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Rape Survivor Rejects US Judge's Offer Of $150,000 Compensation
A Louisiana judge asked a rape survivor an unusual question when he was sentencing her attacker: Would she accept $150,000 from the man in exchange for reducing his 12-year sentence? State District Judge Bruce Bennett's question surprised the district attorney's office, according to East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore.
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Colorado Massacre Trial Jurors Quizzed Over Lafayette Shooting
The judge in the Colorado movie massacre trial asked jurors on Monday if they saw reports of last week's deadly shooting at a Louisiana cinema, and whether they could remain impartial as they decide the fate of Aurora gunman James Holmes.
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US Man Ordered Freed After 4 Decades in Solitary
A US federal judge ordered Monday the release of the country's longest-serving solitary confinement prisoner, who was imprisoned as such almost 43 years.
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BP 'Grossly Negligent' in 2010 US Spill, Fines Could be $18 Billion
A U.S. judge has decided that BP Plc was "grossly negligent" and "reckless" in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill four years ago, a ruling that could add nearly $18 billion in fines to more than $42 billion in charges the company took for the worst offshore environmental disaster in U.S. history.
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US Court Rejects Gay-Marriage Bans as 'Implausible'
A U.S. appeals court judge known for his outspoken views described arguments by Wisconsin and Indiana defending bans on gay marriage as "totally implausible" on Thursday, in a ruling in favor of same-sex couples.
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Rape Survivor Rejects US Judge's Offer Of $150,000 Compensation
A Louisiana judge asked a rape survivor an unusual question when he was sentencing her attacker: Would she accept $150,000 from the man in exchange for reducing his 12-year sentence? State District Judge Bruce Bennett's question surprised the district attorney's office, according to East Baton Rouge District Attorney Hillar Moore.
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Colorado Massacre Trial Jurors Quizzed Over Lafayette Shooting
The judge in the Colorado movie massacre trial asked jurors on Monday if they saw reports of last week's deadly shooting at a Louisiana cinema, and whether they could remain impartial as they decide the fate of Aurora gunman James Holmes.
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US Man Ordered Freed After 4 Decades in Solitary
A US federal judge ordered Monday the release of the country's longest-serving solitary confinement prisoner, who was imprisoned as such almost 43 years.
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BP 'Grossly Negligent' in 2010 US Spill, Fines Could be $18 Billion
A U.S. judge has decided that BP Plc was "grossly negligent" and "reckless" in the Gulf of Mexico oil spill four years ago, a ruling that could add nearly $18 billion in fines to more than $42 billion in charges the company took for the worst offshore environmental disaster in U.S. history.
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US Court Rejects Gay-Marriage Bans as 'Implausible'
A U.S. appeals court judge known for his outspoken views described arguments by Wisconsin and Indiana defending bans on gay marriage as "totally implausible" on Thursday, in a ruling in favor of same-sex couples.
