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Baltimore mayor indicted on theft, perjury charges; accused of accepting gifts from developers
Associated Press WriterBALTIMORE (AP) — Mayor Sheila Dixon was indicted Friday on charges that she accepted illegal gifts during her time as mayor and City Council president, including travel, fur coats and gift cards intended for the poor that she allegedly used...Tags: Consumer Electronics Industry, Electronics, Public Officials, Annapolis, Prosecution
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Man to face trial in '95 slaying of Ann Arbor teen
A man awaiting trial in a 2001 triple slaying in Washtenaw County is headed to trial in an unrelated murder. Thirty-four-year-old Deondre Byrd pleaded not guilty Friday to open murder in the 1995 death of 16-year-old Tamara Stewart of Ann Arbor....Tags: Murder, Crimes
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Wis. man gets jail for lying for drunken driver
A Green Bay man accused of falsely taking the blame for a drunken crash has been sentenced to 90 days in jail. Forty-eight-year-old Donn Anderson pleaded no contest to a felony count of perjury. Authorities said the president of the Brown County...Tags: Punishment, Prisons
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Man faces obstruction charge in father's death
Authorities have charged a northeast Iowa man with obstruction of prosecution, saying he failed to cooperate with an investigation into his father's death. Police charged Nathan McKinney on Friday, two days after he testified in the first degree-...Tags: Iowa, Murder, Prosecution, Crimes
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Judge erred in revoking license of drunken driver
An appeals court says a federal judge erred when she took away the Wisconsin driver's license of a five-time drunken driver. The 7th Circuit Court of Appeals says federal judges only have the power to restrict driving privileges on federal property....Tags: Judges, Court Administration, Local Authority, Wisconsin, Justice System
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Court asked to set aside Black's fraud conviction
Conrad Black is asking the Supreme Court to overturn his convictions for fraud and obstruction of justice. A federal appeals court in Chicago already has upheld the convictions, for which Black is serving a 6 1/2-year prison term. Black, the former...Tags: Hollinger Incorporated, Fraud, Court Administration, Local Authority, Justice System
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Illinois lawmakers impeach Blagojevich
Associated Press WriterGov. Rod Blagojevich was impeached Friday by Illinois lawmakers furious that he turned state government into a "freak show," setting the stage for an unprecedented trial in the state Senate that could get him thrown out of office. The 114-1 vote in...Tags: Rod Blagojevich, Laws, Criminal Laws, Local Authority, Upper House
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University settles lawsuit over student death
Associated Press WriterAttorneys said a settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit over the stabbing death of an 18-year-old student at the hands of another student at a meditation-based school in southeastern Iowa. Steve Eckley, an attorney representing the estate,...Tags: Civil Laws, Academic Progress, Laws, California, Local Authority
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Detroit mom, 2 others face trial in sex-party case
A woman accused of hosting a party at her Detroit home where men could pay for lap dances and sex is headed to trial. District Judge Ronald Giles on Friday ordered the 34-year-old woman bound over to Wayne County Circuit Court for trial on charges of...Tags: Court Administration, Justice System, Prosecution, Lawyers
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Son of former Liberian president gets 97 years in prison for torture
The Associated PressThe son of former Liberian President Charles Taylor was sentenced Friday to 97 years in prison for torture overseas in the first U.S. case of its kind. U.S. District Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga imposed the sentence on Charles McArthur Emmanuel, 31, who...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Court Preliminary, Prisons, Justice System, Prosecution
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Federal appeals court reinstates human rights lawsuit against ex-Somali PM, now living in Va.
Associated Press WriterALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has reinstated a human rights lawsuit against a former prime minister of Somalia who is accused of overseeing killings and other atrocities. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond ruled...Tags: Judges, Laws, Abusive Behavior, California, Court Administration
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