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Keith Olbermann sues Current TV

Saturday, April 7th, 2012

The company's 16-page suit, filed in California Superior Court, accuses Olbermann of breach of contract and dismisses as "fiction" the charges Olbermann leveled against it Thursday.

"In particular, Current seeks a determination that it is no longer obligated to pay a dime to Mr. Olbermann who, having already been paid handsomely for showing up sporadically and utterly failing to keep his end of the bargain, now seeks to be paid tens of millions more for not working at all," says the cross-complaint, which was signed by Laura W. Brill, a lawyer for… Read More

Guilty verdict in Rutgers spying case

Tuesday, March 27th, 2012

Dharun Ravi, 20, was also found guilty of witness tampering, hindering apprehension and tampering with physical evidence, and could now face up to 10 years in jail and deportation to his native India.

Sentencing has been set for May 21.

The New Jersey jury was confronted with a series of questions on each charge after it asked for clarification on what constituted bias intimidation. Though it found Ravi not guilty on several questions within the verdict sheet, because he was found guilty on at least… Read More

Feds may join Sandusky investigation

Sunday, February 26th, 2012

CNN contributor Sara Ganim contributed to this report.

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Key witness in Murray case is missing

Sunday, September 18th, 2011

Los Angeles (CNN) -- A man who testified earlier that he shipped large amounts of the surgical anesthetic propofol to Dr. Conrad Murray in the weeks before Michael Jackson's death apparently moved out of the United States and cannot be located for this month's trial, prosecutors told the judge Thursday.

The coroner ruled that Jackson died on June 25, 2009, as the result of an overdose of propofol combined with other drugs.

The judge scheduled two additional hearings for next week to decide if the prosecution can use the missing witness' previous testimony and to get a head start on the last phase of jury selection in the… Read More

Dad accused of throwing son off boat

Friday, September 2nd, 2011

(CNN) -- A father accused of smacking his crying 7-year-old and throwing the child off a moving boat says he did nothing wrong.

Sloane Briles, 35, of Irvine, California, has been charged with felony child endangerment and resisting arrest, the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.

He was released Monday in lieu of a $100,000 bond.

Briles told CNN affiliate KTLA "we were having fun, it was a harbor cruise!" He said he did not hit his son and he "did nothing except jump in the water with my kid."

Briles, who's divorced, was on the tour boat Sunday afternoon with his two sons, ages 6 and 7,… Read More

Casey Anthony reports for probation after appeals court ruling

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

(CNN) -- Casey Anthony was "polite and cooperative" in her first meeting with her probation officer for check fraud and fraudulent use of a personal ID, a Florida Department of Corrections spokeswoman said Thursday.

Gretl Plessinger, the department's communications director, said that Anthony reported to a probation office Wednesday at 6 p.m. for a visit that lasted a little over an hour. Anthony previously had been sentenced to one year of probation, which including monthly check-in meetings plus "random contacts" in the public.

"She told the probation officer that she intended to do well on probation,"… Read More

Philadelphia officer charged with rape

Thursday, September 1st, 2011

Philadelphia (CNN) -- A Philadelphia police officer was charged with rape Wednesday after allegedly assaulting a woman while on duty, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office.

Police Officer Keith Corley II was arrested and charged with rape, indecent assault, sexual assault and other related offenses. Corley, 27, has been with the police department for four years, according to the district attorney's office.

According to CNN affiliate KYW, a 32-year-old woman claims she was waiting for a bus around 3 a.m. on August 11 when she spotted Corley and… Read More

Prosecutors want limits on witnesses for Michael Jackson’s doctor

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

Los Angeles (CNN) -- Michael Jackson's sexual molestation trial is "no-go territory" for defense lawyers in the trial of Dr. Conrad Murray, a judge ruled Monday.

Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Michael Pastor, however, will allow testimony from two doctors about what the defense contends was Jackson's request for the surgical anesthetic propofol, a drug the coroner ruled played a major role in his death.

Defense lawyers appeared frustrated with the rejection of their witnesses, although they declined to speak to reporters about it as they left the downtown Los Angeles courthouse after Monday's hearing.

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Dykstra charged with indecent exposure

Wednesday, August 31st, 2011

Los Angeles (CNN) -- Former Major League Baseball star Lenny Dykstra was charged Thursday with two counts of indecent exposure for allegedly exposing himself to women he solicited on Craigslist.

The Los Angeles City Attorney's office says the charges stem from multiple reports involving Dykstra dating back to 2009.

The charges accuse Dykstra of "placing ads on Craigslist requesting a personal assistant or housekeeping services. The victims allege when they arrive, they were informed that the job also requires massage service and then he (Dykstra) would disrobe and he would expose himself," said Los Angeles City… Read More

Clemens’ defense attorneys push judge to drop case

Tuesday, August 30th, 2011

Washington (CNN) -- Baseball legend Roger Clemens is hoping to pitch a no-hitter against prosecutors, who are hoping a judge will again put him on trial for allegedly lying to Congress.

Lawyers for the former New York Yankees pitcher filed late Friday a sharply worded critique of prosecutors for their attempt to apologize for showing the jury evidence previously ruled inadmissible.

The judge declared a mistrial last month after the evidence was presented in court.

"The government's use of this particular exhibit was premeditated," the defense team wrote, and "not as innocent as the government suggests."

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