17 May 2013 09:05:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2092526-indian-circuses-struggle-to-adapt-court-bans.html 2013-05-17T09:05:57Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2090784-2-minnesota-women-sentenced-somali-terror-case.html MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Two Minnesota women convicted of conspiring to send money to al-Shabab in Somalia were given prison sentences in federal court Thursday, ending a week of punishments tied to long-running investigations into recruiting and financing for the terrorist group. Amina Farah Ali, 36, was sentenced to 20 years in prison on 13 terrorism-related ... Fri, 17 May 2013 02:18:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2090784-2-minnesota-women-sentenced-somali-terror-case.html 2013-05-17T02:18:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091760-edwards-reactivates-law-license-speaking-event.html RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former presidential contender John Edwards has reactivated his license to practice law and is setting out on the speaking circuit. The two-time presidential candidate and former North Carolina senator is scheduled to appear June 6 at a private retreat in Orlando, Fla., for lawyer clients of the marketing firm PMP. A records check with... Thu, 16 May 2013 23:24:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091760-edwards-reactivates-law-license-speaking-event.html 2013-05-16T23:24:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2091718-subpoena-ap-records-revives-media-shield-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The controversy over the government's secret subpoena of Associated Press telephone records has revived legislation that protect journalists from having to reveal their sources to federal investigators — and the White House is endorsing the idea. The proposal wouldn't provide blanket protection for a journalist from having to reveal who ... Thu, 16 May 2013 21:58:28 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2091718-subpoena-ap-records-revives-media-shield-bill.html 2013-05-16T21:58:28Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091258-second-court-invalidates-obama-recess-appointment.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A second federal appeals court has found that President Barack Obama exceeded his power when he bypassed the Senate to install a member to the National Labor Relations Board. The ruling by the 3rd Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals in Philadelphia came on the same day that a Senate panel considered a slate of five nominees for full terms on t... Thu, 16 May 2013 21:28:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2091258-second-court-invalidates-obama-recess-appointment.html 2013-05-16T21:28:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090656-senate-committee-approves-3-judicial-nominees.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved three of President Barack Obama's judicial nominees, including one for an influential appeals court, for a full Senate vote. Senators voted 18-0 to move forward with nomination of Sri Srinivasan to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, considered the most impor... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:36:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2090656-senate-committee-approves-3-judicial-nominees.html 2013-05-16T19:36:58Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089918-watchdog-israel-trying-to-legalize-settlements.html JERUSALEM (AP) — An Israeli watchdog group on Thursday accused the government of taking steps to legalize four unauthorized settlement outposts in the West Bank, days before the U.S. secretary of state is set to arrive on a new peace mission. The government announced its move this week in a filing to the Supreme Court, threatening to cast a shadow over Se... Thu, 16 May 2013 19:27:58 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2089918-watchdog-israel-trying-to-legalize-settlements.html 2013-05-16T19:27:58Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2087888-donald-trump-completes-testimony-chicago-trial.html CHICAGO (AP) — A scowling Donald Trump raised his voice on the witness stand Wednesday while an attorney grilled him and then rolled his eyes at the "Apprentice" star's answers, prompting a federal judge to scold both men in open court and order them to behave. The admonition came during Trump's second and final day on the stand at a civil trial where he ... Wed, 15 May 2013 23:00:18 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2087888-donald-trump-completes-testimony-chicago-trial.html 2013-05-15T23:00:18Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2088532-holder-defends-perezs-tenure-justice-dept.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Eric Holder and a leading House Republican clashed Wednesday over the Justice Department's refusal to turn over the private emails of Thomas Perez, a top department official nominated to be labor secretary. California Rep. Darrell Issa repeatedly pressed Holder about why the Justice Department won't release the personal ... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:19:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2088532-holder-defends-perezs-tenure-justice-dept.html 2013-05-15T21:19:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088442-apnewsbreak-mailbox-bomb-suspect-to-face-hearing.html IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — More than a decade after a string of mailbox bombings injured people in Midwestern states, a judge will reconsider whether the former college student accused of carrying out the terrifying campaign is mentally competent to stand trial. U.S. District Judge Mark Bennett informed attorneys in March that he intends to order a competency... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:15:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088442-apnewsbreak-mailbox-bomb-suspect-to-face-hearing.html 2013-05-15T21:15:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086918-egyptian-judges-suspend-talks-with-president.html CAIRO (AP) — In the judiciary's latest face-off with Egypt's Islamist rulers, the country's top council of judges decided Wednesday to suspend its participation in a government-backed judicial reform conference following a renewed push by lawmakers on a controversial bill that would force thousands of their colleagues into retirement. The declaration by t... Wed, 15 May 2013 21:08:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086918-egyptian-judges-suspend-talks-with-president.html 2013-05-15T21:08:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088412-judge-rejects-motion-to-dismiss-ark-abortion-suit.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A federal judge said Wednesday that a challenge to Arkansas' new law banning most abortions 12 weeks into a pregnancy can proceed, rejecting the state's attempt to get the lawsuit dismissed. U.S. District Judge Susan Webber Wright ruled that the lawsuit, which was brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas and the C... Wed, 15 May 2013 20:50:34 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2088412-judge-rejects-motion-to-dismiss-ark-abortion-suit.html 2013-05-15T20:50:34Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2085870-us-judge-ore-dismisses-movie-pirating-lawsuit.html MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a movie company's Internet piracy complaint against 34 Oregonians, saying the company was unfairly using the court's subpoena power in a "reverse class-action suit" to save on legal expenses and possibly to intimidate defendants into paying thousands of dollars for viewing a movie that can be bought or rented for less than $10. Tue, 14 May 2013 21:37:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2085870-us-judge-ore-dismisses-movie-pirating-lawsuit.html 2013-05-14T21:37:49Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2083746-gitmo-prisoner-obama-abandoned-detainees.html WASHINGTON (AP) — A Guantanamo Bay detainee says he feels abandoned by President Barack Obama and the world after more than 10 years at the U.S. prison. "I believe that President Obama must be unaware of the unbelievably inhumane conditions at the Guantanamo Bay prison, for otherwise he would surely do something to stop this torture," Yemeni prisoner Musa... Tue, 14 May 2013 19:22:14 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2083746-gitmo-prisoner-obama-abandoned-detainees.html 2013-05-14T19:22:14Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2081134-us-government-files-morning-after-pill-appeal.html NEW YORK (AP) — The Obama administration on Monday filed a last-minute appeal to delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription. The legal paperwork asked the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan to postpone a federal judge's ruling that eliminated age limits on the pill while the government app... Mon, 13 May 2013 21:23:46 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2081134-us-government-files-morning-after-pill-appeal.html 2013-05-13T21:23:46Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081768-high-court-rules-monsanto-patent-case.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday that an Indiana farmer violated Monsanto Co.'s patents on soybean seeds resistant to its weed-killer by growing the beans without buying new seeds from the corporation. The justices unanimously rejected the farmer's argument that cheap soybeans he bought from a grain elevator are not covered by the Monsanto ... Mon, 13 May 2013 20:26:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2081768-high-court-rules-monsanto-patent-case.html 2013-05-13T20:26:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2080394-ginsburg-roe-abortion-opponents-target.html CHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she supports a woman's right to choose to have an abortion, but feels her predecessors' landmark Roe v. Wade ruling 40 years ago was too sweeping and gave abortion opponents a symbol to target. Ginsburg, one of the most liberal members of the nation's high court, spoke Saturday at the Univ... Sun, 12 May 2013 17:37:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2080394-ginsburg-roe-abortion-opponents-target.html 2013-05-12T17:37:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2077626-key-events-pakistans-political-history.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — A chronology of key events in Pakistan's history: —Aug. 14, 1947: Pakistan is founded when British rule over the region ends and the Asian subcontinent is partitioned into Islamic Pakistan, divided into East and West, and predominantly Hindu India. —Sept. 11, 1948: Pakistan founder Muhammad Ali Jinnah dies. ... Sat, 11 May 2013 08:06:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2077626-key-events-pakistans-political-history.html 2013-05-11T08:06:01Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2077968-developments-guatemala-trial-rios-montt.html GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — In 1999: Guatemalan non-governmental organization Association for Justice and Reconciliation files a complaint against army officials, including former Gen. Efrain Rios Montt, saying they're responsible for killings of thousands of Ixil Mayans during country's 36-year civil war. Victims try for years without success to get courts to act against military... Sat, 11 May 2013 02:26:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2077968-developments-guatemala-trial-rios-montt.html 2013-05-11T02:26:30Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2076170-oj-to-vegas-court-hearing-bid-trial.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — O.J. Simpson will return next week to the Las Vegas courthouse where he was convicted of leading an armed sports memorabilia heist to ask a judge for a new trial on the grounds that his lawyer botched his case. Simpson will take the witness stand to testify that the Florida lawyer who collected nearly $700,000 is to blame for his armed ro... Fri, 10 May 2013 20:36:44 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2076170-oj-to-vegas-court-hearing-bid-trial.html 2013-05-10T20:36:44Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2075598-american-airlines-settles-safety-claims-249m.html DALLAS (AP) — American Airlines has agreed to pay $24.9 million to settle $162 million in potential fines that were proposed by U.S. safety regulators. American called the payment "a reasonable resolution" to the Federal Aviation Administration's claims that it had violated safety regulations involving electrical wiring on planes and other issues. The air... Fri, 10 May 2013 00:40:02 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2075598-american-airlines-settles-safety-claims-249m.html 2013-05-10T00:40:02Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2075246-wash-officials-courts-office-was-hacked.html OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — The Washington state Administrative Office of the Courts was hacked sometime between last fall and February, and up to 160,000 Social Security numbers and 1 million driver's license numbers may have been accessed during the data breach of its public website, officials said Thursday. Court officials said they have only confirmed that ... Thu, 09 May 2013 23:03:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2075246-wash-officials-courts-office-was-hacked.html 2013-05-09T23:03:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2072280-judge-rules-cheerleaders-bible-banner-suit.html HOUSTON (AP) — A judge ruled Wednesday that cheerleaders at a Southeast Texas high school can display banners emblazoned with Bible verses at football games. But the ruling might not have settled the issue of whether the banners are protected free speech, according to an attorney for the cheerleaders' school district. State District Judge Steven Thomas de... Thu, 09 May 2013 02:45:30 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2072280-judge-rules-cheerleaders-bible-banner-suit.html 2013-05-09T02:45:30Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2072072-enrons-skilling-10-year-sentence-cut.html HOUSTON (AP) — Convicted ex-Enron Corp. CEO Jeffrey Skilling's more than 24-year prison sentence for his role in the once mighty energy giant's collapse could be reduced by as many as 10 years if a federal judge approves an agreement reached Wednesday between prosecutors and defense attorneys. Under the agreement, which Justice Department officials say in... Wed, 08 May 2013 23:55:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2072072-enrons-skilling-10-year-sentence-cut.html 2013-05-08T23:55:13Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2072330-us-appeals-panel-speaks-well-google-book-plans.html NEW YORK (AP) — Judges on a federal appeals court panel spoke excitedly Wednesday about Google Inc.'s plan to create the world's largest digital library, signaling that the court has a favorable opinion about the value of the project. Three judges on the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan were considering an appeal by Mountain View, Calif.-bas... Wed, 08 May 2013 22:41:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/2072330-us-appeals-panel-speaks-well-google-book-plans.html 2013-05-08T22:41:13Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2072476-lawyers-haiti-cholera-lawsuit-threatened-un.html UNITED NATIONS (AP) — A Boston-based human rights group said Wednesday it will sue the United Nations in 60 days if the world body does not agree to compensate Haitian cholera victims, apologize to the Caribbean nation for introducing the disease through its peacekeeping force, and launch a major effort to improve sanitation. Lawyers for the Institute for... Wed, 08 May 2013 21:48:26 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2072476-lawyers-haiti-cholera-lawsuit-threatened-un.html 2013-05-08T21:48:26Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/2069340-man-sentenced-to-death-texas-courthouse-killing.html GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — After disrupting his capital murder trial several times with profanity-filled outbursts, a Texas man erupted in one final chaotic fit when a jury sentenced him to death on Tuesday for killing a bystander while trying to shoot his daughter outside a courthouse. Bartholomew Granger's courtroom rants against his daughter, prosecutors ... Wed, 08 May 2013 00:05:13 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/2069340-man-sentenced-to-death-texas-courthouse-killing.html 2013-05-08T00:05:13Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2069168-appeals-court-strikes-union-poster-rule.html WASHINGTON (AP) — In another blow to the nation's dwindling labor unions, an appeals court on Tuesday struck down a federal rule that would have required millions of businesses to put up posters informing workers of their right to form a union. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the National Labor Relations Board violated ... Tue, 07 May 2013 20:22:38 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2069168-appeals-court-strikes-union-poster-rule.html 2013-05-07T20:22:38Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2069454-judge-nyc-rips-opposition-to-plan-order.html NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge, asked by the government on Tuesday to freeze his plan giving teenage girls broader access to morning-after birth control, instead seized the chance to accuse health officials of taking steps that would end up hurting poor people and improve their chances of prevailing in a protracted legal fight with reproductive rights advocates. ... Tue, 07 May 2013 20:03:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2069454-judge-nyc-rips-opposition-to-plan-order.html 2013-05-07T20:03:54Z