Judge tosses Minnelli-Gest assault case
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A judge Monday threw out a $10 million civil assault suit filed against Liza Minnelli by her estranged husband, David Gest, who claimed she beat him so badly during alcoholic rages he had to be hospitalized.
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark.  - An Arkansas circuit judge on  Wednesday threw out the state's ban against foster parenthood  by gay couples or by households that include a gay adult.
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NEW YORK - A man arrested after telling lawyer jokes at a courthouse got the last laugh when a grand jury dismissed the disorderly conduct charge against him.
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A military judge on Monday dismissed terrorism-related charges against a prisoner charged with killing an American soldier in Afghanistan, in a stunning reversal for the Bush administration's attempts to try Guantanamo detainees in military court.
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A judge threw out a felony charge against a former mental patient accused of stalking Uma Thurman on Wednesday, leaving him to face two misdemeanor counts at a trial that would likely require the "Pulp Fiction" star to testify.
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A judge dismissed on Monday the murder case against one of two men charged in the fatal shooting of the half-sister of Venus and Serena Williams.
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A judge has dismissed assault charges against rapper Loon, who was arrested in February after a security guard was stabbed outside a nightclub.
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Prosecutors have decided not to pursue a third trial in a sexual assault case that gained national attention because the judge barred the words "rape" and "victim" in court.
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A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit against a state judge who barred anyone from saying "rape" or "victim" during a criminal trial, ruling Tuesday that the accuser failed to prove that he should intervene.
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A New York judge on Monday dismissed a  $10 million spousal abuse suit against Liza Minnelli filed by  her estranged husband David Gest, who claimed the entertainer  assaulted him in a drunken rage.
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A Tampa, Fla., judge dismisses a domestic violence charge against newly acquired Nationals outfielder Elijah Dukes after the woman fails to appear in court Tuesday.
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A federal judge on Wednesday  dismissed a key element of insurer GEICO's trademark  infringement case against online search engine Google Inc.  GOOG.O.
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A federal judge in San Francisco has dismissed a lawsuit filed on behalf of retired football players by former Cleveland Browns defensive back Bernie Parrish.
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A Namibian judge dismissed  charges on Monday against a South African photographer arrested  for trespassing while trying to snap a shot of pregnant  superstar Angelina Jolie and her partner Brad Pitt.
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A judge dismisses a $30 million lawsuit filed by the family of a teen girl allegedly assaulted by a man she met online. By the Associated Press.
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A U.S. district judge dismisses Victor Conte's motion for a dismissal, increasing the chances that the BALCO case will go to trial early next year.
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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.