The judge overseeing the prosecution of Osama bin Laden’s driver has told lawyers in the case to work out an arrangement to allow requested testimony by the mastermind of the…
When electronic discovery disputes get heated in his courtroom, Magistrate Judge David J. Waxse of the U.S. District Court in Kansas has a simple strategy: “If someone comes to me…
At least four out of five Guantanamo detainees accused of planning the Sept. 11 attacks are rejecting lawyers, but they are facing some difficulties as they try to represent themselves.
Cleared by the local district attorney of any involvement in the murder of 6-year-old JonBenet Ramsey in 1996, her family now has one goal: to see her killer…
The foreman of a deadlocked jury that heard the case against three fen-phen lawyers accused of defrauding their clients says the vote was 10-2 in favor of acquitting the remaining…
A federal judge in San Francisco has dismissed a lawsuit that claimed the government illegally wiretapped conversations between lawyers and a client, a now-defunct charity suspected of terrorism.
An Air Force accident report that was shielded from litigants because of the state secrets privilege turned out to carry no secrets but instead information indicating negligence.
Military trainers teaching interrogators about possible techniques to use on detainees at Guantanamo Bay relied on Chinese methods used during the Korean War that often elicited false confessions, the Jul 2, 2008 12:53 PM CDT
A drug possession trial in Los Angeles ended abruptly after dramatic courtroom developments. When a surprise videotape of the defendant’s arrest was played in court Friday by the defense, it…
It may come as a surprise to a number of lawyers, but the government can legally read what’s on a foreign traveler’s laptop. So, like other individuals frequenting the international…
Attorney Maureen Duggan wasn’t happy with her boss at a state agency in Connecticut. But she was afraid that openly complaining about him could put her job at risk.
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