Posts Tagged ‘court’

Two face court martial in death of Danny Chen

The Army officer accused of looking the other way while his soldiers drove Pvt. Danny Chen to his death is facing a court martial. So is a sergeant who allegedly joined in on the sadistic and racist abuse of Chen, a 19-year-old soldier from the Lower East Side, the military said.

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Swedish businessmen hauled into court for Manhattan tourist sex assault

Two Swedish e-commerce honchos appeared in a Manhattan court on sex assault charges Friday for allegedly attacking a 19-year-old tourist from Texas in a midtown hotel.

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Appeals court throws out same-sex marriage ban (AP)

Robin Tyler, right, who with her partner Diane Olson, not shown, became the first same-sex couple to wed in Los Angeles County in 2008, sits with her attorney Gloria Allred as they learn about the  9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals' decision on the validity of gay marriage, in Los Angeles Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. The federal appeals court declared California's same-sex marriage ban, passed as Proposition 8 in 2008, to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for likely consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)AP – Same-sex marriage moved one step closer to the Supreme Court on Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled California’s ban unconstitutional, saying it serves no purpose other than to “lessen the status and human dignity” of gays.


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Court rules Prop 8 is unconstitutional 

A federal appeals court has rejected California’s same-sex marriage ban, setting the stage for a U.S. Supreme Court showdown as early as next year.

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Court: CA gay marriage ban is unconstitutional (AP)

Billy Bradford waves flags outside City Hall after a judge lifted the Proposition 8 stay on same sex marriages at City Hall in San Francisco, California August 12, 2010. REUTERS/Robert GalbraithAP – A federal appeals court on Tuesday declared California’s same-sex marriage ban to be unconstitutional, putting the bitterly contested, voter-approved law on track for likely consideration by the U.S. Supreme Court.


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Family of Nancy Benoit, killed by wrestler husband Chris Benoit, battles Hustler in court 

The family of an ex-model who was killed in a gruesome murder-suicide by her professional wrestler husband is locked in a court battle with Hustler Magazine over its decision to publish nude photos of the woman.

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‘Judge Judy’ is still superior court in ratings

‘Judge Judy’ Sheindlin’s TV show has legs — long ones. The syndicated daytime show has just notched its 800th straight week as the top-rated court show, according to Nielsen statistics out for the week ending Jan. 9.

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