No quick appeals review of Fla. voter purge case
MIAMI (AP) - The legal fight over Florida's plan to purge almost 200 voters from the rolls because they aren't citizens will have to wait until after the election...
Tameka Foster may appeal Usher custody ruling
Just when you thought the ugly custody battle between R&B superstar Usher and his ex-wife Tameka Foster Raymond was over -- it may be starting up again...
NAACP backs 'Stand Your Ground' defense for Georgia prisoner
John McNeil has been in prison for five and half years after being found guilty on murder charges....
OJ appeals to be released from Nevada prison
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A new lawyer for O.J. Simpson filed a new attempt Tuesday to gain his release from Nevada state prison...
Barry Bonds given extension to May 4 in appeal
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Barry Bonds has been given an extension until May 4 to file written arguments in his appeal to overturn his obstruction of justice conviction...
NFL upholds penalties in Saints bounty case
NEW YORK (AP) - NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has rejected the appeals of coach Sean Payton and other New Orleans Saints officials stemming from the league's probe into the club's bounty system...
Pa. Supreme Court rejects Mumia's last appeal
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Former death row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal has lost his last legal appeal...
Ex-Detroit lawyer loses case over 'ghetto' remark
DETROIT (AP) - A former top lawyer for the city of Detroit who lost her job for describing a local court as 'ghetto' has lost an appeal over her dismissal...
Jackson doctor seeks court-paid lawyer for appeal
LOS ANGELES (AP) - The doctor convicted of killing Michael Jackson asked a court Tuesday to appoint a publicly funded attorney to handle his appeal because he cannot afford to hire counsel...
Ohio set to execute man who killed 3 sleeping sons
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) - Sixty-six-year-old Reginald Brooks is appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court. His execution is scheduled for 10 a.m. Tuesday...
