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Saddam trial adjourned until February 13

February 2, 2006 07:00:00 AM

Two prosecution witnesses testified Thursday in the trial of Saddam Hussein on crimes against humanity charges before the trial was once again adjourned until February 13 to allow time for more witnesses...

February 1, 2006 08:30:00 AM

The Saddam Hussein trial resumed in Baghdad Wednesday with Hussein, four co-defendants, and defense lawyers boycotting the proceedings in protest against the new chief judge. Ra'uf Rasheed Abdel-Rahman was named chief judge...

January 31, 2006 10:25:00 AM

Defense lawyers for Saddam Hussein have vowed to continue a boycott of the former Iraqi leader's trial unless the judge presiding over the trial is removed, one of the defense lawyers...

January 30, 2006 10:16:00 AM

AP is reporting that the chief lawyer for Saddam Hussein has said that Hussein and his defense team will boycott trial proceedings when they resume Wednesday. The trial resumed briefly Sunday under new...

January 29, 2006 09:52:00 AM

The Saddam Hussein trial resumed briefly Sunday under new Kurdish chief judge Ra'uf Rasheed Abdel-Rahman but was adjourned again after Hussein, defense lawyers, and two co-defendants left the courtroom protesting the earlier removal of...

January 24, 2006 03:16:00 PM

Two judges involved in the Saddam Hussein trial said Tuesday that the real reason for the latest postponement of the hearing was a disagreement among the judges on the Iraqi High Criminal Court - formerly the...

October 26, 2005 11:44:00 AM

A federal judge Tuesday upheld the conviction of civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart for conspiracy and providing material support to terrorists (18 USC 2339A), denying a post-trial motion for acquittal. Stewart was convicted ...

February 11, 2005 09:20:00 AM

Reaction to Thursday's jury conviction of civil rights attorney Lynne Stewart for assisting client Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman to communicate with his terrorist followers has been somewhat mixed. The National Lawyers Guild to which Stewart belongs...

November 30, 2004 10:26:00 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin introduced legislation Tuesday to the state Duma that would set a maximum service age for judges and justices of the peace at 70 years old. The stated goal of the legislation is to create uniformity...

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