Judge raps Corps, throws out Katrina suit
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A federal judge has thrown out a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the failure of levees in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina.
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A federal judge threw out the conviction of Kevin A. Howard, citing a ruling in a similar case in which the juryâs verdict was vacated.
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A state judge yesterday threw out a Louisiana constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, less than three weeks after voters overwhelmingly approved it.
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A federal judge threw out a lawsuit Wednesday by foreign-born terror suspects challenging their detention in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, ruling that last year's landmark Supreme Court ruling did not provide them the legal basis to win their freedom.
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A federal judge dismissed Hollinger International Inc.&#39;s $1.25 billion racketeering suit accusing former Chief Executive Conrad Black and businesses he controls of looting more than $380 million from the company.
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OAKLAND -- A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Oakland homeowners against the city's fire tax assessment district.   Alameda County Superior Court Judge Frank Roesch last week ruled there was "good cause" to throw out the lawsuit.
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BRISTOL, Tenn. - A Sullivan County judge threw out a case between a preacher and three feuding sisters and warned them to leave one another alone.  All four faced assault charges that stemmed from a family scuffle and claims of being possessed by demons.
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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 judge has dismissed charges against a war protester who was arrested during a visit by President Bush last spring.
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White House's legal regime at GuantÃ¡namo Bay thrown into chaos after judge throws out all charges against Canadian detainee.
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US legal regime at GuantÃ¡namo Bay in chaos as judge throws out all charges against detainee.
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A federal judge dismissed charges Wednesday against two jail guards accused of beating an inmate, saying prosecutors had not proven their case.
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A District of Columbia judge on Monday lost his $54 million lawsuit against a dry-cleaning shop that misplaced his pants.
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GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba  - The military judge presiding at Omar Khadr's war crimes tribunal dismissed all the charges against the young Canadian on Monday.
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A U.S. judge in New Orleans threw out a Vioxx victory for Merck, citing misrepresentation by a key company witness and clearing the way for a third trial in the case of a widow who charges that the painkiller caused her husband's fatal heart attack.
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A U.S. judge on Thursday threw out 20  separate class action and individual lawsuits against an  Italian insurance company for failing to pay benefits to  Holocaust victims and surviving family members.
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A federal judge has ruled that thousands of homeowners flooded after Hurricane Katrina can move forward with their attempts to seek compensation from insurers, a ruling that runs counter to a previous federal court decision.