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San Francisco -
A San Francisco political consultant jailed after authorities found alleged bomb-making materials in his home will not be transferred to a mental hospital for treatment before trial, a federal judge ruled July 22.
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On Tuesday, Judge Pablo Ruz at the Spanish National Court defied pressure to scrap a probe into alleged torture in the United States prison camp in Guantanamo Bay which targets former U.S. president George W. Bush.
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Kiev -
A judge who placed several anti-government protesters under house arrest has been killed by two unknown assailants in central Ukraine, the interior ministry said on Wednesday.The ex-Soviet country has been hit by large-scale protests since November, wh...
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England's most famous detective, who has been the subject of many television shows and movies as of late, has been declared part of the public domain, according to a federal judge.
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On Monday, Montana Judge G. Todd Baugh presided over Pacer Anthony Ferguson's sentencing. Baugh ordered Ferguson to six months in jail for an assault, as well as ordering him to write "boys will not hit girls" 5,000 times.
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Denver -
U.S. District Judge Robert J. Shelby shook the world by declaring Utah's gay marriage ban unconstitutional last Friday. On Monday, he denied the state of Utah's request to temporarily suspend his ruling as the appeals process plays out.
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Brownsville -
It is not often that the Department of Homeland Security receives a pat on the back for doing something right. This occurrence was brought to the attention of the country by a judge criticizing DHS for smuggling illegal aliens into the country.
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Neustadt -
48-year-old Peter Fitzek, who claims to rule a nine-hectare kingdom in Germany, has been sent to jail. He got into trouble for using a fake driving license issued by his imaginary kingdom, "New Germany."
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Seville -
A judge in Seville has found the ideal way to settle a property dispute in a divorce case. She says that the property must be split into two separate living spaces - the wife upstairs and the husband on the ground floor.
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Conservative attorney may the latest but not the last victim of a corrupt liberal administration. Attacking on all levels, in order to secure the destruction of careers, lives, and country.
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Orlando -
Judge Belvin Perry told NBC's "Today" show that he believed there was enough evidence to convict Casey Anthony, the Florida mother found not guilty of killing her 2-year-old daughter Caylee.
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Adelaide -
A top Swedish judge has told the media that the case against Julian Assange is "a mess." He has further defended the release of classified information by WikiLeaks, saying "It should never be a crime to make known crime of a state."
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Nashville -
A Federal judge has ruled a Tennessee law aimed at preventing child sex trafficking violates the First Amendment, issuing a restraining order which prevents the state from enforcing the new law.
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A judge in Southern California is being publicly admonished after he said that a rape victim "did not put up a fight" during her assault.
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Houston -
Construction on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline has been temporarily halted by a Texas court after a landowner said TransCanada lied to him in order to obtain his land.
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Racine -
A father of nine in Wisconsin has been ordered by a judge to not have any more kids as a condition of his probation. Corey Curtis owes almost $100,000 in back child support and interest.
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Nashville -
He isn't on tour but is a judge on "The Voice." Yet, he wins the Entertainer of the Year award at the Country Music Awards, held recently.
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As Chris Brown prepared for a court hearing over a possible parole violation in connection with his assault on Rihanna in 2009, Rihanna sent him a message of good luck.
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Edmonton -
A legal battle is expected to resume in Edmonton next week, over whether to remove a 2-year old girl from life support, that has ignited an ethical debate. The girl was allegedly starved and neglected since birth.
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New York -
A Manhattan judge has awarded 110 survivors and the estates of 47 victims in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks $6 billion in a lawsuit filed against al-Qaeda, the Taliban and the Iranian government.
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Detroit -
Two Detroit brothers who have served 25 years of a life sentence for a murder they say they didn't commit, will get a new trial, all because of a post on Facebook.
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Los Angeles -
A California judge has appointed Michael Jackson's nephew T.J., as a temporary new guardian for MJ's three children apparently because their grandmother had traveled to Arizona.
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There was laughter in a Broward court when a Florida man released from jail on $50 bail after he told the judge he was "bedridden for the rest of this life," got up and walked nimbly out of the court.
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New York -
The MPAA and RIAA's anti-piracy efforts are about to experience a setback due to a landmark ruling by a judge in New York, stating that an IP-address is not a person.
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Sanford -
George Zimmerman killer of Trayvon Martin has not yet been charged with anything. Now his father Robert Zimmerman, 65, a retired Judge from Virginia has stepped forward and setting up his defence before he is even charged with anything.
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Fuengirola -
A member of the 15m Movement, in Fuengirola, Spain was threatened by a local police officer last year when handing out informational leaflets in the local plaza.
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A federal judge ruled that posting comments that are considered obsessive and creepy on Twitter is protected under the constitution.
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Two grown kids were raised in a $1.5 million home in Barrington Hills, Ill, which was owned by their father. The two kids spent the past two years pursuing a lawsuit against their own mother for bad parenting.
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London -
A rapist who was rugby-tackled by a judge when he tried to escape from a London court was sentenced to a minimum term of six years and three months in prison.
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A US Federal Judge in Honolulu, Hawaii, has approved the distribution of $7.5 million to victims of martial law in the Philippines during the regime of the late Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos.
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With permission by Reuters / Suzanne Plunkett
Judge Constance Briscoe leaves Southwark Crown Court in London January 31, 2014. The jury for Briscoe's trial was discharged after failing to decide if she perverted the course of justice in relation with the speeding case of former Energy Secretary Chris Huhne
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Cartoon by Dan Rosandich depicts a judge getting ready to hit a defendent over the head with his mallot in order to knock some sense into him.
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Zack Werner as Judge icomforts friends and family of Alberta Delegates, Miss Teen Canada World 2012
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With permission by Reuters / Suzanne Plunkett
Judge Constance Briscoe leaves Southwark Crown Court in London January 31, 2014. The jury for Briscoe's trial was discharged after failing to decide if she perverted the course of justice in relation with the speeding case of former Energy Secretary Chris Huhne
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