BBC News Jury selection in the long-awaited trial of billionaire hedge fund manager Raj Rajaratnam on charges of insider trading has begun in New York. Judge Richard Holwell has told jurors that Goldman Sachs chief executive Lloyd Blankfein is on…
CBC News Former French president Jacques Chirac’s trial on allegations he approved of bogus jobs to help fund his political party while he was mayor of Paris opened on Monday. Chirac, 78, is charged with embezzlement, breach of trust and…
Ten years after Chandra Levy was murdered, the trial against her accused is getting started. In 2001, Levy was jogging in a Washington DC park and disappeared. Her body was not found for over a year. A Salvodoran man is…
A California judge has temporarily stopped criminal proceedings against Phillip Garrido. Garrido and his wife face a variety of charges related to kidnapping a child and raising her under captivity for almost two decades. The judge based his decision on…
A Texas judge has declined former Congressman Tom Delay’s request to have his trial moved. Delay, who was once House Majority Leader, requested to have his trial moved because Austin is a liberal city. Delay also alleges that a prosecutor…
Post by Randall Ryder The State of California just passed a bill that now allows expedited jury trials in certain situations. While many parties are hailing the recent bill, will the new system be utilized? Under the bill, if both parties…
The California legislature has approved a bill that will allow parties, if both sides agree, to have an expedited trial. Under the bill, if both parties agree, each side will have three hours to present their side of the case.…
A Defendant’s former defense attorney appeared in federal court last week to explain why he recorded over 60 conversations with the Defendant in jail. Attorney Terry Haddock was working with the government while he represented Shannon Williams. During the course…
Federal prosecutors stated that one of the alleged Russian spys has confessed that he worked for Russia’s intelligence service. The revelation came at a time when defense attorneys were preparing to argue for bail for the remaining defendants. The alleged…
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is allowing a massive class action suit against Wal-Mart to move forward. The suit started over ten years ago, stemming from an incident at one of Wal-Mart’s stores. Betty Dukes, the named plaintiff in…