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(Newser) - Apparently Casey Anthony isn't quite ready to make up with her mom. Anthony's mother, Cindy, tried to visit her at the Orange County jail today, but was turned away when Casey refused to see her, reports ABC News . The news comes amid a widely circulated report (Newser picked...

(Newser) - Casey Anthony's defense team did indeed ask for a mistrial yesterday , citing a court ruling finding Florida's death penalty statute unconstitutional. If granted, Anthony would get an entirely new jury, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Meanwhile, her trial continues, with lots of witnesses called yesterday and today:

• Roy Kronk:

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(Newser) - Yesterday's big revelation at the Casey Anthony trial came from Mom . Today, the spotlight shifted to brother Lee, who broke down while testifying about his sister's pregnancy, which he says the family largely swept under the rug. "I was very angry at my mom. I was also...

(Newser) - The duct tape found on Caylee Anthony's body didn't bear her DNA or her mother's, an FBI technician testified today—it actually matched a forensics examiner who had accidentally contaminated it. Thus began Casey Anthony's defense, the AP reports. Anthony attorney Jose Baez called on FBI...