JUDGE TELLS TRUMP UNIVERSITY LITIGANTS THEY WOULD BE WISE TO SETTLE

In the tentative ruling Curiel, based in San Diego, said Trump's lawyers can renew objections to specific campaign statements and evidence during trial... READ MORE›

US JUDGE RECEIVES 28-YEAR JAIL TERM FOR HIS ROLE IN KIDS-FOR-CASH KICKBACKS

Ciavarella Jnr filled the beds of the private prisons with children as young as 10, many of them first-time offenders convicted minor crimes... READ MORE›

DENNIS OLAND GETS NEW 2ND-DEGREE MURDER TRIAL, AS APPEAL COURT CITES JUDGE'S ERROR

Dennis Oland to get new trial, as appeal court says judge erred in instructions to jury... READ MORE›

PISTORIUS FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER BY APPEALS COURT

Mr. Pistorius was released from prison in October after serving about one year of his five-year sentence... READ MORE›

EGYPT SENTENCES AL JAZEERA JOURNALISTS TO 3 YEARS IN PRISON

Mr. Fahmy, who holds Canadian citizenship, could still be deported under the same decree, but Mr. Mohamed, an Egyptian citizen, would not be eligible... READ MORE›

LORD JANNER TOLD TO ATTEND COURT OVER CHILD ABUSE CHARGES

Lord Janner must appear at court in person for a hearing over child sex abuse charges, Westminster Magistrates' Court has ruled... READ MORE›

LEGAL AID WORK REFUSED BY LAW FIRMS IN CUTBACKS PROTEST

She said firms in Merseyside, Manchester, Yorkshire, Newcastle, Durham and London were refusing to take work funded by legal aid from 1 July... READ MORE›

CANADIAN COURT RULES TRUMP CAN FACE CLAIMS IN TORONTO TOWER CASE

Lawyers for Trump and two others had argued that no misrepresentations had been made or that in any event they should not attract personal liability... READ MORE›

BALTIMORE GRAND JURY INDICTS SIX OFFICERS IN FREDDIE GRAY'S DEATH

Rice, a lieutenant who initiated a chase with Gray, was charged with involuntary manslaughter, second degree assault, two counts of misconduct in office, and reckless endangerment... READ MORE›

POLISH COURT TURNS DOWN US REQUEST TO EXTRADITE POLANSKI

Over the years, prosecutors and judges in Los Angeles have said that Mr. Polanski must return to the United States to face sentencing... READ MORE›

DENNIS OLAND RELEASED ON BAIL BY COURT OF APPEAL

Dennis Oland released on bail by N.B. Court of Appeal, pending retrial... READ MORE›

JUDGE DELAYS OSCAR PISTORIUS RULING

The prosecutor told Judge Masipa she had misinterpreted the law when she acquitted Pistorius of murder, and sentenced him to five years in prison... READ MORE›

ACCIDENTALLY RELEASED EARLY, BY ALMOST A CENTURY, CONVICT ASKS TO REMAIN FREE

Rene Lima-Marin, 38, was convicted in 2000 on multiple counts of robbery, kidnapping and burglary after he and another man robbed two suburban Denver video stores at gunpoint... READ MORE›

CHED EVANS CASE: EXCEPTIONAL NATURE MUST BE MADE CLEAR, SAYS LEGAL EXPERT

We are just about getting more rape complaints coming through, which means people are having confidence in the police and in the courts, she said... READ MORE›

TRUMP SUPPORTERS' FALSE CLAIM THAT TRUMP U JUDGE IS A MEMBER OF A PRO-IMMIGRANT GROUP

To recap this simple fact San Diego La Raza Lawyers Association ? National Council of La Raza... READ MORE›

Execution Date Set for 'Delusional' Murderer Scott Panetti in Texas... READ MORE›

BILL COSBY GIVES DEPOSITION IN PLAYBOY MANSION SEX ABUSE CASE, LAWYER SAYS

Bill Cosby gives deposition in Playboy Mansion sex abuse case, lawyer says... READ MORE›

CHARLESTON CHURCH GUNMAN DYLANN ROOF BOUGHT PISTOL LOCALLY

For all these reasons, law enforcement officials say, the sale of the gun to Dylann Roof was legal... READ MORE›

OSCAR PISTORIUS' LAWYERS ARGUE FOR HOSPITALIZATION OF 'BROKEN MAN'

Former Paralympic gold medalist Oscar Pistorius arrived in court in South Africa's Pretoria on Monday to be sentenced for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp... READ MORE›

LANDON WEBB WINS BATTLE TO OVERTURN 'MENTALLY INCOMPETENT' STATUS

The Nova Scotia government suspended the Incompetent Persons Act today as the parents of Landon Webb gave up guardianship of their 25-year-old son... READ MORE›

JUDGE RULES ON DEWANI HONEYMOON TRIAL

Judge Traverso said It is crucial for the state to prove that Mr Dewani entered into an agreement with Zola Tongo the taxi driver... READ MORE›

L'OREAL MILLIONAIRE VERSUS CHIP STAND OWNER IN BATTLE OVER STINKY SKI CHALET

But Laure Sauthier, Owen-Jones's lawyer, said he and his neighbours were merely trying to apply the law... READ MORE›

BILL COSBY ACCUSER ASKS JUDGE TO UNSEAL QUAALUDES COURT DOCUMENT

Bill Cosby Accuser Wants All of Explosive Document Released by Judge... READ MORE›

AMANDA KNOX ACQUITTED BECAUSE OF 'STUNNING FLAWS' IN INVESTIGATION, SAYS ITALY TOP COURT

Knox was definitively cleared in March over the 2007 murder of Miss Kercher, a 21-year-old Leeds University student from Surrey, after nearly a decade of courtroom saga... READ MORE›

WILL HULK HOGAN'S SEX TAPE AWARD KILL GAWKER?

The jury awarded Hulk Hogan 115 million in compensatory damages and 25 million in punitive damages... READ MORE›

PA ATTORNEY GENERAL FOUND GUILTY IN PERJURY CASE

The jurors agreed Kane leaked information about a 2009 grand jury probe to embarrass a rival prosecutor... READ MORE›

EGYPT COURT CLEARS HOSNI MUBARAK OVER MURDER OF PROTESTERS

Egyptian court clears former president hosni mubarak of conspiring to kill protesters during the 2011 arab spring uprising... READ MORE›

THREE CONVICTED OF FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION SHOULD GO TO JAIL, COURT TOLD

The mother's two daughters had their genitals cut or nicked in separate procedures in 2009 and 2012 when both were aged under 10, the court found... READ MORE›

INDONESIA SUPREME COURT RULES NEIL BANTLEMAN SHOULD SERVE SEX ASSAULT SENTENCE

The Burlington Ont., native and Tijong were originally sentenced to 10 years in prison, verdicts overturned by the Jakarta High Court in August 2015... READ MORE›

OXFORD-EDUCATED LAWYER JULIE TAYLOR ESCAPES ONLY TO LEARN FRIEND DID NOT SURVIVE

Out of respect to Katrina's family, the NSW Bar Association will be making no further comment at this time... READ MORE›