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Kennedy cousin wins new trial over 1975 murder A US judge on Wednesday granted a nephew of Robert Kennedy a new trial in the murder of his teenage neighbor nearly 40 years ago.

24 October 2013

Respite for families in Spain mass eviction protest Doris Perez broke into tears when she heard she could stay two weeks more in the Spanish apartment she has occupied, amid a mass protest to save her and scores of others from eviction.

17 October 2013

Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev appointed Senate Speaker Kairat Mami, the outgoing Senate Speaker, has been appointed to chair the country’s Supreme Court.

16 October 2013

Secret US court approves further phone tracking The secret federal court overseeing US wiretapping programs has extended the government's authority to collect US telephone records.

12 October 2013

Canadian court upholds ban on euthanasia A court in Canada's westernmost British Columbia province upheld the nation's ban on euthanasia Thursday.

11 October 2013

Government shutdown to hit US courts next week US federal courts will have to close their doors at the end of next week if no deal is reached to end the government shutdown.

11 October 2013

French court leaves Ablyazov in jail, eyes extradition hearings in December French court has for the second time denied release on bail to the ex-chairman of Kazakhstan’s BTA Bank Mukhtar Ablyazov.

03 October 2013

Jury finds Jackson promoter not liable for icon's death A California jury on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit brought by Michael Jackson's family seeking massive damages from tour promoter AEG Live over the pop legend's 2009 death.

03 October 2013

Dying ex-Black Panther freed after 40 years in solitary A terminally ill former Black Panther, who spent 40 years in solitary confinement for murder, was set free Tuesday after a judge reversed his controversial 1974 conviction for murder.

02 October 2013

Knox, ex-lover retrial for Italy murder begins The retrial of Amanda Knox and her former lover for the murder of a British student begins in Florence on Monday, though she has decided not to attend.

30 September 2013

Jackson v AEG jury mulls verdict for second day The jury tasked with deciding if tour promoters AEG Live should pay massive damages to Michael Jackson's family over his 2009 death resumed deliberations.

28 September 2013

French court postpones decision on Ablyazov's release motion French court has postponed its decision on the motion to release former chairman of BTA bank Mukhtar Ablyazov on bail.

27 September 2013

China court jails general's son for decade over gang rape A court sentenced the teenage son of a Chinese general to 10 years in jail for gang rape on Thursday, court authorities said, after his trial threw a spotlight on the lives of China's elite.

26 September 2013

Jackson lawyer attacks promoter as trial nears climax The promoters of Michael Jackson's last tour were "so excited" about making huge profits that they hired an unfit doctor for the star, his family's lawyer said Tuesday in closing arguments.

25 September 2013

Egypt court bans all Muslim Brotherhood activities An Egyptian court on Monday banned the Muslim Brotherhood from operating and ordered its assets seized, in the latest blow to the Islamist movement of deposed president Mohamed Morsi.

25 September 2013

Argentine pedophile priest begins 15-year jail sentence A well-known Argentine priest began a 15-year prison sentence for pedophilia Monday, four years after he was convicted.

24 September 2013

Facebook 'Like' button is free speech right: US court Hitting the "Like" button on Facebook is an element of free speech protected by the US constitution, a federal court ruled, in a case closely watched by employment lawyers.

20 September 2013

US court revives lawsuit over Bob Marley recordings A US appeals court Wednesday revived legal action between music giant Universal and a small media company over rights to distribute remixes of early recordings by reggae icon Bob Marley.

19 September 2013

Uncertainty over handover of Kadhafi son for pre-trial The son of slain Libyan dictator Moamer Kadhafi was due to appear at a pre-trial hearing with more than 30 others in Tripoli Thursday although doubts remained whether his ex-rebel captors would allow him to attend.

19 September 2013

Chevron wins partial victory in Ecuador pollution case An arbitration panel in the Hague has given US oil firm Chevron an important procedural victory in its battle against a $19 billion fine by Ecuador for polluting the Amazon basin region.

19 September 2013

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