List/Grid Tag Archives: appeals
Court to hear case involving bank robber
ELKHART, Ind. (AP) – The Indiana Supreme Court will hear a lawsuit filed by former clients of an attorney who is serving a 25-year prison sentence for robbing 24 banks between November 2003 and November 2005.
Court rejects political insider’s appeal
HAMMOND, Ind. (AP) – A federal appeals court has unanimously rejected a Lake County political insider’s appeal of his fraud conviction and 6-year sentence.
Black’s Attorneys Ask Court to Drop Conviction
Attorneys for media mogul Conrad Black are trying to get his conviction thrown out. They presented their case before a panel of federal appeals judges today in Chicago.
Court revives SEC’s lawsuit vs Mark Cuban (AP)
DALLAS – A federal appeals court has revived the Securities and Exchange Commission’s insider-trading lawsuit against Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. The 5th U.S.
U.S. appeals court temporarily lifts stem cell ban
A federal appeals court on Thursday permitted federal funding of stem cell research to proceed for now, while it considers a judge’s ruling that had temporarily shut off the funds. The government is asking the appeals court in Washington to strike down a preliminary order by U.S.
Court halts California gay marriage
LOS ANGELES (CHICAGOPRESSRELEASE.COM) — Gay couples in California scrapped wedding plans Tuesday after a court halted same-sex unions until the completion of an appeals process expected to end up in…
Feds ask court to reinstate drilling moratorium (AP)
NEW ORLEANS – Federal authorities have asked an appeals court to reinstate a moratorium on deepwater drilling declared after BP’s oil well blew out in the Gulf of Mexico. In a filing late Tuesday in the U.S.
IL: Appeals court rejects delay of Blagojevich trial
A federal appeals court has rejected former Gov. Rod Blagojevich ‘s attempt to delay the start of his June 3 corruption trial.
McHenry County zoning board to hear request for Islamic community center
After more than a decade of renting space from the Crystal Lake Park District, a county Islamic group wants a place of its own. The Islamic Center of McHenry County…
