Nicaraguan Court Voids American's Conviction
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MEXICO CITY, Dec. 17 -- A Nicaraguan court on Monday ordered the release of an American magazine editor who became an international cause celebre after being convicted in the grisly murder of his ex-girlfriend.
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A court on Tuesday rejected a last-ditch attempt to block the extradition of a Dutch citizen charged with terror attacks on American troops in his native Iraq in 2003.
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The Inter-American Court of Human Rights has upheld the conviction of an American woman imprisoned in Peru for terrorist collaboration with Marxist guerrillas, President Alejandro Toledo confirmed Thursday.
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A divided federal appeals court today dismissed a case challenging a National Security Agency wiretap program, reversing a trial judgeâs order that the program be shut down.
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A Tanzanian accused of conspiracy  in the 1998 bombing of the U.S. embassy in Dar es Salaam was  acquitted on Wednesday.
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A federal appeals court rejected a bid to free Barry Bonds' personal trainer, who has been jailed for refusing to testify to a grand jury.
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The conviction of an American citizen on charges of rape and murder, and his subsequent release, has put Nicaraguaâs justice system on trial.
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American Eric Volz went into hiding Friday after hastily leaving Nicaragua, where an appeals court overturned his conviction and 30-year-sentence in the slaying of his Nicaraguan girlfriend.
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A judge dismissed charges against a New Brunswick blogger after he was arrested while reporting at a protest.
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Nicaraguan prosecutors are appealing a court's decision that overturned an American man's conviction in the killing of his former girlfriend and set the stage for his release, officials said.
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A state appeals court on Friday threw out the only remaining conviction against one of the black teenagers accused in the beating of a white schoolmate in the racially tense north Louisiana town of Jena.
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A high court on Friday ruled in favor of a Cuban dissident who was recently deported from Bolivia for criticizing President Evo Morales, saying a law prohibiting foreigners from involvement in the Andean country's politics is unconstitutional.
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A judge in the District of Columbia has dismissed a case against a dry cleaner who was sued for $54 million in damages over a pair of missing pants.
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A Costa Rican appeals court judge ordered the former head of the Organization of American States jailed Friday while prosecutors prepare corruption charges against him for allegedly accepting kickbacks when he was the nation's president.
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The acquittal dealt a sharp setback to federal prosecutors in the case against the private detective Anthony Pellicano.
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A child abuse case against a former US bishop is dropped, hours after he was charged.
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An Iraqi-born American citizen was acquitted Friday of being an informant for former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, but was convicted of immigration violations, his attorney said.