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Despite a vote by the state Public Defenders Commission in late September to set up a process for overworked offices to reject new cases, it could be several more weeks before defenders see any relief. State Public Defender Marty Robinson ...

The U.S. Supreme Court, refusing to put a constitutional time limit on capital punishment, turned away on Monday a two-time killer’s contention that he can no longer be executed after 30 years on death row. The justices in Washington rejected ...

Three of the largest U.S. telephone companies declined to answer a congressional panel’s questions about Bush administration efforts to spy on Americans’ phone calls and e-mails, citing the government’s position that releasing the information would be illegal. “Our company essentially ...

FedEx Corp.’s thousands of independent drivers can sue as a group for benefits sought in litigation, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge Robert Miller said in South Bend, Ind., that the drivers can proceed with their proposed class ...

Companies asked justices to hear RICO dispute

iStock Court ruling on conduct of pregnant woman already affecting other cases A federal court recently ruled that a woman could not be charged with child endangerment for using illegal drugs during pregnancy. Now a public defender is trying to ...

The state’s Supreme Court judges considered Friday how to interpret their own rules while state and federal officials warned that a lower court’s ruling could make future administrative hearings more expensive and time-consuming. The Missouri Division of Employment Security asked ...

Attorneys for two families suing Ford Motor Co. for product liability in a fiery 2003 wreck that killed a state trooper asked an appellate court on Friday to grant them a new trial. The families have already obtained a partial ...

The mother convicted of murdering two of her triplet sons eight years ago finally has a lawyer to represent her in a civil case filed by the third son. Mary Bass, who received multiple life sentences and is incarcerated at ...

Applebee’s International Inc. tentatively settled a lawsuit filed by a shareholder, moving the planned $1.9 billion purchase of the company by Ihop Corp., the largest U.S. pancake-house chain, closer to completion. Applebee’s, based in Overland Park, Kan., said July 16 ...

Citigroup Inc., IBM Corp., and dozens of other companies must face a $400 billion lawsuit accusing them of aiding South Africa’s former apartheid regime, an appeals court said in a ruling that may expose them to new legal risks. The ...