A former U.S. probation officer, Mark John Walker, 52, of Eugene, Ore., has pleaded guilty to charges related to his engaging in sexual contact or aggravated sexual abuse with female offenders who were under his direct supervision as a federal probation officer from 2006 to 2009. Sentencing is scheduled for July 18, 2011 before Chief U.S. District Judge Ralph R. Beistline, who is a visiting judge from Alaska.
A former White House lawyer is all set to face trial for attempted murder and aggravated assault after plea negotiations broke down on Thursday.
The daughter of a murdered Pakistani politician has vowed to continue her father’s campaign to eliminate the abuse of the country’s blasphemy laws.
Congress members slammed Apple after the company released its official response to revelations that its devices are tracking user movements.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has acquitted five of six men who earlier had been convicted of gang-raping a woman named Mukhtaran Mai in a case that became an international sensation.
Florida Judge W.R. Heinrich ordered Philip Scott Struthers to cut off his relationship with his 16-year-old son.
Thai 'red shirts' on Sunday recalled their deadly clashes with government security forces on April 10, 2010 even as the country looks forward to elections in May, five years after a military putsch ousted still influential former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
A federal judge has ruled that Apple can go ahead with its suit against a maker of unlicensed accessories for iPhones and iPods.
The 68-year-old Judge Judy told TMZ she felt that she just needed a day to chill, raising questions if she was overworked.
A Wisconsin judge ordered state lawmakers on Tuesday to temporarily stop implementation about a controversial law that would restrict public employee bargaining rights.
A federal judge has ruled that Steve Jobs can be deposed on Apple's decisions to block non-iTunes music files from the iPod and iTunes.
Oral arguments for the Myriad Genetics, Inc. appeals case is set to begin April 4 with a possible written decision in June 2011, RBC Capital Markets said.
A U.S. judge's ruling has rejected Google's deal with publishers that would have digitized every book and made them widely available.
TMZ is reporting that the 24-year-old actress is seriously considering taking a plea deal.
The king of Morocco, King Mohammed VI, has vowed to enact comprehensive political and constitutional reforms, including the bestowal of real power onto a popularly elected prime minister, rather than a royal appointee.
Federal prosecutors want former senior federal judge Jack Camp to be treated like every other similarly-situated criminal offender and given prison time.
In an 8 minute video news report, former U.S. Prosecutor Richard Fine outlines his strategy to return integrity to the California Court system and the reasons why State Superior Court Judges cannot sit on cases where they have received money from parties who appear before them.
The lawyers representing former Pennsylvanian judge Mark Ciavarella, who was convicted last month by a federal jury in Scranton of 12 of the 39 counts in the 'kids for cash' case, said he is innocent and are seeking an acquittal or a new trial.
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A federal judge said on Thursday he would approve the bankruptcy plan for Old GM, wrapping up one of the most complex Chapter 11 cases in U.S. history and paving the way for a distribution of General Motors stock and warrants to creditors.
Iranian security forces have reportedly fired tear gas at anti-government protesters attending a rally in Teheran.
Egypt's military leaders will hold a referendum on constitutional change on March 19, a parliamentary election in June and a presidential poll six weeks later, a youth activist said on Monday after meeting them.