Peterson Judge Puts Gag Order on Analyst
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A lawyer used as a legal analyst by several television networks covering the Scott Peterson trial was placed under a gag order Wednesday after the judge learned he had coached the defendant through a mock cross-examination.
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A juror in the Scott Peterson murder trial who apparently did her own research on the case was removed and replaced with an alternate Tuesday, and the judge ordered the panel to start all over again with their deliberations.
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No video or still cameras will be allowed in the courtroom for the verdict in Scott Peterson's murder trial, the judge ruled, citing concern for the families of both the former fertilizer salesman and his slain wife.
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Baseball slugger Barry Bonds's personal trainer, who was sent to prison for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury, was ordered released on Thursday after the judge acknowledged errors in the case.
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WASHINGTON - A judge admonished government lawyers yesterday after being told officials investigating the 2001 anthrax attacks still are talking to the media about a bioterrorism expert who has not been charged in the case.
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A reporter for The New York Times was held in contempt yesterday by a federal judge and faces possible jail time for refusing to divulge confidential
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By Ed Meyer, The Akron Beacon Journal, Ohio  Feb. 21--RAVENNA -- Portage County prosecutors have asked a judge to issue a gag order to Randy Resh, Bob Gondor and their defense lawyers before they get a new day in court in a decades-old murder case.
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A senior Canadian judge has been formally reprimanded for swearing during a courtroom clash with a prosecutor earlier this year, officials said on Friday.
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The judge in record producer Phil Spector's murder trial decided Monday to let jurors hear from a celebrity security guard who says he heard Spector rant against women and declare they should all be shot in the head.
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A federal judge held a reporter for The New York Times in contempt of court for refusing to name her sources to prosecutors investigating the leak of the identity of a covert C.I.A. agent.
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The judge in the now-dismissed rape case against NBA star Kobe Bryant said Friday that nearly 60 sealed court documents will probably be released to the public after his staff redacts sensitive information.
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The judge in Phil Spector's murder trial decided Monday to let jurors hear from a celebrity security guard who says he heard the record producer rant against women and declare they should all be shot in the head.
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CHICAGO : The judge overseeing United Airlines&#39; bankruptcy case struck a controversial pension-related brief from the record, in the latest development in the row over United&#39;s underfunded pension plans.
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Prosecutors have suggested that Scott Peterson was preparing to flee after he was arrested with nearly $15,000 in cash, but Peterson&#39;s mother tried to explain the wad of money while testifying in her son&#39;s defense.
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The judge in Scott Peterson&#39;s double murder trial emerged from a 45-minute meeting Wednesday with attorneys and dismissed the jurors for the day, saying, &quot;There&#39;s been a potential development in this case that has to be checked out before we can go any ...
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REDWOOD CITY, CALIF. - In a surprise move Wednesday, the judge in Scott Peterson&#39;s murder trial postponed the cross-examination of Peterson&#39;s former mistress and sent the jury home for the rest of the week because of a &quot;potential development.&quot; ...
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REDWOOD CITY, Calif.  - In a sign of growing  disarray among the jury considering the double-murder case  against Scott Peterson, the judge dismissed the foreman on  Wednesday, a day after another juror was removed midway through  deliberations.