County refuses to release Gibson tapes
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Audio and video tapes of Mel Gibson's drunken driving arrest are exempt from the California Public Records Act and won't be released, authorities said, despite requests from a celebrity news Web site.
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The family of a teacher slain nearly 11 years ago and prosecutors asked a judge Monday to keep her secretly recorded pleas for her life from being played aloud during the trial of her accused killer.
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By Bob Curtright, The Wichita Eagle, Kan.  Sep. 5--Hollywood wants to keep you from recording its movies at home and playing them on a laptop or iPod.
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SANTA ROSA, Calif., Oct. 4 -- A judge declined Wednesday to grant a second request by the defense to dismiss the child pornography case against the onetime suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case.
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By Julia Oliver, The Charlotte Observer, N.C.  Mar. 4--Union County has asked a court to uphold its growth-control ordinance in response to a developer's suit challenging its legality.
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County health officials warn of grave consequences if Santa Clara County follows through with a proposal to deny trauma medical services to patients outside its county line.
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In a videotaped statement, Michael Jackson denied the accusations against him.
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Hours after an indictment against former Springfield Bishop Thomas Dupre was unsealed Monday accusing him of raping two boys in the &#39;70s, the county prosecutor refused
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By Sally Connell, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Jun. 17--Even as the project to ship water from Nacimiento Lake to homes and businesses in the North County and San Luis Obispo is nearing construction, some property owners are resisting plans to lay the pipeline across their land.
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New York: Mark David Chapman, the man convicted of murdering John Lennon outside the former Beatle&#39;s Manhattan apartment building, was denied a request for parole on Tuesday, officials said.
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John Lennon&#39;s killer, Mark David Chapman, has been denied parole for the third time. In explaining their decision to Chapman on Tuesday, the New York State Division of Parole wrote that it &quot;was based
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A judge has rejected a defence bid to remove the District-Attorney trying pop star Michael Jackson on child molestation charges. He says there is no proof Santa Barbara County District-Attorney Tom Sneddon had acted improperly or over-zealously.
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's office on Wednesday rejected a request that it release several hours of audio tape that contained the governor's now infamous comments about the mingling of "black blood" and "Latino blood."
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A judge issued an order Friday barring attorneys from publicly discussing any aspects of the case involving the woman who was with San Diego Chargers linebacker Steve Foley when he was shot by an off-duty police officer.
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The district attorney prosecuting Michael Jackson on child molestation charges can stay on the case. That ruling came down Thursday from Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville in Santa Barbara County, California.
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SANTA MARIA - A judge denied two defense motions to dismiss the Michael Jackson child molestation case and also rejected their bid to delay the trial, keeping alive a Jan. 31 trial date.
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By Eric Ferreri, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C.  Feb. 24--DURHAM -- In a lawsuit, a Durham man is disputing a January decision by county commissioners that blocked a townhouse development off Farrington Road.