Florida judge disinclined to take on Anna Nicole case
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A Florida judge added more uncertainty to the paternity battle over former Playboy centerfold Anna Nicole Smith's baby on Friday when he said he wasn't sure he had jurisdiction over the case.
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A judge ordered another DNA sample be taken from Anna Nicole Smith's body Thursday as he heard often fiery arguments in the fight over the former Playboy Playmate's remains and custody of her infant daughter.
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Lawyers for Anna Nicole Smith's ex-boyfriend asked a judge Friday to step into the paternity case over the former Playboy Playmate's baby, but the judge said he doubted he had that authority.
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A Florida judge has granted custody of Anna Nicole Smith's body to her infant daughter's guardian, but custody of 5-month-old Dannielynn is expected to dominate proceedings Friday as the legal circus surrounding the former Playboy Playmate continues.
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Florida  - A Florida judge added more uncertainty to the paternity battle over Anna Nicole Smith's baby on Friday when he said he wasn't sure he had jurisdiction over the case.
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The judge in the Michael Jackson child-molestation case on Thursday has rejected a longshot bid from the pop star&#39;s lawyer to remove the prosecuting district attorney from the case.
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A Florida judge ordered county elections officials on Wednesday to issue absentee ballots without the name of independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader
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The battle for Anna Nicole Smith's baby resumed on Tuesday with a judge refusing to immediately order a paternity test for her former companion, Howard K. Stern, to help determine which of three men fathered the late Playboy model's 6-month-old daughter.
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A pathologist probing the death of model Anna Nicole Smith's son said on Thursday that since the cause has been found, the case can be closed without holding a planned inquest in the Bahamas next month.
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Judge Larry Seidlin, with his distinctive style and plain language, has become a lead character in the hearings to decide who gets custody of Anna Nichol Smith's body. Some legal observers, and even one participant, say Seidlin has allowed the proceedings to become a circus. He bristled at that accusation Wednesday in court.
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The judge in the Michael Jackson molestation case Thursday rejected a defense bid to throw out the indictment in a ruling that for the first time publicly detailed the conspiracy charge against the pop star.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - A judge in the Scott  Peterson murder trial abruptly canceled court on Wednesday, for  reasons he did not make public, and postponed the  cross-examination of star prosecution witness Amber Frey.
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - In a sign of growing  disarray among the jury considering the double-murder case  against Scott Peterson, the judge dismissed the foreman on  Wednesday, a day after another juror was removed midway through  deliberations.
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The French judge supposed to be looking into allegations of evidence-tampering in the Princess Diana death enquiry has been taken off the case after being accused of inaction.
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A Florida judge on Wednesday rejected a  bid by a former boyfriend of late Playboy model Anna Nicole  Smith to have a Florida court decide a paternity fight over  Smith's 5-month-old baby daughter, Dannielynn.
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The judge who dismissed the rape case against NBA star Kobe Bryant expressed frustration Thursday, saying a series of embarrassing courthouse mistakes should serve as a warning against taking money away from the judiciary.
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Anna Nicole Smith's body must be held for DNA testing in the paternity dispute involving the former Playboy Playmate's partner, her 5-month old daughter and another man, a judge ruled Wednesday.