Jackson in new bid to avoid court
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Singer Michael Jackson tries to get  child molestation charges thrown out or the forthcoming trial delayed.
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If you thought that the King of Pop, Michael Jackson, has had enough of legal hassles, here&#39;s one more to his name. The singer has reportedly become involved in a lawsuit over unpaid shopping bills.
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SANTA MARIA, California (CNN) -- Threats made against pop star Michael Jackson prompted authorities to maintain a heightened alert for the singer&#39;s court appearance, sources close to the case told CNN Tuesday.
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A judge Monday denied a motion for a delay in the child molestation case against Michael Jackson, clearing the way for the trial's Jan. 31 start.
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The judge in the Michael Jackson child-molestation case re-emphasized on Friday that the entertainer&#39;s trial would start in January, and that both sides should prepare for an intense round of hearings in the case.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - After months of delays and  intense pretrial publicity, Michael Jackson took his seat in  court on Monday as the task of selecting a jury began in the  child molestation case that has put his career, reputation and  freedom at risk.
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Lawyers for Michael Jackson have  asked a judge to dismiss the child molestation charges against  him, claiming that prosecutors were improperly trying to "shock  and intimidate" the pop star when they raided his Neverland  Valley Ranch two weeks ago.
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Lawyers for pop star Michael  Jackson have "reluctantly" asked a judge to delay his trial on  child molestation charges saying that prosecutors have made it  impossible to prepare a defense in time.
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A lawyer for Michael Jackson urged a judge Monday to delay the pop star&#39;s child molestation trial, claiming prosecutors had &quot;sandbagged&quot; the defence team by turning over incorrect and misspelled witness names.
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POP star Michael Jackson has asked a US judge to toss out child abuse charges against him, claiming the prosecution is &quot;vindictive&quot; and that the star is receiving harsher treatment because he is famous.
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Against a backdrop of dueling public relations moves, Michael Jackson faces off in court Monday against the man who has put him there, Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon.
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If Michael Jackson&#39;s defense gets their way, they&#39;re not gonna be starting something until mid-March. In pretrial hearings on Monday, the entertainer&#39;s legal eagles asked that Jackson&#39;s trial
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Michael Jackson&#39;s attorneys are pushing for his child molestation case to be dropped on the grounds that his Neverland Ranch was &quot;unnecessarily searched.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Against a backdrop of dueling public relations moves, Michael Jackson faces off in court Monday against the man who has put him there, Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon...
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WEARING a dazzling white suit with a yellow armband, Michael Jackson arrived at a Californian courthouse yesterday to confront the criminal prosecutor who has been trying to imprison him for more than a decade.
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Michael Jackson&#39;s lawyers will have to defend their client against molestation charges without psychological tests on the accuser.
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LOS ANGELES  - With the recent slew of lawsuits filed against Michael Jackson, he should just make himself at home in the courtroom -- perhaps with a pair of ormolu malachite pedestals.