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Bronx man gets 10 years for fatal Christmas Eve robbery
erik.german@newsday.comA man who admitted to taking part in a fatal, drug-related Christmas Eve robbery was sentenced in Riverhead Friday to 10 years in prison. Champagne Bennett, 23, of the Bronx, was initially charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a...Tags: Injuries, Religious Festivals, Lawyers, Crimes, Punishment
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Durbin says Burris has failed to get the required signature and shouldn't get the Senate seat
Associated Press WriterCHICAGO (AP) — U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said Friday that Roland Burris should not be seated in the U.S. Senate because he has failed to get the secretary of state's signature on his appointment to replace President-elect Barack Obama in the chamber....Tags: Court Administration, Roland Burris, Local Authority, Parliament, Rod Blagojevich
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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: Crimes, Murder
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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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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: Court Administration, Judges, Wisconsin, Local Authority, Justice System
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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: Laws, Iowa, Lawyers, Local Authority, Academic Progress
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Illinois House impeaches scandal-plagued governor
Associated Press WriterGov. Rod Blagojevich has proven himself a fan of British literature. The governor's first reaction to his impeachment Friday was to compare his situation with the main character of the story "The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Runner." He also has...Tags: Roland Burris, Executive Branch, Rod Blagojevich, Athletics, Track and Field, Pat Quinn
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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: Court Administration, Local Authority, Fraud, Chicago Sun-Times, Justice System
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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, Lawyers, Prosecution, 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: George Ryan, Laws, Roland Burris, Criminal Laws, Crimes
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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: Lawyers, Punishment, Prosecution, Metal and Mineral, Court Preliminary
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