Judge Rejects Plea Deal for Testimony Leak in Balco Case
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A federal judge takes the unusual step Thursday of rejecting a plea deal for an attorney who admitted leaking the grand jury testimony of elite athletes to two newspaper reporters.
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Defendants at the center of the  BALCO steroid scandal asked a court to drop charges against  them on Friday, claiming misconduct by prosecutors in a case  that has tarnished some of the top names in sport.
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A federal judge said on Thursday   the two journalists who refused to reveal their source in the   BALCO steroids scandal should go to prison, but he would not   implement his decision pending an appeal of the case.
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The U.S. government asked a   federal judge on Tuesday to imprison two reporters who have   refused to reveal sources in the BALCO steroid case which has   damaged the reputations of top athletes, but prosecutors agreed   to delay imposition of the punishment.
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United States District Judge Kenneth M. Karas said he was not bound by the plea agreement in which prosecutors suggested a maximum of six months in prison for former Olympic athlete Marion Jones.
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A judge has rejected requests to unseal the grand jury investigation of the sex-and-booze scandal surrounding the University of Colorado football program, saying he could only release the report had no indictment been returned.
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A US military judge Monday rejected a defense motion to bar evidence gained from a key suspect&#39;s computer in the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal.
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A federal judge rejected a plea deal for a former Baltimore school teacher who admitted traveling to Asia to have sex with boys.
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One-time JonBenet Ramsey murder suspect John Mark Karr rejected a deal from prosecutors that would have freed him on probation in exchange for a guilty plea on child pornography charges, his lawyer said Thursday.
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A U.S. judge rejected motions to  dismiss charges against the main defendants in the BALCO  steroid scandal Tuesday but ordered hearings on whether the  government acted properly in the investigation.
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Two San Francisco Chronicle reporters will avoid jail time under a plea agreement by a criminal defense lawyer who admitted leaking them secret grand jury documents from the BALCO steroids investigation.
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A federal judge held a reporter in contempt Thursday for refusing to divulge confidential sources to prosecutors investigating the leak of an undercover CIA officer's identity.
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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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A lawyer representing the BALCO lab at the center of a global steroid scandal admitted on Wednesday to leaking grand jury transcripts that embarrassed baseball superstar Barry Bonds and other sports stars.
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A federal judge on Wednesday rejected a request from the woman accusing Kobe Bryant of rape to remain anonymous in her civil lawsuit against the NBA star, saying the public's interest in open court proceedings outweighs her desire to shield her identity.
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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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A federal judge in Dallas yesterday rejected a $6 million settlement in a shareholder suit that alleged Halliburton Co. engaged in accounting fraud, saying the lead plaintiffs&#39; lawyer mishandled the case and may have settled for too little money.