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The first outside legal analyses of Vatican's 'trial of the century' are in, and they're critical

Mar. 19, 2024 01:19 AM EDT

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Several prominent lawyers have published stinging academic critiques and legal opinions about the Vatican’s recently concluded “trial of the century,” highlighting violations of basic defense rights and rule of law norms that they warn could have consequences for the...

Federal court rules firearm restrictions on defendants awaiting trial are constitutional

Mar. 18, 2024 22:53 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Court orders that prohibited two criminal defendants from possessing firearms while they awaited trial were constitutional because they were in line with past restrictions on firearms, a federal court ruled Monday. Judge Gabriel P. Sanchez, writing for a...

'Access Hollywood' tape won't be played at Donald Trump's hush-money criminal trial, judge rules

Mar. 18, 2024 20:13 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The infamous “Access Hollywood” video in which Donald Trump bragged about grabbing women sexually without asking permission will not be shown to jurors at the former president's hush-money criminal trial, a New York judge ruled Monday. Judge Juan M. Merchan said...

Former British tech star depicted as scam artist, visionary in trial about HP's disastrous 2011 deal

Mar. 18, 2024 17:49 PM EDT

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal prosecutors on Monday painted one-time British tech star Mike Lynch as the ruthless mastermind of an $11 billion deal that defrauded Silicon Valley pioneer Hewlett Packard. But his lawyer depicted him as a visionary who was made a scapegoat for a...

An Afghan refugee has been convicted of murder in a case that shocked Albuquerque’s Muslim community

Mar. 18, 2024 17:48 PM EDT

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — An Afghan refugee was found guilty Monday of first-degree murder in one of three fatal shootings that shook Albuquerque's Muslim community during the summer of 2022. Muhammad Syed faces life in prison for killing 41-year-old Aftab Hussein on July 26, 2022....

Movie armorer challenges conviction in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin

Mar. 18, 2024 17:10 PM EDT

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie set armorer is challenging her conviction on an involuntary manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust,” court records released Monday show. Defense attorneys for “Rust”...

Singer R. Kelly seeks appeals court relief from 30-year prison term

Mar. 18, 2024 16:52 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — R. Kelly’s lawyer told an appeals court Monday that all kinds of legitimate organizations — even college fraternities — could be deemed racketeering organizations under a law used to convict the R&B superstar at his Brooklyn trial of sexually abusing young fans,...

Biden administration sides with promoter, says lawsuit over FIFA policy should go to trial

Mar. 18, 2024 13:05 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Biden administration sided with a promoter who filed an antitrust suit against FIFA and the U.S. Soccer Federation over the world governing body's policy against hosting league matches from other countries, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to allow the case to proceed to trial. ...

'There's no agenda here': A look at the judge who is overseeing Trump's hush money trial

Mar. 17, 2024 10:21 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Judge Juan M. Merchan looked across his high-ceilinged courtroom, facing the defendant in a complicated case. Not the one everyone knows about. Yes, Merchan could become the first judge ever to oversee a former U.S. president's criminal trial: Donald...

How should Israel bring to justice the perpetrators behind the worst attack in its history?

Mar. 17, 2024 00:20 AM EDT

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Hamas’ unprecedented raid on southern Israel has prompted a legal predicament: How does a country scarred by the deadliest attack in its history bring the perpetrators to justice? Israel is holding hundreds of Palestinians from Gaza accused of taking part...