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 Noisy-Sex Woman 
 Loses Appeal 

Loud lovemaking called nuisance; recording played in court

Nov 11, 09 10:02 AM CST
(Newser) - A judge in England has upheld the conviction of a woman whose loud noises during sex "constituted a statutory nuisance," the BBC reports. Caroline Cartwright appealed an earlier decision, saying she had a right to "respect for her private and family life," but the court disagreed.... More »

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England • sex • court • noise violation

 Obama Blasted for Letting 
 GOP Hold Up Judges 

Nominees locked in committee as vacancies build up

Oct 16, 09 6:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - At this point in their first terms, Bill Clinton had had nine federal judges confirmed and George W Bush eight—but Barack Obama has got only three judges through, despite sending 23 names to the Democratic-controlled Senate. Part of the problem is Republican obstructionists who've threatened filibusters and used parliamentary... More »

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Barack Obama • US Appeals court • court • federal judges • judicial nominations • Sonia Sotomayor

Polanski Taunt Brought DA Down on Him

Director's lawyers said prosecutors weren't trying to catch him

Sep 29, 09 8:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Roman Polanski may have his own lawyers to thank for his current predicament. This summer, in an attempt to get the charges against the director dropped, they told an appellate court that prosecutors weren’t actually trying to catch him, because they were afraid to face old misconduct allegations. That... More »

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Switzerland • child molestation • prosecutorial misconduct • court • fugitive • prosecutors • Roman Polanski • appellate court

(Newser) - An Orlando judge will hear arguments today in the case of Rafqa Bary, a 17-year-old ethnic Sri Lankan who ran away from her Muslim home because she feared her family would punish her for converting to Christianity. The judge will decide whether she should remain in state custody in Florida... More »

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Islam • Christianity • court • Orlando • runaway • convert • Columbus

(Newser) - A group of Facebook users has sued the social networking company for violating consumer privacy laws by harvesting personal information for commercial purposes and failing to compensate clients, reports CNET. "Plaintiffs and the general public desire and expect a level of privacy, which Facebook has failed to satisfy,"... More »

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Internet • California • privacy • Facebook • court • lawsuit • Internet privacy

Italian Court: It's OK to Threaten Kids With Kick
in the Pants

Man told nephew to scram or get the boot

Aug 11, 09 1:17 PM CDT
(Newser) - There’s nothing wrong with telling teens they’ll get kicked in the pants for misbehaving—at least not in Italy, the country’s high court ruled today. A mom had accused her son’s uncle of abuse for issuing the warning, calling it a serious threat. But the court... More »

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Italy • abuse • court • threats • pants

(Newser) - Make sure you've had a good night's sleep before going to court in Illinois. Clifton Williams, 33, went to support his cousin during a hearing on a felony drugs charge, but during the sentencing he stretched his arms and let out a loud, distracting yawn. His cousin got just two... More »

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court • judge • Illinois • yawning • contempt of court • yawn

(Newser) - Michael Jackson's autopsy has been completed, but authorities won't release the results until after their investigation into his death has been completed, reports CNN. Detectives are investigating what role the anesthetic propofol—administered by Dr. Conrad Murphy—played in the singer's death, according to sources. Meanwhile, Jackson's three children are... More »

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California • business • will • court • custody • Michael Jackson • Jackson Five • child custody • estate • Prince Michael Jackson • Prince Michael Jackson II • Guardian • Paris Jackson • financial guardian

(Newser) - A judge went easy yesterday on the Virginia man who pulled over to help geese cross a highway only to be slapped with a jaywalking ticket, the Washington Post reports. The judge said Jozsef Vamosi probably broke the law, but said he’d drop the case if the 60-year-old remained... More »

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traffic • court • Virginia • geese • Jozsef Vamosi

(Newser) - A former UN worker who faces possible lashing in Sudan for wearing pants blasted flogging as an "insult" to humans that has nothing to do with Islam and everything to do with "men mistreating women," she tells the Guardian. Lubna Ahmed Hussein and 12 other women were... More »

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Islam • crime • dress code • Sudan • Muslims • Islamic dress code • indecent exposure • court • Koran • flogging • Lubna Ahmed Hussein

(Newser) - A financial firm is suing Vanity Fair photographer Annie Leibovitz for failing to cooperate to repay a $24 million loan, reports the Telegraph. Leibovitz last year put up her photographs and two homes as collateral for the money to pay off debts. But now Art Capital Group said the 59-year-old... More »

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Vanity Fair • photography • debt • court • lawsuit • photographers • Annie Leibovitz • loan • repayment

(AP) - The lone surviving gunman in the Mumbai attacks said today that he is ready to go to the gallows and wants no mercy from the court for his role in terrorist assault, which left 166 people dead. "Whatever I have done, I have done in this world. It would... More »

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death penalty • India • court • guilty plea • Mumbai • Ajmal Amir Kasab • Mumbai attacks

(Newser) - Stephen Baldwin has declared bankruptcy after grappling unsuccessfully with millions of dollars of debt, reports AP. The actor owes $1.2 million in mortgages on a New York property, $1 million in back taxes and $700,000 in credit card debt, according to documents filed yesterday in a New York... More »

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bankruptcy • debt • court • Stephen Baldwin • actor • I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out of Here!

Daughter-in-Law Scolded Astor for Breaking Hip

Charlene Marshall berated 101-year-old
in hospital: witness

Jul 16, 09 2:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - Brooke Astor’s daughter-in-law berated the 101-year-old socialite for breaking her hip in 2003, the New York Post reports. “We had to cancel our trip to London all because of you!” Charlene Marshall groused to the hospitalized Astor, according to testimony from housekeeper Angela Moore. Anthony Marshall is... More »

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will • court • inheritance • Brooke Astor • Anthony Marshall • in-laws • wealthy • Charlene Marshall

(Newser) - An emotional ex-wife of an Arkansas evangelical sect leader testified yesterday that he forced underage girls  to "marry" and have sex with him, reports the Telegraph. The woman, who said she herself was forced into her marriage at the age of 15, said she began having serious doubts about... More »

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crime • child molestation • rape • child abuse • court • Republican evangelicals • underage sex • evangelicals • underage marriage • Tony Alamo

(Newser) - A Saudi Arabian family has taken a genie to court and charged it with harassment and theft, the BBC reports. Family members say they were forced to abandon their home near Medina after the spirit made strange noises, threatened them, and stole their cell phones. A local court is looking... More »

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Saudi Arabia • court • superstition • spirits

Women Won't Ski Jump in  2010 Olympics

Judge agrees it's discrimination, but has no power to help

Jul 11, 09 12:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - A Canadian judge says the International Olympic Committee is clearly discriminating against female ski jumpers by not including their event in the 2010 Vancouver Olympics—but there’s nothing she can do about it, NPR reports. A group of women jumpers had sued the organizing committee, hoping to have their... More »

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Canada • court • gender discrimination • International Olympic Committee • winter sports • 2010 Vancouver Olympics • ski jump • women athletes

Paris Swears She Hyped Pledge This!

Party girl testifies
in court, tells judge
he's 'the best ever'

Jul 10, 09 5:36 PM CDT
(Newser) - Paris Hilton testified in a Miami courtroom today that she's an Aquarius, she's creative, and she promoted the 2007 clunker Pledge This! "more than I ever plugged anything in my life." The party girl/heiress defended herself against a lawsuit that claims she failed to hype the $7.... More »

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Paris Hilton • Miami • court • lawsuit • NBC Local

Jackson's Mom Loses Court Battle Over Will

Judge sides with executors named
in 2002 will

Jul 6, 09 1:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - An LA judge shot down Katherine Jackson’s request to keep control of her son’s estate today, handing the keys instead to the executors named in Michael’s 2002 will, the LA Times reports. Katherine Jackson said she wasn’t challenging the will’s legitimacy, but argued that... More »

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will • court • Michael Jackson • estate • Katherine Jackson

(Newser) - Five black students accused of beating a white classmate in Louisiana pleaded no contest to misdemeanor civil battery today, ending a trial that triggered a huge civil rights demonstration, the Alexandria Town Talk reports. Critics said that the so-called "Jena Six," originally charged with attempted murder, were... More »

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Louisiana • trial • court • Jena Six • Jena • racial tension • beatings

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