CRIMINAL LAW NEWS AND OTHER LEGAL ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Hustler can't have photos of hiker's body (Mar 11, 2010 15:09)
Photos of the nude and decapitated body of a murdered hiker should not be released to a writer for H..

Background check missed suspect's prison stay (Mar 11, 2010 13:55)
A background check conducted in 2009 on an Ohio State University employee suspected of opening fire ..

Chief Justice finds Obama's politics 'troubling' (Mar 11, 2010 12:33)
Simmering tension spilled into public this week when Chief Justice John Roberts labeled the politica..

Feds: Trendy sushi bar served whale meat (Mar 11, 2010 09:16)
A trendy sushi restaurant in Santa Monica, California, is accused of serving the meat of endangered ..

Jury recommends death for 'Dating Game' killer (Mar 10, 2010 22:45)
A California jury took just an hour to recommend the death penalty for Rodney Alcala, a serial kille..

'Terrorist' a multipurpose label (Mar 10, 2010 20:46)
Within the last month, our country has witnessed two senseless, high-profile acts of criminal violen..

'Jihad Jane' was busy online, wanted to help Muslims (Mar 10, 2010 20:30)
The woman who dubbed herself Jihad Jane spent much of her time online, posting messages that said sh..

Producer pleads guilty in Letterman case (Mar 10, 2010 01:37)
Robert "Joe" Halderman, the television producer accused of trying to blackmail comedian David Letter..

Former E.R. doc gets life for wife's cyanide murder (Mar 10, 2010 01:21)
A former emergency room doctor from Ohio was sentenced to life in prison for poisoning his wife by l..

Police to question NFL's 'Big Ben" (Mar 8, 2010 22:31)
Ben Roethlisberger, the NFL quarterback accused of sexually assaulting a woman Friday at a rural Geo..