Criminal Justice

The Evidence Is In: Smirking Chimps Outsmart Sneering Intellectuals

Mid-November and President Obama has passed a milestone that virtually all presidents reach at some point – a below 50% approval rating.

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Feds drop second trial in Rubashkin case regarding illegal hires in Iowa

Mr. Rubashkin has already been found guilty of most of the charges in the first indictment.

Woman Glassed In Face Tracks Down Attacker On Facebook

A woman who was glassed in the face has told Sky News Online how she used Facebook to track down her attacker. Jennifer Wilson, 20, was dancing in the Walkabout bar in Watford when a drunk woman lashed out at her.

Man who held knife at side guilty of threatening liquor cops

A Kensington man was found guilty of criminal threatening for holding an open pocket knife at his side while asking two people who were walking behind him at midnight, "Why are you following me?"

Teen Who Drugged Mom Before Stabbing Unfit For Juvenile Court

PLACERVILLE, Calif. -- A judge on Tuesday ruled that a teenage girl accused of taking part in her mother's slaying is unfit to be tried in the juvenile justice system.

CNN Poll: Americans want KSM tried in military court

"Two-thirds of Americans disagree with the Obama administration's decision to try Khalid Sheik Mohammed in a civilian court rather than a military court, according to a new national poll.

Senate ends GOP filibuster over judicial appointment

This is another important victory for the Administration, and the American people.

Conservatives Say Gitmo Detainees Would Be Fine In IL Prison, Warn GOP Of 'Scaremongering'

Former Republican Congressman and Libertarian presidential candidate Bob Barr, David Keene, chairman of the American Conservative Union and Grover Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform, have teamed up to urge the Gitmo detainees be taken to the U.S.

John Galligan, Hasan Defense Attorney, Target Of Wolf Blitzer's Shame Campaign

It goes without saying that when the available facts accrue and weigh so heavily against a defendant, like the alleged Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan, one can begin to think of the upcoming trial as something of an afterthought.

Family posts bail for man accused of ant-Christian disturbance at mall

Abdul Walid Hamid pled not guilty Thursday morning to charges of battery, grand theft, exhibition of a deadly weapon and a possible hate crime.