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Attorney seeks mental care for Mo. teen facing murder charge in death of 9-year-old girl
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The attorney for a teenager accused of killing a 9-year-old Missouri girl says his client should be sent to a psychiatric hospital. (Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:37:33 GMT)
Polanski will not agree to extradition: lawyer
Roman Polanski will not agree voluntarily to being extradited to the United States over a 1970s child sex case, the film director's lawyer said in an interview with French daily Le Figaro published on Friday. (Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:06:07 GMT)
Ohio Attorney General Sues Ratings Agencies Over Ratings
Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray has filed suit against ratings agencies Standard & Poor's Ratings Services, Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings, alleging they provided misleading ratings in exchange for money. (Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:32:41 GMT)
British lawyer appointed Karadzic standby counsel
The Yugoslav war crimes tribunal has appointed a British lawyer to represent Radovan Karadzic if the former Bosnian Serb leader continues to boycott his trial when it resumes in March, according to a document released Friday. (Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:47:26 GMT)
U.S. attorney nominee Villafuerte denies any role in accessing restricted database
President Barack Obama's nominee to be Colorado's next U.S. attorney has denied any involvement in the access of a restricted federal database to help Bill Ritter's 2006 campaign for governor. (Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:20:22 GMT)
NY ex-lawyer surrenders to serve prison term
Promising "you haven't seen the last of me," a 70-year-old disbarred lawyer convicted in a terrorism case surrendered to U.S. marshals Thursday to begin serving her prison term after a New York appeals court upheld her conviction. (Thu, 19 Nov 2009 23:51:37 GMT)
Yale Huffman, well-kinown Denver attorney, dies at 93
Yale Huffman, a well-known Denver attorney for many years, died of heart-lung failure on Oct. 27. He was 93. (Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:08:53 GMT)
UN tribunal picks London lawyer for Karadzic
The UN war crimes tribunal on Thursday appointed a London lawyer to represent Radovan Karadzic during his genocide trial, a legal adviser to the Bosnian Serb wartime leader said. (Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:52:37 GMT)
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