CBC News Michael Rafferty is appealing his first-degree murder conviction in the killing of Victoria (Tori) Stafford, the eight-year-old girl who disappeared near her home in Woodstock, Ont., more than three years ago. Rafferty received a life sentence after he…
OJ Simpson will remain behind bars for the foreseeable future after the Nevada Supreme Court declined to overturn his 2008 conviction. Simpson was convicted for armed robbery and kidnapping and sentenced to 9-33 years at a state prison. He appealed…
A United States District Court judge has upheld the health care reform bill, saying that Congress has the authority to require people to have health insurance by 2014. The law had been challenged by a Christian legal group on the…
The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals has reprimanded a United State District Court judge for comments he made during a sentencing hearing and ordered a new sentencing hearing for the defendant. The judge was sentencing a drug dealer and during…
An Arizona Federal Judge has issued an injunction, blocking many provisions of the new immigration law. In her opinion, the judge expressed concerns about illegal aliens being swept up by local police, and also expressed concerns the law treads on…
A Florida judge has stepped down from the bench after details about an alleged inappropriate relationship with a prosecutor continued to be revealed. Judge Ana Gardiner was accused of exchanging hundreds of phone calls and emails with a prosecutor who…
In a decision that establishes attorneys always need to pay attention to the details, the Michigan Court of Appeals has determined that failing to administer the proper oath is grounds for a new trial. The judge had the panel of…
A Texas judge granted a defense motion arguing the death penalty was unconstitutional for their client. In granting the motion, Judge Kevin Fine said: “Based on the moratorium (on the death penalty) in Illinois, the Innocence Project and more than…
Special prosecutors in Texas are demanding consequences for the controversial actions of a Texas judge who presided over a death penalty case. The Commission of Judicial Conduct is accusing the judge of smearing the judiciary after she refused to keep…
Bill Curry Ottawa — The Globe and Mail Last updated on Friday, Sep. 04, 2009 11:34AM EDT The Supreme Court of Canada will hear the federal government’s appeal of the Omar Khadr case, a decision that will prolong an issue…