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Conrad Black’s lawyers barred a string of potential jurors who showed distaste for super-high executive salaries as a Chicago court selected the jury that will try the former Daily Telegraph proprietor for an alleged $84m (£43m) fraud. The fallen media baron emerged from court last night expressing confidence in the jury of 12 ­ and […]

A California judge today dismissed charges against Patricia C. Dunn, the former chairwoman of Hewlett-Packard, in a corporate spying case that grabbed national headlines and prompted Congressional hearings on protection of personal phone records. Santa Clara County Superior Court Judge Ray Cunningham also agreed to dismiss a reduced misdemeanor charge against three other defendants in

The hearings were held as the US military determined whether 14 of the prison’s highest profile inmates should be prosecuted. A transcript released by the Pentagon of the hearing showed that reported mastermind of the attacks Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, confessed not only to the 9/11 attacks but to others as well. The hearings are to

Every week or so, somebody asks Ginger K. Renner to verify that a painting is an original by C.M. Russell, an artist known for his early 20th-century depictions of cowboys and Indians. More often than not, Mrs. Renner declares the artwork a fake, and most people accept that as the last word since she is

Ahead of them lies four months arguing what is one of the most anticipated white-collar trial for years. When the jury returns its verdict, the man who once ran one of the most influential media empires in the world will either face decades of jail time or walk away a free man. For Lord Black,

U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales accepted responsibility for “mistakes” surrounding the firing of eight U.S. attorneys as revelations the White House initiated the dismissals prompted new calls for his resignation. In a nine-minute news conference at the Justice Department’s Washington headquarters, Gonzales brushed aside suggestions that he step down and blamed his chief of staff

Movie stars in the White House are nothing new – think Ronald Reagan before you even get to Martin Sheen – but the announcement to FOX News that ‘Law & Order’ star Fred Thompson may enter the presidential race introduces some interesting issues and, like any good actor, his timing is impeccable. How serious can

Lawyers have boycotted courts across Pakistan in protest at President Musharraf’s suspension of the country’s top judge for alleged misuse of office. In Lahore, more than 20 lawyers were injured in clashes with police. Hundreds of lawyers wearing black suits rallied in other cities. They say the removal of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry is

When historians of the future try to identify the moment that neuroscience began to transform the American legal system, they may point to a little-noticed case from the early 1990s. The case involved Herbert Weinstein, a 65-year-old ad executive who was charged with strangling his wife, Barbara, to death and then, in an effort to