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Americans detained in Haiti were ‘trying to rescue children’

Ten Baptist workers to appear in Port-au-Prince court after attempting to take youngsters out of countryTen Americans will appear in court today in Port-au-Prince after attempting to take 34 children out of Haiti, saying that they were trying to rescue them.The Baptist aid workers, from the Idaho-based New Life Children’s Refuge, were arrested on Friday [...]

[ More ] February 1st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

Edwards’ ex-mistress wants ‘private’ tape returned

The ex-mistress of two-time presidential candidate John Edwards wants a “very private and personal” videotape back from a campaign aide who wrote a book about the politician, according to court documents.

[ More ] January 30th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |
 

I shot US abortion doctor to protect children, Scott Roeder tells court

Judge in Kansas rules born-again Christian who killed George Tiller with .22-calibre gun must stand trial for murderA born-again Christian who believes abortion is a sin failed yesterday to ­convince a judge that he need not stand trial for murder after he admitted shooting dead an ­abortion doctor.Scott Roeder, 51, told the court in Wichita, [...]

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

Intrigue obscured in NY Afghanistan shooting trial

NEW YORK (Reuters) – The trial of a Pakistani woman charged with shooting at her U.S. interrogators in Afghanistan is grabbing headlines amid tight security in a New York court, but most of the drama has unfolded out of jurors’ earshot.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |
 

Stanford’s daughter must give up Houston condo

HOUSTON (Reuters) – The daughter of indicted Texas financier Allen Stanford must move out of a $1.3 million luxury apartment in Houston by March 31, according to an agreement reached with a court-appointed receiver on Thursday.

[ More ] January 29th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

The change we need now is a rougher, more radical Barack Obama | Jonathan Freedland

A soaring speech will be futile if the US president aims to court the centre. He must instead lay out a series of bold new movesPart of me hopes Barack Obama does not deliver yet another soaring, masterful speech for his maiden state of the ­union address tomorrow. For one thing, that Houdini schtick is [...]

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |
 

Yale Lab tech pleads not guilty in Yale killing

Raymond Clark III, 24, is led into court in New Haven, Conn.,A for a hearing inA the murder of Annie Le, a Yale graduate student.

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

In the line of duty | Open thread

President Obama is skipping jury duty – did he make the right choice, or is he missing an important experience?President Barack Obama will be skipping jury duty after being summoned in Illinois. He alerted the court he won’t be able to make it, as he has a very busy week ahead. Jury trials are, rightly, [...]

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

Texas judge in trouble over death-row plea

A Texas judge who closed her court before a death-row inmate could file his final appeal should not lose her job, a judge presiding over her ethics trial says in a report.
 

[ More ] January 21st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |

Judge: Ex-Detroit mayor must pay $300,000

A judge has ruled that Detroit’s ex-Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick must pay back more than $300,000 to the city within 90 days as part of his court-ordered $1 million restitution.

[ More ] January 21st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in USA |