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Probe of judge now looking at gifts, home sale
A probe of a federal judge being investigated for sexual harassment is now looking into whether he accepted gifts without reporting them and if rules were violated in a home sale deal arranged by a lawyer with dozens of cases in his court, a newspaper reported Sunday.
Va. killer set to die Thursday for co-worker death
A Virginia inmate who unsuccessfully challenged the state's method of executing prisoners by lethal injection is scheduled to die Thursday for beating a co-worker to death with a brass lamp and stealing his money to buy crack cocaine.
Guns ruling spawns challenges by felons
Twice convicted of felonies, James Francis Barton Jr. faces charges of violating a federal law barring felons from owning guns after police found seven pistols, three shotguns and five rifles at his home south of Pittsburgh.
Oral arguments scheduled in Wecht retrial case
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has set a date for oral arguments on whether celebrity pathologist Cyril Wecht should be retried on theft and fraud charges.
Judge restores protections for N. Rockies wolves
A federal judge has restored endangered species protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rockies, derailing plans by three states to hold public wolf hunts in the fall.  Judge restores protection for Rockies wolvesA federal judge has restored endangered species protections for gray wolves in the Northern Rockies, derailing plans by three states to hold public wolf hunts this fall.
Protesters' false arrest suit can proceed
Two demonstrators who were arrested after handing out vegan literature at a HoneyBaked Ham store can go ahead with their lawsuit against the officers who arrested them, a federal appeals court said Friday.
Court rejects Fruit of the Loom holder challenge
A federal appeals court has rejected an attempt to set aside a $42 million settlement between Fruit of the Loom Inc. and one of its stockholders.
Appeals court rejects stockholder challenge
A federal appeals court has turned away an attempt to set aside $42 million in settlements between Fruit of the Loom Inc. and one of its stockholders.
Government says it can hold captured teen fighters
The Bush administration is telling a federal appeals court that it has the authority to detain a Canadian who was captured in Afghanistan when he was 15 and is accused of killing a U.S. soldier.
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