Judge Clears Way for Start of Jackson Trial
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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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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - The first of some 750  prospective jurors will report for duty on Monday in the  Michael Jackson child molestation case, the opening stage of a  trial that could send one of the world's best-known  entertainers to prison for years.
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Michael Jackson plans to make his first public appearance since his trial acquittal last June at a ceremony in Tokyo to accept MTV Japan&#039;s &quot;Legend Award,&quot; his spokesman said.
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The first of some 750 prospective jurors will report for duty on Monday in the Michael Jackson child molestation case, the opening stage of a trial that could send one of the world's best-known entertainers to prison for years.
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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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The judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation case makes a major ruling on whether to allow Santa Barbara County District Attorney Tom Sneddon to prosecute the case.
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A judge Thursday rejected a defense request to throw out the indictment against Michael Jackson, saying prosecutors had presented enough evidence of child molestation and an attempt to silence the alleged victim's family for the case to go forward.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Michael Jackson was due in  a California courtroom Monday -- his freedom, career and  reputation on the line -- as jury selection begins in the pop  star's child molestation trial.
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The judge in the Michael Jackson child molestation case on Wednesday delayed ruling on whether accusations of past abuse by the pop star could be admitted at trial.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Michael Jackson was due  back in a California courtroom on Tuesday for a second day of  jury selection in his child molestation case, a process that  has been complicated by the expected length of the trial and  the pop star's fame.
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The judge in Michael Jackson&#39;s child abuse case intends to prevent more than 70 items seized from the singer&#39;s ranch being used against him in evidence.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Jury selection was set to  resume on Monday in Michael Jackson's child molestation trial  as prosecutors and defense lawyers begin the painstaking  process of carefully questioning each prospective juror.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif.  - Prosecutors can call a  child abuse expert to testify at Michael Jackson's molestation  trial, a judge ruled on Friday, even as the defense claimed  that the pop star's young accuser was a liar.
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A child accusing Michael Jackson of abuse will not have to undergo psychiatric tests, a Judge ruled Monday. Defense lawyers representing Jackson had said they needed to conduct their own psychological examinations
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LOS ANGELES: A US judge dealt a double blow to Michael Jackson yesterday, refusing to throw out the child molestation charges against him or to delay his trial.
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Michael Jackson stood and smiled as he faced the first prospective jurors in his criminal trial &#151; a group roughly split between those willing to decide his fate and those hoping to avoid a role in the latest trial of the century.
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A federal judge in Chicago has found sufficient evidence to allow an antitrust suit against concert promoter Clear Channel Entertainment to proceed to trial.