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Tuesday, December 2, 2008
Chevron cleared in 1998 shootings at Nigerian oil platform
California | Local |
12:00AM, December 2
A federal jury Monday cleared Chevron Corp. Read more
Carona’s mistress is seeking a separate trial
California | Local |
12:00AM, December 2
She sits every day at a defense table behind former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona, occasionally twirling her short blond hair and looking bored. Read more
Monday, December 1, 2008
Spector’s lawyer finds the bad guy
California | Local |
12:00AM, December 1
Since his murder retrial began a month ago, Phil Spector has heard himself described as a gun-obsessed boor with a mouth filthier than a truck stop restroom and mood swings as sharp and scary as a dagger. Read more
Saturday, November 29, 2008
In court, widows’ battle goes on
National |
November 29, 2008
Day after day, the widows sit silently in court, a few feet from the soldier accused of murdering their husbands. Read more
Thursday, November 27, 2008
Political watchdog testifies that she educated Michael S. Carona on campaign finance laws
California | Local |
November 27, 2008
A fiery political watchdog in Orange County testified Wednesday that she schooled former Sheriff Michael S. Carona on campaign finance laws during his first run for office and warned him to look out for laundered contributions aimed at circumventing the local donor limit of $1,000. Read more
Jury delivers mixed verdict in MySpace bullying trial
California | Local |
November 27, 2008
A federal jury delivered a mixed verdict today convicting a Missouri mother of misdemeanor charges in a nationally watched cyber-bullying case in which the woman was accused of using a fake MySpace account to torment a teenage girl who later committed suicide. Read more
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
108 guilty verdicts for Muslim charity
National |
November 25, 2008
A Muslim charity and five of its former leaders were convicted Monday of funneling millions of dollars to the Palestinian militant group Hamas – a long-sought victory in the government’s fight against terrorism funding. Read more
Saturday, November 22, 2008
Cowardice, cruelty in an online world
California | Local |
November 22, 2008
Parents who felt relieved by the study released this week showing that long hours trolling the Internet can actually improve the social skills of teens might also consider the murkier message being delivered now in a Los Angeles courtroom. Read more
Haidl sidesteps questions about reimbursing donations in other campaigns
California | Local |
November 22, 2008
A Newport Beach millionaire stepped delicately around questions Friday about whether he had illegally reimbursed political contributions to elected officials other than the donations he testified he had laundered during the first campaign of former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona. Read more
Friday, November 21, 2008
Court sides with church’s bid to expand, but not bias claim
National |
November 21, 2008
Boulder County, Colo., officials acted illegally when they turned down a local church’s request to double its size, but their decision was not motivated by religious bias, a federal jury decided this week. Read more
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Carona’s lawyer zeros in on tapes
California | Local |
November 20, 2008
A federal judge expressed growing frustration Wednesday at the plodding pace of defense lawyers in the corruption case against former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona, saying he feared the criminal trial could continue past Christmas. Read more
Sunday, November 16, 2008
106 Denver arrests, 9 trials, 1 conviction
National |
November 16, 2008
The first wave of trials for protesters arrested during the Democratic National Convention has resulted in a stream of acquittals in what the defendants are calling an embarrassment to Denver and proof that prosecutors ought to drop the rest of the cases. Read more
Friday, November 14, 2008
Fashion designer Anand Jon guilty of rape
California | Local |
November 14, 2008
A Beverly Hills fashion designer, once touted as a future star of the catwalks, was found guilty Thursday of sexually assaulting seven girls and young women, capping a two-month trial that offered a sordid portrait of the fashion world. Read more
Haidl ends his Carona testimony
California | Local |
November 14, 2008
Prosecutors wrapped up testimony from their key witness on Thursday by playing secretly recorded converations that allegedly capture former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona admitting he received cash payments from Newport Beach millionaire Don Haidl, and plotted to cover it up. Read more
Thursday, November 13, 2008
Haidl: Carona had role in assault probe
California | Local |
November 13, 2008
Millionaire businessman Don Haidl testified Wednesday that former Orange County Sheriff Michael S. Carona intervened in the prosecution of his son in a high-profile sexual assault case “as a favor” but that the sheriff’s efforts succeeded only in angering the district attorney. Read more
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Teen guilty of killing officer
California | Local |
November 11, 2008
A teenager was found guilty Monday in the 2006 shooting death of Oceanside Police Officer Dan Bessant. Read more
Mom on trial for murder of girl missing since 1969
California | Local |
November 11, 2008
Nearly 40 years after her 3-year-old daughter went missing, a former Huntington Beach woman – her gray hair pulled back in a ponytail – listened as a prosecutor told jurors Monday that the 61-year-old mother spent decades covering up her daughter’s murder, even as the child’s father and brother searched futilely for answers. Read more
NFL union takes hit in court
Sports |
November 11, 2008
A federal jury in San Francisco on Monday ordered the NFL Players Assn. Read more
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Guilty verdict in courthouse murder trial
National |
November 8, 2008
An Atlanta man who claimed the delusion that he was leading a “slave rebellion” had launched him on a courthouse shooting spree was found guilty of murder Friday. Read more
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Jurors deliberate in sexual assault trial of fashion designer Anand Jon
California | Local |
November 5, 2008
The 20-year-old aspiring model looked rattled as she choked back tears. Read more
