La. court orders rehiring of police officer fired over videotaped beating in French QuarterSeptember 17th, 2009 La. court: Rehire cop fired after taped beatingNEW ORLEANS — A state appeals court has ordered the New Orleans police department to rehire an officer accused of using excessive force in an arrest caught on video several weeks after Hurricane Katrina. A former teacher says officer Robert Evangelist threw him against a wall and joined other officers in beating him while he was held on the ground.
Superintendent: 4 Mass. boys charged in immigrant beating can't return to schoolSeptember 16th, 2009 Boys charged in beating can't return to schoolLYNN, Mass. — A ruling says four boys accused of severely beating a Guatemalan immigrant will remain indefinitely suspended from school, but they'll receive tutoring.
Federal judge orders MLB drug evidence preserved until gov't decides on Supreme Court appealSeptember 2nd, 2009 Federal judge orders MLB drug evidence preservedSAN FRANCISCO — A federal appellate judge has ordered the preservation of all evidence that allegedly shows 104 Major League Baseball players tested positive for steroids in 2003. The 9th U.S.
California man convicted of beating, sexually abusing son for 18 yearsAugust 28th, 2009 Calif. man convicted of abusing son for 18 yearsVICTORVILLE, Calif. — A former school psychologist from California has been found guilty of regularly beating and sexually abusing his son for 18 years.
Calif Supreme Court orders new look at model's lawsuit over Taster's Choice coffee labelAugust 17th, 2009 Court orders new look at Taster's Choice lawsuitSAN FRANCISCO — The California Supreme Court wants a trial court to come back to a long-running dispute over the use of a former model's image on Taster's Choice coffee labels. A Los Angeles County jury awarded Russell Christoff $15.6 million in 2005 after he discovered Nestle USA had been using his image without permission on its freeze-dried coffee.
Court documents detail weeks of abuse before 7-year-old Mass. boy fatal Father's Day beatingAugust 7th, 2009 Court: Mass. dad beat, shoved, sat on son who diedWORCESTER, Mass.
Mass. woman charged as accessory to assault of 7-year-old who died after Father's Day beatingJuly 22nd, 2009 Mass. woman charged in boy's Father's Day beatingWORCESTER, Mass. — The girlfriend of a man accused of fatally beating his 7-year-old son to death on Father's Day has been indicted on new charges.
Prosecutors: Former press lord Conrad Black doesn't deserve bail pending Supreme Court appealJuly 7th, 2009 Prosecutors: Former press lord shouldn't get bailCHICAGO — Former press lord Conrad Black should not be freed on bail while appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court his conviction for defrauding shareholders in his Hollinger International media empire, prosecutors said Monday.
Former Mass. teacher found with 15-year-old student in West Virginia pleads not guilty to rapeJuly 1st, 2009 Mass. teacher found with student pleads not guiltySPRINGFIELD, Mass. — A former Massachusetts schoolteacher who was found with a student at a West Virginia motel has pleaded not guilty to rape.
Mass. man arraigned on a murder charge in the fatal beating of 7-year-old son on Father's DayJune 30th, 2009 Mass. man arraigned in Father's Day beating deathWORCESTER, Mass. — Bail has been revoked for a Massachusetts man now charged with murder in the fatal beating of his 7-year-old son on Father's Day.
Supreme Court gave baseball a free pass from antitrust laws nearly 90 years agoJune 27th, 2009 Court gave baseball 1922 pass on antitrust lawsWASHINGTON — Football may be the nation's most popular sport, but baseball is the favored game with the Supreme Court, which gave the national pastime an exemption from antitrust laws in 1922. Thirty-five years later, the court refused to grant one to the National Football League, saying, essentially, that the court muffed that first call but that it was up to Congress to reverse it.
Former newspaper mogul Conrad Black asks Chicago federal judge for bail pending fraud appealJune 23rd, 2009 Conrad Black seeks release on bail pending appealCHICAGO — Former newspaper mogul Conrad Black is asking a federal judge in Chicago to release him from a Florida prison while he appeals his fraud conviction to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Supreme Court turns down media executive Conrad Black's request for bail during appealJune 11th, 2009 Supreme Court turns down Conrad Black bail requestWASHINGTON —Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens has turned down former newspaper mogul Conrad Black's request to be freed from a Florida prison while he appeals his fraud conviction to the high court. Stevens rejected Black's plea Monday without comment.
Supreme Court says Ohio gets chance to reinstate convicted killer's death sentenceJune 1st, 2009 High court rules for Ohio in death penalty caseWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the state of Ohio should have another chance to sentence a convicted killer to death, despite a previous factual finding that the man is mentally retarded. The court on Monday said a federal appeals court acted too quickly in throwing out the death sentence for Michael Bies, after the Supreme Court barred execution of mentally retarded people in 2002.
Supreme Court refuses to hear appeal from man convicted of raping 15-year-old girlJune 1st, 2009 Court won't hear appeal from man convicted of rapeWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court won't hear the latest appeal from a man convicted in the rape and killing of a 15-year-old Kansas City girl. The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Michael A.
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