The NCAA has asked a federal judge to delay, potentially for weeks, a hearing on class certification of former college basketball and football players suing
Month: April 2013
Fed’s Misstep in 1996 Murder Case Prompts Resentencing
A notorious 1996 case of two execution-style murders, in which prosecutors initially sought a death penalty, will have to go back to court for resentencing.
Valley Fever Deaths Prompts Inmate Removal Order
A federal receiver, overseeing California’s troubled prisons ordered officials to move hundreds of inmates out of two Central Valley prisons to avoid the risk of
AU Optronics Exec Gets Two Years in Price-Fixing Scheme
A federal judge in San Francisco sentenced AU Optronics Corp. executive Steven Leung to two years in prison and fined him $50,000 Monday for his
Judges, Watch ‘Speculative’ Instructions
Federal judges had better be careful when they instruct jurors not to “speculate.” A San Diego judge, without being asked by the government, “effectively instructed
US Bankruptcy Filings Fall for Second Year
The federal courts have a bit of good news for the general economy: bankruptcy filings fell over 14 percent for the 12 months ending March
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