Federal appeals court in NYC upholds Rigas' sentencingOctober 5th, 2009 Appeals court in NYC upholds Rigas' sentencingNEW YORK — A federal appeals court in New York has upheld prison sentences given to a father and son who built Adelphia Communications into a cable television powerhouse. The 2nd U.S.
UK ringleader of plot to blow up trans-Atlantic jets gets 40 years in jailSeptember 14th, 2009 Airline bomb plot ringleader gets 40 years in UKLONDON — A British judge on Monday sentenced the ringleader of a plot to bring down trans-Atlantic planes with liquid explosives to at least 40 years in jail and three fellow British Muslims to long prison sentences. The sentences for the planned suicide bombings were among the longest ever handed out by a British court in a terrorism case.
Judge chides CIA in secrets case surrounding claims agency spied on DEA agentSeptember 11th, 2009 Judge chides CIA in secrets caseWASHINGTON — A federal judge says the CIA is hiding behind dubious national security arguments to shield itself from a potentially embarrassing lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, who earlier ruled that CIA officials committed fraud to protect a former covert agent accused in the suit, has rejected an emergency request to put the case on hold while the government appeals.
Grenada frees remaining 7 men convicted of killing Grenada leader in 1983 coupSeptember 5th, 2009 7 convicted of killing Grenada leader releasedST. GEORGE'S, Grenada — Seven men convicted of killing Grenada's leader in the 1983 coup that triggered a U.S.
Former Army soldier gets 5 consecutive life sentences in Ky. for rape, murders in IraqSeptember 4th, 2009 Ex-soldier gets 5 life sentences for Iraqi deathsPADUCAH, Ky. — A former soldier has received five consecutive life sentences for his role in the rape and murder of an Iraqi teenager and the slaying of three of her family members.
Former Pa. judges in juvenile detention kickbacks case lose bid to keep fraud plea in placeAugust 24th, 2009 Judges in Pa. juvenile kickbacks case lose a roundALLENTOWN, Pa.
Former Pa. judges in corruption scandal withdraw guilty pleas after judge rejects plea dealAugust 24th, 2009 Former Pa. judges withdraw guilty pleasALLENTOWN, Pa. — Two former Pennsylvania judges charged in the "kids for cash" corruption scandal have withdrawn their guilty pleas after a federal judge rejected their plea deal.
US Army reduces soldiers' sentences after murder convictions in 2007 deaths of 4 IraqisAugust 14th, 2009 US Army reduces soldiers' murder sentencesFRANKFURT — The U.S. Army said Friday it had reduced the sentences of three soldiers convicted of murder in the execution-style slayings of four bound and blindfolded Iraqi detainees.
Former Pa. senator gets 55 months in prison for corruption; feds call him 'drunk with power'July 15th, 2009 Former Pa. senator gets 55 months for corruptionPHILADELPHIA — A federal judge has sentenced former Pennsylvania Sen. Vince Fumo to 55 months in prison for corruption convictions.
Southern senator blocked from bench by bias charges raises them against Supreme Court nomineeJuly 14th, 2009 Senator blocked by bias claims now raises themWASHINGTON — Sen. Jeff Sessions, the Republican equating Sonia Sotomayor's supposed empathy with racial bias, was blocked from the federal bench himself two decades ago for making insensitive remarks about the Ku Klux Klan and the NAACP.
Top Republican senator says Sotomayor's Supreme Court nomination should hinge on impartialityJune 7th, 2009 GOP says objectivity is key question for SotomayorWASHINGTON — The Alabama senator leading the GOP's vetting of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor said the American tradition of impartial courts is "under attack" and the pivotal question in her nomination should be whether she allows personal views to color her decisions as a judge. Delivering the Republican Party's weekly radio and Internet address Saturday, Sen.
For top Republican senator, Sotomayor's impartiality on bench is key to Supreme Court bidJune 6th, 2009 Sotomayor's objectivity on bench is key questionWASHINGTON — The senator leading the GOP's review of Sonia Sotomayor said the central question in her Supreme Court nomination should be whether she allows personal views to color her decisions. In the Republican Party's weekly radio and Internet address Saturday, Sen.
Judge calls NY rabbi "perverse," sentences him to 30 years for molesting daughterMay 9th, 2009 NY rabbi gets 30 years for child molestationNEW YORK — A New York rabbi convicted of molesting his daughter has been sentenced to 30 years in prison. Monsey rabbi Israel Weingarten was found guilty in March of abusing his daughter through much of her childhood.
Obama's choice for appeals court faces tough questioning from Democratic senatorApril 30th, 2009 Appeals court nominee faces tough questioningWASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's choice for a federal appeals court judge came in for rough questioning Wednesday by a Democratic senator over the judge's former affiliation with an advocacy group. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on the nomination of Judge Andre Davis, a U.S.
3 brothers in plot to kill soldiers, maybe at Fort Dix, claim innocence but get life sentencesApril 29th, 2009 3 brothers get life sentences in Fort Dix caseCAMDEN, N.J. — Three immigrant brothers involved in a plot to kill military personnel, possibly on Fort Dix, were sentenced Tuesday to spend the rest of their lives in prison.
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