NO CONTEST PLEA IN HAWAII ALBATROSS DEATHS CASE

Christian Gutierrez pleaded no contest to animal cruelty, theft and other charges... READ MORE›

MIAMI PROSECUTORS PROBING LAWYER'S HOT PANTS IN ARSON CASE

The hearing came one week after Gutierrez's pants caught fire in front of jurors and bewildered courtroom spectators, a story first reported by the Miami Herald... READ MORE›

PREET BHARARA 'REFUSED TO TAKE CALL FROM PRESIDENT TRUMP THE DAY BEFORE HE WAS ORDERED TO RESIGN'

He then rang Mr Trumpa??s assistant to also explain why he could not speak to the president... READ MORE›

BILL COSBY WON'T FACE A BARRAGE OF ACCUSERS AT HIS TRIAL

The judge earlier ruled that the jury can hear Cosby's damaging testimony from Constand's 2005 lawsuit against the comedian... READ MORE›

SYRIAN REBEL GETS LIFE SENTENCE FOR MASS KILLING CAUGHT ON VIDEO

The former rebel, Haisam Omar Sakhanh, 46, was arrested last March in Karlskoga, Sweden, and charged with a crime against international law... READ MORE›

SOUTH KOREA PROSECUTION TO DECIDE ON SAMSUNG CHIEF WARRANT BY WEDNESDAY

The office will decide at the same time on whether to seek arrest warrants for four other Samsung Group executives identified as suspects in its investigation... READ MORE›

SOUTH KOREAN PROSECUTORS ISSUE NEW SUMMONS FOR SAMSUNG HEIR

The merger helped Mr Lee, the billionaire vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, promote a father-to-son transfer of leadership and wealth at the group... READ MORE›

FRANCE'S FILLON DEMANDS INVESTIGATORS DROP 'ILLEGAL' PROBE

Fillon also used public funds to hire two of his adult children when he was a senator, paying them 84,000 euros 91,000 pre-tax between 2005 and 2007... READ MORE›

CONSTITUTIONAL COURT ORDERS RETRIAL IN RUSSIAN PROTESTER'S CASE

Constitutional Court orders retrial in Russian protester's case -- RT Russian politics... READ MORE›

TRUMP TEAM SHUFFLES LAWYERS IN HOURS BEFORE TRAVEL BAN HEARING

Photographer Andrew Harrer Bloomberg Just hours before mounting the biggest defense of the young Trump administration, the Justice Department swapped lawyers... READ MORE›

STRIPPERS ADMIT BLACKMAILING RUGBY STAR DANNY CIPRIANI AFTER HE FAILED TO SUPPORT ONE WHO ABORTED HIS CHILD

Prosecutor Wendy Hewitt said The story starts in the first half of 2015 when Mr Cipriani was befriended by Ms. Murphy on Facebook... READ MORE›

EL CHAPO'S LAWYERS SAY DRUG KINGPIN IS SUBJECTED TO OVERLY STRICT JAIL CONDITIONS

The strict conditions were described by defense lawyers at a federal court hearing in Brooklyn, two weeks after Guzman's surprise extradition from Mexico... READ MORE›

MEXICAN DRUG LORD 'EL CHAPO' TO APPEAR IN US COURT

Mexican drug lord Joaquin El Chapo Guzman is scheduled to appear in person in a federal court in New York... READ MORE›

STATE SAYS PULSE GUNMAN'S WIDOW KNEW OF HIS PLAN, DISNEY TARGET; JUDGE ORDERS MENTAL EVALUATION

Federal prosecutor Sweeney divulged some details of the allegations for the first time while arguing against the release of Salman... READ MORE›

PAKISTANI COURT ACQUITS SUSPECTS OF BURNING CHRISTIAN HOMES

LAHORE, Pakistan AP -- A defense lawyer says a court has acquitted all 155 of his clients who were accused of torching homes in a Christian neighborhood... READ MORE›

TOSS OUT OTTAWA TEEN'S LENGTHY CASE OVER FAKE 911 CALLS, LAWYER TO ARGUE

Ontario Crown Attorney's Association estimates 6,000 criminal cases could see charges stayed or withdrawn... READ MORE›

BOURKE STREET DRIVER CHARGED BUT DIDN'T APPEAR IN COURT

Prosecutor Brendan Kissane QC asked for longer than usual to prepare a police brief of evidence and asked that Gargasoulas stay in custody until January 2018... READ MORE›

ORLANDO NIGHTCLUB GUNMAN'S WIFE KNEW ABOUT ATTACK BEFOREHAND, COURT HEARS

Noor Salman, 30, stood before a federal judge under tight security, looking downcast and bewildered... READ MORE›

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›

ON ELECTING PROSECUTORS, FOLLOW FLORIDA'S LEAD

Prosecutors can institute prebooking diversion programs that move low-level offenders away from the criminal justice system and into community-based services... READ MORE›

ANTI-ISLAM DUTCH MP GEERT WILDERS FOUND GUILTY OF HATE SPEECH

Presiding Judge Hendrik Steenhuis said the court would not impose a sentence because the conviction was punishment enough for a democratically elected lawmaker... READ MORE›

LONG-TIME ARIZONA SHERIFF ARPAIO TRAILS IN RE-ELECTION BID

Long-time Arizona sheriff Arpaio trails in re-election bid poll... READ MORE›

GERMAN-IRAQI BOY, 12, 'TRIED TO BOMB CHRISTMAS MARKET'

A 12-year-old German-Iraqi boy tried to blow up a Christmas market in the town of Ludwigshafen, prosecutors say... READ MORE›

JUDGE DISMISSES SANDY HOOK LAWSUIT AGAINST GUN MAKER

A gunman killed 20 first-graders and six educators at the school with a Bushmaster AR-15-style rifle made by Remington... READ MORE›

SOLDIER ACCUSED OF AUSTRIA GIRL RAPE

The soldier, who has not been named, was arrested on 29 November in Tyrol where he was taking part in mountain military exercises... READ MORE›

BLACK TEEN IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER STORE EMPLOYEE 'SHOOTS HIM FOR STEALING 79-CENT PACK OF COOKIES'

Black teen in critical condition after store employee shoots him for stealing 79-cent pack of cookies... READ MORE›

PRO-BUSINESS SESSIONS WILL NOT GO EASY ON CORPORATE CRIME

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Sessions, a four-term senator from Alabama and former federal prosecutor, to lead the Justice Department... READ MORE›

HIGH COURT GETS FIRST FEMALE CHIEF JUSTICE

Justice Kiefel's success should serve as an inspiration to all young people considering a career in law, president Stuart Clarke said... READ MORE›

SWEDEN TO DROP SEX ASSAULT INQUIRY

'Difficult and costly' Lawyers for Mr Assange say the allegations of sexual assault should have been dropped long ago... READ MORE›

ECUADOR MOVES ASSANGE QUESTIONING TO NOVEMBER

The questioning, led by an Ecuadorian prosecutor and originally scheduled for Monday, could help end a four-year-long deadlock since Assange took refuge in Ecuador's London embassy... READ MORE›

Her ruling represented a victory for South African prosecutors who had suffered setbacks in two high-profile trials... READ MORE›

FACE OF TEENAGER 'WHO TRIED TO FILM FIANCEE'S MOTHER IN BATH'

When arrested and interviewed, Edgar claimed he had been trying to excite his then girlfriend as a practical joke rather than anything more sinister ... READ MORE›

PRO-REFORM JORDAN GROUP CRITICISES DETENTIONS

His lawyer said he would have to wait until Tuesday to meet his client to find out what happened... READ MORE›

CHICAGO POLICE OFFICER SUES VICTIM'S FAMILY OVER SHOOTING

His lawyer, Basileios Foutris, said Mr Rialmo's lawsuit was a new low even for the Chicago Police Department ... READ MORE›

JULIAN ASSANGE MAY AVOID SEXUAL ASSAULT CLAIMS

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PARK GEUN-HYE'S IMPEACHMENT TRIAL STARTS IN SEOUL

Nearly a month after the national assembly voted to impeach President Park the constitutional court is at last hearing the arguments on both sides... READ MORE›

FINALLY, AFGHANISTAN IS TRYING TO PENETRATE AND PURGE HIGH-LEVEL CORRUPTION

Abdulhai Jurat, a former military prosecutor accused of bribery, stands in the dock surrounded by police at his trial in the new Anti-Corruption Justice Center... READ MORE›

JUSTICE DEPARTMENT WARNS LOCAL COURTS ABOUT UNLAWFUL FINES AND FEES

Officials said, however, it is an indication that the Justice Department is stepping up its efforts on the problem of local court fines and fees... 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›

US MAN WHO LEFT SON TO DIE IN HOT CAR WHILE 'SEXTING' SENTENCED TO LIFE

Looking exhausted and wearing an orange prison jumpsuit in the courtroom, Harris said only "yes" and "no" in response to Cobb County Superior Court Judge Mary Staley Clark... READ MORE›

CHARGES DROPPED FOR NATIVE AMERICAN TEEN FACING PRISON OVER GRAM OF WEED

However, marijuana remains illegal at the federal level, making prosecutions such as Thomas' possible, though highly unusual... READ MORE›

WOMAN DRANK MAKER'S MARK, BEAT GRANDMA TO DEATH

Katherine Schubert ignored telephone calls from people, including her mother, Pierro said... READ MORE›

PARIS ATTACKS SUSPECT ABDESLAM REFUSES TO SPEAK IN COURT, AGAIN

Paris prosecutor's office spokeswoman Agnes Thibault-Lecuivre said Abdeslam was brought before an anti-terrorism judge Tuesday for a new interrogation effort... READ MORE›

17-YEAR-OLD BLOGGER JAILED OVER SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS

Singapore teen blogger amos yee jailed over social media posts... READ MORE›

200 IMPRISONED BASED ON ILLEGAL CELLPHONE TRACKING

A Baltimore court ordered Andrews freed on bond while the state decides whether to appeal... 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›

CONGOLESE POLITICIAN IMPRISONED FOR WAR CRIMES IS CONVICTED OF WITNESS TAMPERING

And the use and misuse of evidence and witnesses has plagued the International Criminal Court since its first trial opened in 2009... READ MORE›