Jackson's Custody Battle Cease-Fire
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Attorneys representing Michael Jackson and ex-wife Debbie Rowe announced   Friday that the pair have settled "all the issues" in their ongoing   custody battle, preventing the need for further squabbling.
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LOS ANGELES - Child molestation allegations by a 12-year-old boy provided authorities with legal justification for a massive search of Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch last year, a judge ruled, rejecting defense efforts to challenge the search as illegal.    In his ruling Tuesday, Superior Court Judge Rodney Melville short-circuited a plan by Jackson's lawyers to call multiple witnesses in an effort to show that prosecutors had insufficient information to justify the invasion of Jackson's estate last November...
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The battle between Ryan O'Neal and his son Griffin that led to the actor's arrest at his Malibu home last weekend turned into a war of words in law offices Wednesday as their attorneys each charged that the other side was responsible for the fight in which a fireplace poker was swung and a gun fired.
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Michael Jackson has filed a motion asking that the child-molestation case against him be dismissed on grounds of &quot;vindictive prosecution and outrageous government conduct.
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SUPERSTAR Michael Jackson&#39;s lawyers have failed in their bid to have all evidence seized in a police raid on his Neverland ranch thrown out ahead of his child molestation trial.
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Stephen Jackson of the National Basketball Association's Indiana Pacers, who was suspended two years ago for brawling with fans, fired his gun during a fight on Friday outside an Indianapolis strip club, police said.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Michael Jackson tried to  "buy peace" in the past by paying to settle child molestation  claims but now -- facing trial in another abuse case -- wishes  he had fought his accusers in court, a lawyer for the pop star  said on Friday.
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A long-running child custody dispute erupted in gunfire after a 10-year-old boy's baseball game, leaving three of his grandparents dead and his father wounded, officials said Tuesday.
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Michael Jackson fails in his bid to have the man leading his child abuse prosecution thrown off the case.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. A quiet battle is going on in a Santa Maria, California, courthouse over what material will be allowed into evidence in the Michael Jackson molestation trial.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Michael Jackson's elegant home with its lavish playground for children was placed on display in a courtroom as defense attorneys showed a judge videotapes of a raid last year on the pop star's Neverland estate...
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Indiana Pacers forward Stephen Jackson  will end a 30-game suspension for his role in a November brawl  when he plays later on Wednesday in Boston.
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By Stephen J. Lee, Grand Forks Herald, N.D.  Jan. 31--A federal judge has thrown out the lawsuit brought by a former Grand Forks man against two police officers and two jail administrators after a violent struggle with law enforcement after a standoff in May 2004.
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Michael Jackson's lawyers fail in their attempt to have evidence seized in a raid on his ranch thrown out.
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SANTA MARIA, California Damage control by prosecutors in the Michael Jackson child molestation case takes center stage today. In the closing act of the latest series of California courtroom hearings, deputies are expected to testify.
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Michael Jackson returned to court on Friday to face the mother of the child who has accused him of molestation, and to address reports that he paid a settlement to another alleged victim more than 10 years ago.
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Facing criminal child molestation charges, pop star Michael Jackson has acknowledged that he has reached settlements in the past to avoid the media attention that would have ensued if he had gone to court.