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Del. officers honored for courage during shooting

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:05:08 -0400

DOVER, Delaware - Police officers who were working in the New Castle County Courthouse during a fatal shooting in February have been honored for their courage.

Texas judge denies women's request for attorneys

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:29:58 -0400

AMARILLO, Texas - A federal magistrate refused to appoint appellate attorneys for an Amarillo mother and daughter convicted in a 1995 murder-for-hire scheme.

Judge grants Troy man new trial in rapes of women

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:14:38 -0400

TROY, Alabama - An Alabama judge has overturned two rape convictions against a Troy man, saying prosecutors failed to share evidence that was relevant to the man's defense.

Appeals Court OKs suit to get back gambling losses

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:51:34 -0400

COLUMBIA, South Carolina - A lawyer says a state Court of Appeals ruling clears the way for gamblers to sue for money they lose by playing illegal gambling machines.

Observer predicts speedy confirmation for Brown

Sat, 18 May 2013 13:51:11 -0400

TUPELO, Mississippi - Observers are predicting a speedy confirmation to the federal bench for Jackson attorney Debra M. Brown.

State Drug Court conference to be held in Tunica

Sat, 18 May 2013 09:34:44 -0400

TUNICA, Mississippi - Mississippi Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller Jr. will speak Wednesday at the opening of a three-day conference in of the Mississippi Association of Drug Court Professionals.

Man gets 26 years in Wash. courthouse attack

Sat, 18 May 2013 02:50:08 -0400

CHEHALIS, Washington - A McCleary, Washington, man has been sentenced to 26 years in prison for a 2012 attack on a judge and a deputy sheriff in the Grays Harbor County Courthouse in Montesano.

Judge grants injunction in Ark. abortion ban case

Fri, 17 May 2013 21:23:25 -0400

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - An Arkansas law banning most abortions 12 weeks into a woman's pregnancy won't take effect while a legal challenge is pending, a federal judge ruled Friday.

Environmentalists drop 1 of 2 wolf lawsuits

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:40:47 -0400

CHEYENNE, Wyoming - A coalition of environmental groups has dropped one of two lawsuits challenging last year's decision by federal officials to turn over management of Wyoming wolves to the state.

Minnesota House passes lawmaker pay hike panel

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:35:25 -0400

ST. PAUL, Minnesota - The Minnesota House voted Friday to take the politically charged decisions about their salaries out of their own hands, approving a constitutional amendment that would ask voters if there should be an independent state council to set legislative pay.

AP NewsBreak: Judge laments man's return to prison

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:28:40 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - A Montana judge said he fears he's done a "soul-wrenching injustice" to a man he freed from prison after more than 27 years, only to see him ordered back behind bars by a higher court.

8-year term for Bulger girlfriend upheld in Mass.

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:08:02 -0400

BOSTON - The longtime girlfriend of reputed gangster James "Whitey" Bulger lost her bid to reduce the eight-year prison sentence she received for helping Bulger during his 16 years as a fugitive.

Lawyer: Assault on Brown athlete was self-defense

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:49:45 -0400

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - A 22-year-old Brown University student has been charged with disorderly conduct following an incident in which a Brown basketball player was assaulted and suffered severe head injuries.

Fire damages buildings near C. Ind. city's square

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:33:03 -0400

GREENCASTLE, Indiana - Fire badly damaged several buildings Friday near the courthouse square in Greencastle, with flames shooting through the roofs as firefighters from several communities were called in to the central Indiana city to help.

Judge orders Forest Service into lynx consultation

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:22:33 -0400

BILLINGS, Montana - A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Forest Service to consult with wildlife officials to ensure the agency takes adequate measures to protect Canada lynx in portions of Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.

Court: Law applying crack sentences retroactive

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:07:44 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - People convicted of crack cocaine offenses have a right to resentencing hearings under a 2010 law that lessened penalties for possession and dealing, the U.S. 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday.

Ruling doesn't resolve family restaurant squabble

Fri, 17 May 2013 17:06:26 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge's ruling Friday hasn't resolved a family's bitter struggle for control of Brennan's, one of New Orleans' best-known restaurants.

Argentine dictator Videla dies in prison at age 87

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:48:50 -0400

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina - Former dictator Jorge Rafael Videla, who took power over Argentina in a 1976 coup and led a military junta that killed thousands of his fellow citizens in a dirty war to eliminate so-called "subversives," died quietly in his sleep Friday while serving life in prison for crimes against humanity. He was 87.

Judge delays ex-BP engineer's trial

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:30:06 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge has agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Judge delays ex-BP engineer's trial

Fri, 17 May 2013 16:25:33 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - A federal judge has agreed to postpone the trial of a former BP engineer charged with deleting text messages about the company's response to its 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

Conn. court: Lawyers can't be sued for fraud

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:51:23 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - The state Supreme Court has ruled in an ex-NFL player's case that Connecticut lawyers can't be sued for fraud for their conduct in court cases because of a centuries-old legal doctrine.

US chief justice commemorates Jackson Center in NY

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:44:16 -0400

JAMESTOWN, New York - U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts may need a bigger suitcase for his return to Washington following a visit to his native western New York for the 10th anniversary of a center dedicated to the late Justice Robert H. Jackson.

Neb high court: Search of student's truck improper

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:26:46 -0400

OMAHA, Nebraska - The Nebraska Supreme Court says Omaha school officials violated a student's constitutional rights by searching his truck parked on a public street.

Ex-Monroe Councilman Arthur Gilmore found guilty

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:40:26 -0400

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana - Former Monroe City Councilman Arthur Gilmore has been convicted of racketeering and not guilty of extortion in federal court in Shreveport.

Former insurance agent gets 5 years in fraud case

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:26:57 -0400

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana - A 35-year-old Denham Springs man has been sentenced in Baton Rouge federal court to nearly five years in prison and ordered to pay two life insurance companies more than $1.4 million for frauds he committed against them.