Massachusetts' highest court says a man who impersonated his brother to have sex with the brother's girlfriend cannot be convicted of rape. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The U.S. Supreme Court this week hears arguments about whether the death penalty can be imposed for child rape, taking up for the first time in more than 30 years whether a crime other than murder can be punished by execution. picked by JDRucker 7 months ago

A soldier convicted of rape and murder in an attack on an Iraqi teenager and her family was sentenced Saturday to 110 years in prison. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

A State Supreme Court justice threw out the rape indictment against City Councilman Dennis P. Gallagher this morning, finding that prosecutors had unfairly prejudiced members of the grand jury when presenting the case against him, a lawyer for Mr. Gallagher said. picked by willster09 10 months ago

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case involving a woman's claims that she suffered physical, emotional, and mental damage from a 2-day violent exorcism when she was 17. Texas state court gave the church a blank ticket to do whatever they want because it would be religious practices. picked by 2manyusernames 4 months ago

Three 13 year old boys charged with rape, their lawyers argue the over weight girl should be "glad of attention" picked by randomthings 1 year ago

Texas wants to continue with its scheduled execution of Jose Medellin a Mexican who was in the country illegally brutally raped and murder two young children. The "international court" <oooh!> stated his "rights" were abused. Bush is pandering and demanding that Texas stop their execution. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

A Seattle grand jury is investigating details on the alleged rape by the 51-year old Copperfield. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

The military cannot automatically discharge people because they're gay, a federal appeals court ruled Wednesday in the case of a decorated flight nurse who sued the Air Force over her dismissal. picked by muppet 6 months ago

"I strongly object to this video being shown," he said. "This will turn jurors into my victims and I will be tried by a jury of my victims, not a jury of my peers."

His objection was denied.

Updates to this case pouring in daily as trial continues. picked by muppet 3 months ago

A Canadian court has lifted a 12-year-old girl's grounding, overturning her father's punishment for disobeying his orders to stay off the internet. picked by AutumnLotus 5 months ago

"Minh Phu Le poisoned his daughter Skyla on Friday and attempted suicide with the same drug because he wanted to punish his mistress -- the girl's mother -- for trying to leave him, investigators said."

I cannot adequately express my horror. picked by digitalgimpling 2 years ago

A man who said a poisonous spider bite compelled him to rape a woman 10 years ago has been sentenced to eight years in jail. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

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The first of nine cases filed by parents who claim a mercury-based preservative in vaccines caused their child's autism will soon go to court. There has been no link proven between vaccines and autism, but if the court decides in their favor, affected children could benefit from a trust fund. picked by VooDooPeacock 1 year ago

They are defying a court ruling and state that they will defend their stance in states other than California as well.
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*Use of the Starbucks logo and name does not imply ownership by Plime. Please don't sue them. Or me...I have no money. picked by moe 8 months ago

In a 5-4 vote, the court said the Louisiana law allowing the death penalty to be imposed in such cases violates the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

"The death penalty is not a proportional punishment for the rape of a child," Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote in his majority opinion. picked by ImNotBlue 5 months ago

On December 10th the Supreme Court decided two companion cases that essentially hold that the Federal Sentencing guidelines really are just guidelines. In other words, the sentencing court, after giving them consideration, is free to disregard them and impose the sentence the court thinks is appropriate in a given case. To understand the significance of this development, here is a brief overview... read full post picked by bhartzer 11 months ago

Two Emirati men are accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old French boy, a case that has raised questions about the protection of foreigners and the fairness of a legal system where male rape does not exist as a crime.

**This is outrageous, one of the rapists is HIV positive! picked by dollyllama 1 year ago