CRIMINAL LAW NEWS AND OTHER LEGAL ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Charges dismissed against soldier in Afghan sport killing case (Feb 4, 2012 12:35)
Charges have been dismissed against an Army soldier accused in what prosecutors described as a consp..
Second L.A. teacher accused of lewd acts (Feb 4, 2012 04:04)
Another teacher has been arrested at Miramonte Elementary School in Los Angeles on allegations of le..
More charges filed against man held in homeless killings (Feb 4, 2012 04:04)
The man that prosecutors say is behind the stabbing deaths of four homeless men in Southern Californ..
Armstrong doping case closed (Feb 4, 2012 03:47)
Justice Department prosecutors said Friday that they are closing a criminal investigation of champio..
Cops: Suspect on run steals police car, kills officer (Feb 4, 2012 03:44)
An Alabama robbery suspect fatally stabbed a police officer in jail, escaped in a stolen patrol car ..
Pardoned DUI convict faces more charges (Feb 3, 2012 12:56)
Unraveling the complex back stories of the more than 200 pardons issued by former Mississippi Gov. H..
When a neighbor becomes a hero (Feb 3, 2012 09:43)
Rick Martin says he cried after interviewing the sister of Harry "Mike" Ainsworth, who was gunned do..
Soldier to face court martial in Wikileaks case (Feb 3, 2012 09:28)
Pfc. Bradley E. Manning, who is suspected of leaking thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks,..
Florida man pleads guilty to molesting, murdering girl (Feb 3, 2012 08:43)
A Florida man accused of kidnapping, molesting and killing a 7-year-old girl will be in court Friday..
Divers scour frigid waters for missing Maine toddler (Feb 3, 2012 06:55)
Despite below-freezing temperatures, divers searched two bodies of water in central Maine on Friday,..
Hackers release private FBI call about hackers (Feb 3, 2012 05:48)
The loose organization of hackers known as Anonymous released a recording Friday of a telephone call..
Authorities: Human smuggling ring used African-American drivers (Feb 3, 2012 03:17)
A human smuggling ring used non-Spanish speaking African-Americans to drive suspected illegal immigr..
Drug cartels target police in Juarez (Feb 2, 2012 10:20)
Drug gangs in the Mexican border city of Juarez are killing police officers daily in a bid to force ..
N.C. teacher accused of being part of beheading-for-hire plot (Feb 2, 2012 08:42)
A North Carolina teacher is scheduled to appear Friday in federal court after being accused in a plo..
Band camp, other clubs suspended (Feb 2, 2012 06:30)
The president of Florida A&M University said the college is canceling its summer band camp program a..
'Honor murders' ruling appealed (Feb 2, 2012 04:27)
Three members of a family of Afghan immigrants found guilty of murder in what the judge called "a co..
Supreme Court arguments on TV? (Feb 2, 2012 01:25)
Joe Mathewson says the Supreme Court should start by televising the planned five hours of argument o..
Lesbian veteran sues for benefits (Feb 1, 2012 10:27)
An Army veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars is suing the government, claiming she and her wife ..
Out-of-county jury for Sandusky? (Jan 31, 2012 10:18)
Prosecutors in the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse case asked Tuesday that jurors be selected from an..
Teacher naps, teen suspended (Jan 31, 2012 04:46)
A teen is suspended after he took a picture of a napping substitute teacher on his cell phone, as KO..
