Articles tagged with judge
Mon, May 21, 2012
Judge rejects part of IndyMac fraud case
By Aruna Viswanatha
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday dismissed parts of a securities fraud case against two top executives of failed mortgage lender ...
Mon, May 21, 2012
Judge: No trial delay for ex-Penn State assistant coach
(Reuters) - A judge denied a motion on Monday to delay the start of the child sex-abuse trial of former Penn State University assistant football ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
California judge allows cremation of remains in paupers' cemetery
By Ronnie Cohen
FAIRFAX, California (Reuters) - Relatives of a pioneer buried in a paupers' cemetery unearthed by construction crews beneath the parking lot of ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
Judge might split Guantanamo trial of 9/11 suspects
By Jane Sutton
MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. military judge is considering splitting up the trial of five Guantanamo prisoners accused of plotting the ...
Fri, May 18, 2012
Pennsylvania Supreme Court judge charged with corruption
By Lily Kuo
(Reuters) - Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin was charged on Friday with illegally using her taxpayer-funded staff to campaign for ...
Thu, May 17, 2012
New York judge with cancer makes case for marijuana
By Jessica Dye
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A cancer-stricken judge in New York has become an unlikely voice in support of legalizing the use of ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Judge blocks indefinite military detention provision
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday blocked enforcement of a recently enacted law's provision that authorizes indefinite military detention ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
US judge blocks indefinite military detention provision
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday blocked enforcement of a recently enacted law's provision that authorizes indefinite military detention for those deemed ...
Wed, May 16, 2012
Judge grants class action status to NY frisk challenge
By Basil Katz
(Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday granted class-action status to a lawsuit challenging the New York Police Department's controversial crime-fighting tactic ...
Tue, May 15, 2012
US judge rules against child star Gary Coleman's ex-wife
By Jennifer Dobner
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - Former child star Gary Coleman's ex-wife failed to prove she had lived with him as a ...
Mon, May 14, 2012
Poll shows Greece electing pro-bailout government
By Harry Papachristou and Peter Graff
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek voters are returning to the establishment parties that negotiated its bailout, a poll showed on ...
Fri, May 11, 2012
Judge lets Fruit Roll-Ups lawsuit proceed
(Reuters) - General Mills Inc must defend a lawsuit that claims the food company deceived consumers into believing its Fruit Roll-Ups and Fruit by the ...
Fri, May 11, 2012
Judge dismisses suit against Syracuse, basketball coach
By Barbara Goldberg
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state judge on Friday dismissed the defamation lawsuit filed against Syracuse University and basketball coach ...
Fri, May 11, 2012
Judge won't delay Pennsylvania politician's prison term
By Mark Shade
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A judge on Friday denied a request by former Democratic Pennsylvania legislative leader William DeWeese to delay his ...
Fri, May 11, 2012
Judge lets Fruit Roll-Ups lawsuit proceed
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - General Mills Inc must defend a lawsuit that claims the food company deceived consumers into believing its Fruit Roll-Ups and ...
Fri, May 11, 2012
Edwards trial judge refuses to dismiss case
By Wade Rawlins
GREENSBORO, North Carolina (Reuters) - The judge in the campaign finance abuse trial of former Senator John Edwards rejected his lawyers' arguments ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Judge signs off on Linda Evangelista's child support settlement with ex
From WENN.com
A trial between the former runway beauty and her French billionaire ex began in Manhattan Family Court last week (ends04May12), after ...
Thu, May 10, 2012
Judge tells insurer: Pay insider trading legal fees - for now
By Emily Flitter
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge said during a court hearing in New York on Thursday he is prepared to order ...
Wed, May 09, 2012
Judge signs off on Linda Evangelista's child support settlement with ex
From WENN.com
A trial between the former runway beauty and her French billionaire ex began in Manhattan Family Court last week (ends04May12), after ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Utah judge to decide fate of child TV star Gary Coleman's estate
By Jennifer Dobner
PROVO, Utah (Reuters) - Two years after child television star Gary Coleman's death, the fate of his estate rests with a ...
Tue, May 08, 2012
Judge throws out Proview's iPad suit vs Apple
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A California judge tossed out a lawsuit in which the Chinese firm Proview Electronics Co Ltd accused Apple Inc of tricking ...
Mon, May 07, 2012
Brazil judge nixes union lawsuit against Chevron
(Reuters) - A Brazilian judge threw out a civil lawsuit seeking to ban U.S. oil company Chevron
Mon, May 07, 2012
Key witness against Clemens says provided drugs to other players
By Lily Kuo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Brian McNamee, the key government witness in the perjury trial of former baseball star Roger Clemens over the use ...
Fri, May 04, 2012
NY judge can review BofA directors' settlement-ruling
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - A New York judge can consider whether to approve a $20 million settlement between Bank of America Corp
Thu, May 03, 2012
'DWTS' Results: Should We Judge the Judges?
By Kelly Schremph, Hollywood.com Staff
Dancing With the Stars has had its fair amount of shockers throughout the past 14 seasons, and May ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
Judge urges more deliberations in Android case
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A judge urged jurors to resume deliberating Oracle Corp's copyright claims against Google over the Android mobile ...
Thu, May 03, 2012
Judge in Penn State abuse case OKs defense legal tactics
(Reuters) - The judge overseeing the sexual abuse case against former Penn State University football coach Jerry Sandusky ruled on Thursday that his lawyers were ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
'DWTS' Results: Should We Judge the Judges?
By Kelly Schremph, Hollywood.com Staff
Dancing With the Stars has had its fair amount of shockers throughout the past 14 seasons, and May ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Judge refuses to rule on Paris Hilton lingerie lawsuit
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The hotel heiress has taken legal action against Italian underwear company Le Bonitas after signing a deal in 2010 to launch ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Naomi Campbell to judge new modelling TV series
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The British beauty will serve as a judge on upcoming Oxygen series The Face, which will give undiscovered talent the chance ...
Wed, May 02, 2012
Ohio teen competent for trial in school shooting: judge
By Kim Palmer
CHARDON, Ohio (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday declared a teenager is competent to stand trial on juvenile charges in the deaths ...
Tue, May 01, 2012
Judge refuses to rule on Paris Hilton lingerie lawsuit
From WENN.com
The hotel heiress has taken legal action against Italian underwear company Le Bonitas after signing a deal in 2010 to launch ...
Tue, May 01, 2012
Don't Judge a Show By Its Pilot: In Defense of 'Girls' and 'Veep'
By Aly Semigran, Hollywood.com Staff
As someone who was already a fan of both Girls and Veep from the word ""go"" (or I ...
Tue, May 01, 2012
Judge trims Madoff trustee's profit clawback suits
By Grant McCool
(Reuters) - A judge ruled that a trustee may try to claw back fictitious profits only from the last two years before ...
Tue, May 01, 2012
Judge rejects immunity for Strauss-Kahn in civil suit
By Joseph Ax
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge rejected former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn's claim of diplomatic immunity on ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
Kodak judge approves extra payments to employees
(Reuters) - Eastman Kodak received court approval on Monday from a bankruptcy court judge to spend about $13.5 million to try to keep a ...
Mon, April 30, 2012
Texas cannot exclude Planned Parenthood from health program: judge
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked a new Texas rule that would have excluded Planned Parenthood clinics from offering women ...
Fri, April 27, 2012
Greed may be good, but it doesn't matter to judge
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Greed does not matter when it comes to the legal battle of two Silicon Valley icons, a federal ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Kentucky judge orders state to consider single-drug executions
By Steve Robrahn
LOUISVILLE, Ky (Reuters) - A Kentucky judge ordered state officials to consider using a single drug to carry out executions instead of ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Florida judge rejects bail hike for Trayvon Martin's killer
By Barbara Liston
SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida judge rejected a prosecution request to raise the bond for George Zimmerman on Friday, after it ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Judge won't dismiss key charge against WikiLeaks suspect
FORT MEADE, Maryland (Reuters) - A U.S. military judge refused on Thursday to throw out a charge that Bradley Manning, the U.S. intelligence ...
Thu, April 26, 2012
Florida judge blocks drug tests for state workers
MIAMI (Reuters) - A federal judge in Miami has tossed out an executive order from Florida Governor Rick Scott requiring drug testing of state employees ...
Wed, April 25, 2012
New York judge refuses to dismiss Brazilian kickback case
By Karen Freifeld
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Brazilian congressman Paulo Maluf lost a bid to dismiss charges filed against him in New York in 2007 ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
California controller can't block lawmakers pay: judge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's controller improperly suspended the pay of lawmakers last year after deciding a budget they approved was not balanced, a ...
Tue, April 24, 2012
Judge denies AIG motion in BofA $8.5 billion settlement
By Karen Freifeld
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge on Tuesday rejected an effort by American International Group Inc
Tue, April 24, 2012
MF Global judge OKs payout; Freeh says no bonuses
By Jonathan Stempel, Dave Clarke and Alexandra Alper
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday authorized the trustee liquidating MF Global Holdings Inc's
Tue, April 24, 2012
Apple infringes on Motorola Mobility patent: ITC judge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc infringed on a Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc patent in making its popular iPhones, iPads and other products, a judge for ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Occupy protester's tweets fair game for prosecutors: judge
By Joe Ax
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An Occupy Wall Street protester, arrested during last fall's mass protest on the Brooklyn Bridge, has lost ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
Microsoft infringes Motorola Mobility patents: ITC judge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Microsoft infringed Motorola Mobility's patents in making its popular Xbox gaming consoles, a judge for the U.S. International Trade Commission ...
Mon, April 23, 2012
New York judge to rule Friday on Strauss-Kahn suit
By Joseph Ax
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state judge is expected to decide on Friday whether to dismiss a civil lawsuit against ...
Fri, April 20, 2012
North Carolina judge commutes death sentence, cites jury race bias
By Wade Rawlins
FAYETTEVILLE, North Carolina (Reuters) - A North Carolina judge on Friday commuted the death sentence of a black man convicted of the ...
Fri, April 20, 2012
Trayvon Martin's killer gets bail, apologizes to family
By Barbara Liston and Chris Francescani
SANFORD, Florida (Reuters) - Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman apologized to the family of Trayvon Martin on Friday, stunning ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
University of Colorado clamps down on "pot fest" but many light up
By Keith Coffman
BOULDER, Colo. (Reuters) - The University of Colorado sought on Friday to clamp down on a huge annual marijuana fest, but after ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Texas judge weighs 'difficult' Planned Parenthood case
By Corrie MacLaggan
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) - Lawyers for Planned Parenthood told a federal judge on Thursday that the healthcare of 40,000 women would ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Judge tosses jury nullification case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge tossed out a criminal charge on Thursday against a retired, 80-year-old chemistry professor who distributed pamphlets outside a federal ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Judge narrows Lehman $8.6 billion lawsuit vs. JPMorgan
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - A federal judge has narrowed Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc's $8.6 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase & Co
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge James Peck in Manhattan said Lehman may not recover various sums transferred to JPMorgan, once its main "clearing" bank handling third-party dealings, in August and September 2008.
Peck cited "safe harbor" rules designed to protect healthier banks such as JPMorgan in their dealings with weaker banks.
"These are systemically significant transactions between sophisticated financial players at a time of financial distress in the markets -- in other words, the precise setting for which the safe harbors were intended," Peck wrote on Thursday in a 92-page decision.
Peck let stand other Lehman claims, saying safe harbors do not let "systemically important" banks such as JPMorgan, the largest U.S. bank, act in a "commercially unreasonable" manner. He said Lehman may pursue claims involving intentional misconduct or which are not otherwise covered by safe harbors.
Lehman filed for Chapter 11 protection on September 15, 2008, in what was a primary driver of the global financial crisis and remains by far the largest U.S. bankruptcy.
"JPMorgan grabbed assets for itself at a critical time in its banking relationship with Lehman," Peck wrote. "The issues presented are especially difficult ones that one day may help to define what constitutes acceptable conduct by major financial institutions during times of crisis."
Kimberly MacLeod, a Lehman spokeswoman, declined to comment. JPMorgan spokeswoman Jennifer Zuccarelli was not immediately available for comment. Both companies are based in New York.
Lehman accused JPMorgan of taking advantage of inside details it had learned as a clearing bank to extract desperately needed assets in the last few days prior to, and thus hastening, the bankruptcy.
JPMorgan countersued, saying it feared it might never be repaid after lending Lehman's brokerage more than $70 billion around the time of the bankruptcy, and getting stuck with collateral that Lehman's own employees called "toxic waste.
In September 2011, JPMorgan sought to move the Lehman case to federal district court, saying it involved issues that Peck lacks jurisdiction to handle. U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan in Manhattan has yet to rule on JPMorgan's request.
Lehman emerged from Chapter 11 last month. On April 11, it said it planned to make an initial $22.5 billion distribution to creditors this week.
The case is Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc et al v. JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Southern District of New York, No. 10-ap-03266.
(Reporting By Jonathan Stempel in New York; Editing by Phil ...
Thu, April 19, 2012
Florida judge to decide on bond for Trayvon Martin's killer
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida judge will decide on Friday whether to release George Zimmerman on bail before his trial for ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Judge dismisses claims against banks in GE lawsuit
By Nick Brown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed claims against Goldman Sachs Group Inc
U.S. District Judge Denise Cote, who took over the case in February, said a January ruling denying the defendants' bid to dismiss claims failed to consider key court rulings and improperly relied on certain statements.
Cote's ruling does not entirely dismiss the class action lawsuit filed by GE investors, keeping intact claims that GE
The State Universities Retirement System of Illinois, the lead plaintiff, filed the lawsuit in 2009, saying GE and myriad financial firms were responsible for investor losses during a six-month period when GE's stock price fell to about $10 from about $26.
The plaintiffs alleged that GE withheld information regarding its health and the health of its GE Capital finance arm, including exposures to subprime and other low-quality loans. They also said GE misleadingly touted itself as being safer than rivals, despite the effects of the financial crisis.
Among those dismissed from the lawsuit on Wednesday are Barclays PLC
"The January opinion improperly relied on statements that were not incorporated into the offering documents, and on statements that were modified and superseded by later statements," Cote said.
It also failed to take into account a court ruling that had established rules on whether stated opinions could be grounds for a lawsuit, Cote said.
Attorneys for the dismissed defendants did not respond to requests for comment. Lawyers for the plaintiffs could not immediately be reached.
A GE spokesman did not respond to an email seeking comment.
The case is In re: General Electric Co Securities Litigation, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 09-01951.
(Additional reporting by Jonathan Stempel; Editing by Ryan Woo)
Wed, April 18, 2012
Shell card case prompts judge to ask: Who cares?
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc has won a U.S. appeals court's dismissal of a $1 billion lawsuit over the ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Shell card case prompts judge to ask: Who cares?
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell Plc has won a U.S. appeals court's dismissal of a $1 billion lawsuit over the ...
Wed, April 18, 2012
Florida judge steps down from George Zimmerman trial
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida judge removed herself as expected on Wednesday from presiding over the second-degree murder trial of George ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
Florida judge in Trayvon Martin case to decide on recusal
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida judge will decide this week whether to step down from the second-degree murder trial of George ...
Tue, April 17, 2012
U.S. judge sends Apple, Samsung to settlement talks
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Apple Inc and Samsung Electronics Co Ltd agreed that their chief executives would participate in settlement talks to ...
Sun, April 15, 2012
Britney Spears Gets $15 Million to Judge 'X Factor'?
Simon Cowell's X Factor may finally be living up to its name. Britney Spears has almost agreed to judge the show next season ...
Sat, April 14, 2012
Britney Spears Gets $15 Million to Judge 'X Factor'?
Simon Cowell's X Factor may finally be living up to its name. Britney Spears has almost agreed to judge the show next season ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Judge wants more graft proof to seize assets of African leader's son
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said prosecutors must provide more evidence to support allegations that the son of Equatorial Guinea's president illegally ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Britney Spears Gets $15 Million to Judge 'X Factor'?
Simon Cowell's X Factor may finally be living up to its name. Britney Spears has almost agreed to judge the show next season ...
Fri, April 13, 2012
Judge to review moving hundreds of Madoff cases
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the sprawling litigation to recover money related to Bernard Madoff's fraud, a federal judge said he ...
Thu, April 12, 2012
Bank of America CEO Moynihan must testify in MBIA lawsuit: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge has ruled that Bank of America
Wed, April 11, 2012
Latest MF Global payback plan goes before judge
By Nick Brown
(Reuters) - The trustee liquidating MF Global's
Wed, April 11, 2012
U.S. judge backs Microsoft in Motorola patent dispute
SEATTLE (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp said on Wednesday it won a ruling in a Seattle court effectively preventing phone company Motorola Mobility from immediately obtaining ...
Wed, April 11, 2012
Judge dodges secrecy issue in Guantanamo tribunal, for now
By Jane Sutton
GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters)- - A judge in the Guantanamo war crimes tribunal sidestepped the question of whether ...
Mon, April 09, 2012
Judge refuses to drop charges against U.S. Catholic bishop
By Carey Gillam
(Reuters) - A Catholic bishop in Kansas City must stand trial on charges that he failed to report a priest found with ...
Mon, April 09, 2012
Judge in Penn State abuse case issues "gag" order
(Reuters) - The judge overseeing former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse trial has barred attorneys involved from speaking to ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Boxer De La Hoya claims victory: judge tosses model's suit
By Jonathan Allen
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday dismissed a Playboy model's lawsuit against former boxing champion Oscar De La Hoya ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Judge says fixes allow Ohio to resume executions
By Kim Palmer
CLEVELAND (Reuters) - A federal judge who had blocked two previous executions has cleared the way for Ohio to put to death ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Federal judge approves $25 billion mortgage pact
By Aruna Viswanatha
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge approved a $25 billion mortgage settlement with five top U.S. banks over allegations of foreclosure ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Judge recuses himself in case of Saudi accused of U.S. bomb plot
By Logan Carver
LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas judge presiding over the case of a Saudi student accused of attempting to build and detonate ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Judge refuses to drop charges against U.S. Catholic bishop
By Carey Gillam
(Reuters) - A Catholic bishop in Kansas City must stand trial on charges that he failed to report a priest found with ...
Thu, April 05, 2012
Judge recuses himself in case of Saudi accused of US bomb plot
By Logan Carver
LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas judge presiding over the case of a Saudi student accused of attempting to build and detonate ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
Judge refuses to block anti-Obama Marine from discipline
By Marty Graham
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A federal judge refused on Wednesday to block disciplinary action against a Marine who criticized President Barack Obama ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
Christina Aguilera: Reality TV's Best Judge (Surprisingly!)
Last season on The Voice, Christina Aguilera personified the Hot Mess. Joining the show shortly after divorcing husband Jordan Bratman — and amid reports of ...
Wed, April 04, 2012
Judge tosses Happy Meal lawsuit against McDonald's
By Dan Levine and Lisa Baertlein
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A San Francisco judge on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against McDonald's over the restaurant ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
Christina Aguilera: Reality TV's Best Judge (Surprisingly!)
Last season on The Voice, Christina Aguilera personified the Hot Mess. Joining the show shortly after divorcing husband Jordan Bratman — and amid reports of ...
Tue, April 03, 2012
U.S. judge grants class action status to Tata wage suit
By Terry Baynes
(Reuters) - Employees of Tata Sons Ltd who were deployed from India to work in information technology jobs in the United States ...
Mon, April 02, 2012
Judge grants class action status to Tata wage suit
By Terry Baynes
(Reuters) - Tata Sons Ltd
Mon, April 02, 2012
MF Global judge weighs release of insurance money
By Nick Brown and Aruna Viswanatha
(Reuters) - An MF Global
Mon, April 02, 2012
Oracle suit versus Google at settlement impasse: judge
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp
Fri, March 30, 2012
Judge dismisses Virginia Tech fine for slow alert
By Brandon Shulleeta
RICHMOND, Virginia (Reuters) - A judge has thrown out a fine imposed by federal education officials against Virginia Tech, finding the school ...
Fri, March 30, 2012
Federal judge strikes down part of Wisconsin union law
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A federal judge in Wisconsin on Friday struck down parts of a law restricting public sector union power in the state just ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Lohan in talks to play Glee judge
Insiders tell The Hollywood Reporter that the singer/actress is slated to play a celebrity judge in the episode, alongside comedienne Kathy Griffin and ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Smiles and a warning as Lindsay Lohan ends probation
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A smiling Lindsay Lohan was released on Thursday from almost five years of formal probation, and told by ...
Thu, March 29, 2012
Oklahoma judge blocks abortion ultrasound law
By Steve Olafson
Oklahoma City (Reuters) - An Oklahoma judge has rejected as unconstitutional a state law that would have required women seeking an abortion ...
Wed, March 28, 2012
Lohan in talks to play Glee judge
Insiders tell The Hollywood Reporter that the singer/actress is slated to play a celebrity judge in the episode, alongside comedienne Kathy Griffin and ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
Judge bars import of drug used in death penalty
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday barred authorities from importing an anesthesia drug used in carrying out death sentences because the ...
Tue, March 27, 2012
U.S. judge dismisses most charges against militia members
By Bernie Woodall and James B. Kelleher
DETROIT (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed conspiracy charges against seven members of a U.S ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
FDA must act to remove antibiotics from animal feed: judge
By Jessica Dye
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday ordered regulators to start proceedings to withdraw approval for the use of common ...
Thu, March 22, 2012
Penn State coach asks judge to throw out his child abuse case
By Mark Shade
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Jerry Sandusky's lawyer on Thursday asked a judge to dismiss all 52 child abuse charges against him ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
Ohio judge won't release records of school shooting suspect
(Reuters) - An Ohio judge on Monday rejected a request to release any existing social service agency or juvenile court documents related to T.J ...
Mon, March 19, 2012
NY Mets owners settle Madoff case, avoid trial
By Grant McCool and Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The owners of the New York Mets agreed to pay $162 million to settle a ...
Wed, March 14, 2012
Judge dismisses Sheridan's battery claim due to lack of evidence
Sheridan filed suit in 2010, alleging she was fired from the show after she complained to ABC network executives about an on-set incident with ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Oracle trial against Google set for April
By Dan Levine
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge scheduled a trial between Oracle Corp and Google Inc for April 16, 2012, over claims Google ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Britney Wants $20 Million to Judge 'X Factor'
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Since judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul have both exited The X Factor, FOX has ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Court lets two CVS stores sell controlled drugs
By Anna Yukhananov
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An appeals court ruled that CVS Caremark Corp may continue selling potentially addictive prescription drugs at two Florida pharmacies ...
Tue, March 13, 2012
Judge deals setback to Sandusky in child sex abuse case
By Mark Shade
(Reuters) - A lawyer for former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky vowed to seek a dismissal of child sex abuse ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Britney Wants $20 Million to Judge 'X Factor'
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Since judges Nicole Scherzinger and Paula Abdul have both exited The X Factor, FOX has ...
Mon, March 12, 2012
Wisconsin judge issues permanent halt to voter ID law
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge issued a permanent injunction on Monday blocking the state from implementing a new law requiring voters to present ...
Sun, March 11, 2012
'Fashion Star' Judge Jessica Simpson Dissed by Rude Contestant
Someone should have told Fashion Star contestant Nicholas Bowes that making fun of Jessica Simpson for being a ditz has gone out of style ...
Sat, March 10, 2012
'Fashion Star' Judge Jessica Simpson Dissed by Rude Contestant
Someone should have told Fashion Star contestant Nicholas Bowes that making fun of Jessica Simpson for being a ditz has gone out of style ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
'Fashion Star' Judge Jessica Simpson Dissed by Rude Contestant
Someone should have told Fashion Star contestant Nicholas Bowes that making fun of Jessica Simpson for being a ditz has gone out of style ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
Judge stabbed, deputy shot at Washington state courthouse
By Laura Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A knife-wielding attacker stabbed a judge and shot a sheriff's deputy with the officer's own gun in ...
Fri, March 09, 2012
Judge sets stage to take over Oakland's troubled cops
By Dan Levine
(Reuters) - After weeks of raucous street demonstrations, Oakland city leaders finally decided one chilly morning last fall to remove a downtown ...
Thu, March 08, 2012
Judge limits Okada request for Wynn documents
By Sue Zeidler and Ronald Grover
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Wynn Resorts Ltd
Tue, March 06, 2012
Judge temporarily blocks Wisconsin voter ID law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A judge temporarily blocked enforcement of Wisconsin's controversial new voter identification law on Tuesday, weeks before the ...
Tue, March 06, 2012
Judge Stops Wisconsin Voter ID Law
MADISON, WI (WTAQ) - A judge in Madison has granted a temporary injunction putting the brakes on Wisconsin's new voter ID law.
The ruling ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
Judge denies public vote on 49ers stadium funding
By Philipp Gollner
SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - A judge on Monday handed a victory to the San Francisco 49ers pro football team and backers ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
Judge clears way for Alabama county bankruptcy
By Michael Connor
(Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County can go ahead with its $4.23 billion bankruptcy case, the biggest ever by an American ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
NY Mets owners dealt blow in Madoff case
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Owners of the New York Mets struck out as a federal judge refused to dismiss a $386 million lawsuit by ...
Mon, March 05, 2012
Judge clears way for Alabama county's bankruptcy
(Reuters) - Alabama's Jefferson County can go ahead with its $4.23 billion bankruptcy case, the biggest ever by an American municipality, a federal ...
Sun, March 04, 2012
Lohan's lawyer checking SNL sketches so as not to upset judge
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Stephanie Sautner was full of praise for the actress during her latest hearing last month (Feb12), during which ...
Sun, March 04, 2012
Former 'Idol' judge Kara DioGuardi's New Viral Pop Star
Former American Idol judge and Grammy-winning songwriter/producer/musician/singer (!) Kara DioGuardi recently conducted an interesting experiment with Elle magazine: trying to quickly turn ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Judge sentences Texans in Mexico gun running scheme
By Jared Taylor
MCALLEN, Texas (Reuters) - A federal judge sentenced 10 South Texas residents to jail and probation on Thursday for their roles in ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Pennsylvania judge may approve Harrisburg recovery plan
By Mark Shade
HARRISBURG (Reuters) - Following a day-long hearing filled with unexpected emotion and court theatrics, a Pennsylvania judge said she is "inclined" to ...
Thu, March 01, 2012
Federal judge in Montana criticized over racist Obama joke
MISSOULA, Montana (Reuters) - A federal judge in Montana who used official court email to circulate a racist joke about President Barack Obama has acknowledged ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Pennsylvania judge denies Sandusky request for trial delay
By Mark Shade
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - The judge overseeing former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse case has denied ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Judge blocks part of Arizona immigration law
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A federal judge blocked Arizona on Wednesday from enforcing a part of its immigration law that prohibits occupants of vehicles from stopping ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Judge blocks Arizona immigration law's day labor rules
By Tim Gaynor
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A federal judge blocked Arizona on Wednesday from enforcing a part of the state's immigration law that prohibits ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Judge allows DEA to suspend Cardinal license
By Toni Clarke and Anna Yukhananov
(Reuters) - A federal judge allowed the government to suspend Cardinal Health Inc's license to distribute potentially addictive ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Judge blocks Arizona immigration law's day labor rules
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A federal judge blocked Arizona on Wednesday from enforcing a part of the state's immigration law that prohibits vehicle occupants from ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
U.S. judge allows DEA to suspend Cardinal license
By Toni Clarke and Anna Yukhananov
(Reuters) - A federal judge allowed the Drug Enforcement Administration to suspend Cardinal Health Inc's license to distribute ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
U.S. judge allows DEA to suspend Cardinal license
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. district judge on Wednesday allowed the Drug Enforcement Administration to suspend the distribution of controlled substances from Cardinal Health ...
Wed, February 29, 2012
Tobacco health labels unconstitutional: judge
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge sided with tobacco companies on Wednesday, ruling that regulations requiring large graphic health warnings on ...
Tue, February 28, 2012
Brazil judge blocks Chevron, Transocean injunction
By Jeb Blount and Sabrina Lorenzi
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - A federal judge in Brazil declined to grant an injunction suspending the Brazilian operations ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Judge admits key evidence against San Francisco sheriff
By Laird Harrison
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The judge presiding over a spousal abuse case against San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi has denied a defense ...
Mon, February 27, 2012
Judge rules Philadelphia cleric's cover-up trial must go on
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A judge on Monday refused to dismiss charges against the highest ranking cleric in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia pedophilia ...
Sat, February 25, 2012
2nd New York state judge upholds fracking ban in towns
By Dan Wiessner
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A New York state judge on Friday upheld an upstate community's ban on gas drilling, marking ...
Fri, February 24, 2012
Second New York judge upholds fracking ban in towns
By Dan and Wiessner
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A New York State judge on Friday upheld an upstate community's ban on gas drilling ...
Fri, February 24, 2012
Judge assigned to spouse-abuse trial of San Francisco
By Laird Harrison
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Proceedings opened on Friday in the spousal-abuse trial of San Francisco Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi as a presiding judge ...
Fri, February 24, 2012
Second New York judge upholds fracking ban in towns
By Dave Wiessner
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A New York State judge on Friday upheld an upstate community's ban on gas drilling, marking ...
Fri, February 24, 2012
Judge denies bail for Michael Jackson's killer doctor
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson must stay in jail pending his appeal because he might flee if allowed out ...
Tue, February 21, 2012
Saudi accused in U.S. bomb plot competent to stand trial: judge
By Logan Carver
LUBBOCK, Texas (Reuters) - A Saudi student accused of plotting to build and detonate bombs against targets including the Dallas home of ...
Tue, February 21, 2012
New York judge upholds fracking ban in towns
By Dan Wiessner
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a blow to the oil and gas industry, a judge has ruled small towns in New York ...
Fri, February 17, 2012
Judge denies Wisconsin governor's bid to delay recall
By Brendan O'Brien
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge Friday denied Governor Scott Walker extra time to review the estimated one million signatures submitted ...
Wed, February 15, 2012
Pennsylvania church sex abuse trial judge will not step down
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A judge presiding over a Catholic church sex abuse trial refused on Wednesday to step down from the case ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Judge busted for dismissing her own traffic tickets
(Reuters) - A Pennsylvania judge faces criminal charges for allegedly dismissing traffic tickets against her that included expired registration on her BMW, the state's ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Judge sets November trial for "Whitey" Bulger
By Lauren Keiper
BOSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge set a November 5 trial date for accused former Boston mobster James "Whitey" Bulger on charges ...
Mon, February 13, 2012
Judge allows ex-Penn State coach visits with grandchildren
By Mark Shade
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A judge on Monday granted nearly all requests from former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, allowing ...
Fri, February 10, 2012
Judge to rule Monday on Sandusky grandchildren
By Mark Shade
BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A judge will rule on Monday whether former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky can see his ...
Fri, February 10, 2012
Sex life of ex-Syracuse coach's wife irrelevant in lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Allegations that the wife of former Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine had sex with several Syracuse basketball players are irrelevant ...
Fri, February 10, 2012
Judge to rule Monday on Sandusky grandchildren visits
By Mark Shade
BELLEFONTE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A judge will rule on Monday whether former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky can see his ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
Lawyers accuse Pennsylvania judge in abuse trial of bias
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia judge presiding over a Catholic church sex abuse trial should step down because her comment that there ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
Judge leaves abuse claims against Milwaukee Church in limbo
By Geoff Davidian
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday denied a bid by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese in Milwaukee to dismiss two fraud claims ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
Woman says judge's ruling on pumping breast milk was unfair
By Deborah Quinn Hensel
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A woman whose firing from her job over a request to pump breast milk was supported by a ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
Lawyers accuse Pennsylvania judge in abuse trial of bias
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia judge presiding over a Catholic church sex abuse trial should step down because her comment that there ...
Thu, February 09, 2012
Analysis: Criminal probe trail going cold at MF Global
By Grant McCool and Nick Brown
(Reuters) - When commodities brokerage MF Global imploded, the FBI and federal prosecutors were quick to launch an investigation ...
Wed, February 08, 2012
Judge dismisses suit accusing SeaWorld of enslaving whales
By Alex Dobuzinskis
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday threw out an animal rights group's lawsuit accusing SeaWorld of enslaving captive killer whales ...
Wed, February 08, 2012
Judge orders misconduct report in Sen. Stevens case released
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday ordered that a 500-page special report detailing federal prosecutors' misconduct in the 2008 corruption trial of ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
U.S. judge allows enforcement of Texas abortion law
By Terry Baynes
(Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Monday allowed the state of Texas to begin enforcing a law requiring abortion providers ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
Judge grants delay in Mississippi execution
By Robbie Ward
STARKVILLE, Miss (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday temporarily halted the scheduled execution of a convicted murderer in Mississippi in order ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
U.S. judge grants more time for accused Tucson shooter
By Joseph Schuman
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A federal judge has agreed that the man charged with a deadly shooting spree last year that gravely ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
Judge grants more time to determine Tucson gunman's competency
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday granted prison doctors four more months to attempt to restore the mental competency of Jared Loughner ...
Mon, February 06, 2012
Judge likely to extend commitment of accused Tucson gunman
By Joseph Schuman
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A federal judge was expected on Monday to order Jared Loughner, the man charged with last year's ...
Thu, February 02, 2012
Judge orders hearing on accused Tucson shooter's competency
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered a hearing for Monday to discuss giving prison doctors more time to make accused Tucson mass shooter Jared ...
Thu, February 02, 2012
Judge's order could force Pittsburgh protesters to move
By Matt Stroud
PITTSBURGH (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania judge on Thursday issued an order that could force the anti-Wall Street protesters in Pittsburgh to leave ...
Thu, February 02, 2012
Keith Urban Starts Role as Judge on Australian Version of "The Voice" Later This Month
Keith Urban will begin flying back and forth to Sydney later this month to fulfill his role as a judge on the Australian version ...
Wed, February 01, 2012
Judge: health labels may stem tobacco co rights
By David Morgan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal rule requiring large graphic health warnings on cigarette packaging and advertising may violate the free speech rights ...
Tue, January 31, 2012
Judge halts Georgia execution of man who killed woman, child
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A judge halted the execution on Tuesday of a man who had been due to be put to death ...
Tue, January 31, 2012
Judge halts Georgia execution of man who killed woman, toddler
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A judge halted the execution on Tuesday of a man who had been due to be put to death in Georgia for ...
Mon, January 30, 2012
Judge dismisses Oracle fraud claim against HP
By Dan Levine
(Reuters) - A California judge has dismissed a fraud claim brought by Oracle Corp against Hewlett-Packard Co in the bitter legal battle ...
Fri, January 27, 2012
Connecticut killer sentenced to die for "unimaginable horror"
By Mary Ellen Godin
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut (Reuters) - A judge ordered Joshua Komisarjevsky to be executed this summer for the 2007 murders of a ...
Mon, January 23, 2012
Judge allows four pardoned Mississippi inmates to remain free
By Robbie Ward
JACKSON, Mississippi (Reuters) - A Mississippi judge on Monday allowed three murderers and an armed robber pardoned by former Governor Haley Barbour ...
Fri, January 20, 2012
Photo-happy judge adds Marley, ostrich to opinions
By Terry Baynes
(Reuters) - A Chicago judge is under fire for making his rulings look a bit like a graphic novel, using pictures of ...
Fri, January 20, 2012
Supreme Court throws out Texas election maps
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court handed Texas Republicans a partial victory in a partisan fight over election redistricting that has erupted ...
Thu, January 19, 2012
Wisconsin judge agrees to hear challenge to voter ID law
By James Kelleher
(Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge agreed on Thursday to hear a challenge to the state's new voter ID law, passed last ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
Judge clears Bruno Mars of cocaine charge
By Piya Sinha-Roy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Las Vegas judge on Wednesday dismissed the cocaine possession case against pop star Bruno Mars after he ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
Judge clears Bruno Mars of cocaine charge
By Piya Sinha-Roy
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Las Vegas judge on Wednesday dismissed the cocaine possession case against pop star Bruno Mars after he ...
Wed, January 18, 2012
Judge denies new trial in Connecticut home invasion case
By Mary Ellen Godin
NEW HAVEN, Conn (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday rejected convicted killer Joshua Komisarjevsky's requests for a new trial in ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
End to California prison receiver "in sight": judge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California's ability to provide health care to its prison inmates has improved so much since a receiver was appointed to ...
Tue, January 17, 2012
Judge rejects Madoff trustee appeal in Mets case
By Grant McCool
New York (Reuters) - The Madoff trustee suing the owners of the New York Mets may not appeal last summer's ruling ...
Mon, January 16, 2012
Judge to hear challenge to Wisconsin's voter ID law
By Brendan O'Brien
MADISON (Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge will hear a legal challenge this week to the state's new controversial voter photo ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
Group discriminated in same sex civil union, judge says
(Reuters) - By Jennifer Golson
Jan 13 (Reuters) - Advocates of same-sex marriage won a victory in New Jersey with a ruling that a religious organization ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
U.S. trade judge: Motorola does not infringe Apple
(Reuters) - Motorola Mobility Inc did not violate Apple's patented technology in making its Droid, Cliq, BackFlip and other smartphones, a judge at the ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
U.S. judge backs ATF multiple rifle sales reporting
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday, in a victory for the Obama administration, upheld new federal rules requiring gun ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
Judge orders Stanford lawyers to stay on
(Reuters) - A federal judge in Houston said a team of attorneys representing Allen Stanford, who is accused of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme ...
Fri, January 13, 2012
Judge rejects adding candidates to Virginia ballot
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Virginia on Friday refused to order that candidates Rick Perry, Newt Gingrich and Jon Huntsman be added to ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Judge orders removal of school prayer mural
By Terry Baynes
(Reuters) - A federal judge has ordered the immediate removal of a Christian prayer mural displayed in the auditorium of a Rhode ...
Thu, January 12, 2012
Alabama judge declares Natalee Holloway dead
By Verna Gates
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday declared dead Natalee Holloway, an Alabama teenager who disappeared more than six years ago ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
Mississippi judge bars release of inmates pardoned by Barbour
By Robbie Ward
STARKVILLE, Mississippi (Reuters) - A Mississippi judge barred the state Wednesday from releasing prisoners newly pardoned by former Governor Haley Barbour, a ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
Mississippi judge bars release of inmates pardoned by Barbour
STARKVILLE, Miss (Reuters) - A Mississippi judge barred the state on Wednesday from releasing any prisoners recently pardoned by former Governor Haley Barbour, a conservative ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
Judge drops Saudi Binladin in Sept 11 damages suits
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Saudi construction firm founded in the 1930s by the father of the late al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden cannot ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
Judge delays Ohio execution, criticizes process
By David Bailey
(Reuters) - A federal judge stayed the scheduled Ohio execution of convicted killer Charles Lorraine on Wednesday, ruling the state failed to ...
Wed, January 11, 2012
Judge delays Ohio execution, criticizes process
(Reuters) - A federal judge stayed the scheduled Ohio execution of convicted killer Charles Lorraine on Wednesday, ruling that the state had failed to follow ...
Tue, January 10, 2012
Taxpayers footing "Kids for Cash" judge's appeal
By Terry Baynes
(Reuters) - Taxpayers will foot the bill for a former Pennsylvania judge's appeal of his conviction in a bribery scandal dubbed ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Ontario judge says C$50 billion tobacco suit can proceed
TORONTO (Reuters) - An Ontario judge has ruled that a C$50 billion ($48.82 billion) lawsuit against a group of 14 tobacco companies can ...
Fri, January 06, 2012
Lehman judge won't halt Zell's Archstone deal
By Jonathan Stempel and Nick Brown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal bankruptcy judge rejected Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc's
Fri, January 06, 2012
Oracle can't appeal SAP order right away: judge
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp can't appeal an order slashing its $1.3 billion copyright infringement verdict against SAP AG ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
Judge unlikely to toss Gupta insider trial tapes
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York federal judge on Thursday damped hopes that he would throw out government wire tap evidence ...
Thu, January 05, 2012
Madoff feeder fund investors cannot recover: judge
(Reuters) - Investors in "feeder funds" who lost money with Bernard Madoff do not qualify as customers of the now-imprisoned swindler, a federal judge ruled ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
Judge Robert Carter, who fought for desegregation, dies at 94
By Basil Katz
(Reuters) - Robert Carter, a longtime federal judge who helped convince the Supreme Court that segregation in schools was unconstitutional, died on ...
Wed, January 04, 2012
French judge visits PIP breast implant offices
La Seyne-sur-Mer, France (Reuters) - A French investigating judge Wednesday visited the offices of the maker of breast implants linked to a global health scare ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
Federal judge blocks California emissions rules
By Dan Levine and Noel Randewich
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A judge blocked one of California's signature attempts to lower greenhouse gas emissions, a ...
Fri, December 30, 2011
Dynegy bankruptcy examiner to be appointed: judge
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - A judge ordered the appointment of an examiner for the bankruptcy of Dynegy Holdings LLC, after a bond trustee said ...
Thu, December 29, 2011
SEC chided again by judge in Citigroup fraud case
(Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission got a fresh dressing-down from the judge who rejected its $285 million settlement with Citigroup Inc ...
Thu, December 29, 2011
Judge to hear Virginia ballot fight on January 13
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday set oral arguments for January 13 on Texas Governor Rick Perry's bid to get on the ...
Tue, December 27, 2011
MF Global trustee has no conflict of interest: judge
(Reuters) - The trustee liquidating MF Global's
Fri, December 23, 2011
Judge rules against Arizona sheriff in immigrant stops
By Alex Dobuzinskis
(Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday barred high profile Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio from detaining people simply for being in the ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
Indiana Secretary of State was not eligible for office: judge
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Indiana's Republican Secretary of State Charlie White was not eligible to run for the office he now holds ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
Judge blocks parts of South Carolina immigration law
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - South Carolina is barred from enforcing several key parts of its new law aimed at curbing illegal ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
Judge rules Allen Stanford competent to stand trial
By Eileen O'Grady
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Financier Allen Stanford was judged mentally fit to stand trial by a federal judge on Thursday, setting the ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
Judge blocks parts of South Carolina immigration law
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - South Carolina is barred from enforcing several key areas of its new law aimed to curb illegal ...
Thu, December 22, 2011
U.S. judge tosses lawsuit over Guantanamo treatment
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit by a Syrian man who sought damages for alleged torture and inhumane treatment ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
Judge upholds extradition for "Survivor" producer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday upheld an order to extradite to Mexico a former producer for the TV show "Survivor" to ...
Wed, December 21, 2011
Judge tosses lawsuit over Jimmy Kimmel sketch
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York court has dismissed a lawsuit by a man dubbed the "Flying Rabbi" against TV network ABC and late-night ...
Tue, December 20, 2011
Trade judge finds Motorola violated Microsoft patent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. trade panel judge found Motorola Mobility infringed a Microsoft patent in making its Android cellphones, the companies said on ...
Tue, December 20, 2011
Judge weighs whether Allen Stanford fit for trial
By Eileen O'Grady
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A prison psychologist who evaluated accused swindler Allen Stanford testified on Tuesday that it would be "incredibly rare ...
Mon, December 19, 2011
Judge to rule by end-year on South Carolina immigration law
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - A federal judge said on Monday he would decide by the end of 2011 whether to block ...
Fri, December 16, 2011
Judge mulls overturning federal marriage law
By Ronnie Cohen
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge appeared sympathetic to a lesbian federal employee's bid to strike down a law ...
Fri, December 16, 2011
Judge denies testing of alleged White House shooter
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge declined on Friday to order a full psychological evaluation of the man accused of trying to kill ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
Penn State officials to stand trial in abuse case
By Mark Shade
HARRISBURG, Pa (Reuters) - A judge ruled on Friday that two former senior Penn State officials must stand trial on charges of ...
Thu, December 15, 2011
SEC appeals judge's rejection of Citigroup deal
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The top U.S. market regulator is appealing a judge's rejection of a major Citigroup Inc civil ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
South Carolina protesters allowed to camp overnight: judge
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that anti-Wall Street protesters may camp overnight indefinitely on the South ...
Wed, December 14, 2011
Judge approves cash for MF Global bankruptcy
By Nick Brown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A bankruptcy judge approved on Wednesday a deal to allow collapsed broker MF Global Holdings Ltd
Wed, December 14, 2011
Judge approves cash for MF Global bankruptcy
By Nick Brown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A bankruptcy judge approved on Wednesday a deal to allow collapsed broker MF Global Holdings Ltd
Mon, December 12, 2011
Judge blocks Alabama immigration rule on mobile homes
By Peggy Gargis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - A federal judge temporarily blocked a part of Alabama's tough new immigration law on Monday that requires ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
Judge eases media rules for Penn state coach hearing
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania judge eased courtroom rules on Monday for reporters covering a preliminary hearing for Jerry Sandusky, the former Penn State assistant ...
Mon, December 12, 2011
Judge grants stay in Justice Department, AT&T fight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Judge Ellen Huvelle, who is hearing the Justice Department's challenge of AT&T's buy of T-Mobile USA, granted the parties ...
Fri, December 09, 2011
Judge rules Colorado education law unconstitutional
By Keith Coffman
DENVER (Reuters) - A Colorado judge ruled on Friday that the state's education law is unconstitutional because it underfunds public schools ...
Fri, December 09, 2011
AT&T, rivals delay legal fights over T-Mobile
(Reuters) - AT&T Inc and Sprint Nextel Corp asked a U.S. court on Tuesday to delay hearings in their private litigation over whether the telecommunications giant can buy T-Mobile USA, and the judge promptly agreed.
The request was similar to one that AT&T and the Justice Department made on Monday regarding the government's antitrust suit, which U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle also promptly signed.
An identical request was agreed in a case against AT&T brought by small regional phone company C Spire Wireless.
AT&T's agreement to delays in the cases, after previously insisting on expediting them to prevent Deutsche Telekom AG's T-Mobile USA from deteriorating in limbo, have led to pessimism that the $39 billion deal will be completed.
AT&T has also set aside $4 billion in reserves for what could eventually be a $6 billion deal breakup payment to T-Mobile.
AT&T and Sprint asked for the next hearing in the case to be January 18, at 2 p.m. EST (1900 GMT), the same time as the next hearing in the Justice Department's case against AT&T.
Huvelle has ordered AT&T and T-Mobile USA to tell the court by noon on January 12 whether they plan to continue to pursue their agreed deal or an amended one and to give an update on their plans for seeking necessary approval from the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.
Both the Justice Department and the FCC have objected to the deal on the grounds that it would hurt competition in the U.S. wireless market. The purchase of No. 4 U.S. mobile operator T-Mobile USA would vault No. 2-ranked AT&T into first place in the U.S. market.
The cases before the court are USA v. AT&T, T-Mobile USA Inc and Deutsche Telekom AG, case No. 11-1560; Sprint Nextel Corp v. AT&T Inc et al, No. 11-1600 and Cellular South (C Spire) v. AT&T, No. 11-1690. All are before the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
(Reporting by Diane Bartz; Editing by Tim Dobbyn)
Thu, December 08, 2011
Judge in defamation case rules blogger is no journalist
By Alex Dobuzinskis
(Reuters) - A federal judge has ruled that a Montana blogger was not acting as a journalist when she posted inflammatory statements ...
Tue, December 06, 2011
Ex-Illinois governor Blagojevich faces judge for sentence
By Mary Wisniewski and Janan Hanna
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Prosecutors are arguing Tuesday that disgraced former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich should get 15 to 20 ...
Mon, December 05, 2011
Minnesota judge blocks child care unionization vote
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A state court judge blocked on Monday a unionization vote by thousands of state-licensed and subsidized child care workers that had been ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
U.S. judge rejects Apple bid to halt Galaxy sales
By Dan Levine
(Reuters) - Apple failed to convince a U.S. judge to block Samsung Electronics from selling Galaxy smartphones and tablets in the ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
Oklahoma judge bars eviction of Occupy camp, for now
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A federal judge issued a temporary restraining order on Friday to block Oklahoma City from forcibly ousting Occupy protesters from a ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
New York judge rules in inmate legislative districting case
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A New York law that requires prison inmates to be counted as residents of their hometowns for the purposes of ...
Fri, December 02, 2011
Judge rules Seattle college can evict Occupy protesters
By Nicole Neroulias
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A judge rejected on Friday a bid by anti-Wall Street activists to block their eviction from a Seattle community ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Judge dismisses non-U.S. claims against Toyota
By Sue Zeidler
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp has won the dismissal of a U.S. lawsuit brought by vehicle owners in 14 ...
Thu, December 01, 2011
Judge signs order to take custody of singer McCready's son
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla (Reuters) - A Florida judge signed an order on Thursday allowing authorities to take custody of country singer Mindy McCready's 5-year-old ...
Wed, November 30, 2011
Goldman CEO can testify in insider case: judge
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein may be asked to testify in a market regulator ...
Tue, November 29, 2011
Judge allows suit challenging New York same-sex marriage law
By Dan Wiessner
ALBANY, New York (Reuters) - A conservative religious group may proceed with a lawsuit seeking to overturn New York's new law ...
Tue, November 29, 2011
Analysis: NY federal judge an outlier in challenging SEC
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Judge Jed Rakoff's blunt rejection of a major Citigroup Inc
Tue, November 29, 2011
Judge rejects some arguments of Alabama receiver
(Reuters) - The federal judge handling the bankruptcy of Alabama's Jefferson County rejected two legal arguments that he cannot limit the powers of a ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
Judge blocks anti-abortion license plates in North Carolina
By Jim Brumm
WILMINGTON, North Carolina (Reuters) - A judge on Monday blocked the state of North Carolina from issuing voluntary vehicle license plates with ...
Mon, November 28, 2011
Judge blocks Citigroup-SEC settlement
By Grant McCool and Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge angrily threw out Citigroup Inc's proposed $285 million settlement over the ...
Fri, November 25, 2011
U.S. credit raters set back on First Amendment: judge
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - A federal judge has said credit ratings are not always protected opinion under the First Amendment, a defeat for credit ...
Wed, November 23, 2011
Judge says NY Mets case over Madoff deserves jury
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - The trustee seeking money for Bernard Madoff's victims has a constitutional right to have his $386 million lawsuit against ...
Wed, November 23, 2011
Judge dismisses Harrisburg, PA, bankruptcy filing
By Mark Shade
HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Pennsylvania is poised to take over its struggling capital of Harrisburg after a federal judge said the city ...
Wed, November 23, 2011
Texas judge seen beating daughter in video suspended
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The Texas judge who was seen on an Internet video beating his teenaged daughter with a belt has ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
U.S. judge sides with Netflix in antitrust lawsuit
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge granted Netflix's bid to resolve all claims in its favor before trial in an antitrust class action, in ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
Alabama judge removed over Ten Commandments fight to run again
By Kelli Dugan
MOBILE, Ala (Reuters) - A former Alabama Supreme Court chief justice who was famously booted from his post for refusing to remove ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
MF Global customers get hope; Corzine asked to testify
By Nick Brown, Christopher Doering and Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - Former customers of MF Global Holdings Ltd got some good news on Tuesday, as the ...
Tue, November 22, 2011
Federal Judge Rules In Favor Of Fond Du Lac Band
DULUTH, MN (KDAL) - A Federal judge on Monday ruled in favor of the Fond Du Lac Band of Chippewa in a dispute with the ...
Mon, November 21, 2011
Jackson doctor trial judge says no more tests
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Monday rejected a request for additional tests on a bottle of the anesthetic propofol deemed responsible for Michael ...
Fri, November 18, 2011
Philadelphia judge to question retired cardinal over scandal
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Pennsylvania judge said on Friday she would interview retired Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua to determine if he was competent ...
Thu, November 17, 2011
MF Global customers to get long-sought $520 million
By Nick Brown and Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The trustee liquidating MF Global Holdings Ltd's broker-dealer unit won court permission to distribute ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
Judge refuses bail for Georgia men accused of militia plot
By Alan Sverdlik
GAINESVILLE, Ga (Reuters) - A federal magistrate judge refused to grant bail on Wednesday to four retired Georgia men jailed on charges ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
Judge dismisses case against Selena Gomez stalker
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday dismissed the case against an Illinois man who was accused of stalking actress and singer Selena Gomez ...
Wed, November 16, 2011
New judge named in Penn State scandal amid conflict reports
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A senior district judge with no known ties to Penn State University has been appointed to preside over a planned ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Judge denies stay of execution for convicted Idaho killer
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A federal judge refused on Monday to grant a reprieve to a convicted killer scheduled to be put ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
New judge appointed for Penn State scandal hearing
By James B. Kelleher and Ernest Scheyder
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - A senior district judge with no known ties to Penn State University has ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Accused Pentagon plotter risk to others-prosecutors
By Lauren Keiper
WORCESTER, Mass (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Monday described a Massachusetts man accused of plotting to attack U.S. targets using model aircraft ...
Mon, November 14, 2011
Piers Morgan Signs Off as 'America's Got Talent' Judge
For six years, Piers Morgan has been primarily recognizeable as a judge on the reality competition series America's Got Talent. In light of ...
Sun, November 13, 2011
Piers Morgan Signs Off as 'America's Got Talent' Judge
For six years, Piers Morgan has been primarily recognizeable as a judge on the reality competition series America's Got Talent. In light of ...
Sat, November 12, 2011
Piers Morgan Signs Off as 'America's Got Talent' Judge
For six years, Piers Morgan has been primarily recognizeable as a judge on the reality competition series America's Got Talent. In light of ...
Fri, November 11, 2011
Piers Morgan Signs Off as 'America's Got Talent' Judge
For six years, Piers Morgan has been primarily recognizeable as a judge on the reality competition series America's Got Talent. In light of ...
Fri, October 21, 2011
Lohan chastised by judge, has probation revoked
A frightened Lohan, who was on the verge of tears throughout Wednesday's (19Oct11) progress hearing, will spend hours in court custody. She is ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
Apple must show patents valid in Samsung case: judge
By Dan Levine
SAN JOSE, California (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said that Samsung Electronic's Galaxy tablets infringe Apple Inc's iPad patents ...
Thu, October 13, 2011
Judge orders Redmond O'Neal back to rehab
O'Neal avoided jail time in August (11) after he pleaded no contest to two felony counts, including heroin and firearms possession, because the ...
Wed, October 12, 2011
Judge orders Redmond O'Neal back to rehab
O'Neal avoided jail time in August (11) after he pleaded no contest to two felony counts, including heroin and firearms possession, because the ...
Fri, October 07, 2011
Bankruptcy judge denies Dodgers request for Selig details
(Reuters) - Bankruptcy Judge Kevin Gross denied a request by the Los Angeles Dodgers to expand the team's access to data regarding Major League ...
Thu, October 06, 2011
Knox trial judge says she may be guilty but no proof
By Deepa Babington
ROME (Reuters) - The Italian judge who presided over Amanda Knox's murder appeal has told local media the American student may ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Judge plans monitor in NY firefighter discrimination suit
By Jessica Dye
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A court-appointed monitor should keep tabs on the New York Fire Department for a decade to ensure it ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Judge refuses to block Alabama immigration law
By Peggy Gargis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday again refused to halt Alabama's tough new anti-illegal immigration law, leaving in ...
Wed, October 05, 2011
Oracle trial v. Google likely to be postponed: judge
(Reuters) - A high stakes patent trial between Oracle and Google will "likely be postponed" beyond its currently scheduled October 31 start date, a U ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Michigan judge temporarily halts state welfare cutoffs
DETROIT (Reuters) - A Michigan judge on Tuesday temporarily halted a new law signed by Republican Governor Rick Snyder that would end welfare cash assistance ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Georgia judge delays execution for man in 1994 killing
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia judge issued a stay of execution on Tuesday for a convicted killer a day before he was ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Pennsylvania judge raises $427,000 for uncontested race
By Carlyn Kolker
NEW YORK (Reuters) - What does it cost to hold onto a spot on a state supreme court bench?
When the bench ...
Tue, October 04, 2011
Georgia judge delays execution for man in 1994 killing
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia judge on Tuesday issued a stay of execution for a convicted killer whose attorneys seek a new trial and additional ...
Fri, September 30, 2011
Judge sets hearing in Dodgers bankruptcy
(Reuters) - An evidentiary hearing in the contentious Los Angeles Dodgers bankruptcy will take place next month as the team and Major League Baseball continue ...
Fri, September 30, 2011
Judge dismisses part of fraud case against Citi
(Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge dismissed part of a case brought by European bond investors accusing Citigroup Inc
Fri, September 30, 2011
Idaho judge upholds law curbing teachers' bargaining rights
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - An Idaho judge has rejected a bid by the state teachers union to overturn a new law curtailing ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Judge throws out Toyota bellwether case
By Moira Herbst
(Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge dismissed on Thursday the first scheduled bellwether case in nationwide litigation alleging Toyota Motor Corp ...
Thu, September 29, 2011
Federal judge refuses to block Kansas abortion insurance law
(Reuters) - A federal judge in Wichita, Kansas refused on Thursday to block a controversial new state law that restricts insurance coverage for abortions.
The ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Judge orders more psychiatric care for Loughner
By Brad Poole
TUCSON, Ariz (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner to undergo four more months of psychiatric ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Judge lets key parts of Alabama immigration law stand
By Peggy Gargis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday blocked parts of Alabama's crackdown on illegal immigration but let stand a ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Judge sentences Arkansas men to prison under hate crimes law
By Suzi Parker
LITTLE ROCK, Ark (Reuters) - Two Arkansas men were sentenced to prison time under a federal hate crimes law for attacking a ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Judge upholds key parts of Alabama immigration law
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday blocked parts of Alabama's crackdown on illegal immigration but refused to bar the state from ...
Wed, September 28, 2011
Judge lets key parts of Alabama immigration law stand
By Peggy Gargis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday blocked parts of Alabama's crackdown on illegal immigration but let stand a ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Judge asked to order more drugs for shooting suspect Loughner
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - Prosecutors urged a federal judge on Tuesday to order the continued forced medication of Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Judge says Cherokees violate voting rights, extends election
By Steve Olafson
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled that the Cherokees violated the voting rights of African-American members of the nation's ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Judge sets bond in ex-NBA player Crittenton's murder case
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday set bond at $230,000 for former professional basketball player Javaris Crittenton, who has been ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Most Madoff trustee can get from Mets is $386 million
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The trustee recovering money for victims of Bernard Madoff's epic fraud can seek $386 million at most ...
Tue, September 27, 2011
Judge allows model of attempted Christmas Day bomb at trial
By Ben Klayman
DETROIT (Reuters) - A model of the bomb a Nigerian man is accused of trying to detonate in his underwear to blow ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
Judge allows evidence of sexual abuse by Johnson heir
By John Rondy
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) - A Racine County circuit judge said on Friday he would allow the state to present evidence that Samuel Curtis ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
Judge more than doubles expenses Casey Anthony must pay
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - A judge on Friday raised to $217,500 the total bill Casey Anthony must pay to compensate law ...
Fri, September 23, 2011
Judge issues gag order in Jackson death trial
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The judge in the manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor issued a sharply worded gag order for ...
Thu, September 22, 2011
Judge drops some claims against Madoff relatives
By Ransdell Pierson
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal bankruptcy judge has dismissed portions of a $199 million lawsuit against close relatives of convicted Ponzi ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
Judge sets February 13 date for AT&T antitrust trial
By Jeremy Pelofsky and Jasmin Melvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge set a February 13 start for a trial over whether AT&T Inc can buy rival T-Mobile USA, a compromise between the companies' desire for a quick resolution and the Justice Department's request for more time to prepare its case.
U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle on Wednesday set aside up to six weeks for the trial in response to the Obama administration's antitrust lawsuit against the deal. She will preside without a jury, as is typical for such cases.
There was no discussion of any settlement to avoid trial during the 80-minute preliminary hearing.
The Justice Department sued last month to block AT&T's $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile, owned by Deutsche Telekom AG, arguing it would raise prices for consumers and hamper competition and innovation.
A key government concern is that T-Mobile, the No. 4 wireless carrier, generally costs less than other carriers so its disappearance could mean higher prices for wireless service.
AT&T, the No. 2 wireless carrier, has defended the transaction, saying it would bring 5,000 overseas jobs back to the United States and enable it to expand high-speed wireless Internet coverage to 97 percent of all Americans.
The trial date falls between the government's request to begin March 19 and AT&T's petition for a January 16 date. Lawyers for the parties said the matter was unlikely to need six weeks to present evidence or witnesses.
Mark Hansen, one of AT&T's lawyers, had pressed the judge for a quick trial to provide certainty to the companies and the market, saying they were "already months beyond where we want to be."
AT&T and T-Mobile could find it difficult to hold the deal together through a long proceeding and investors' patience could wane. The combined companies would leapfrog Verizon Wireless, a venture of Verizon Communications Inc and Vodafone Group Plc, into the No. 1 wireless spot.
Even with an expedited trial, and if the companies lose before Huvelle, an appeals process could stretch into 2013, said Evan Stewart, an antitrust expert with law firm Zuckerman Spaeder LLP. The government could also appeal if it lost.
"The sooner this gets done, the better it is from AT&T's perspective," said Stewart. "All those uncertainties change your business model which affect your bottom line, which is bad news."
Verizon said it will not get involved in the fight at this stage but Chief Executive Lowell McAdam said the U.S. government needs to find ways to make more airwaves available.
"If the government wants to stop a merger like that they need to step up and say this is how we're going to get spectrum in the hands of people who can use it," he said at a Goldman Sachs investor conference in New York.
NO MOVEMENT Toward SETTLEMENT
AT&T has said it is keenly interested in reaching a settlement that would lead to Justice Department approval, and has expressed confidence that the deal can go forward.
Since the lawsuit was filed, there has been no movement toward reaching a settlement and the deal would have to be substantially restructured in order to appease antitrust enforcers, one source close to the case said this week.
"We are hopeful that we can reach a solution with the Department of Justice that addresses their concerns, but if not, we will be well prepared for trial," said AT&T spokesman Michael Balmoris.
If the deal is abandoned, AT&T is facing paying upward of $6 billion in cash and spectrum to T-Mobile.
The scheduling hearing was dominated by a related suit filed by No. 3 wireless carrier Sprint Nextel. Huvelle declined to consolidate the cases and set an October 24 date for arguments over AT&T's planned motion to dismiss.
The judge said she planned to decide whether Sprint had the right to sue or not "as swiftly as possible."
Seven states have joined the Obama administration's challenge to the deal, but on Wednesday, 10 other state attorneys general urged that a settlement be reached so the deal could go forward.
The case is USA v. AT&T, T-Mobile USA Inc and Deutsche Telekom AG, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, case No. 11-1560.
(Reporting by Jeremy Pelofsky and Jasmin Melvin; Additional ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
U.S. judge sets February 13 for AT&T antitrust trial
By Jeremy Pelofsky and Jasmin Melvin
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge set a February 13 start for a trial over whether AT&T Inc
U.S. District Judge Ellen Huvelle set aside 6 weeks for the non-jury trial. There was no discussion during the 80-minute scheduling hearing of any settlement of the case.
The Justice Department sued last month to block AT&T's $39 billion purchase of T-Mobile, owned by Deutsche Telekom
The trial date falls between the government's request to begin March 19 and AT&T's petition for a January 16 date. Lawyers for the parties said the matter was unlikely to need six weeks.
Mark Hansen, one of AT&T's lawyers, had pressed the judge for a quick trial to provide certainty to the companies and the market, saying they were "already months beyond where we want to be."
The deal would combine the No. 2 and No. 4 wireless carriers. The companies could find it difficult to hold the deal together through a long proceeding and investors' patience could wane.
The ceremonial courtroom of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia was used for the scheduling hearing. The bigger space was needed to accommodate the large legal teams involved in the case.
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The case is USA v. AT&T, T-Mobile USA Inc and Deutsche Telekom AG, No. 11-1560.
(Reporting by Jasmin Melvin and Jeremy Pelofsky; Editing ...
Wed, September 21, 2011
Judge upholds key part of voting rights law
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday upheld a key provision of the landmark U.S. voting rights law aimed at ...
Tue, September 20, 2011
U.S. men's release awaits return of Iran judge: lawyer
TEHRAN (Reuters) - Two U.S. men convicted of spying in Iran are still awaiting the return of a judge from vacation to sign their ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Gay marriage trial tapes to be public, judge rules
By Carlyn Kolker
(Reuters) - Video recordings of the trial over California's gay marriage ban should be unsealed, a federal judge ruled on Monday ...
Mon, September 19, 2011
Judge tosses Francis gambling debt case
The soft porn boss was charged with felony and fraud in February (11) over the alleged debt he owes Las Vegas casino boss Steve ...
Sun, September 18, 2011
Iran judge won't sign "hikers" release before Tuesday: lawyer
TEHRAN (Reuters) - The lawyer for two U.S. men convicted of spying in Iran said on Sunday their release could be delayed until Tuesday ...
Sun, September 18, 2011
Judge tosses Francis gambling debt case
The soft porn boss was charged with felony and fraud in February (11) over the alleged debt he owes Las Vegas casino boss Steve ...
Sat, September 17, 2011
Judge tosses Francis gambling debt case
The soft porn boss was charged with felony and fraud in February (11) over the alleged debt he owes Las Vegas casino boss Steve ...
Fri, September 16, 2011
Judge tosses Francis gambling debt case
The soft porn boss was charged with felony and fraud in February (11) over the alleged debt he owes Las Vegas casino boss Steve ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
Judge extends time for Google digital books talks
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Google Inc and authors and publishers groups have about nine more months to untangle their six-year-old legal dispute ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
Judge blocks Florida law gagging doctors' gun talk
By Tom Brown
MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday blocked a Florida law limiting what doctors can say about guns to ...
Thu, September 15, 2011
Judge to solve puzzle over BoFA mortgage removal
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp's $8.5 billion proposed mortgage-backed securities settlement is now in the hands of ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
Judge orders end to Tacoma, Washington teachers strike
By Laura L. Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday ordered about 1,900 striking public school teachers in Tacoma, Washington, back to work ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
Judge blocks Florida law gagging doctors' gun talk
By Tom Brown
MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday blocked a Florida law limiting what doctors can say about guns to ...
Wed, September 14, 2011
Christmas Day bomber statements can be used at trial: Judge
By Nick Carey
DETROIT (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday ruled that incriminating statements about links to al Qaeda by the so-called Christmas Day bomber ...
Tue, September 13, 2011
Judge rejects health care insurance mandate
By Jonathan Stempel
(Reuters) - A federal judge in Pennsylvania said the insurance-buying mandate in President Barack Obama's health care overhaul is unconstitutional, the ...
Fri, September 09, 2011
Judge approves key endangered species deal
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - The U.S. government has until 2018 to decide whether to set aside critical habitat or provide other ...
Fri, September 09, 2011
Judge in botched airline bomb case lays out trial rules
DETROIT (Reuters) - A judge overseeing the trial of a Nigerian man accused of a botched Christmas Day attempt to blow up a Detroit-bound passenger ...
Thu, September 08, 2011
Judge in Oracle, Google case wants a CEO session
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The judge overseeing a potential billion dollar patent case between Oracle and Google is angling for a summit of Silicon Valley ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
U.S. judge rejects an HSBC settlement in Madoff case
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan federal judge rejected HSBC Holdings Plc's
Wed, September 07, 2011
Judge to decide privately whether Pa. cardinal will testify
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A judge, reversing course, will decide behind closed doors whether aging Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua is capable of testifying in a church sex ...
Wed, September 07, 2011
Lehman asks U.S. judge for $500 million Barclays payback
By Nick Brown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc -- whose North American business was taken over by Barclays Plc in 2008 -- has asked ...
Fri, September 02, 2011
Judge sets new trial in Clemens perjury case
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday ordered a new trial for baseball star Roger Clemens, refusing to throw out ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
Judge rejects Oracle $1.3 billion verdict against SAP
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Oracle Corp suffered a significant setback as a U.S. judge discarded its $1.3 billion jury verdict ...
Thu, September 01, 2011
U.S. judge pans rush in BofA $8.5 billion mortgage pact
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge questioned why Bank of America Corp's $8.5 billion settlement with mortgage securities investors was ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
Judge blocks NM governor on immigrant driver licenses
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - A New Mexico judge on Wednesday blocked a move by the state's Republican governor to make it harder ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
Judge allows challenge to New York "stop and frisk"
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawsuit challenging the New York Police Department's controversial crime-fighting tactic known as "stop and frisk" will ...
Wed, August 31, 2011
Judge narrows benchmark Fosamax case vs. Merck
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday narrowed a bellwether lawsuit against Merck & Co over claims that its osteoporosis drug ...
Tue, August 30, 2011
Judge blocks parts of Texas abortion law on sonograms
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - A federal judge temporarily blocked key provisions of a Texas abortion law on Tuesday that would require ...
Tue, August 30, 2011
Judge narrows benchmark Fosamax case vs. Merck
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday threw out part of a bellwether lawsuit against Merck & Co over claims that its osteoporosis drug Fosamax causes jaw damage.
The plaintiff, Linda Secrest, may pursue her claim that Fosamax suffered from a design defect and caused her jawbone tissue to die, a condition known as osteonecrosis of the jaw, or ONJ, District Judge John Keenan wrote.
But the judge said Secrest, a former United Airlines flight attendant living in Florida, cannot pursue punitive damages or her claim that Merck failed to warn of possible problems with Fosamax, saying no reasonable jury could rule in her favor.
The lawsuit is the fourth bellwether case over Fosamax, which generated billions of dollars in annual sales for Merck before the Whitehouse Station, New Jersey-based company lost U.S. patent protection in 2008, allowing generic sales.
Results of bellwether cases may foreshadow the potential outcomes of other, similar lawsuits.
Merck has said it faced roughly 1,650 Fosamax-related cases in various courts as of June 30, including 910 before Keenan.
It won two of the earlier bellwether trials, while a jury ordered it to pay $8 million to the plaintiff in the third case.
Keenan later reduced that payout to $1.5 million, prompting the plaintiff, Shirley Boles, to request a new trial on damages. Merck appealed a separate legal issue to the federal appeals court in New York.
Timothy O'Brien, a lawyer representing Secrest and Boles, said in an email that the same claims were dismissed in both cases, and that the $8 million Boles verdict was based solely on a defective design claim.
Merck spokesman Ron Rogers said: "We are satisfied with today's ruling, and we will vigorously defend the company on the remaining claim."
Secrest had claimed her use of Fosamax from 1998 to 2005 caused her to develop ONJ, and that she also suffered other injuries in her jaw and oral cavity.
In his 42-page decision, Keenan said there was no evidence that Secrest's prescribing doctor would have told her to stop using Fosamax in 2004 and 2005, at the time of her alleged injury, had Merck included a warning on its label.
The judge also said punitive damages were inappropriate because no reasonable jury could conclude that Merck breached any legal duty either intentionally or with a "conscious disregard or indifference" to its customers' health.
Merck's sales of Fosamax fell to $926 million in 2010 from $3.05 billion in 2007, prior to the start of generic sales.
The case is Secrest v. Merck & Co, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 06-6292. The main case is In re: Fosamax Products Liability Litigation in the same court, No. 06-md-1789.
(Reporting by Jonathan Stempel; Editing by John Wallace ...
Tue, August 30, 2011
Lehman payout plan OK'd for creditor vote
By Nick Brown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Creditors of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc
Mon, August 29, 2011
Judge bars testimony from longtime Jackson doctor
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's dermatologist will not testify in the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, a judge ruled on ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Judge blocks Alabama immigration law to buy time
By Peggy Gargis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday blocked Alabama's tough new immigration law from taking effect this week, making ...
Mon, August 29, 2011
Judge blocks Alabama immigration law to buy time
By Peggy Gargis
BIRMINGHAM, Ala (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday blocked Alabama's tough new immigration law from taking effect this week, citing ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
Judge refuses to halt Loughner's forced medication
By Marty Graham
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A federal judge presiding over the mass murder case against Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner refused again on ...
Fri, August 26, 2011
Missouri judge blocks teacher-student social media law
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - A Missouri judge on Friday blocked a pending state law that would prevent teachers and students from ...
Tue, August 23, 2011
Judge sets September hearing on cigarette ads
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday set a September hearing on the tobacco industry's request to block Food and Drug Administration ...
Mon, August 22, 2011
Prosecutors ask judge to deny Loughner videotaping request
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Mon, August 22, 2011
Judge allows intervention in BofA $8.5 billion pact
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Mon, August 22, 2011
Judge rules Jackson trial jury will not be sequestered
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The jury in the upcoming involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor will not be sequestered, despite a request by ...
Sat, August 20, 2011
Strauss-Kahn criminal sexual assault case dropped
By Joseph Ax and Daniel Trotta
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge dropped all criminal sexual assault charges against former IMF chief Dominique ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Judge stays measure cutting N.C. Planned Parenthood funds
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - A federal judge in North Carolina halted enforcement on Friday of part of the state budget that blocks government funding ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Judge to rule by September on Madoff Mets owners suit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in Manhattan overseeing a $1 billion suit against the owners of the New York Mets baseball team by ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Prosecutors ask judge to let them re-try Clemens
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prosecutors on Friday urged a federal judge to give them another chance at trying pitching star Roger Clemens for ...
Fri, August 19, 2011
Judge cleared of misconduct over condom-filled acorns
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Thu, August 18, 2011
Illinois judge rules against Catholics on foster care
By Barton Lorimor
SPRINGFIELD, Ill (Reuters) - Illinois can sever ties to Catholic charities that provide foster and adoption services for the state if the ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
Judge orders new hearing on Loughner subpoenas
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Wed, August 17, 2011
'The Voice' Judge Adam Levine Shares Views on Sexuality
Rumors are always going to be spread about you if you're part of the entertainment biz. Gossip and fame tend to go hand-in-hand ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
'The Voice' Judge Adam Levine Shares Views on Sexuality
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Wed, August 17, 2011
'The Voice' Judge Adam Levine Shares Views on Sexuality
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Wed, August 17, 2011
'The Voice' Judge Adam Levine Shares Views on Sexuality
Rumors are always going to be spread about you if you're part of the entertainment biz. Gossip and fame tend to go hand-in-hand ...
Wed, August 17, 2011
'The Voice' Judge Adam Levine Shares Views on Sexuality
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Wed, August 17, 2011
'The Voice' Judge Adam Levine Shares Views on Sexuality
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Mon, August 15, 2011
Judge shuts down firms accused of homeowner scams
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Long Island judge ordered the temporary shutdown on Monday of New York-based companies accused of using "fast-talking salespeople and masterfully ...
Mon, August 15, 2011
Judge ends TV coverage of Mubarak case, angering opponents
By Marwa Awad and Dina Zayed
CAIRO (Reuters) - The judge presiding over the trial of Hosni Mubarak on Monday ordered TV cameras out of ...
Fri, August 12, 2011
Judge tells Dougherty gang more charges could be coming
By Keith Coffman
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Fri, August 12, 2011
Judge says Casey Anthony must return to Florida for probation
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Fri, August 12, 2011
Judge: no constitutional right to matzoh
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Thu, August 11, 2011
Judge rules bus line wrong to deny atheist ads
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Thu, August 11, 2011
Former judge sentenced to prison for "kids for cash" scheme
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Thu, August 11, 2011
Judge tosses coffee shop's suit against NY Times
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Thu, August 11, 2011
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Thu, August 11, 2011
"It's Official: Jennifer Lopez Will Judge 'American Idol' Again
Wed, August 10, 2011
Judge: no constitutional right to matzoh and grape juice
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge has ruled that an inmate does not have a constitutionally protected right to matzoh and grape juice.
Christopher ...
Mon, August 08, 2011
Judge sets hearing for Dykstra on auto theft charges
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles judge on Monday set a September pretrial hearing for former New York Mets star Lenny ...
Fri, August 05, 2011
Judge postpones decision on probation for Casey Anthony
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Thu, August 04, 2011
Judge refers Army soldier to grand jury
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Wed, August 03, 2011
Judge refuses to restore wolf protections
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Wed, August 03, 2011
Federal judge backs New York's kosher food-labeling law
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Wed, August 03, 2011
Judge puts probation for Casey Anthony on hold
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Tue, August 02, 2011
Insight: When ratings agencies judge the world
By Rachelle Younglai and Ana da Costa
WASHINGTON/LONDON (Reuters) - The man who holds in his hands the fate of U.S. credit, and ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
CIA not in contempt over interrogation tapes, judge says
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge on Monday refused to find the CIA acted in contempt when it destroyed videotapes that showed ...
Mon, August 01, 2011
Judge extends order against Halle Berry intruder
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Mon, August 01, 2011
Judge blocks Kansas law aimed at Planned Parenthood
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Mon, August 01, 2011
Judge Affirms Marvel's Ownership of Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor, and Other Key Characters
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Sat, July 30, 2011
Judge Affirms Marvel's Ownership of Spider-Man, Iron Man, Thor, and Other Key Characters
A judge today ruled in favor of Marvel in a lawsuit filed by the descendants of Jack Kirby, the comic-book artist who partnered with ...
Thu, July 28, 2011
UK phone-hacking judge calls for journalists' help
By Avril Ormsby
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Wed, July 27, 2011
U.S. judge upholds federal embryonic stem cell funds
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge Wednesday upheld the government rules that allow federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research ...
Tue, July 26, 2011
Casey Anthony judge blasts media, holds back juror names
By Barbara Liston
ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) - The names of jurors in the Casey Anthony murder trial will remain secret until at least October 25 ...
Tue, July 26, 2011
Gov. Brown nominates controversial judge for California court
By Carlyn Kolker
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goodwin Liu, a University of California law professor whose confirmation to a federal appeals court was blocked in ...
Tue, July 26, 2011
Judge to rule this week on Dynegy restructuring
By Tom Hals
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A Delaware court is likely to rule by Friday on whether Dynegy Inc's
Thu, July 21, 2011
Judge rejects Oracle damages estimate versus Google
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge rejected Oracle Corp's claim for billions of dollars in damages from Google Inc for infringing on ...
Thu, July 21, 2011
Borders liquidation approved by bankruptcy judge
By Nick Brown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Borders Group Inc
Wed, July 20, 2011
Jury decides U.S. rightly took gold coins, judge to decide owner
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - The government on Wednesday won the first round of a battle over the ownership of 10 prized gold coins ...
Wed, July 20, 2011
Jackson doctor trial judge cool to jury sequestration
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Attorneys for Michael Jackson's doctor on Wednesday asked a judge to consider sequestering the jury that will hear the involuntary ...
Wed, July 20, 2011
McDonald's loses bid to move Happy Meal lawsuit: judge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - McDonald's Corp lost a skirmish in a lawsuit over its Happy Meal advertising practices, as a U.S. district judge ...
Wed, July 20, 2011
New Mexico judge charged with raping prostitute
SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - A New Mexico district judge who presided over criminal cases, including prostitution, is free on bond Wednesday after being ...
Wed, July 20, 2011
Judge OKs creditor pact with Lehman on payout plan
By Nick Brown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge approved a deal on Wednesday that will allow Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc
Tue, July 19, 2011
Frustrated judge pushes Google digital book deal
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan federal judge set a September 15 deadline for Google Inc, authors and publishers to come up ...
Fri, July 15, 2011
Judge sets Blagojevich bond, denying government bid to raise it
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday ordered former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, who awaits sentencing on multiple convictions, to post $450,000 bond ...
Wed, July 13, 2011
New York law would limit anti-abortion group: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York City law forcing non-medical pregnancy centers to disclose what kind of services they offer was frozen on Wednesday ...
Wed, July 13, 2011
Ohio won't appeal federal judge's order halting execution
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - The state of Ohio said on Wednesday it won't appeal an order halting the execution of a convicted murderer who ...
Mon, July 11, 2011
Judge scales back Toyota investors' legal claims
By Moira Herbst
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in California has pared back a lawsuit accusing Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> of inflating its stock ...
Mon, July 11, 2011
Judge scales back Toyota investors' legal claims
By Moira Herbst
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in California has pared back a lawsuit accusing Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> of inflating its stock ...
Mon, July 11, 2011
Judge's ruling extends Mosaic's Florida mine woes
By Ernest Scheyder
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge has extended an order keeping Mosaic Co
Mon, July 11, 2011
Judge's ruling extends Mosaic's mine woes
By Ernest Scheyder
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge has extended an order keeping Mosaic Co
Fri, July 08, 2011
Ohio judge delays execution for man who killed couple
By Jim Leckrone
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday delayed the execution of an Ohio man convicted of killing two people, finding ...
Fri, July 08, 2011
Ohio judge delays execution for man who killed couple
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday delayed the execution of an Ohio man convicted of killing two people, finding that the state ...
Thu, July 07, 2011
Judge won't delay accused underwear bomber trial
DETROIT (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday refused to delay the scheduled October start of the trial of a Nigerian man charged with ...
Wed, July 06, 2011
Judge to hear retired NFL players' complaint in August
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A group of retired National Football League players who feel they have been excluded from the mediation sessions taking place between ...
Sat, July 02, 2011
Judge orders man held over girl's 1957 disappearance
By Laura Myers
SEATTLE (Reuters) - A judge ordered a Seattle man now in a local hospital held without bond on Saturday after his arrest ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Judge blocks Kansas law that stops abortions at two clinics
By Kevin Murphy
KANSAS CITY, Kan (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday blocked a Kansas law that forced two clinics in the state to ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Montana judge blocks new curbs on medical marijuana
By Emilie Ritter
HELENA, Montana (Reuters) - A judge has blocked parts of a Montana law that would have imposed tough new restrictions on state-sanctioned ...
Fri, July 01, 2011
Federal judge blocks South Dakota abortion law
By David Bailey
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked a new South Dakota abortion law requiring the longest waiting period in the ...
Thu, June 30, 2011
Federal judge blocks new South Dakota abortion law
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday blocked a new South Dakota abortion law requiring the longest waiting period in the nation at 72-hours ...
Wed, June 29, 2011
Judge rules prison can forcibly medicate Loughner
By Marty Graham
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday refused to order prison officials to stop forcibly medicating Tucson shooting suspect Jared ...
Tue, June 28, 2011
Gay marriage foes appeal ruling on gay U.S. judge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Supporters of California's gay marriage ban are appealing a ruling that a U.S. judge's own gay relationship was ...
Mon, June 27, 2011
Judge halts key parts of Georgia immigration law
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday blocked key parts of Georgia's new illegal immigration crackdown from taking effect July 1.
Judge Thomas ...
Sat, June 25, 2011
Judge blocks parts of Indiana immigration law
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked parts of an Indiana immigration law cracking down on illegal immigrants, in ...
Sat, June 25, 2011
Indiana can't end Planned Parenthood funds: judge
By Susan Guyett
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A judge on Friday granted a preliminary injunction preventing the state of Indiana from enforcing a law that eliminated ...
Thu, June 23, 2011
Judge bans parties while Lindsay Lohan on house arrest
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actress Lindsay Lohan failed an alcohol test while under house arrest in Los Angeles, a judge ruled on ...
Tue, June 21, 2011
Judge gives o.k. to $3.4 billion Indian suit settlement
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A $3.4 billion settlement in a class-action lawsuit for American Indians has received final approval from a federal judge.
District Judge ...
Tue, June 21, 2011
Judge rules Wisconsin same sex registry is constitutional
MADISON, Wisc (Reuters) - A judge ruled on Monday that Wisconsin's same sex partnerships registry is not the same as marriage so it does ...
Mon, June 20, 2011
Judge says to rule before July 1 on Georgia immigration law
By David Beasley
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A federal judge heard arguments on Monday for and against Georgia's tough new immigration law and promised to ...
Sat, June 18, 2011
Convicted ex-broker's term likely to stand: judge
By Jessica Dye
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An ex-Credit Suisse AG
Sat, June 18, 2011
Convicted ex-broker's term likely to stand: judge
By Jessica Dye
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An ex-Credit Suisse AG broker convicted on multiple counts of defrauding institutional investors out of $1 billion is ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
McCourts agree to let judge settle Dodgers ownership
By Dan Whitcomb and Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Frank and Jamie McCourt agreed Friday to let a judge decide who owns the Los ...
Fri, June 17, 2011
U.S. judge dismisses charges against bin Laden
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge Friday dismissed all criminal charges against Osama bin Laden following the al Qaeda leader's death in ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
Judge cites "thin" evidence in Bout arms case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday said portions of the case by U.S. prosecutors against Russian Viktor Bout "seem thin ...
Thu, June 16, 2011
Judge delays questioning of Edwards over alleged sex tape
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - A North Carolina judge ruled on Thursday that former Senator John Edwards should be spared further questioning ...
Tue, June 14, 2011
Gay judge's California same-sex marriage ruling upheld
By Dan Levine and Peter Henderson
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge's gay relationship is no basis for tossing out his decision ...
Mon, June 13, 2011
Court mulls if gay judge can rule on gay marriage
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge sharply questioned foes of gay marriage on Monday in a hearing about whether ...
Thu, June 09, 2011
Judge signals OK of Wells Fargo gender bias accord
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge signaled that she would approve a settlement calling for Wells Fargo & Co
Wed, June 08, 2011
Judge signals OK of Wells Fargo gender bias accord
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge signaled that she would approve a settlement calling for Wells Fargo & Co to pay $32 ...
Mon, June 06, 2011
Judge: Lehman brokerage entitled to margin assets
By Jeff Roberts
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The trustee for the brokerage arm of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc
Sat, June 04, 2011
Judge urges NFL and players to reach agreement
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The NFL dispute was back before the courts on Friday with lawyers for both sides presenting their case before the U ...
Thu, June 02, 2011
Valedictorian fights judge's ban on graduation prayer
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - The valedictorian of a high school in a San Antonio suburb where a judge has banned formal prayers ...
Wed, June 01, 2011
Judge tell long-winded Blagojevich to wrap up testimony
By Janan Hanna
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Rod Blagojevich's long-winded testimony in his corruption retrial drew harsh criticism from a federal judge Wednesday, who took ...
Tue, May 31, 2011
Privacy group gets part of Google settlement: judge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge approved a class action settlement over Google's Buzz social network, and awarded $500,000 to an ...
Sun, May 29, 2011
Greek opposition sets demands as EU/IMF verdict nears
By Harry Papachristou and Renee Maltezou
ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's conservative opposition demanded tax cuts on Monday as the price for a consensus deal ...
Fri, May 27, 2011
Judge Strikes Down Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Law
MADISON, Wis. (WRN) - A Dane County judge has stuck down Governor Scott Walker's bill that restricts public employee collective bargaining rights. Judge Maryann ...
Thu, May 26, 2011
Judge voids controversial Wisconsin union law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge on Thursday voided a controversial Republican-backed law restricting the collective bargaining rights of public sector ...
Wed, May 25, 2011
Cheryl Cole reported out as U.S. "X Factor" judge
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British singer Cheryl Cole was reported on Wednesday to have been dropped as a judge on the U.S. version of ...
Mon, May 23, 2011
Judge blocks naming San Antonio street for Cesar Chavez
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A judge on Monday blocked the city of San Antonio from renaming a street after the late labor ...
Mon, May 23, 2011
Wisconsin certifies election of judge backed by Republicans
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A state government agency in Wisconsin finally made it official on Monday that Republican incumbent David Prosser won ...
Thu, May 19, 2011
Judge denies bail for accused Taliban backer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An accused financier of the Pakistani Taliban was denied bond on Thursday at a Los Angeles court hearing, where a judge ...
Mon, May 16, 2011
Toyota can be sued for economic losses: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Owners of Toyota Motor Corp <7203.T> <TM.N> vehicles that were recalled over unintended acceleration may pursue claims against the ...
Mon, May 16, 2011
Federal judge in Ohio halts Tuesday execution
COLUMBUS (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday halted for now the execution of a man accused of a double homicide in Cincinnati in 1984 ...
Mon, May 16, 2011
Judge Denies TRO Request by Recall Hansen Group
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WTAQ) - A judge in Brown County has denied a request for a restraining order against the Democratic Party of Wisconsin.
At ...
Sat, May 14, 2011
Judge weighs Strauss-Kahn bid for bail
By Basil Katz and Lesley Wroughton
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A New York judge weighed on Thursday whether to release on bail former IMF ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
Bankruptcy judge OKs Innkeepers $1.12 billion sale
By Nick Brown
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Innkeepers USA Trust, the bankrupt manager of more than 70 hotels, gained court approval on Friday of a ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
Judge rejects insider trading trial delay
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge on Friday rejected an indicted securities trader's request to postpone his insider trading trial because ...
Fri, May 13, 2011
Judge issues gag order for Twitter
LONDON (Reuters) - A British judge has banned Twitter users from identifying a brain-damaged woman in one of the first attempts to prevent the messaging ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
ITC judge rules for Kodak in Apple lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Eastman Kodak Co did not infringe Apple Inc's patented technology for digital cameras, a judge at the International Trade Commission ruled ...
Thu, May 12, 2011
Buffalo cannot roam in parts of Montana, judge says
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A Montana state judge has blocked a plan to let Yellowstone National Park buffalo roam into parts of ...
Wed, May 11, 2011
Judge refuses to temporarily block Indiana abortion law
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - A District Court Judge on Wednesday denied Planned Parenthood of Indiana's request to block enforcement of a new state law cutting ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Federal judge blocks Utah immigration law
By Bob Bernick
SALT LAKE CITY (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked a controversial Utah immigration law that required police to check ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Judge throws out case vs ex-Glaxo lawyer
By Carlyn Kolker and Jeremy Pelofsky
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge threw out criminal charges against a former GlaxoSmithKline Plc lawyer midway through ...
Tue, May 10, 2011
Blagojevich defense attorney admonished by judge
By Eric Johnson
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The defense attorney for former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich was criticized by a federal judge on Monday for "non-factual ...
Mon, May 09, 2011
NFL says judge was wrong to block lockout
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The National Football League told a federal appeals court on Monday that a lower court judge erred when she blocked a ...
Thu, May 05, 2011
Judge won't keep Loughner records confidential
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A judge has denied a bid by defense lawyers to keep confidential information about Tucson shooting suspect Jared Loughner's behavior while ...
Wed, May 04, 2011
Judge sentences Minnesota nurse who coaxed suicides
MINNEAPOLIS (Reuters) - A former Minnesota nurse who coaxed two depressed people into committing suicide was sentenced on Wednesday to serve four days in jail ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
"Judge Judy" star to remain on show through 2015
LOS ANGELES (Hollywoood Reporter) - Judith Sheindlin has signed a deal to stay on the bench at "Judge Judy" through 2015, the show's distributor ...
Mon, May 02, 2011
Ex-Appeals Judge Named "Special Master" in Capitol Access Suit
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Former state appeals judge Neal Nettesheim has been named as the “special master” in a lawsuit over the public’s access ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
Judge Agrees on Extension to Verify State Senate Recalls
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A judge in Madison agreed Friday to let recall elections for up to eight Wisconsin senators be held on July 12th ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
ITC judge rules for Apple in fight with Elan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Apple Inc won the first round in a patent fight with Elan Microelectronics Corp over touchpad technology, the ITC said on Friday ...
Fri, April 29, 2011
Judge orders John Edwards to answer questions about affair
By Ned Barnett
RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Former Senator and presidential candidate John Edwards must testify before a judge about his relationship with his ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
Judge hears levee demolition case, no immediate ruling
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Missouri (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday ended a hearing on plans by the federal government to blow a hole in a ...
Thu, April 28, 2011
Judge Rules To Keep NFL Lockout Lifted
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (WTAQ) - A judge has ruled to keep the NFL lockout lifted while the league goes through the appeal process.
NFL owners had ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
Judge rejects league's request for lockout return
By Simon Evans
MIAMI (Reuters) - An appeal by the NFL to reimpose a lockout on players while they remain in dispute was rejected by ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
"Idol" critic Roger Daltrey wanted to be a judge
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran British rocker Roger Daltrey, a vehement critic of TV talent shows, once auditioned to be a judge on "American Idol ...
Wed, April 27, 2011
U.S. judge sides with Oracle over patent language
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has largely sided with Oracle Corp <ORCL.O> over how several technical terms will be defined in ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
Judge Rules NFL Lockout is Illegal
Minneapolis, MN (WHBL-Learfield) - The N-F-L owners’ lockout is over for now – but it could be re-imposed within hours, depending on whether a judge’s ...
Tue, April 26, 2011
Judge Grants NFL Players' Injunction To Lift Lockout
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (WTAQ) - A federal judge is siding with professional football players in the NFL's legal dispute.
But the league is appealing the ...
Mon, April 25, 2011
California gay judge challenged on marriage ruling
By Peter Henderson
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Proponents of California's gay marriage ban on Monday said a judge who struck down the law was ...
Thu, April 21, 2011
NFL players and owners at impasse as judge's decision awaited
By Gene Cherry
SALVO, North Carolina (Reuters) - The labor dispute between NFL players and owners appeared at an impasse on Thursday as both sides ...
Wed, April 20, 2011
Judge allows wire taps in Galleon-related case
By Andrew Longstreth
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge denied on Wednesday a former Galleon Group hedge fund trader's request to suppress wiretap ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Controversial former Alabama judge weighs White House run
By Kay Henderson
DES MOINES (Reuters) - A former Alabama judge who gained attention for defying orders to take down a "Ten Commandments" monument from ...
Mon, April 18, 2011
Incumbent Wisconsin judge claims election victory
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A Wisconsin Supreme Court judge claimed victory on Monday in a tight local election widely viewed as a referendum on a ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
Republican judge nears Wisconsin election win
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - The Republican incumbent in Wisconsin's closely watched Supreme Court race was one step closer to being officially declared the winner ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
Judge Tosses 1 of 3 Lawsuits Against CB Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Dane County Circuit Judge Maryann Sumi has dropped one of three lawsuits that challenge Wisconsin’s plan to limit collective bargaining ...
Fri, April 15, 2011
Murdoch hacking story "ain't over yet," says UK judge
By Georgina Prodhan and Kate Holton
LONDON (Reuters) - A public apology from Rupert Murdoch's UK newspaper arm designed to contain an escalating phone-hacking ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
Judge dismisses one of three lawsuits on Wisconsin law
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The Wisconsin judge who blocked the implementation of the state law limiting collective bargaining by public workers threw out one of the ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
Canada judge says medical marijuana too restricted
VANCOUVER (Reuters) - The Canadian government was reviewing its options on Wednesday after a judge said it may have to rewrite the country's medical ...
Thu, April 14, 2011
Judge to Decide Fate of CB Lawsuit Within Days
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Dane County judge will decide in the next two days whether to throw out a lawsuit which seeks to kill ...
Wed, April 13, 2011
Judge to Hear Arguments on 2nd Suit Challenging CB Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A judge in Madison will hear arguments Wednesday afternoon on a second lawsuit that challenges Wisconsin’s limits on public employee ...
Tue, April 12, 2011
Madoff judge orders bank employees' names unsealed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The judge overseeing the liquidation of Bernard Madoff's investment firm on Tuesday rejected requests by banks to keep secret the ...
Mon, April 11, 2011
Judge orders NFL and players to begin mediation on Thursday
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge has ordered the National Football League and its players to begin mediation under the auspices of a Minnesota ...
Sat, April 09, 2011
U.S. judge keeps protections in place for endangered wolves
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A federal judge on Saturday rejected a plan negotiated between the government and wildlife advocates to remove most ...
Sat, April 09, 2011
China tells U.S. to quit as human rights judge
By Chris Buckley
BEIJING (Reuters) - The United States is beset by violence, racism and torture and has no authority to condemn other governments' human ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
Blockbuster takeover bid by Dish wins judge's OK
By Dena Aubin
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Satellite television company Dish Network Corp can go ahead with its $320 million purchase of Blockbuster Inc, a ...
Thu, April 07, 2011
It Will Be Longer Rather Than Sooner Before A Federal Judge Rules On The Legality Of The N-F-L Players Lockout
A U.S. District Court judge said Wednesday she will need more time to rule on whether or not to grant an injunction to ...
Wed, April 06, 2011
Gay judge never considered dropping Prop 8 case
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The judge who struck down California's gay marriage ban never considered his own homosexuality as a reason to recuse himself ...
Wed, April 06, 2011
Judge hears NFL players' injunction request but makes no ruling
By Gene Cherry
SALVO, North Carolina (Reuters) - NFL players and owners have been urged to resume talks aimed at ending their bitter labor dispute ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Judge overturns $625 million Apple patent award
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Texas judge has overturned a $625 million patent infringement award against Apple Inc, saying the jury erred in finding the ...
Tue, April 05, 2011
Judge excludes video evidence in Rajaratnam trial
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The jury at Galleon Group hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam's insider trading trial will not hear evidence ...
Mon, April 04, 2011
Judge raps Roger Clemens, trainer Brian McNamee for remarks
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge Monday chastised Roger Clemens and his former trainer Brian McNamee for coming "precariously close" to ...
Mon, April 04, 2011
U.S. judge dismisses non-U.S. claims against Toyota
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge dismissed claims against Toyota Motor Corp brought by non-U.S. car buyers over allegations that their vehicles ...
Sun, April 03, 2011
Wisconsin judge vote turns into proxy fight over unions
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Wisconsin voters head to the polls on Tuesday for the first time since Republicans approved controversial restrictions on ...
Sat, April 02, 2011
UPDATE: Dane Co. Judge Upholds Order Blocking CB Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Dane County Judge Maryann Sumi said Friday she will keep in place her order declaring that the collective bargaining law has ...
Fri, April 01, 2011
Judge Judy hospitalised for exhaustion
The former family court judge, real name Judith Sheindlin, was admitted to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday (30Mar11) after experiencing intestinal ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Judge: CB Law Not in Effect, Gov. Walker to Comply
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The Walker administration will stop carrying out the new law that limits collective bargaining by public employee unions.
Governor Scott Walker ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Walker Administration Carrying Out CB Law Despite Judge's Order
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Scott Walker’s administration is still carrying out the law which limits public union bargaining, despite a court order to ...
Thu, March 31, 2011
Judge dismisses pension funds' lawsuit against Freddie Mac
BANGALORE (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of pension funds against Freddie Mac <FMCC.OB> that claimed ...
Wed, March 30, 2011
Judge Reaffirms Order Blocking CB Law, DOJ Disagrees
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A judge in Madison said it’s “crystal clear” that the state law to limit bargaining by public unions will not ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Implementation of Collective Bargaining Law Blocked Again by Judge
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Dane County judge has once again blocked implementation of Wisconsin's collective bargaining law.
On Tuesday, Judge Maryann Sumi said ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
U.S. judge issues key ruling in Agility fraud case
By Matthew Bigg
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A U.S. court has ruled against Kuwaiti logistics company Agility on a key point of law, dealing a ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Judge reverses ruling on Loughner mental exam
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A judge has ruled that he would select a psychiatrist to conduct a second, independent evaluation of Arizona shooting ...
Tue, March 29, 2011
Judge again blocks Wisconsin's anti-union law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - A Wisconsin judge issued a revised order on Tuesday blocking implementation of a controversial state law curbing collective ...
Mon, March 28, 2011
AIG ex-CEO Greenberg loses bid to change NY judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The judge overseeing New York's lawsuit against former American International Group Inc Chief Executive Hank Greenberg denied on Monday a ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Judge allows suits against BofA to proceed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal court judge has allowed Deutsche Bank AG and the mortgage unit of France's BNP Paribas SA ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Wal-Mart fine in holiday sale death upheld: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge upheld on Friday a fine against Wal-Mart Stores Inc issued by U.S. workplace safety regulators after ...
Fri, March 25, 2011
Judge orders quick trial in Philadelphia church sex case
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A judge on Friday skipped a preliminary hearing and ordered an immediate trial for a Catholic monsignor, two priests ...
Thu, March 24, 2011
New York bomb plot four ask judge to dismiss charges
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - When four men planted what they thought were bombs outside two New York City synagogues were they predisposed ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Judge's study finds New Jersey budget cuts fail schools
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A New Jersey judge on Tuesday said the state's school budget cuts fail to meet constitutional standards for ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Judge slaps down Google's digital library settlement
By Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday rejected a $125 million settlement between Google Inc and authors that would have ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Judge orders Jobs to answer iTunes questions
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs, who is out on medical leave, has been ordered by a federal magistrate to answer ...
Tue, March 22, 2011
Judge orders Jobs to answer iTunes questions
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple Inc. Chief Executive Steve Jobs, who is out on medical leave, has been ordered by a federal judge to answer ...
Mon, March 21, 2011
Judge orders Loughner mental evaluation in Missouri
By David Schwartz
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday ordered Jared Lee Loughner, the college dropout charged in January's Arizona shooting rampage ...
Sat, March 19, 2011
Judge says Tribune Co. case deadlocked: report
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A judge said the Tribune Co.. bankruptcy case was deadlocked after two weeks of testimony in a federal court, the Chicago Tribune ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
UPDATE: Judge Blocks Collective Bargaining Law
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Wisconsin’s state and local public employees will keep their collective bargaining privileges, at least for a while.
Dane County Circuit ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Judge rejects settlement with Ameriprise unit
By Dan Levine and Joseph Giannone
SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge rejected a preliminary class-action settlement with Securities America, a ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Judge Blocks New Wisconsin Collective Bargaining Law
A Wisconsin judge is blocking a controversial new state law that strips most public workers' collective bargaining rights. Some Democratic lawmakers say a legislative ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
Judge temporarily blocks Wisconsin anti-union law
By Jeff Mayers
MADISON, Wis (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily blocked a controversial new law in Wisconsin that strips public employee ...
Fri, March 18, 2011
L.A. Reid Named First Judge For 'The X-Factor'
Looks like we know who will be judging alongside Simon Cowell on his new show, The X-Factor. It's none other than legendary Island ...
Tue, March 15, 2011
Judge Floerke Honored By State MADD
The Minnesota Mothers Against Drunk Driving or MADD has recognized St. Louis County Judge Shaun Floerke for his efforts and dedication in keeping drunk ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Judge hears arguments in Muslim abuse case
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - After the September 11, 2001 attacks, Muslims and Arabs were illegally targeted and detained by the U.S ...
Fri, March 11, 2011
Semi-retired judge sentenced for helping dancer buy drugs
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A semi-retired federal judge was sentenced on Friday to 30 days in prison for helping an exotic dancer buy illegal drugs, telling ...
Thu, March 10, 2011
Judge delays jail sentence in Lohan theft case
By Bob Tourtellotte
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday gave troubled actress Lindsay Lohan two more weeks to plead guilty to a charge ...
Wed, March 09, 2011
Ex-AIG CEO Greenberg: Judge in NY AG case biased
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, the former American International Group Inc <AIG.N> chief executive, said the judge overseeing a New York attorney ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Robed, bewigged judge rugby-tackles prisoner
LONDON (Reuters) - A judge sporting full robes and a wig rugby-tackled a sex offender to the floor to prevent him from fleeing the court ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Judge refuses to order additional Exxon Valdez payment
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A federal judge has refused to order Exxon Mobil Corp to pay an additional $92 million sought by ...
Tue, March 08, 2011
Former Judge Enters U.S. Senate Race Against Stabenow
(Grand Rapids, MI) -- Former juvenile court judge Randy Hekman has become the first person to announce he is challenging incumbent U.S. Senator Debbie ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
U.S. judge halts damages enforcement against Chevron
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday halted enforcement of an $8.6 billion award against Chevron Corp <CVX.N>, siding with ...
Mon, March 07, 2011
Judge pulls Mexico justice film over complaint
Presumed Guilty focuses on a pair of lawyers who battle to free a man they believe is wrongly convicted of murder, and features officials ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Judge Orders Capitol Campouts to End
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A final group of 50 protestors sang “Solidarity Forever” as they left the State Capitol under a judge’s order Thursday ...
Fri, March 04, 2011
Christina Aguilera Will Judge 'The Voice'
NBC announced that Christina Aguilera has signed on to be the third judge, or ""musician coach,"" on the network's new show that premieres ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
U.S. judge to approve plan that pays GM creditors
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge said on Thursday he would approve the bankruptcy plan for "Old GM," wrapping up one of the most ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Judge to approve plan that pays GM creditors
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. Federal court judge on Thursday said he would approve the bankruptcy plan for "Old GM", paving the way ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Idol judge Jennifer Lopez leaps into singles chart
By Gary Trust
NEW YORK (Billboard) - New "American Idol" judge Jennifer Lopez blasted back onto the Billboard Hot 100 on Thursday with her highest ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
U.S. judge refuses to halt new healthcare law
By Tom Brown
MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. judge put on hold his ruling that President Barack Obama's sweeping healthcare law was unconstitutional ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Judge stays healthcare ruling, gives White House deadline
By Tom Brown
MIAMI (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday put on hold his ruling that President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul was unconstitutional, allowing ...
Thu, March 03, 2011
Judge's Ruling in State Capitol Visitor Limits Expected Thursday
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A judge in Madison said he was ready to remove over 100 protestors who were camping in the State Capitol Wednesday ...
Wed, March 02, 2011
Judge says Idaho can't require open primaries
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday ruled unconstitutional Idaho's requirement that the Republican party hold an open primary ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Judge rules against NFL in dispute over television deals
By Simon Evans
MIAMI (Reuters) - The NFL breached its agreement with the league's players' union when it negotiated new television deals a federal ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Judge helps dapper suspect spiff up for federal murder
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An accused mob boss nicknamed "Vinny Gorgeous" became an even more dapper alleged don on Tuesday when the judge in his ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
UPDATE: Dane Co. Judge Orders Capitol Building Reopened
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A court hearing is scheduled for 2:15 Tuesday afternoon on a request to open the State Capitol to protestors of ...
Tue, March 01, 2011
Wisconsin judge orders Capitol open to public
MADISON, Wisconsin (Reuters) - Wisconsin officials said Tuesday they would not ease entry restrictions at the Capitol Building in Madison after a judge ordered there ...
Mon, February 28, 2011
ITC judge rules for Samsung in Spansion patent spat
By Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A trade panel judge ruled for South Korean chipmaker Samsung Electronics Co Ltd in its battle with Spansion Inc ...
Sat, February 26, 2011
Judge rules for gov't on Rajaratnam evidence
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered that Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam must reveal taped evidence to be used in his upcoming insider ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Judge bars Charlie Sheen from kids, ex-wife
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The firestorm around Charlie Sheen escalated on Wednesday when a judge ordered his two sons removed from the actor's home ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Judge refuses to gag Holder in Oregon case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge this week refused to bar Attorney General Eric Holder from talking about an alleged plot by a Somali man to ...
Thu, February 24, 2011
Judge says confession admissible in NJ priest slay trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New Jersey judge ruled on Thursday that the confession of a church janitor accused of killing a local priest can ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Judge strips taco-eating Texas beauty queen of crown
By Jim Forsyth
SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A teenaged Texas beauty queen accused by contest sponsors of infractions including gaining too much weight by eating ...
Wed, February 23, 2011
Judge tells Lindsay Lohan guilty plea means jail
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lindsay Lohan was warned on Wednesday that any plea bargain on her jewelry theft charge would involve jail ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Judge won't release Loughner arrest materials
By Marty Graham
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday rejected a request by news organizations to release search warrant records of Arizona ...
Tue, February 22, 2011
Judge bars website from live TV, baseball streams
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - An upstart website has been blocked by a federal judge from streaming broadcast network shows and live broadcasts ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Former Pennsylvania judge found guilty in kids-for-cash scheme
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A federal jury on Friday found a former Pennsylvania judge guilty in a so-called kids-for-cash scheme, in which he ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Former Pennsylvania judge found guilty in kids-for-cash scheme
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A federal jury on Friday found a former Pennsylvania judge guilty in a so-called kids-for-cash scheme, in which he took money in ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
U.S. judge delays decision in Chevron-Ecuador case
By Grant McCool and Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge asked lawyers in the long-running Chevron Corp pollution dispute in Ecuador ...
Fri, February 18, 2011
Judge won't release Loughner arrest materials
By Marty Graham
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday rejected a request by news organizations to release search warrant records and federal ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
South Carolina judge dismisses Padilla torture suit
By Harriet McLeod
CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - A federal judge in South Carolina on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit brought by a U.S. citizen ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
New Jersey judge considering use of confession in priest slaying
MORRISTOWN, New Jersey (Reuters) - A New Jersey judge listened to arguments in court on Thursday on whether to admit into evidence the confession of ...
Thu, February 17, 2011
Chevron asks Ecuador judge to clarify ruling
By Victor Gomez
LAGO AGRIO, Ecuador (Reuters) - Lawyers for Chevron Corp on Thursday requested clarification of a recent court ruling in Ecuador that ordered ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
Rogue New Jersey judge criticized for flouting rules
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Attempted burglary convictions of two men in New Jersey may be tossed out after the presiding judge appeared to start prosecuting ...
Wed, February 16, 2011
Federal judge refuses stay of Georgia execution
ATLANTA (Reuters) A federal judge refused late on Tuesday to issue a stay of execution for a man who claimed Georgia's supply of ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Judge dismisses Beckham's libel suit against magazine
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Monday dismissed David Beckham's $25 million libel lawsuit against a celebrity magazine that ran ...
Mon, February 14, 2011
Judge clears way for Yellowstone bison slaughter
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday denied a request from environmentalists to halt the execution of buffalo at Yellowstone National Park, a ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Judge mulls allowing evidence in Barry Bonds case
By Peter Henderson
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday considered whether to throw out government evidence in the perjury case of ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Judge gives Abramoff lobbyist 20 months in jail
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former lobbyist, the first person to plead guilty in the Jack Abramoff corruption scandal that rocked the U.S. capital, was ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
Judge blocks release of Tucson shooter's mug shots
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A federal judge has ordered a temporary stay on the release of federal "mug shots" of accused Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner ...
Fri, February 11, 2011
U.S. asks WTO to judge two trade spats with China
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Friday it had asked the World Trade Organization to decide on two disputes with China, one on ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Judge delays ruling on confession in New Jersey priest murder
By Bernd Debusmann Jr.
MORRISTOWN, New Jersey (Reuters) - A New Jersey judge said on Thursday he will not make a decision for at least ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Judge okays broker's lawsuit seeking FINRA openness
By Joseph A. Giannone
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A campaign by a tiny brokerage to force Wall Street watchdog FINRA to open its books lives ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Virginia's first black chief judge dies
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- The Virginia Supreme Court's first black chief justice, Leroy R. Hassell Sr., died on Wednesday in a Richmond Hospital after succumbing ...
Thu, February 10, 2011
Judge postpones Rajaratnam trial to March 8
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The high-profile criminal trial of Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam on charges of insider trading was postponed ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Congress agrees to name courthouse for slain Tucson judge
PHOENIX (Reuters) - The Congress on Wednesday approved a bill to name a new federal courthouse in Arizona for a senior judge killed in the ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Judge weighs use of confession in New Jersey priest slaying
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New Jersey judge is weighing the admissibility at trial of a confession in the case of a janitor accused of ...
Wed, February 09, 2011
Judge rules for Alaskan family in BP oilfield dispute
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - A federal judge has ordered the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs to pay $4.92 million to ...
Mon, February 07, 2011
Simon Cowell to judge "X Factor", offers $5 million prize
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Simon Cowell said on Monday he would return to U.S. television as a judge on his upcoming "The X Factor ...
Thu, February 03, 2011
Groups ask judge to stay killing of Yellowstone bison
By Laura Zuckerman
SALMON, Idaho (Reuters) - Conservation groups asked a federal judge on Thursday to grant a stay of execution for hundreds of buffalo ...
Thu, February 03, 2011
Las Vegas judge's son nabbed over $1.5 million casino heist
By Timothy Pratt
LAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Police in Las Vegas arrested the son of a judge for riding a motorcycle up to the upscale ...
Thu, February 03, 2011
Man shot by police after attacking judge in court
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) - A police officer at a court in a small Alabama town shot a defendant on trial after the man attacked the ...
Wed, February 02, 2011
Judge finds Feinberg not independent of BP
By Tom Hals
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - The administrator of BP Plc's $20 billion fund to compensate victims of the Gulf oil spill is ...
Wed, February 02, 2011
U.S. judge orders Ukrainian deported for Nazi ties
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. immigration judge has ordered a Ukrainian-born man be deported from the United States because he participated ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Judge strikes down healthcare reform law
By Tom Brown
MIAMI (Reuters) - A federal judge in Florida struck down President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare overhaul as unconstitutional on Monday, in ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Federal Judge Strikes Down Obama Healthcare Law
PENSACOLA, Fla. (WTAQ) - A federal judge in Florida has ruled that President Obama's healthcare reform law is unconstitutional.
Judge Roger Vinson took exception ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Goldman's Tourre cannot delay SEC case, judge says
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Goldman Sachs Group Inc vice president Fabrice Tourre lost his bid to delay depositions in a U.S. regulator's lawsuit ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Judge approves moving Arizona shooting case to Tucson
PHOENIX (Reuters) A federal judge has approved moving court proceedings to Tucson, Arizona from Phoenix for Jared Lee Loughner, the 22-year-old college dropout accused ...
Mon, January 31, 2011
Judge may escalate battle over healthcare reform
By Tom Brown
MIAMI (Reuters) - A Florida judge could on Monday become the second judge to declare President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law ...
Fri, January 28, 2011
Judge denies Kraft injunction in Starbucks dispute
WHITE PLAINS, New York (Reuters) - A federal judge rejected Kraft Foods Inc's bid to force Starbucks Corp to keep using Kraft to distribute ...
Wed, January 26, 2011
Allen Stanford incompetent for trial: judge
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Financier Allen Stanford is incompetent to stand trial at this time over accusations that he led a $7 ...
Tue, January 25, 2011
U.S. judge sends engineer to prison in China spy case
By James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former Northrop Grumman Corp engineer has been sentenced to 32 years in prison for providing secret defense information ...
Tue, January 25, 2011
Judge sentences ex-Guantanamo detainee to life
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday sentenced to life in prison Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, the first Guantanamo detainee ...
Mon, January 24, 2011
Judge temporarily delays loan document shredding
By Scot J. Paltrow
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A U.S. bankruptcy judge temporarily blocked bankrupt subprime lender Mortgage Lenders Network USA from destroying 18 ...
Sun, January 23, 2011
Judge says Bear Stearns investor case can proceed
By Martha Graybow
NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Plaintiffs in one of the biggest U.S. investor lawsuits stemming from the financial crisis got a boost ...
Fri, January 21, 2011
Woman fails to convince judge movie idea was hers
By Eriq Gardner
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Remember the woman who sued Warner Bros., actresses Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda over the 2005 film ...
Fri, January 21, 2011
Judge won't block ex-Guantanamo detainee sentencing
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge refused on Friday to overturn the conviction of Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani or grant him ...
Thu, January 20, 2011
New "Idol" judge Tyler could easily quit day job
By Shirley Halperin
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Season 10 of American Idol premiered Wednesday to much fanfare and for good reason: two new judges ...
Fri, January 14, 2011
Funeral for Tucson judge held amid tight security
By Tim Gaynor
TUCSON, Arizona (Reuters) - Hundreds of mourners, some clutching roses, said farewell amid tight security on Friday to respected federal judge John ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
Judge approves $7.2 billion deal for Madoff investors
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge approved a $7.2 billion settlement on Thursday to pay former customers of the ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
Lena Headey Might Join 'Judge Dredd' As Villain
Judge Dredd has an enemy. We think.
According to Bleeding Cool, Lena Headey -- known for her work on Fox's short-lived Terminator: The Sarah ...
Thu, January 13, 2011
Judge rules Hatch violated probation
Hatch was convicted in 2006 of failing to pay taxes on the $1 million (£666,670) prize he won on the first season of ...
Tue, January 11, 2011
Prosecutors urge judge not to clear ex-Guantanamo detainee
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. prosecutors said on Tuesday that a partial conviction of the first Guantanamo detainee to face a civilian trial cannot ...
Mon, January 10, 2011
Smith's boyfriend Stern avoids jail as judge drops conviction
In court on Thursday (06Jan11), Los Angeles judge Robert Perry declared there was no evidence to suggest Stern intended to break the law and ...
Tue, January 04, 2011
Judge postpones Allen Stanford's trial
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday postponed Allen Stanford's criminal trial because the accused swindler needs to be weaned ...
Tue, January 04, 2011
Judge allows bail for 3 in insider trading case
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three men accused of being part of an insider trading conspiracy to leak technology company secrets to hedge ...
Wed, December 29, 2010
Judge halts New York's anti-smoking displays
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City anti-smoking signs depicting a decaying tooth, diseased lungs and a damaged brain would violate cigarette vendors' free speech ...
Thu, December 23, 2010
Gov. Doyle Asks Judge Not to Toss Domestic Partner Benefits
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Governor Jim Doyle has asked a judge not to throw out Wisconsin’s legal benefits for unmarried couples.
Instead, the governor ...
Mon, December 20, 2010
Judge seeks extension of WaMu deal deadline
By Tom Hals
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A judge said on Monday she needs more time to rule on Washington Mutual's $10 billion deal ...
Fri, December 17, 2010
Former Guantanamo detainee urges judge to clear him
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for the first Guantanamo detainee to have faced a U.S. civilian trial have asked the judge ...
Mon, December 13, 2010
Judge rejects key part of Obama healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge in Virginia on Monday invalidated a key part of the landmark healthcare law that requires individuals to buy health insurance ...
Mon, December 13, 2010
Judge dismisses Paul Allen firm's patent lawsuit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A district judge dismissed a patent infringement lawsuit brought by a company linked to Microsoft Corp co-founder Paul Allen against a ...
Fri, December 10, 2010
Alaska judge rejects Miller vote challenge
By Yereth Rosen
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Reuters) - Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller lost a crucial battle on Friday in his legal challenge to the write-in ...
Wed, December 08, 2010
Senate removes Louisiana judge from office
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Senate voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to convict Federal District Court Judge G. Thomas Porteous of impeachment charges and remove him from ...
Wed, December 08, 2010
Judge refuses to block "bomb house" burning
By Marty Graham
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday denied a request by lawyers for "bomb house" suspect George Jakubec to delay ...
Tue, December 07, 2010
L.A. Dodgers owned jointly by divorced couple: judge
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge ruled on Tuesday that the Los Angeles Dodgers are in effect jointly owned by newly-divorced couple ...
Tue, December 07, 2010
L.A. Dodgers owned jointly by divorced couple: judge
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge ruled on Tuesday that the Los Angeles Dodgers are jointly owned by newly-divorced couple Frank and Jamie McCourt, setting ...
Tue, December 07, 2010
Judge dismisses targeted-kill program lawsuit
By Jeremy Pelofsky and James Vicini
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit that sought to halt the Obama administration's program ...
Mon, December 06, 2010
Texas judge puts state's death penalty on trial
By Chris Baltimore
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A Houston judge on Monday began a hearing on the legality of the death penalty in Texas, which executes ...
Mon, December 06, 2010
Judge rejects Trump suit
The real-estate tycoon-turned-TV personality filed the complaint in July (10), accusing Palm Beach County officials of failing to assess noise levels from jet engines ...
Fri, December 03, 2010
Judge Rejects Asian Carp Lawsuit
While Congress waits for the President to sign a bill to prevent the spread of Asian carp, a federal judge has ruled against a ...
Thu, December 02, 2010
Judge denies request to close Great Lakes to carp
By Andrew Stern
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday denied a request by five U.S. states to close off man-made waterways that connect ...
Thu, December 02, 2010
Judge denies Beresford-Redman bail
The Survivor boss has been in custody in Los Angeles since 16 November (10), when U.S. authorities actioned a formal request from Mexican ...
Wed, December 01, 2010
Judge tosses challenge to Obama healthcare law
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Virginia on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the landmark healthcare law championed by President Barack ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Judge issues rulings in estate's superhero battle
By Eriq Gardner
NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - A New York federal judge has weighed in on an important case that could be worth billions ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Judge tosses challenge to Obama healthcare law
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge in Virginia on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the landmark healthcare law championed by President Barack ...
Tue, November 30, 2010
Oklahoma judge blocks anti-Islam amendment
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - A federal judge in Oklahoma on Monday issued a preliminary injunction to block a new state constitutional amendment that prohibits state ...
Mon, November 29, 2010
Brody 'greatly appreciative' of judge's film ruling
The Oscar winner was promised a 'play-or-pay' deal to star in director Dario Argento's movie, meaning he would receive his $640,000 (£426 ...
Fri, November 26, 2010
Judge blocks use of Brody's image from film
The Oscar winner was promised a 'play-or-pay' deal to star in director Dario Argento's movie, meaning he would receive his $640,000 (£426 ...
Sat, November 20, 2010
Judge Allows Racial Bias Voting Suit to Move Forward
MILWAUKEE, Wis. (WTAQ) - A Milwaukee judge lets the case of two African-American men charged with casting illegal votes move forward.
Michael Henderson and Olando ...
Fri, November 19, 2010
Federal judge pleads guilty to helping stripper buy drugs
ATLANTA, Nov 19 (Reuters Legal) - A senior federal judge in Atlanta pleaded guilty on Friday to helping an exotic dancer buy cocaine, marijuana and ...
Thu, November 18, 2010
Judge upholds Conserve School ruling
UNDATED (WSAU) An appeals court ruled against a group of parents who wanted to keep the Conserve School as a private boarding school. The ...
Wed, November 17, 2010
Judge sets bail for doctor in FrontPoint case
By Dena Aubin
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bail was set at $3 million on Wednesday for a French doctor facing criminal charges in an insider-trading ...
Sat, October 30, 2010
Judge rules against Kennedy and Monroe 'lovechild'
John Burton, 55, from Queens, New York, alleges he is a product of an affair between the politician and the blonde beauty and he ...
Fri, October 29, 2010
New York Judge rules 6-year-old can be sued
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A girl can be sued over accusations she ran over an elderly woman with her training bicycle when she was 4 ...
Fri, October 29, 2010
Judge releases Halliburton cement to government
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Federal investigators will have access to materials Halliburton Co used in the cementing job on BP Plc's blown-out ...
Thu, October 28, 2010
Quaids remain in jail after judge granted release
The Quaids were wanted in Santa Barbara, California after they failed to show up for an arraignment on 18 October (10) to face felony ...
Wed, October 27, 2010
Blagojevich conviction upheld by trial judge
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The judge who presided over Rod Blagojevich's corruption trial refused on Wednesday to throw out the conviction of the former Illinois ...
Tue, October 26, 2010
Ex-"Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi gets new TV show
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi is getting a new TV show, heading the judge's panel on a contest for ...
Mon, October 25, 2010
Judge denies Grigorieva's request to halt computer seize
The Braveheart star and the Russian singer are currently embroiled in a bitter custody battle over of their baby daughter Lucia, following their split ...
Tue, October 19, 2010
Judge denies Afghan release from Guantanamo
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An Afghan detainee held at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and who was referred to the Pentagon for possible ...
Tue, October 19, 2010
Judge OKs Citigroup-SEC accord on mortgages
WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge gave final approval to Citigroup Inc's <C.N> revised $75 million settlement with the U.S ...
Mon, October 18, 2010
Judge affirms order opening military to gays
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge formally refused on Tuesday to let the Pentagon reinstate its ban on openly gay men ...
Mon, October 18, 2010
First decision on healthcare reform lawsuit before Jan: Judge
By Lisa Lambert
RICHMOND (Reuters) - The first important decision in U.S. state lawsuits over federal healthcare reform will be announced in the next ...
Mon, October 18, 2010
Judge won't dismiss Rowling lawsuit
Representatives for the estate of late fantasy writer Adrian Jacobs filed suit last year (09), alleging the author approached Rowling's U.K. publishers ...
Fri, October 15, 2010
Judge cuts New Zealand executive's sentence
NEW YORK, Oct 15 (Reuters Legal) - Imprisoned former Computer Associates sales chief Stephen Richards was resentenced on Thursday to the 3-1/2 years time ...
Fri, October 15, 2010
County judge says concealed-carry gun ban unconstitutional
NEILLSVILLE, Wis (WSAU) Gun rights’ supporters are praising a ruling by a central Wisconsin judge who declared the state’s long-time ban on concealed ...
Thu, October 14, 2010
Judge lets states' healthcare suit go forward
By Tom Brown
MIAMI (Reuters) - U.S. states can proceed with a lawsuit seeking to overturn President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reform law ...
Wed, October 13, 2010
Judge mulls residence issue in Facebook case
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge reserved decision in a legal tussle over whether Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg is an ...
Tue, October 12, 2010
Judge upholds ruling on letting gays in military
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday ordered the Pentagon to stop banning openly gay men and women from serving in the military after ruling ...
Sat, October 09, 2010
U.S. judge dismisses case against Agility subsidiary
By Matthew Bigg
ATLANTA (Reuters) - A U.S. magistrate judge has recommended the dismissal of a case against a U.S. subsidiary of Kuwait ...
Thu, October 07, 2010
Judge upholds key part of Obama healthcare law
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge on Thursday upheld a key part of President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law that requires Americans to obtain coverage ...
Mon, October 04, 2010
Judge increases Gibson's child support payments
The pair, who became parents to daughter Lucia last year (09), ended their relationship in April (10) and the break-up has turned ugly in ...
Mon, October 04, 2010
Judge dismisses two charges in Anna Nicole case
Stern and doctors Sandeep Kapoor and Khristine Eroshevich stand accused of providing excessive medication to the model/actress, who died from a prescription drug ...
Thu, September 30, 2010
Judge issues gag order in Allen Stanford trial
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday issued an order banning lawyers and witnesses in accused swindler Allen Stanford's criminal trial from talking ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
Judge dismisses 2 charges in Anna Nicole drug trial
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday dismissed two charges against Howard K. Stern, the former lawyer and boyfriend of Anna Nicole Smith, in ...
Wed, September 29, 2010
U.S. judge grants bond to man in Afghan murder case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge agreed on Wednesday to release on bond one of two former contractors from the private security firm previously ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
Judge critical of prosecutors in Anna Nicole trial
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The judge in the Anna Nicole Smith drug trial slammed prosecutors on Monday for their aggressive pursuit of convictions against three ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
Judge refuses to dismiss AIG lawsuit
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge refused to dismiss a securities fraud lawsuit accusing American International Group Inc <AIG.N> of misleading ...
Mon, September 27, 2010
Judge Judy: 'Lohan needs to be locked up'
This morning on Live with Regis and Kelly, Sheindlin, a former family court judge and the star of Judge Judy, blasted the decision to ...
Sat, September 25, 2010
U.S. urges judge to toss lawsuit over target killings
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Saturday urged a federal judge to reject a challenge to a program that targets for ...
Fri, September 24, 2010
Judge uneasy over Citigroup-SEC accord details
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The federal judge reviewing a proposed Citigroup Inc settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission expressed concern that the accord ...
Fri, September 24, 2010
Judge grants appeal to free actress Lindsay Lohan
By Bob Tourtellotte
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge late on Friday granted an appeal to release actress Lindsay Lohan from jail less than nine ...
Thu, September 23, 2010
U.S. judge orders lesbian Air Force nurse reinstated
By Laura Myers
TACOMA, Washington (Reuters) - A former U.S. Air Force flight nurse expelled from the military after revealing she is a lesbian ...
Thu, September 23, 2010
U.S. judge orders 86 years for Pakistani scientist
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge imposed an effective life term of 86 years on Thursday on a Pakistani neuroscientist ...
Tue, September 21, 2010
Judge rules "Disturbia" did not copy "Rear Window"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Director Steven Spielberg and his DreamWorks movie studio on Tuesday won the dismissal of a copyright infringement lawsuit that claimed their ...
Mon, September 20, 2010
Judge Waiting for State Supreme Court to Decide Election Funding
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A federal judge says he’ll wait for the State Supreme Court to decide a lawsuit over the funding of elections ...
Fri, September 17, 2010
Hilton to face O.J.'s judge
Judge Joe M. Bonaventure ruled there was enough evidence to force Simpson to stand trial on charges of kidnapping and armed robbery. The sports ...
Thu, September 16, 2010
Judge clears Mozilo case for trial
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission received the go-ahead to take former Countrywide Chief Executive Angelo Mozilo ...
Thu, September 16, 2010
Gulf spill judge says never too early to settle
By Tom Hals
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - The judge overseeing the hundreds lawsuits filed by shrimpers, restaurateurs and others against BP Plc and its partners ...
Wed, September 15, 2010
New Judge JLo Demands Diva Treatment from 'Idol'
Her love may not cost a thing, but a few snarky comments on television's most famous singing contest sure will. Jennifer Lopez will ...
Tue, September 14, 2010
U.S. judge sets December 16 hearing on healthcare suit
By Michael Peltier
PENSACOLA, Florida (Reuters) - A Florida judge said on Tuesday he would hear arguments on December 16 on a lawsuit by 20 ...
Mon, September 13, 2010
Judge sentences ex-IBM exec to 6 months prison
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Robert Moffat, a former IBM Corp <IBM.N> senior executive whose extra-marital affair with a trader ensnared him ...
Fri, September 10, 2010
U.S. judge to rule in days on trial over EMI dispute
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Citigroup Inc and Terra Firma Capital Partners Ltd will know by September 15 whether their dispute over the ...
Thu, September 09, 2010
Judge rules ban on gays in military unconstitutional
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military rule banning openly gay people from serving in the armed forces violates constitutional rights to free speech and ...
Thu, September 09, 2010
Fed. Judge: "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Unconstitutional
RIVERSIDE, Ca. (WTAQ) - A federal judge in California has found the U.S. military ban on openly gay service members to be unconstitutional.
According ...
Thu, September 09, 2010
Thirlby to play Judge Dredd's sidekick
The actress will play Judge Cassandra Anderson, a telepathic detective who shadows the larger-than-life anti-hero, when the movie returns the the big screen in ...
Wed, September 08, 2010
Judge to "Jersey Shore" star Snooki: drop Lohan act
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge warned "Jersey Shore" reality star Snooki that she was acting like troubled actress Lindsay Lohan, and sentenced ...
Wed, September 08, 2010
Judge calls Nicollette Sheridan lawsuit "annoying"
By Matthew Belloni
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - ABC suffered a few pre-trial setbacks on Tuesday related to former "Desperate Housewives" actress Nicollette Sheridan's ...
Tue, September 07, 2010
U.S. judge refuses to lift ban on govt stem cell funds
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday refused to lift a ban on federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research despite warnings ...
Tue, September 07, 2010
Olivia Thirlby Joins 'Judge Dredd'
Olivia Thirlby -- best known as Ellen Page's hip-speaking bestie in Juno -- has been cast in the upcoming 3D adaptation of Judge Dredd. She ...
Mon, September 06, 2010
Bahamas judge dismisses Travolta extortion case
By Neil Hartnell
NASSAU (Reuters) - A judge in the Bahamas on Monday dismissed the charges against two people accused of trying to extort $25 ...
Sat, September 04, 2010
Mexican judge orders drug lord held 40 more days
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - A Mexican judge ordered Edgar "La Barbie" Valdez, believed to be one of the country's top drug bosses, held for ...
Fri, September 03, 2010
Judge denies bail for former Enron CEO Skilling: court document
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A federal appeals court judge on Friday denied bail for former Enron Corp Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling, according to a court document ...
Wed, September 01, 2010
Judge rules against U.S. government on oil drilling
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday rejected the U.S. government's request to dismiss an industry lawsuit challenging its deepwater oil and ...
Wed, September 01, 2010
U.S. judge approves BofA settlement fund
By Joe Rauch
CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (Reuters) - A federal judge approved the creation of a $150 million fund for Bank of America Corp <BAC ...
Tue, August 31, 2010
Lawyer: 'Don't judge Hilton over cocaine scandal'
The hotel heiress was taken into custody in Las Vegas on Friday (27Aug10) after a car she was travelling in was pulled over and ...
Thu, August 26, 2010
New Duluth U-S Magistrate Judge Appointed
(Minneapolis, MN) -- For the first time, a Native American has been appointed to the federal bench in Minnesota. State Bar Association President Leo Brisbois ...
Wed, August 25, 2010
Madoff judge asks Gibraltar to hand over $73.1 million
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The judge overseeing the liquidation of Bernard Madoff's investment firm has asked Gibraltar's supreme court to transfer $73.1 ...
Wed, August 25, 2010
Taylor's sex assault case assigned to new judge
The retired New York Giants star, 51, was arrested on 6 May (10) at a hotel in Montebello, New York amid allegations he paid ...
Tue, August 24, 2010
Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks New Embryonic Stem Cell Guidelines
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A federal judge’s ruling could bring UW-Madison’s embryonic stem cell research to a halt.
Judge Royce Lamberth has temporarily ...
Mon, August 23, 2010
Judge tells Clemens, lawyers to limit comments
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday warned Roger Clemens, his lawyers, prosecutors and possible witnesses against making statements that could sway potential jurors ...
Sat, August 21, 2010
Guantanamo judge says sees no torture of Canadian
MIAMI (Reuters) - A military judge has ruled there is no credible evidence that a Canadian prisoner on trial in Guantanamo on murder and terrorism ...
Wed, August 18, 2010
Lohan attorneys meet with judge, new hearing set
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Attorneys in the probation case for troubled actress Lindsay Lohan met on Wednesday with a new presiding judge, who set a ...
Tue, August 17, 2010
U.S. judge tosses out piracy charge against Somalis
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday threw out piracy charges against six Somali men who were accused of attacking a U.S ...
Mon, August 16, 2010
Judge calls Barclays settlement sweetheart deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge considering the settlement between Barclays Bank Plc and the Justice Department over criminal charges that the bank violated U ...
Mon, August 16, 2010
Lohan 'surprised' by change of judge
Judge Marsha Revel has been overseeing the Mean Girls star's legal battle from the start and sentenced her to 90 days behind bars ...
Fri, August 13, 2010
U.S. judge bans planting of genetically engineered beets
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday banned the planting of genetically modified sugar beets engineered by Monsanto Co in ...
Fri, August 13, 2010
Dina Lohan blames "hardball" judge for jail
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lindsay Lohan's mother blamed her daughter's jail term on a judge that "played hardball" and defended the troubled star ...
Fri, August 13, 2010
Judge: U.S. omitted key facts to tap Rajaratnam
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Galleon hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam made a "substantial preliminary showing" that U.S. investigators "knowingly or recklessly ...
Fri, August 13, 2010
Lindsay Lohan's Judge Recuses Herself From Case
Lindsay Lohan's Judge Recuses Herself From Case
The judge who was presiding over Lindsay Lohan's case about the crime of something that ...
Fri, August 13, 2010
Judge Revel removed from Lohan case
Judge Marsha Revel has been overseeing the Mean Girls star's legal battle, and sentenced her to almost three months in prison for violating ...
Thu, August 12, 2010
"Idol" judge Kara "disappointed" by Fox silence
By James Hibberd
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi's father, a Republican U.S. Senate contender in New York, says ...
Thu, August 12, 2010
Federal Judge Opts to Lift Ban on Same-Sex Marriage in CA
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (WTAQ) - A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled to lift the ban on same-sex marriages in California, effective August 18th ...
Thu, August 12, 2010
California gay marriage can resume next week: judge
By Dan Levine
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Thursday that gay marriages could resume next week in California while his landmark ...
Thu, August 12, 2010
Seven reasons Fox hasn't signed an "Idol" judge
By James Hibberd
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Simon Cowell declared he's leaving "American Idol" back in January.
Now it's a few weeks ...
Thu, August 12, 2010
Judge Won't Approve to Deal Stopping Issue Ad Rules
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - A federal judge in Madison refuses to sign off on a deal that would have stopped a new state rule regulating ...
Wed, August 11, 2010
Judge removes herself from Lindsay Lohan case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The judge who sent Lindsay Lohan to jail has removed herself from the troubled young actress's drunken driving probation proceedings ...
Tue, August 10, 2010
New Orleans judge to oversee oil spill cases
By Martha Graybow and Tom Hals
NEW YORK/WILMINGTON, Del (Reuters) - A New Orleans federal judge will oversee several hundred civil lawsuits stemming from ...
Tue, August 10, 2010
Judge unsticks "Bruno" Velcro lawsuit
By Matthew Belloni
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Sacha Baron Cohen has escaped yet another lawsuit.
A federal judge on Monday dismissed a copyright claim ...
Mon, August 09, 2010
Judge lets U.S. join St Jude whistleblower case
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge has given the United States permission to join a lawsuit by a former St Jude Medical Inc worker ...
Fri, August 06, 2010
"American Idol" judge job poses opportunities, risks
By Ann Donahue
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Goodbye, Simon Cowell. Goodbye, Ellen DeGeneres. Hello, Judge to Be Named Later.
Amid the past week's flurry ...
Fri, August 06, 2010
Bundchen didn't mean to 'judge' new mums
The supermodel sparked outrage after she told America's Harper's Bazaar magazine there should be ""a worldwide law"" which forces women to feed ...
Wed, August 04, 2010
Judge: California's Same-Sex Marriage Ban Unconstitutional
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (WTAQ) - A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled that California's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
Proposition 8 was ...
Tue, August 03, 2010
Judge says Delta, AirTran can face bag-fees suit
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Delta Air Lines and AirTran Airways lost their bid to dismiss a class-action lawsuit charging that they colluded to set a baggage ...
Mon, August 02, 2010
Judge lets Virginia healthcare challenge proceed
By Jeremy Pelofsky and Lisa Lambert
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Monday that the state of Virginia could proceed with its ...
Fri, July 30, 2010
Jones turned down Judge Dredd job
David Bowie's filmmaker son admits he's a huge fan of the comic book character and was approached to helm the adaptation before ...
Thu, July 29, 2010
Cuomo can try ex-Hevesi aide on felonies: NY judge
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The central figure in a New York public pension corruption case will be tried on some of the ...
Wed, July 28, 2010
Judge blocks key parts of Arizona immigration law
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday blocked key parts of Arizona's tough new immigration law, granting the Obama administration's request for an ...
Wed, July 28, 2010
Judge blocks key parts of Arizona immigration law
PHOENIX (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday blocked key parts of Arizona's tough new immigration law, granting the Obama administration's request ...
Wed, July 28, 2010
Judge Issues Partial Block On AZ Immigration Law
PHOENIX, Ariz. (WTAQ) - Key parts of Arizona's controversial immigration law have been blocked by a federal judge in Phoenix.
U.S. District Judge ...
Fri, July 23, 2010
Lawsuit vs Coke's vitaminwater to proceed: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Coca-Cola Co has failed to win dismissal of a lawsuit accusing the company of misleading the public through health-related claims ...
Fri, July 23, 2010
Judge tells Conrad Black to stay in U.S.
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday ordered former media tycoon Conrad Black to stay in the continental United ...
Fri, July 23, 2010
Judge OKs Intel antitrust accord with shareholders
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge approved on Friday a settlement of litigation brought by Intel Corp <INTC.O> shareholders and ...
Thu, July 22, 2010
Baidu may press claims over hackers: U.S. judge
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - China's leading search engine, Baidu Inc, can sue its U.S.-based domain name service provider, Register ...
Wed, July 21, 2010
Judge refuses to reinstate first oil drill ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday refused a request by environmental groups to reinstate the Obama administration's original moratorium on deepwater ...
Tue, July 20, 2010
Judge OKs Goldman's $550 million SEC settlement
By Ernest Scheyder
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge has approved a $550 million settlement between Goldman Sachs and the U.S. Securities and ...
Fri, July 16, 2010
Judge denies Schwarzenegger bid to compel pay cuts
SACRAMENTO, California (Reuters) - A California judge on Friday denied Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's attempt to force State Controller John Chiang to process pay cuts ...
Thu, July 15, 2010
LA judge dumps $2.4 million judgment against Dole
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California judge on Thursday tossed out a $2.4 million judgment against Dole Food Co won by ...
Thu, July 15, 2010
U.S. judge dismisses suit filed by GE shareholders
BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit against General Electric Co <GE.N> on Thursday that accused the largest U.S. conglomerate ...
Wed, July 14, 2010
Judge slams FTC in pay-for-delay generic drug case
By Diane Bartz
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge hearing a dispute between the Federal Trade Commission and a generic drug company slammed the U.S ...
Tue, July 13, 2010
U.S. judge clears trial for ex-Guantanamo detainee
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday cleared the way for a trial against a former Guantanamo Bay prisoner ...
Fri, July 09, 2010
U.S. judge slashes penalty in music download case
BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge slashed the penalty levied by a jury against a Boston Ph.D. student found guilty in 2009 of ...
Thu, July 08, 2010
Judge rules U.S. gay marriage ban unconstitutional
By Ros Krasny
BOSTON (Reuters) - In a victory for gay rights in the United States, a U.S. district court judge in Massachusetts ruled ...
Fri, July 02, 2010
Judge drops charges in Calif. paparazzo attack
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California judge on Friday dismissed battery charges against two men accused of attacking a celebrity photographer who was taking pictures ...
Thu, July 01, 2010
U.S. judge OKs class-action against Domino's Pizza
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Minnesota federal judge granted class-action status to Domino's Pizza Inc drivers who sued the chain for failing to sufficiently ...
Thu, July 01, 2010
U.S. judge orders three accused Russian spies held
By Jeremy Pelofsky
ALEXANDRIA, Virginia (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Friday ordered three suspects accused of being spies for Russia in the United ...
Thu, July 01, 2010
Guantanamo suspect ok to stand trial: U.S. judge
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Guantanamo Bay prisoner is fit to stand trial despite his claims of post-traumatic stress disorder from ...
Tue, June 29, 2010
U.S. judge rules AstraZeneca Crestor patent valid
By Bill Berkrot and Tom Hals
NEW YORK/WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A U.S. judge handed AstraZeneca Plc a huge victory on Tuesday, finding ...
Fri, June 25, 2010
Judge criticizes NY synagogue bomb plot case
By Basil Katz
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Three Muslim men accused of trying to blow up two New York City synagogues and shoot down military ...
Fri, June 25, 2010
Judge postpones sale of Rangers baseball team
(Reuters) - A U.S. judge postponed the proposed sale of the bankrupt Texas Rangers, saying the professional baseball team should first negotiate with lenders ...
Wed, June 23, 2010
Judge Heaney Dies At 92
One of Minnesota's most respected and influential jurists has died at the age of 92. Gerald Heaney—DFL activist, former federal court judge ...
Tue, June 22, 2010
Judge advances sale of NYC's Stuyvesant Town
By Ilaina Jonas and Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The purchase of Stuyvesant Town/Peter Cooper Village in New York City by its tenants ...
Tue, June 22, 2010
Judge Rules Against Obama's Deepwater Drilling Moratorium
NEW ORLEANS, La. (WTAQ) - A federal judge has ruled against President Obama's six-month moratorium on deepwater oil and natural gas drilling in the ...
Mon, June 21, 2010
"American Idol" accepts 15 year-olds, no word on new judge
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "American Idol" producers on Monday lowered the age limit for contestants to 15, but there was still no word on a ...
Mon, June 21, 2010
Judge to rule on U.S. drilling ban in Gulf
By Mary Rickard
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - A federal judge pledged to rule by Wednesday on whether to block implementation of a six-month government ban ...
Thu, June 17, 2010
U.S. may strip-search Guantanamo suspect: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. officials may strip-search a former Guantanamo prisoner suspected in the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Africa despite ...
Mon, June 14, 2010
Judge rules Jackson doctor can keep California license
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Monday ruled that Michael Jackson's physician can keep his California medical license, and he ...
Fri, June 04, 2010
Judge blocks NY's MTA from laying off subway clerks
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's Metropolitan Transportation Authority must hold public hearings before it can lay off 212 clerks in ...
Wed, May 26, 2010
Judge gives Toyota 30 days to produce documents
By Steve Gorman
SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Friday gave Toyota 30 days to turn over the bulk of ...
Wed, May 26, 2010
NY judge throws out Bundchen, Brady shooting suit
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge dismissed a lawsuit against supermodel Gisele Bundchen and her football star husband, Tom Brady, by a news ...
Thu, May 20, 2010
U.S. judge sentences ex-Smart Online CEO to 8 years
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A judge sentenced former Smart Online Inc head Dennis Nouri to eight years in prison after a jury found him guilty ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Judge orders ex-Nazi guard deported to Austria
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A former Nazi concentration camp guard who has been living in Pennsylvania was ordered deported to Austria, the U.S. Justice Department ...
Tue, May 18, 2010
Top Madoff aide given more time to talk: judge
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Madoff right-hand man Frank DiPascali has at least six more months to tell prosecutors what he knows ...
Thu, May 13, 2010
U.S. judge to pick lead attorneys in Toyota cases
By Dan Whitcomb
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The federal judge handling more than 100 lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corp over cars that raced out of ...
Mon, May 10, 2010
NY judge orders NHL's suit against Moyes to Arizona
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan judge has ordered the transfer of the National Hockey League's $61 million lawsuit against former ...
Thu, May 06, 2010
LA judge rejects defense bid in Polanski case
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles judge on Monday rejected a request to unseal testimony that lawyers for fugitive film director Roman Polanski said ...
Thu, May 06, 2010
NY judge spares 475 subway clerks' jobs -- for now
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The jobs of 475 New York City subway clerks were spared by a state judge who blocked the Metropolitan Transportation Authority ...
Mon, May 03, 2010
Judge orders U.S. militia members released on bond
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Nine members of a Christian militia group accused of plotting to kill police and wage war on the ...
Mon, May 03, 2010
Judge orders U.S. militia members released on bond
By James B. Kelleher
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Nine members of a Christian militia group accused of plotting to kill police and wage war on the ...
Fri, April 30, 2010
NY judge approves MBIA suit over Countrywide loans
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bond insurer MBIA Inc may proceed with claims against Bank of America Corp for alleged fraud by Countrywide ...
Thu, April 29, 2010
Judge from Montana interviewed for Supreme Court
By Caren Bohan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama interviewed appeals court judge Sidney Thomas for a slot on the Supreme Court on Thursday, a ...
Mon, April 26, 2010
U.S. judge denies requests in Argentina debt cases
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Monday denied requests by a class of mostly individual bondholders to suspend or disapprove of Argentina ...
Tue, April 20, 2010
NY case against Greenberg "devastating": judge
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York state prosecutors have "a devastating case" against Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, the former American International Group Inc ...
Tue, April 20, 2010
Judge rejects Carly Simon suit against Starbucks
By Eriq Gardner
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A judge has shot down Carly Simon's lawsuit against Starbucks for bailing on the music business ...
Fri, April 16, 2010
Madison Federal Judge: Nat'l Day of Prayer Unconstitutional
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - Federal Judge Barbara Crabb of Madison says the National Day of Prayer is unconstitutional, because it violates the 1st Amendment’s ...
Thu, April 15, 2010
U.S. judge sets newly merged Toyota suits in motion
By Steve Gorman
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The federal judge handling scores of lawsuits against Toyota Motor Corp over cars that raced out of control ...
Wed, April 14, 2010
New York appeals judge's orders in WTC settlement
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City appealed a federal judge's orders on Wednesday that threatened to delay a $657.5 million settlement with ...
Tue, April 13, 2010
Judge tells Mississippi schools to stop segregating
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Tuesday ordered a rural Mississippi school district to comply with a nearly 40-year-old order ...
Wed, April 07, 2010
Judge Rules Charles Rogers Owes Lions
(Detroit, MI) -- Former Detroit Lion Charles Rogers will have to return part of his signing bonus to the team because of his suspension for ...
Mon, April 05, 2010
Judge named in Jackson doctor's Los Angeles trial
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California court on Monday assigned a judge to preside over the trial of Michael Jackson's doctor on an involuntary ...
Mon, April 05, 2010
Judge tosses lawsuit against Marvel, Stan Lee
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Marvel Entertainment Inc and comic book creator Stan Lee over the ownership ...
Fri, April 02, 2010
U.S. judge denies bail for militia group members
By David Bailey
DETROIT (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Friday ordered eight members of an extremist militia group held in custody until ...
Thu, April 01, 2010
U.S. judge OKs settlement in Daimler bribery case
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Daimler AG's $185 million settlement of allegations the luxury car and truck maker violated U.S. anti-bribery laws ...
Wed, March 31, 2010
Mutual fund workers get whistle-blower cover: judge
By Ross Kerber
BOSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. law protecting whistle-blowers at publicly traded companies also covers mutual fund firms, a federal judge ruled ...
Mon, March 29, 2010
Judge in New York dismisses human gene patent
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two human genes associated with breast and ovarian cancers cannot be patented because they are a product of nature, a federal ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
U.S. judge orders release of Guantanamo detainee
By Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge ordered on Monday that a man accused of having ties to some of the hijackers in ...
Mon, March 22, 2010
A judge may google to confirm intuition: court
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - It is the case of Curious Judge and The Man with the Yellow Hat.
A federal appeals court ...
Fri, March 19, 2010
Judge in NY orders more talks on 9/11 deal
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge on Friday delayed a $657.5 million settlement for workers who suffered health ...
Tue, March 16, 2010
Judge freezes assets of accused account hackers
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge froze the assets of Russian hackers who allegedly hijacked online brokerage accounts and then placed unauthorized trades in ...
Tue, March 16, 2010
CORRECTED: "Idol" judge's father to make Senate run in NY
Corrects to add dropped word in last paragraph
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A former Republican congressman and father of "American Idol" judge Kara DioGuardi tossed ...
Thu, March 11, 2010
NY AG picks former state top judge for Governor probe
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on Thursday said he chose a former top state judge to oversee probes into whether ...
Thu, March 11, 2010
U.S. judge rules for Chevron in Ecuador case
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Chevron Corp may pursue an international arbitration claim over environmental pollution allegations in Ecuador, a judge ruled on ...
Fri, March 05, 2010
U.S. Senate Confirms New Fed Judge For Western WI
MADISON, Wis. (WTAQ) - The U.S. Senate voted 99 to 0 Thursday to confirm Madison attorney William Conley as a new federal judge for ...
Tue, March 02, 2010
Judge sentences ex-Monster counsel to probation
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge sentenced a former general counsel of recruitment services company Monster Worldwide Inc <MWW.N ...
Tue, March 02, 2010
Judge could tip General Growth's future
By Ilaina Jonas
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The top two U.S. mall owners will square off before a judge on Wednesday to shape the ...
Tue, March 02, 2010
Judge could tip General Growth future
By Ilaina Jonas
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The top two U.S. mall owners will square off before a judge on Wednesday to shape the ...
Mon, March 01, 2010
U.S. judge backs Madoff trustee's claims method
By Grant McCool and Chelsea Emery
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has sided with a trustee's formula to determine the claims ...
Fri, February 19, 2010
Haiti judge to visit Dominican Rep in Americans case
By Joseph Guyler Delva
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Two U.S. missionaries under investigation in Haiti on child kidnapping charges will remain in jail while a ...
Thu, February 18, 2010
LA judge says Chris Brown probation going well
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer Chris Brown, who pleaded guilty to assaulting his former girlfriend Rihanna last year, is doing well in meeting the terms ...
Thu, February 18, 2010
La Crosse Co. Judge Gonzalez Concedes Primary
LA CROSSE COUNTY, Wis. (WTAQ) - La Crosse County Circuit Judge Ramona Gonzalez conceded Wednesday, amid conflicting reports about who won the 4th District Appeals ...
Wed, February 17, 2010
U.S. judge doubts single conspiracy in bribery case
By Dan Margolies and Jeremy Pelofsky
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge cast doubt on the U.S. government's assertion that 22 people were ...
Wed, February 17, 2010
Judge OKs "half-baked" SEC-Bank of America accord
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bank of America Corp won approval of a $150 million settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange ...
Mon, February 15, 2010
Corrected: Judge issues arrest warrant against Landis
(Clarifies that arrest warrant applies only to French territory and is not international)
By Bertrand Boucey
PARIS (Reuters) - A French judge has issued an ...
Thu, February 11, 2010
Judge demands details on $150 million SEC-BofA deal
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge weighing a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission $150 million settlement with Bank of America ...
Wed, February 10, 2010
Haiti judge rules for release of U.S. missionaries
By Joseph Guyler Delva
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - A Haitian judge said on Thursday he had ruled in favor of the release of 10 U.S ...
Mon, February 08, 2010
Judge questions SEC $150 million accord with BofA
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge expressed skepticism about the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's $150-million settlement with Bank ...
Sun, February 07, 2010
All eyes on Ellen in "American Idol" judge debut
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ellen DeGeneres makes her much-anticipated debut on "American Idol" on Tuesday, shaking up the dynamics on the show ...
Fri, February 05, 2010
Judge allows lawsuits vs Wal-Mart, J&J over shampoo
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A federal judge in New Jersey has allowed two proposed class action lawsuits to proceed against Wal-Mart Stores Inc and Johnson ...
Tue, February 02, 2010
U.S. missionaries see judge in Haiti child case
By Joseph Guyler Delva
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Five of the 10 American Baptist missionaries accused of illegally trying to take children out of earthquake-shattered Haiti ...
Mon, February 01, 2010
Italy's secret service knew of CIA rendition: judge
MILAN (Reuters) - An Italian judge said on Monday that Italy's secret services knew about the CIA's kidnapping of a terrorism suspect in ...
Fri, January 29, 2010
Texas judge warns CPS in Texas nuclear dispute
HOUSTON (Reuters) - NRG Energy Inc <NRG.N> CEO David Crane said on Friday the company would not pursue construction of two nuclear reactors in ...
Fri, January 29, 2010
Judge refuses to dismiss Fosamax case, sets trial
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan federal judge refused on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that Merck & Co Inc's osteoporosis drug Fosamax caused ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
Judge rejects easing prison limits on shoe-bomber
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge on Tuesday rejected a request by convicted shoe-bomber Richard Reid to relax special restrictions on his incarceration that include limits ...
Tue, January 26, 2010
Judge grants ratings agencies a dismissal
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - In a victory for ratings agencies, a U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed claims against Moody's Corp ...
Fri, January 22, 2010
Judge says Polanski must return to US for sentencing
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles judge on Friday said fugitive film director Roman Polanski must return to the United States ...
Wed, January 20, 2010
Judge postpones Charlie Sheen hearing on stay away order
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Colorado judge on Thursday postponed a hearing on actor Charlie Sheen's request to dismiss the stay-away order against his ...
Tue, January 19, 2010
Letterman case will go to trial: NY judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge refused on Tuesday to toss out a case against a TV producer accused of a $2 million ...
Fri, January 15, 2010
Roman Polanski judge urged to reject sentence in absentia
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles prosecutors on Friday urged a judge to reject film director Roman Polanski's request to be sentenced in his ...
Thu, January 14, 2010
Judge OKs imports of e-cigarettes, blasts FDA
By Jeremy Pelofsky and Susan Heavey
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday granted a preliminary injunction barring the Obama administration from trying ...
Wed, January 13, 2010
NY Fire Dept discriminated against blacks: judge
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City's fire department has engaged in "intentional discrimination" against black applicants, and the problem goes ...
Wed, January 13, 2010
X-Factor judge Dannii Minogue pregnant
LONDON (Reuters) - Pop star and talent show judge Dannii Minogue is expecting her first child, her spokesman said on Wednesday.
Minogue's London spokesman ...
Mon, January 11, 2010
U.S. judge rejects SEC bid to expand BofA complaint
By Rachelle Younglai and Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Manhattan federal judge on Monday rejected the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ...
Fri, January 08, 2010
President To Re-Nominate Butler For Federal Judge
WASHINGTON D.C. (WTAQ) - President Obama will re-nominate Louis Butler as a new federal judge for the western half of Wisconsin. An administration official ...
Thu, January 07, 2010
NY judge orders Perelman pay ex-wife's company
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge has ordered billionaire financier Ron Perelman to pay more than $4 million to a film development company ...
Thu, January 07, 2010
"Idol" judge Jackson calls Cowell rumors distracting
By Jill Serjeant
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "American Idol" judge Randy Jackson said on Friday he did not know whether fellow panelist Simon Cowell would ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
U.S. judge upholds most limits on tobacco marketing
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge upheld much of a sweeping federal law limiting the marketing of cigarettes through sponsorships ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
Polanski asks LA judge to sentence him in absentia
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Fugitive film director Roman Polanski asked a Los Angeles judge on Wednesday to sentence him in his absence ...
Tue, January 05, 2010
U.S. judge strikes part of tobacco ad, label law
By Jonathan Stempel and Jeremy Pelofsky
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge upheld most of a sweeping federal law limiting the marketing ...
Thu, December 31, 2009
Judge throws out Blackwater manslaughter charges
By Dan Margolies and Jim Wolf
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge threw out all charges on Thursday against five Blackwater Worldwide security guards accused ...
Wed, December 23, 2009
U.S. judge backs return of $500 million coin haul to Spain
By Pascal Fletcher
MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. district judge has ruled that U.S. treasure-hunting company Odyssey Marine Exploration should return to Spain ...
Wed, December 23, 2009
Judge denies Stanford's plea for pretrial release
By Kristen Hays
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A federal judge has denied alleged swindler Allen Stanford's latest bid to be released from prison pending his ...
Wed, December 23, 2009
Iowa Firm Wants Judge To Reconsider Bid For Jefferson Plant
DES MOINES, Iowa (WRN) - One of the losing bidders for an ethanol plant in Jefferson has asked a federal bankruptcy judge to reconsider the ...
Tue, December 22, 2009
Brazil top judge orders U.S. boy returned to father
By Ana Paula Paiva
BRASILIA (Reuters) - The Brazilian Supreme Court's top judge ruled on Tuesday that Sean Goldman, the 9-year-old boy at the ...
Thu, December 17, 2009
Judge sets Allen Stanford trial for January 2011
By Anna Driver and Kristen Hays
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Alleged swindler Allen Stanford will spend more than a year in custody after a U.S ...
Wed, December 16, 2009
Brazil top judge to rule on U.S. custody case
By Stuart Grudgings
RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - The Brazilian Supreme Court's top judge delayed until Tuesday a ruling on whether a 9-year-old boy ...
Wed, December 16, 2009
Judge says Lehman can pump $100 million into bank unit
By Emily Chasan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. bankruptcy judge said Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc <LEHMQ.PK> could inject another $100 million into ...
Tue, December 15, 2009
Judge detains Chicago suspect in Danish plot
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal judge denied bond on Tuesday to a Pakistani-born Chicago businessmen charged with plotting an attack on a Danish newspaper, saying ...
Mon, December 14, 2009
Judge sets stage for Trump, Icahn casino battle
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. bankruptcy judge said on Monday that she would allow billionaire Carl Icahn and real estate titan Donald Trump to ...
Mon, December 14, 2009
Galleon's Rajaratnam asks U.S. judge to reduce bail
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lawyers for Raj Rajaratnam, the Galleon hedge-fund founder accused in a coast-to-coast insider trading probe, asked a New ...
Thu, December 10, 2009
Judge says Lehman trustee can transfer assets
By Emily Chasan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The trustee in charge of liquidating Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc's <LEHMQ.PK> brokerage business won court approval ...
Wed, December 09, 2009
Judge dismisses lawsuit over GM Building in NY
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge dismissed a lawsuit against Conseco Inc insurance and finance company over allegations of fraud in the $1 ...
Wed, December 09, 2009
Judge to approve Pilgrim's Pride reorganization
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. bankruptcy court judge presiding over Pilgrim's Pride Corp's reorganization has said he would approve the chicken company ...
Tue, December 08, 2009
Judge reduces sentences of two Cuban spies
MIAMI (Reuters) - A U.S. judge Tuesday reduced the prison terms of two convicted Cuban spies in the latest twist of a high-profile espionage ...
Thu, December 03, 2009
Judge ends Enron shareholder lawsuit against banks
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Exactly eight years after Enron Corp filed for bankruptcy protection, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by ...
Wed, December 02, 2009
Judge rejects Amazon bid to scrap Google pact
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge has rejected Amazon.com Inc's request that he withdraw preliminary approval of a settlement between Google Inc ...
Fri, November 20, 2009
Tennessee judge blocks law allowing guns in bars
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - A judge on Friday blocked a Tennessee law that allowed people to bring handguns into restaurants and bars.
The law that ...
Wed, November 18, 2009
U.S. government liable for some Katrina damage: judge
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Wednesday the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was negligent in maintaining a key navigational channel ...
Wed, November 18, 2009
Gov't Union Engineers Ask Judge To Toss Temporary Layoffs
MADISON (WRN) - The state government’s unionized engineers have asked a judge to throw out the temporary layoffs ordered by the Doyle administration. The ...
Mon, November 16, 2009
Judge nixes Barron's bid to lift Tour ban
By Ben Klayman
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal judge on Monday denied American golfer Doug Barron's request to lift a 12-month ban for a ...
Sat, November 14, 2009
U.S. judge favors Grupo Mexico bid for Asarco
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal judge has issued a ruling supporting a nearly $2.5 billion bid by Grupo Mexico <GMEXICOB.MX>, the country's ...
Tue, November 10, 2009
Judge names pair of executors for Jackson estate
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge made Michael Jackson's longtime attorney and a music executive the executors of his estate on Tuesday, giving them ...
Tue, November 10, 2009
Judge revives Warren Beatty's "Dick Tracy" lawsuit
By Eriq Gardner
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The legal fight over rights to comic legend Dick Tracy is back on.
A federal bankruptcy judge ...
Mon, November 09, 2009
Justin Timberlake tells judge he fears stalker
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A judge on Monday granted "SexyBack" singer Justin Timberlake a restraining order against a woman the pop star said he has ...
Thu, November 05, 2009
Federal Judge Nominee Butler On Hot Seat During Hearing
WASHINGTON D.C. (WRN) - Federal judge nominee Louis Butler got tough questions Wednesday at his confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The former ...
Tue, November 03, 2009
Judge fast tracks CIT bankruptcy plan hearing
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. bankruptcy judge set a December 8 hearing to consider approval of CIT Group Inc's ...
Mon, November 02, 2009
Lawsuit against gene patents can proceed: judge
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A lawsuit challenging patents on two human genes associated with hereditary breast and ovarian cancer can move forward, a U.S ...
Mon, November 02, 2009
Bankruptcy judge approves sale of Coyotes to NHL
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal bankruptcy judge on Monday approved the sale of the Phoenix Coyotes to the National Hockey League.
Judge Redfield Baum approved ...
Fri, October 30, 2009
Judge orders trial in Anna Nicole Smith's death
By Alex Dobuzinskis
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California judge on Friday ordered the boyfriend and two doctors of former Playboy model and actress Anna ...
Thu, October 29, 2009
U.S. judge sentences al Qaeda agent to 100 months
By Andy Kravetz
PEORIA, Illinois (Reuters) - An accused al Qaeda sleeper agent, who was labeled an "enemy combatant" and held in isolation in a ...
Tue, October 27, 2009
Judge rules America's Cup can't be held in emirate
By Edith Honan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York judge on Tuesday ruled that the next America's Cup cannot be held in Ras ...
Tue, October 27, 2009
Minn. judge dismisses Medtronic heart device suits
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A Minnesota state court judge has dismissed a batch of lawsuits against Medtronic Inc stemming from the October 2007 recall of the ...
Mon, October 26, 2009
U.S. judge appoints trustee to run Thornburg Mortgage
WILMINGTON, Delaware (Reuters) - A bankruptcy judge appointed a trustee to take over the liquidation of Thornburg Mortgage after it was discovered former executives were ...
Mon, October 19, 2009
Judge allows Chris Rock "Good Hair" film to open
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Chris Rock's documentary movie "Good Hair" can open across the U.S. this week after a judge on Monday ...
Mon, October 19, 2009
Moody's, S&P free speech case narrowed by U.S. judge
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Manhattan federal judge has rejected an attempt by investors suing Moody's Corp and McGraw-Hill Cos Inc ...
Mon, October 19, 2009
Blagojevich's blather may upset justice: judge
By Andrew Stern
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Good luck trying to shut up Rod Blagojevich, the former Illinois governor, future criminal defendant and current celebrity contestant ...
Fri, October 16, 2009
New York judge blocks mandated swine flu shots
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state judge on Friday blocked enforcement of a requirement that all state healthcare workers be vaccinated for the ...
Fri, October 16, 2009
Judge sees "novel" aspects in NY pension probe
By Joan Gralla
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York criminal court judge on Friday said Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's fraud charges against a ...
Fri, October 16, 2009
Judge orders Tousa lienholders to return $600 million
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled that loans taken out by homebuilder and financial services company Tousa Inc six months before it ...
Fri, October 09, 2009
Judge allows Allen Stanford, others to seek defense fees
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Financier Allen Stanford and other executives who face charges related to an alleged $7 billion fraud may file claims ...
Fri, October 09, 2009
U.S. judge backs Philadelphia newspaper creditors
By Ajay Kamalakaran
BANGALORE (Reuters) - Lenders trying to seize control of the parent company of two bankrupt Philadelphia newspapers won a judge's approval ...
Wed, October 07, 2009
Judge dismisses WaMu employees lawsuit vs JPMorgan
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. District Court dismissed a lawsuit of former employees of Washington Mutual <WAMUQ.PK> against JPMorgan Chase & Co <JPM ...
Tue, October 06, 2009
Judge approves tech stocks IPO settlement
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge gave final approval on Tuesday for payment of $510 million to shareholders who sued ...
Fri, October 02, 2009
The Trial: Judge tackles Franz Kafka archive nightmare
TEL AVIV (Reuters) - An Israeli court has stepped into a battle over a legacy that may include lost manuscripts of the great 20th century ...
Thu, October 01, 2009
Brother Jermaine to judge BBC Michael Jackson show
LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Jackson's brother Jermaine, who was a member of The Jackson 5, will appear as a judge on a new BBC ...
Thu, October 01, 2009
Judge rules BofA suit over Bear loss can proceed
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge said Bank of America Corp <BAC.N> may pursue a lawsuit accusing former Bear Stearns Cos managers Ralph ...
Wed, September 30, 2009
U.S. judge refuses to release interrogation documents
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal judge refused on Wednesday to release records describing interrogation techniques authorized for overseas use by the CIA ...
Wed, September 30, 2009
Judge rejects both bids for NHL's Coyotes
By Phil Wahba and Ben Klayman
NEW YORK/CHICAGO (Reuters) - A federal judge has rejected bids by the National Hockey League and Canadian billionaire ...
Fri, September 25, 2009
Judge to lawyer: Dress well in court
By Jonathan Stempel
NEW YORK (Reuters) - If you plan to show up in court, it may be best to dress up for the occasion ...
Thu, September 24, 2009
Judge delays hearing on Google books deal
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A judge delayed a hearing on a $125 million deal that would allow Google Inc to create a massive digital library ...
Thu, September 24, 2009
Judge said Kerkorian probably knew of wiretapping
By Gina Keating
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A federal judge said that billionaire investor Kirk Kerkorian probably knew that his ex-wife was being illegally wiretapped ...
Fri, September 18, 2009
NY judge blocks higher fees for tobacco dealers
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's fee increases for cigarette-selling shops were temporarily blocked by a state judge, a retail association said on Friday ...
Thu, September 17, 2009
U.S. judge orders Kuwaiti held at Guantanamo freed
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Thursday ordered the Obama administration to release another Kuwaiti detainee held at the controversial U.S. military ...
Thu, September 17, 2009
U.S. federal judge quits; cites flat pay, 7 children
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge in California is resigning to go into private practice, saying his salary is too low to let him ...
Tue, September 15, 2009
Judge orders public defender to take Stanford case
By Anna Driver
HOUSTON (Reuters) - Former billionaire Allen Stanford, accused of running a $7 billion Ponzi scheme, will be represented by a public defender ...
Thu, September 10, 2009
Judge cuts Stanford receiver fee request
By Anna Driver
DALLAS (Reuters) - A federal judge in Texas on Thursday did not grant the full $27 million in fees requested by the ...
Wed, September 09, 2009
Judge warns mistrial possible in Merck case
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge said he would declare a mistrial in a case against Merck & Co over its ...
Thu, September 03, 2009
Judge questions whether Salinger harmed by spin-off
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court judge called an unauthorized spin-off of J.D. Salinger's classic novel "The Catcher in the ...
Mon, August 31, 2009
U.S. judge rules against AIG in Starr case
By Grant McCool
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge ruled on Monday against American International Group in the insurer's legal battle with ...
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