RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia’s Court of Appeals will take a broader look at an appeal by a former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend. The court ruled late Friday that three additional issues can be argued ...
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Read More »RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia appeals court heard arguments Tuesday from an attorney for a former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted of second-degree murder in the May 2010 slaying of his former girlfriend. George W. Huguely V is seeking ...
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May 27, 2013
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An employee did not lose standing to pursue a federal disability discrimination claim by filing a Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has held.
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May 24, 2013
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An arts and crafts chain asks a federal appeals court to exclude it from part of the federal health care law involving the morning-after pill.
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Read More »NEW YORK — The government has filed a last-second appeal that will delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription. The appeal was filed shortly before a noon Monday deadline. Brooklyn federal ...
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March 15, 2013
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Bethesda-based attorney and noted basketball heckler Robin Ficker seems to be building quite a nice niche for himself.
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March 14, 2013
Comments Off on Appellate court denies motion to stay Leopold’s sentence
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals has denied a motion from former Anne Arundel County Executive John Leopold's lawyers to stay his 30-day jail sentence and additional punishment pending appeal.
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Read More »HARRISBURG, Pa. — Jerry Sandusky’s attorneys have notified his trial judge that he wants a state appeals court to overturn his convictions for molesting boys. Attorneys for the former Penn State assistant football coach filed a pair of appeal notices ...
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Read More »SAN FRANCISCO — A lawyer for Barry Bonds has urged a federal appeals court to toss out the slugger’s obstruction of justice conviction. Dennis Riordan argued Wednesday before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that Bonds’ was never specifically ...
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February 12, 2013
Comments Off on Experts: Barnes’ murderer has strong grounds for appeal
Defense attorneys, former prosecutors and other legal experts believe that Michael Maurice Johnson, convicted last week of murdering 16-year-old Phylicia Barnes, has strong grounds for an appeal.
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