http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_District_CourtFind stories, videos, and photos about U.S. District Court from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:29:27 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/U_S_District_Court14433Find stories, videos, and photos about U.S. District Court from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/29/scientist.espionage.charge/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/10/29/scientist.espionage.charge/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former U.S. government scientist who served in sensitive positions on classified aerospace projects pleaded not guilty to attempted espionage Thursday.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/19/google.books/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/09/19/google.books/index.html#cnnSTCTextGovernment lawyers urged a federal court judge late Friday to reject a proposed settlement which would allow Google to digitally scan massive libraries of books and place them online.Sat, 19 Sep 2009 04:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/09/18/unruly.passenger.airlines/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/TRAVEL/09/18/unruly.passenger.airlines/index.html#cnnSTCTextOn a recent Southwest Airlines flight, a man dropped his pants and exposed himself to the female passenger sitting next to him, then punched her, according to an FBI affidavit. The plane was in midair, and the naked man reportedly grew angrier, screaming uncontrollably and shaking his fist in the air.Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/29/judges.security/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/29/judges.security/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen you think of high-risk jobs, you probably do not think of judges. But perhaps you should.Fri, 29 May 2009 16:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/26/sotomayor.resume/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/26/sotomayor.resume/index.html#cnnSTCText(CNN) -- Here is a look at the resume and record of federal Judge Sonia Sotomayor, whom President Barack Obama has chosen as his nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court.Wed, 27 May 2009 22:37:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/05/26/sotomayor/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/baseball/mlb/05/26/sotomayor/index.htmlDespite sterling credentials as a graduate of Princeton and Yale Law School and a judge on the U.S. District Court and later the U.S. Court of Appeals, Sonia Sotomayor -- whom President Barack Obama announced Tuesday morning as his nominee for the United States Supreme Court -- is a relatively unknown justice to the nation at large. But to sports fans, she's already well known for having played a major role in two of the most highly publicized intersections of sports and the law in recent memory: the eight-month strike by major league baseball players from 1994-95 and the challenge by Ohio State running back Maurice Clarett to the NFL's age limit in 2004. In both of those rulings, Sotomayor stood firmly behind labor unions and a support for the collective-bargaining process.Tue, 26 May 2009 17:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/26/obama.sotomayor.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/05/26/obama.sotomayor.transcript/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama: Thank you. Thank you.Tue, 26 May 2009 16:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/19/kentucky.soldier.iraq.murder/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/19/kentucky.soldier.iraq.murder/index.html#cnnSTCTextA jury on Tuesday heard the last bits of evidence it will be asked to consider before deciding whether to sentence a former U.S. soldier to death for war crimes he committed in Iraq.Tue, 19 May 2009 21:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/15/kentucky.iraq.murder/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/05/15/kentucky.iraq.murder/index.html#cnnSTCTextDefense attorneys hoping to save former U.S. soldier Steven Green from the death penalty presented witnesses Thursday who described Green's childhood as troubled and stressful.Fri, 15 May 2009 15:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/08/kentucky.iraq.soldier.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/05/08/kentucky.iraq.soldier.rape/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former U.S. soldier could face the death penalty after being convicted of raping a 14-year-old Iraqi girl and killing her and her family.Fri, 08 May 2009 15:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/03/uss.cole/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/03/uss.cole/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former U.S. Navy sailor who provided al Qaeda supporters secret information about planned ship movements received a maximum 10-year prison sentence, the Justice Department announced Friday.Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/19/abu.ghraib/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/19/abu.ghraib/index.html#cnnSTCTextA lawsuit alleging that civilian American interrogators subjected Iraqis to torture and severe mistreatment at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Baghdad can move forward, a federal judge ruled Thursday.Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/03/same.sex.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/03/03/same.sex.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTextA legal advocacy group sued the federal government Tuesday, seeking benefits for 15 gay and lesbian Massachusetts residents who wed after the state legalized same-sex marriage.Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/va.data.theft/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/01/27/va.data.theft/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Department of Veterans Affairs has agreed to pay $20 million to current and former military personnel to settle a class action lawsuit on behalf of the men and women whose personal data was on a laptop computer stolen during a burglary.Wed, 28 Jan 2009 02:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/27/fund.manager.surrender/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/01/27/fund.manager.surrender/index.html#cnnSTCTextA missing Florida fund manager -- whose $300 million in investment funds are actually worth less than $1 million, according to a federal lawsuit -- has turned himself in to face fraud charges, the FBI said Tuesday.Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:43:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/15/news/newsmakers/Madoff_exposure/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/12/15/news/newsmakers/Madoff_exposure/index.htmSome of the biggest and best-known names in global finance are calculating they may have lost nearly $3 billion in an alleged $50 billion "pyramid scheme" that led to the arrest of a New York financier last week.Mon, 15 Dec 2008 19:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/14/blackwater.justice/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/11/14/blackwater.justice/index.html#cnnSTCTextJustice Department prosecutors are moving closer to seeking indictments for a small number of Blackwater security guards in connection with the deadly shootings of 17 Iraqi civilians in 2007.Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/10/veterans.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/11/10/veterans.lawsuit/index.html#cnnSTCTextTwo veterans' organizations Monday filed a federal lawsuit seeking to accelerate decisions on disability claims for retired military personnel.Tue, 11 Nov 2008 01:12:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/21/chicago.police.torture/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/10/21/chicago.police.torture/index.html#cnnSTCTextA former Chicago police commander was arrested Tuesday on charges related to accusations that he and officers under his command tortured and abused suspects in the 1980s, federal officials said.Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:33:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1843139,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1843139,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOne of the five men awaiting trial on charges alleging they plotted an armed attack on soldiers training at Fort Dix discussed other targets including the White House and CapitolSun, 21 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1822377,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1822377,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsKept away from the action in 2004, protesters have taken their cases to federal courts in Denver and St. Paul, Minn., in hopes that their efforts might hit their intended targetsMon, 14 Jul 2008 03:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/30/Abu.ghraib.suits/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/06/30/Abu.ghraib.suits/index.html#cnnSTCTextIraqi nationals who claimed U.S. military contractors inflicted physical and emotional abuse on them at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison filed the first of four planned lawsuits Monday in federal court.Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:26:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1818148,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1818148,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFour international airlines have agreed to pay $504 million in fines to settle charges they conspired to fleece consumers by driving up cargo shipping pricesThu, 26 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/25/terror.plot/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/06/25/terror.plot/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree men accused of plotting to bomb New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport pleaded not guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court in New York.Thu, 26 Jun 2008 02:22:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1817584,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1817584,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFive sex offenders filed a lawsuit Tuesday claiming that a tough new Georgia law that bans them from volunteering at churches also robs them of their right to participate in religious worshipTue, 24 Jun 2008 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1816838,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1816838,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA prescription painkiller sold under such names as Darvon and Darvocet is too risky to stay on the market, a consumer advocacy group argued Thursday in suing the Food and Drug AdministrationFri, 20 Jun 2008 20:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/24/scotus.clinton.movie/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/24/scotus.clinton.movie/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Supreme Court has rejected a conservative group's legal fight to air commercials promoting a movie critical of Sen. Hillary Clinton.Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:06:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1723706,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1723706,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA federal judge has ordered the governments of India, Mongolia and the Philippines to pony up $57.6 million in real estate taxes in a case that reached the U.S. Supreme CourtWed, 19 Mar 2008 16:00:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/04/news/companies/airborne_settlement/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2008/03/04/news/companies/airborne_settlement/index.htmAirborne - the herbal supplement company that once claimed to help fight off colds - will pay $23.3 million to settle a class-action lawsuit brought against the company for false advertising, according to one of the groups that joined the suit.Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:34:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1718903,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1718903,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsFrustrated by the nebulousness of the Internet, a federal judge reverses an order to shut down a muckraking website. Has U.S. justice been outmaneuvered?Mon, 03 Mar 2008 17:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.mcveigh8/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/12/17/court.archive.mcveigh8/index.html#cnnSTCTextIN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THEMon, 31 Dec 2007 15:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/18/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/12/18/cia.tapes/index.html#cnnSTCTextA federal judge has ordered the Bush administration to appear in court Friday to answer allegations that it defied his demand to preserve evidence that may have included CIA interrogation videos of terrorist suspects in U.S. custody. Wed, 19 Dec 2007 10:39:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/14/crack.sentences/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/11/14/crack.sentences/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe U.S. Sentencing Commission is considering retroactive changes that could mean shortened sentences for nearly 20,000 federal prisoners convicted of crack cocaine related offenses. Wed, 14 Nov 2007 17:49:00 ESThttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1681238,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1681238,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsSalmon advocates filed a lawsuit Monday to force the Bush administration to obey a 5-year-old court order requiring it to make permanent rules to keep agricultural pesticides from killing salmonTue, 06 Nov 2007 21:00:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/09/25/vick/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/09/25/vick/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Virginia grand jury has indicted suspended Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick and three co-defendants on state charges of running a dogfighting ring at Vick's Virginia home, prosecutors said Tuesday.Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:43:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/07/news/companies/bc.apfn.wyeth.ahead.of.the.bell.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/07/news/companies/bc.apfn.wyeth.ahead.of.the.bell.ap/index.htmWyeth shares slipped in premarket electronic trading Friday, a day after a U.S. District Court refused to issue an injunction to stop a generic version of its heartburn drug Protonix from going on sale.Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:23:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/06/news/companies/jones_soda_lawsuit.ap/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/09/06/news/companies/jones_soda_lawsuit.ap/index.htmShares of premium soda-maker Jones Soda Co. fell Thursday after a federal shareholder lawsuit accused two of its executives of participating in a scheme to inflate the company's stock price.Thu, 06 Sep 2007 09:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/09/06/psu.brawl.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/09/06/psu.brawl.ap/index.htmlSTATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- A judge has ordered a former Penn State football player to pay $900,000 to a man who was thrown through a window at an off-campus fraternity house in 2001, according to court documents.Thu, 06 Sep 2007 08:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/27/river.bridge.closed.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/27/river.bridge.closed.ap/index.html#cnnSTCTextOfficials closed a major Mississippi River bridge between Tennessee and Arkansas for nine hours Monday after a pier under a small approach span settled several inches overnight. Tue, 28 Aug 2007 01:53:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/08/27/bc.fbn.vick.plea.text.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/08/27/bc.fbn.vick.plea.text.ap/index.htmlMichael Vick's statement following his guilty plea in U.S. District Court in Richmond, Va., to a dogfighting conspiracy charge:Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:31:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/08/24/bc.fbn.michaelvick.reac.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/08/24/bc.fbn.michaelvick.reac.ap/index.htmlAtlanta Falcons receiver Joe Horn welcomed the news that Michael Vick filed his plea agreement on dogfighting charges.Fri, 24 Aug 2007 08:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/07/31/terror.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/law/07/31/terror.plea/index.html#cnnSTCTextA 35-year-old Somali citizen whom authorities accuse of plotting to blow up a shopping mall in Ohio has pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support to terrorists. Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:44:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1647176,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1647176,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsOil executives denied that drivers are overpaying for gasoline because the fuel expands in hot weather and provides less energy per gallonThu, 26 Jul 2007 09:35:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/24/news/newsmakers/hedge.reut/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2007/07/24/news/newsmakers/hedge.reut/index.htmA hedge fund manager, who was among more than a dozen people accused of participating in an insider trading ring on Wall Street, pleaded guilty Tuesday to profiting from inside tips allegedly leaked by a former UBS Securities executive.Tue, 24 Jul 2007 09:10:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1630289,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1630289,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA Canadian author has sued NBC Universal and director Judd Apatow claiming they ripped off the premise of the hit movie "Knocked Up" from her book of the same nameThu, 07 Jun 2007 19:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/25/news/companies/light_cigarette/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/09/25/news/companies/light_cigarette/index.htmA federal judge has granted class action status to a federal lawsuit claiming nine tobacco companies deceived U.S. smokers by leading them to believe "light" cigarettes were safer than regular cigarettes, according to a court administrator.Mon, 25 Sep 2006 15:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/07/12/inmate.porn/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/07/12/inmate.porn/index.htmlTwo inmates are suing Indiana because of a policy that bans graphic magazines, such as Playboy, Penthouse or Hustler.Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:26:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/07/technology/cablevision/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/06/07/technology/cablevision/index.htmU.S. cable operator Cablevision Systems Corp. on Wednesday said its planned network-based digital video recorder is protected by "fair use" legal precedents established in the famous Sony Betamax video case.Wed, 07 Jun 2006 20:17:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/09/news/funny/hells_angels/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2006/03/09/news/funny/hells_angels/index.htmThe Hell's Angels Motorcycle Corp. is suing a division of Walt Disney, Buena Vista Motion Pictures and a film production company for infringing on its trademark in the development and production of "Wild Hogs," a comedy about middle-aged bikers.Thu, 09 Mar 2006 23:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/18/gitmo.appeals/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/18/gitmo.appeals/index.htmlThe Justice Department Wednesday asked a federal appeals court to dismiss lawsuits by Guantanamo Bay detainees, arguing a law passed in December takes away the prisoners' right to bring their cases before the court.Thu, 19 Jan 2006 01:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/02/scotus.roberts/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/01/02/scotus.roberts/index.htmlChief Justice John Roberts picked up where his late predecessor had left off, declaring in his first year-end report that the problem of pay for judges "has gotten worse, not better."Mon, 02 Jan 2006 17:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/13/human.smuggling/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/12/13/human.smuggling/index.htmlA Jordanian citizen has pleaded guilty to helping operate a multimillion dollar human smuggling ring that brought hundreds of illegal immigrants from Iraq and other Middle East countries into the United States, authorities announced Tuesday.Tue, 13 Dec 2005 17:32:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/26/news/midcaps/scandal_worldcom/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/07/26/news/midcaps/scandal_worldcom/index.htmThree former top executives at bankrupt telecom WorldCom, including its ex-chief financial officer, have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit stemming from accounting fraud that brought down the company, according to published reports Tuesday.Tue, 26 Jul 2005 10:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/05/01/8259684/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/business2_archive/2005/05/01/8259684/index.htmBeing forced to pay twice to get your own money has always seemed unfair. Now it's up to the federal courts to decide whether it's also illegal. In May, a U.S. District Court in San Francisco will ...Sun, 01 May 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/27/missile.plot.lakhani/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/27/missile.plot.lakhani/index.htmlA British man accused of trying to smuggle shoulder-held missiles into the United States and offering to obtain a radioactive "dirty bomb" for terrorists was found guilty Wednesday in U.S. District Court on all five of the counts he faced.Wed, 27 Apr 2005 17:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/26/cleric.trial/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/04/26/cleric.trial/index.htmlA prominent Washington-area Muslim cleric was convicted Tuesday of urging his followers, days after the attacks of September 11, 2001, to go to Afghanistan and help the Taliban fight U.S. military forces.Tue, 26 Apr 2005 17:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/22/bush.plot.charges/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/22/bush.plot.charges/index.htmlAn American citizen who had been detained in Saudi Arabia was charged Tuesday in U.S. District Court with conspiracy and supporting terrorists in an alleged plot to assassinate President Bush.Tue, 22 Feb 2005 17:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/04/tobacco.trial/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/02/04/tobacco.trial/index.htmlIn a 2-to-1 ruling, a U.S. federal appeals court panel in Washington Friday rejected the federal government's lawsuit seeking as much as $280 billion in past earnings from tobacco companies that allegedly engaged in a criminal enterprise to cover up smoking dangers.Sat, 05 Feb 2005 02:44:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/19/van.man.hearing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/19/van.man.hearing/index.htmlA man in a van, who held authorities at bay for more than four hours near the White House after threatening to ignite a substance inside the vehicle, will be arraigned in U.S. District Court Wednesday morning, metropolitan police said.Wed, 19 Jan 2005 12:57:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/18/inauguration.protests/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/ALLPOLITICS/01/18/inauguration.protests/index.htmlThe committee handling Bush's Thursday inaugural is focused on pomp and pageantry, but protesters are also preparing.Tue, 18 Jan 2005 23:55:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/03/maryland.arsons/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/01/03/maryland.arsons/index.htmlFive men accused of arson in a December spree that damaged or destroyed more than 40 homes in the Washington suburbs were indicted Monday on federal charges, prosecutors said.Mon, 03 Jan 2005 20:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/23/stolen.fetus/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/12/23/stolen.fetus/index.htmlThe U.S. attorney for the Western District of Missouri said Thursday that Lisa Montgomery -- the woman charged with strangling a pregnant woman, cutting the near-term fetus from her womb and kidnapping the baby -- will make an initial court appearance Tuesday in Kansas City, Missouri.Thu, 23 Dec 2004 16:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/09/23/tobacco.trial/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/09/23/tobacco.trial/index.htmlThe tobacco industry has defended itself against charges in the United States that it engaged in a 50-year conspiracy to defraud the American public about the health risks of tobacco.Thu, 23 Sep 2004 04:39:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/12/markets/afterbell/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2004/07/12/markets/afterbell/index.htmInvestors will be watching for a couple of key earnings statements and some movement in the trade deficit Tuesday morning, looking for either positive or negative signs that could help shake the market out of its weeks of stagnation.Mon, 12 Jul 2004 21:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/22/late.term.abortion/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/06/22/late.term.abortion/index.htmlLawyers representing abortion providers and Justice Department attorneys completed closing arguments Tuesday in a landmark case challenging the constitutionality of a ban on a particular type of late-term abortion.Wed, 23 Jun 2004 00:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/05/12/hijacker.sentencing/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/LAW/05/12/hijacker.sentencing/index.htmlZaid Hassan Abd Latif Safarini appeared in court Wednesday to begin the sentencing phase for his role as lead hijacker of Pan Am Flight 73.Wed, 12 May 2004 22:06:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/03/08/363706/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2004/03/08/363706/index.htmI started working as a court reporter in 1979. I was 23 years old. I wanted to go into medicine, but I got derailed. And this isn't so bad. Here we get notorious people. We've had [Mike] Tyson here...Mon, 08 Mar 2004 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/30/240139/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1998/03/30/240139/index.htmStroke of genius or a nasty slice? Golf equipment maker Top-Flite has just launched two new golf balls designed specifically for its competitors' drivers. While a major player in golf balls, Top-Fl...Mon, 30 Mar 1998 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/02/07/78920/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1994/02/07/78920/index.htmChicago -- Hooters, a national restaurant chain which has achieved notoriety for its scantily clad waitresses, has been accused of sexual discrimination by a man who claims the company refused to h...Mon, 07 Feb 1994 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/12/13/78713/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1993/12/13/78713/index.htmA suit has been filed in U.S. District Court challenging the constitutionality of new ((Seattle)) ordinances that ban sitting or lying on downtown sidewalks and take a tougher line against panhandl...Mon, 13 Dec 1993 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/09/21/76864/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1992/09/21/76864/index.htmAnthony Jones has a problem. The Chicagoan sued the state in January for not letting him wear a training bra, panties, and mascara in his cell at the maximum-security Pontiac Correctional Center, w...Mon, 21 Sep 1992 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/09/23/75491/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/09/23/75491/index.htmCAMDEN, N.J. -- An orthodontist who gambled away thousands of dollars has filed a civil lawsuit against Caesars Atlantic City Hotel-Casino, alleging that the casino gave better odds to select high ...Mon, 23 Sep 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/04/22/74906/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1991/04/22/74906/index.htmAre our courts beginning to go the way of American VCRs, TV sets, steel, and S&Ls? The issue here isn't our overcrowded city and state courts, but the courts that handle major commercial cases -- P...Mon, 22 Apr 1991 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/01/02/71431/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1989/01/02/71431/index.htmAKRON, OHIO -- A University of Akron graduate student who worked at a Youngstown radio station has filed a lawsuit claiming she was fired from hosting a gospel program because she ''did not sound b...Mon, 02 Jan 1989 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/03/28/70341/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1988/03/28/70341/index.htmSAN FRANCISCO -- A teenager who stole a city bus for a joyride was awarded $150,000 by a jury Wednesday, claiming his civil rights were violated when a pursuing policeman shot him. The U.S. Distric...Mon, 28 Mar 1988 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/12/21/69979/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/12/21/69979/index.htm-- NASHVILLE -- A Tennessee prison inmate claims in a federal lawsuit his request for early parole was denied by the state Parole Board because he is a man. John Stacey, who is serving two consecut...Mon, 21 Dec 1987 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/05/11/69031/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/05/11/69031/index.htmThe post-Irangate departures of high-level officials such as Deputy Treasury Secretary Richard Darman and Navy Secretary John Lehman raise fears of a President bereft of his best and brightest. Not...Mon, 11 May 1987 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/02/16/68676/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1987/02/16/68676/index.htmROCHESTER -- A federal judge has ruled that a dog is not an American citizen and therefore is not entitled to sue an airline . . . U.S. District Court Judge Michael Telesca issued the ruling in the...Mon, 16 Feb 1987 05:01:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/05/66229/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/08/05/66229/index.htmBALTIMORE -- Groups advocating fathers' rights have filed a $1.5-Sbillion class-action suit against the state of Maryland . . . Chapters of Fathers United for Equal Rights and the Second Wives Coal...Mon, 05 Aug 1985 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/05/27/65848/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/05/27/65848/index.htmOnly in America (cont'd) A woman who lost $350,000 gambling at Nevada casinos wants a federal court to cancel the debt because she played blackjack so badly. Toshi Van Blitter of El Macero, Calif.,...Mon, 27 May 1985 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/05/27/65893/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1985/05/27/65893/index.htmIn a case with important First Amendment implications, a U.S. District Court judge has ruled that a financial newsletter falls under the jurisdiction of the 45-year-old Investment Advisers Act and ...Mon, 27 May 1985 04:01:00 EDT