CRIMINAL LAW NEWS AND OTHER LEGAL ARTICLES OF INTEREST

Anthony gets help paying for defense (Mar 20, 2010 03:13)
The state of Florida must pay some of Casey Anthony's defense expenses in her first-degree murder tr..

Gang booby-traps target California cops (Mar 20, 2010 03:12)
A string of "brazen attempts" to kill members of a gang task force in Riverside, California, has led..

Anna Nicole estate loses $300M court fight (Mar 19, 2010 22:33)
Anna Nicole Smith's estate is not entitled to $300 million the deceased actress had claimed was inte..

Judge says 9/11 suit needs more work (Mar 19, 2010 21:57)
A federal judge said Friday that he will not approve a proposed $657 million settlement for people s..

Haiti missionary advisor arrested (Mar 19, 2010 20:59)
A man who advised the 10 American Baptist missionaries accused of kidnapping 33 Haitian children aft..

SeaWorld: Don't release videos of trainer's death (Mar 19, 2010 17:09)
Security cameras were rolling when a killer whale at SeaWorld's Florida park grabbed a trainer by he..

Trial under way in New York immigrant killing (Mar 19, 2010 16:05)
A murder trial that casts light on racial and ethnic tension on Long Island, New York, entered its s..

Virginia executes killer who sent taunting letter (Mar 19, 2010 15:05)
The murderer of a 16-year-old girl who bragged about his crimes was electrocuted Thursday night, a s..

Minnesota town eyes case of accused Irish priest (Mar 19, 2010 02:12)
Irish-born priest Francis Markey, 82, is sitting in a U.S. jail awaiting extradition to Ireland to f..

U.S. launches probe of killings in Mexico (Mar 18, 2010 20:06)
More than 200 federal, state and local law enforcement officers are assigned to find who shot three ..