Posts Tagged ‘the-case’

Arrest made in Miss. highway killings

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Authorities have arrested a suspect in the case of an alleged police impersonator who is believed to have killed two motorists in Mississippi, the Tunica County Sherriff's Office said.

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Autopsy: Trayvon Had Drugs in System

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

Hundreds of documents relating to the case released Thursday.

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Autopsy: Trayvon Had Drugs in System

‘Innocent man’ executed in Texas

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

The US state of Texas is likely to have executed an innocent man due to careless handling of the case, a report by US law students claims.

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John Edwards Trial Will Proceed to Jury

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

In the case against former Senator John Edwards, a judge denied the defense’s argument that the prosecution had failed to offer sufficient evidence of criminal conspiracy and other charges.

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Bahrain activist appeal postponed

Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Bahraini court postpones final verdict in the case of a hunger striker and 20 other democracy activists convicted of plotting to overthrow the kingdom’s rulers.

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“Art is Politics”: A Conversation with Iraqi Artist Wafaa Bilal, Part I

Saturday, April 21st, 2012

Comfort zones are equally as damaging as they are protective. Harmful because they isolate, desensitize, and in the case of many Americans living a snug distance away from major conflict zones, they dehumanize, simplifying entire populations into images on a TV screen where the choice to flip a switch off is all we need to disconnect ourselves from ongoing violence that much of the world cannot escape.

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“Art is Politics”: A Conversation with Iraqi Artist Wafaa Bilal, Part I

Send us the worst example of confusing government-speak you can find

Monday, April 9th, 2012

If a new federal law is effective, impenetrable language in government documents, memos and more will become a thing of the past. And if that’s the case, we’d like to do our part to preserve classic examples of dense, jargon-heavy government-speak. We’ll need your help. Read full article > >

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At War Blog: In One Girl’s Story, a Test of Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Arrests in the case of Sahar Gul, a teenager confined by her husband’s family, may be a sign that Afghanistan is beginning to take women’s rights seriously.

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At War Blog: In One Girl’s Story, a Test of Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

Lawrence judge continues summary

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

The judge at the Stephen Lawrence murder trial is continuing to sum up the case as jurors prepare to retire to consider their verdict at the Old Bailey.

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Arts & Leisure: Richard Prince Lawsuit Focuses on Limits of Appropriation

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

Beyond the legal questions in a copyright infringement lawsuit involving the artist Richard Prince, the case asks if the flow of creative expression, riding a tide of instantly accessible digital images, can be slowed.

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Arts & Leisure: Richard Prince Lawsuit Focuses on Limits of Appropriation

No quick verdict in Murray trial

Friday, November 4th, 2011

The jury ends its first day considering the case against the doctor charged over the death of singer Michael Jackson, and will return on Monday.

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River plunge death ‘preventable’

Monday, October 10th, 2011

Opportunities were missed in the case of a father who murdered his daughter and attempted to murder his son in Evesham, a report finds.

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Lawyer for 2 jailed Americans in Iran files bail papers in Tehran court

Saturday, September 17th, 2011

TEHRAN, Iran — The defense lawyer for two Americans jailed in Iran moved ahead with bail arrangements on Saturday, as international efforts intensified to seal a freedom-for-bail deal for the two men, convicted of spying. Attorney Masoud Shafiei told The Associated Press he was in court, “following up the case” of Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal. Shafiei said he hopes Iran’s judiciary will clear the way for payment of $1 million in exchange for the Americans’ release. Read full article > >

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Galliano faces verdict over rant

Thursday, September 8th, 2011

A verdict is expected in the case of British fashion designer John Galliano who launched into an anti-Semitic rant at a couple in a Paris restaurant.

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Hacking: MP urges murder review

Wednesday, August 17th, 2011

Tom Watson MP calls for the case of Daniel Morgan, murdered in 1987, to be re-investigated in light of the phone hacking inquiry.

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