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/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/3308-courts.html http://www.mail.com/news/us/1861142-police-chief-sign-fear-slain-attorney.html KAUFMAN, Texas (AP) — Authorities don't know whether a Texas prosecutor who had extensive experience with organized crime feared for his life before he was fatally shot, but they're poring through the cases he handled for leads to his killer, officials said Friday. No arrests have been made since Assistant District Attorney Mark Hasse was gunned down Thur... Sat, 02 Feb 2013 00:46:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1861142-police-chief-sign-fear-slain-attorney.html 2013-02-02T00:46:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1860394-patrick-fitzgerald-takes-socrates-mock-trial.html CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Fitzgerald has prosecuted mobsters, terrorists, a White House aide and two Illinois governors. On Thursday, the former top prosecutor got a crack at Socrates. Yes, that Socrates, the Greek philosopher. Fitzgerald, one of the nation's highest profile federal prosecutors until he recently entered private practice, represented Athens i... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 03:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1860394-patrick-fitzgerald-takes-socrates-mock-trial.html 2013-02-01T03:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859612-9-judges-charged-with-philly-traffic-ticket-fixing.html PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Get caught speeding? Running a red light? Leaving the scene of an accident? For years, it was no problem, authorities say — so long as you were in Philadelphia and knew the right people. The city's traffic court was the place where moving violations went to die, according to a federal indictment that charged nine judges with fixing tic... Fri, 01 Feb 2013 02:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1859612-9-judges-charged-with-philly-traffic-ticket-fixing.html 2013-02-01T02:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1860582-ark-senate-passes-measure-to-ban-abortions.html LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Senate voted Thursday to prohibit most abortions if a heartbeat is detected, ignoring warnings from opponents that banning the procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancy would invite lawsuits. If enacted, the ban would be the most stringent in the nation. The Ohio House passed a similar ban in 2011, but it was s... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 22:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1860582-ark-senate-passes-measure-to-ban-abortions.html 2013-01-31T22:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858854-pakistan-court-summons-anti-corruption-boss.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan's top court on Thursday summoned the government's anti-corruption chief over a letter he wrote criticizing the tribunal's judges, the latest in an ongoing tussle between the judiciary and the country's political leadership. The development is also an indication that the anti-corruption chief, Fasih Bokhari, could be charged with ... Thu, 31 Jan 2013 13:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1858854-pakistan-court-summons-anti-corruption-boss.html 2013-01-31T13:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1855678-bp-spill-saga-civil-trial-worth-billions.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Now that a $4 billion plea deal has resolved BP's criminal liability for the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill nearly three years ago, the company will turn its focus to a trial that could potentially cost it billions of dollars more in civil penalties. At the conclusion of a hearing Tuesday that included emotional testimony and a BP exe... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 07:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1855678-bp-spill-saga-civil-trial-worth-billions.html 2013-01-30T07:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855456-judge-rejects-apples-patent-award-demands.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge late Tuesday rejected Apple Inc.'s demand to increase the $1.05 billion in damages a jury ordered Samsung Electronics Inc. to pay its fiercest rival in the smartphone market. U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh also rejected demands from both companies to conduct another trial on different issues over claims that Samsung unfa... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 03:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1855456-judge-rejects-apples-patent-award-demands.html 2013-01-30T03:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1854988-sandra-day-oconnor-steps-carefully-ny-gun-case.html NEW YORK (AP) — Retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor warned Tuesday against a rush to judgment in a New York gun ownership dispute, citing the recent killings of 20 Connecticut schoolchildren and six educators. Sitting on a federal appeals court panel, O'Connor cited the Sandy Hook Elementary school massacre in commenting on the role that cou... Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1854988-sandra-day-oconnor-steps-carefully-ny-gun-case.html 2013-01-30T00:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1855136-san-francisco-nudity-ban-upheld-federal-court.html SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge cleared the way Tuesday for the city of San Francisco to ban most displays of public nudity, ruling that an ordinance set to take effect on Feb. 1 does not violate the free speech rights of residents and visitors who like going out in the buff. U.S. District Court Judge Edward Chen refused to block the ban temporarily ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 23:04:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1855136-san-francisco-nudity-ban-upheld-federal-court.html 2013-01-29T23:04:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1854214-judge-oks-4b-bp-oil-spill-criminal-settlement.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — BP PLC closed the book on the Justice Department's criminal probe of its role in the Deepwater Horizon disaster and Gulf oil spill Tuesday, when a federal judge agreed to let the London-based oil giant plead guilty to manslaughter charges for the deaths of 11 rig workers and pay a record $4 billion in penalties. What the plea deal appro... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1854214-judge-oks-4b-bp-oil-spill-criminal-settlement.html 2013-01-29T20:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1853766-ex-michigan-justice-pleads-guilty-to-bank-fraud.html ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A former Michigan Supreme Court justice pleaded guilty to bank fraud Tuesday for concealing assets, including a Florida home she and her husband owned, while urging a bank to let her unload a Michigan house in a short sale, claiming financial hardship. Diane Hathaway could face up to 18 months in prison under the terms of her deal ... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 20:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1853766-ex-michigan-justice-pleads-guilty-to-bank-fraud.html 2013-01-29T20:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1853554-underworld-boss-shot-bulgarian-courthouse.html SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — A convicted underworld boss was shot and seriously wounded in broad daylight outside a courthouse in Bulgaria's capital on Tuesday, sending panicked people on a busy downtown street scrambling for cover. The shooter or shooters opened fire at around 9:30 a.m., probably from an apartment building across the street from the Sofia Cour... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1853554-underworld-boss-shot-bulgarian-courthouse.html 2013-01-29T14:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1852344-authorities-ny-judge-opens-door-to-swiss-records.html NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Monday authorized the Internal Revenue Service to require UBS AG to produce records about U.S. taxpayers who may hold bank accounts in Switzerland to evade hundreds of millions in federal income taxes. U.S. District Judge William H. Pauley III signed an order authorizing the IRS to issue a summons for information about U... Tue, 29 Jan 2013 00:39:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1852344-authorities-ny-judge-opens-door-to-swiss-records.html 2013-01-29T00:39:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1849610-court-rulings-dim-outlook-guantanamo-trials.html GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba (AP) — A civilian appeals court has now reversed the verdicts of the only two Guantanamo Bay prisoners convicted in trials by military tribunal, casting a shadow over proceedings set to resume this week at the U.S. base in Cuba for the men accused in the Sept. 11 terrorist attack. A federal appeals court on Friday threw out... Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1849610-court-rulings-dim-outlook-guantanamo-trials.html 2013-01-27T18:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1848400-obama-birth-control-mandates-loosens-lawsuits.html NEW YORK (AP) — The legal challenges over religious freedom and the birth control coverage requirement in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul appear to be moving toward the U.S. Supreme Court. Faith-affiliated charities, hospitals and universities have filed dozens of lawsuits against the mandate, which requires employers to provide insurance th... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1848400-obama-birth-control-mandates-loosens-lawsuits.html 2013-01-26T21:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847672-somali-government-arrests-3-scholarship-fraud.html MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Three officials have been arrested for mismanaging a scholarship scheme that sends Somali students to Turkey, Somalia's education minister said Saturday, a sign that the fledgling government is committed to fighting the corruption that contributes to the country's failed-state status. Minister Maryan Qasim Ahmed said the official... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 15:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1847672-somali-government-arrests-3-scholarship-fraud.html 2013-01-26T15:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1846410-abortion-opponents-march-washington.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Anti-abortion demonstrators from around the country marched through Washington to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to protest a landmark court decision that legalized abortion. The annual event took on added significance for many in the crowd because this year marks the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court deci... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 03:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1846410-abortion-opponents-march-washington.html 2013-01-26T03:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845188-doubts-raised-fairness-delhi-rape-trial.html NEW DELHI (AP) — In the court of public opinion, the men being tried in the gang rape of an Indian university student should be hanged in a public square. That demand for swift justice might make it impossible for them to get a fair trial in a court of law. Already, there are plenty of portents. Amid the heightened emotions that have surrounded this case ... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 01:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845188-doubts-raised-fairness-delhi-rape-trial.html 2013-01-26T01:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845972-court-obama-appointments-violate-constitution.html WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama violated the Constitution when he bypassed the Senate last year to appoint three members of the National Labor Relations Board, a federal appeals court ruled Friday in a far-reaching decision that could severely limit a chief executive's powers to make recess appointments. The decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 23:13:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1845972-court-obama-appointments-violate-constitution.html 2013-01-25T23:13:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845004-mexicos-legal-soul-search-frenchwoman-freed.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexicans are engaged in national soul searching over their country's flawed justice system as newly freed Florence Cassez, earlier convicted of and sentenced for being part of a kidnapping ring, makes the celebrity circuit in her native France. While Cassez received a hero's welcome home, meeting with French President Francois Hollande ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:18:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1845004-mexicos-legal-soul-search-frenchwoman-freed.html 2013-01-25T20:18:00Z http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1846378-mistrial-ex-cheerleaders-libel-lawsuit.html COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) — Jurors couldn't decide whether two lewd posts about a former Cincinnati Bengals cheerleader were substantially true or not, leading a federal judge to declare a mistrial Friday in her $11 million defamation lawsuit against a gossip website. Former cheerleader and high school teacher Sarah Jones, 27, is suing Scottsdale, Ariz.-based t... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/football/1846378-mistrial-ex-cheerleaders-libel-lawsuit.html 2013-01-25T19:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1845016-murder-pakistan-sparks-anger-countrys-elite.html KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) — More than 2,000 people were murdered in Pakistan's largest city last year, but the shooting death of 20-year-old Shahzeb Khan in one of Karachi's most upscale neighborhoods sparked an unusual outcry and highlighted a growing trend of citizens using social media to hold the country's rich and powerful to account. Khan was allegedly... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 05:44:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1845016-murder-pakistan-sparks-anger-countrys-elite.html 2013-01-25T05:44:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842298-trial-india-gang-rape-special-court.html NEW DELHI (AP) — The trial of five men charged with the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student on a New Delhi bus began in a closed courtroom with opening arguments by the prosecution lawyers in a special fast-track court set up just weeks ago to handle sexual assault cases. The brutal attack last month set off protests across India and opened a de... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 00:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842298-trial-india-gang-rape-special-court.html 2013-01-25T00:31:00Z http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1843932-honduras-pay-bills-neglects-services.html TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras (AP) — Street surveillance cameras in one of the world's most dangerous cities were turned off last week because Honduras' government hasn't paid millions of dollars it owes. The operator that runs them is now threatening to suspend police radio service as well. Teachers have been demonstrating almost every day because they haven't b... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/markets/1843932-honduras-pay-bills-neglects-services.html 2013-01-24T21:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1842948-mexico-france-divided-release-frenchwoman.html PARIS (AP) — She left Mexico to jeers of "killer!" but touched down Thursday in Paris to the fanfare of a state welcome. Seven years in prison in Mexico on kidnapping charges and a flawed trial made Frenchwoman Florence Cassez a cause celebre in France, where her innocence seemed nearly beyond question upon her return. Even though the court that ordered h... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1842948-mexico-france-divided-release-frenchwoman.html 2013-01-24T19:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842852-irishwoman-center-ira-tapes-fight-dead.html DUBLIN (AP) — An Irish Republican Army veteran who accused Sinn Fein party chief Gerry Adams of involvement in IRA killings and bombings has been found dead in her home, police and politicians said Thursday. Dolours Price, 61, was a member of the Provisional IRA unit that launched the very first car-bomb attacks on London in 1973. She became one of Irish ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 19:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842852-irishwoman-center-ira-tapes-fight-dead.html 2013-01-24T19:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842502-700-alleged-militants-held-limbo-pakistan.html ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan is holding 700 suspected militants without charges under a controversial law that has been criticized by human rights organizations, the country's attorney general said Thursday. The admission, made during a Supreme Court hearing, will likely fuel concerns about Pakistan's conduct over the past several years as it has battled a d... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1842502-700-alleged-militants-held-limbo-pakistan.html 2013-01-24T10:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1841828-mexican-court-frees-frenchwoman-kidnapping-case.html MEXICO CITY (AP) — A Frenchwoman who had spent seven years in prison in Mexico on kidnapping charges was flying back to Paris on Thursday after Mexico's Supreme Court ordered her freed because of flaws in her trial, bringing a close to a case that had strained relations between the countries. Florence Cassez's arrest, trial and 60-year prison sentence mad... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1841828-mexican-court-frees-frenchwoman-kidnapping-case.html 2013-01-24T09:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1841890-indian-panel-pushes-laws-fatal-gang-rape.html NEW DELHI (AP) — On the eve of a trial over a fatal gang rape that horrified Indians, a government panel recommended that India strictly enforce sexual assault laws, commit to holding speedy rape trials and change the antiquated penal code to protect women. The panel, formed in response to last month's brutal attack on a New Delhi bus, received more than ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 02:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1841890-indian-panel-pushes-laws-fatal-gang-rape.html 2013-01-24T02:54:00Z