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Cuban spy's prison term cut from life to 30 years
Eds: APNewsNow. Will be UPDATED from second spy hearing at 4:30 p.m. EST. By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer MIAMI A convicted Cuban spy's prison term has been reduced from life to 30 years after an appeals court ruled the original sentence was too severe.
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Supreme Court rules no immediate right to appeal disclosure orders
The Court affirmed the decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, which ruled [opinion, PDF] that there is no such right to an immediate appeal.
This Day in Liberal Judicial Activism-December 5 -- By: Ed Whelan
Consider now-Eleventh Circuit judge Rosemary Barkett's ruling for a Florida appellate court in State v. Bivona .
Gene Policinski: Sitting on principle
By Gene Policinski There are a lot of things to be thankful for this holiday season.
Fed panel sides with Whitfield deputies in Taser lawsuit
A federal appeals panel has sided with Whitfield County deputies in a lawsuit brought by the family of a woman who died in 2005 after she was shocked with a Taser.
Carlton Gary one step closer to his execution
The United States Supreme Court for the third time declined to hear the appeal of Carlton Gary, moving the man known as the 'Stocking Strangler' closer to execution in Georgia's death chamber.
Supreme Court Sides With Florida Inmate on Ineffective Assistance
Returning from its Thanksgiving break, the Supreme Court on Monday issued a powerful unsigned "per curiam" opinion agreeing that the ineffective assistance of counsel for Florida death row inmate George Porter Jr.
Wilson sat on the three-judge panel that signed off on the federal government's decision to send young Elian Gonzalez back to Cuba to be with his father.
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Standing up for your rights by sitting down
There are a lot of things to be thankful for this holiday season. I'm thankful for Will Phillips.
US drops charges against Fla. lawyer in drug case
Prosecutors filed a motion to dismiss money laundering and other charges against Ben Kuehne, 54, who represented Vice President Al Gore in the 2000 Florida vote recount and was a member of the Florida Bar board of governors.
11th Cir. Miserly Construction of Title VII
No more jumps out of the page and slaps you in the face, but the Eleventh Circuit still does not think that a worker often called a boya established a racially hostile environment.
Real estate agent fees come under fire
OKLAHOMA CITY Across the country, every day, people purchase homes and real estate.
Convicted kidnapper seeks review
By THOMAS JENKINS Staff Writer A Big Spring transient convicted of two counts of kidnapping in 2008 has filed to have his case reviewed by the 11th District Court of Appeals.
Wesley Snipes Appeals 3 Tax Convictions In Georgia
Actor Wesley Snipes is set to ask a federal appeals panel to overturn his three federal tax convictions.
Ga. Jury Acquits Lawyer in Trial Over Drug Money
A federal jury on Wednesday acquitted a Columbus, Ga., criminal defense lawyer on all counts of a money laundering and drug conspiracy indictment that had also charged him with the attempted bribery of an Assistant U.S. Attorney.
Court of appeals upholds Hodges immunity from suit
ATLANTA a ' In a decision rendered Tuesday, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has partially upheld a U.S. District Court ruling granting former Dougherty District Attorney Ken Hodges immunity from lawsuits stemming from the case of a former Dougherty County assistant police chief, Woodrow "Woody" Hart, who claimed Hodges violated his rights in 2003 ...
S.C. Supreme Court to hear cop killer's appeal
Lawyers for a man facing the death penalty for killing two police officers over a land dispute with South Carolina highway officials are appealing his conviction to the state's highest court.
Cool Reception for Newton Falls Mayor
The mayor of Newton Falls is officially back in office after resigning last summer, and then rescinding the resignation only two days later.
Mediation Is Wise in Foreclosure Cases
Like the tail on a comet , home foreclosures continue to pour off into the slipstream left by the real estate meltdown.
HealthSouth case: Appeals court rules Ken Livesay should go to prison
A federal appeals court says a former HealthSouth executive should go to prison for his role in a huge accounting fraud at the Birmingham-based rehabilitation chain.
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