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Defense rests without calling Edwards, mistress
GREENSBORO, N.C. — John Edwards‘ defense team rested Wednesday without calling the two-time Democratic presidential candidate or his one-time mistress to the witness stand, a sign of confidence after presenting […]
Henson begins defense in robocalls trial
The judge presiding over the election-fraud trial of Julius Henson denied a motion for acquittal that would have ended the prosecution in Baltimore City Circuit Court. Henson’s lawyer, Edward Smith, […]
Judge refuses to dismiss GI’s WikiLeaks case
FORT MEADE — A military judge rejected a defense motion Thursday to consolidate some of the charges against an Army private accused in the biggest leak of government secrets in […]
New evidence gives boost to Gupta’s trial defense
NEW YORK — Federal prosecutors gave a boost to the defense of a former Goldman Sachs board member Thursday after revealing that the billionaire hedge fund boss he is accused of […]
Attorney: Zimmerman bail hearing to be held next week
SANFORD, Fla. — Trayvon Martin’s supporters fought for weeks to win an arrest after the 17-year-old was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer in Florida. Now George Zimmerman’s attorney […]
Jury convicts Carr of murder
In the first murder case tried by Baltimore City State’s Attorney Gregg L. Bernstein, a city jury returned a swift guilty verdict against William D. Carr for a mid-day shooting […]
Lawyer seeks dismissal in Wikileaks case
FORT MEADE — An attorney for an Army private charged with leaking hundreds of thousands of pages of classified information asked a military judge Thursday to dismiss the charges against […]
Defense begins in Huguely’s trial for murder
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A judge has refused to reduce or dismiss charges in the first-degree murder trial of a former University of Virginia lacrosse player accused of killing his girlfriend. […]
Law blog roundup
Welcome, again, to Monday and the law blog roundup. Here are a few lawyerly news items to get your week started. — New York lawyer keeps low profile in high-profile […]
Bad Santa
‘Twas the week before Christmas and all through the courthouse, Not a creature was stirring, not even a louse. The judge‘s nameplate was secured with care, In hopes that His […]
Defense says Manning is victim of military overreach in WikiLeaks case
A seven-day hearing into the biggest national security leak in U.S. history ended Thursday with defense lawyers insisting that the accused soldier was a victim of overreaching by a military […]
Defense rests case in WikiLeaks military hearing
FORT MEADE — Lawyers for the Army intelligence analyst blamed for the biggest national security leak in American history briskly presented the entirety of his defense Wednesday, a year-and-half after […]
