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Adnan Syed Of 'Serial' Appears In Court For Shot At New Trial

8:00pm February 03, 2016

by Andrea Seabrook

Adnan Syed, whose case was widely publicized by the podcast Serial, is in court Wednesday for a hearing that offers him a chance at a second trial. He was convicted of murdering his ex-girlfriend more than 15 years ago.

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Bill Cosby arrives for a court appearance Wednesday in Norristown, Pa. The judge has ruled that the case against him will proceed, despite a claim that he was promised immunity a decade ago.

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Cosby Sexual Assault Case Is Cleared To Proceed

7:25pm February 03, 2016

by Laura Wagner

A Pennsylvania judge has refused to throw out the case against Bill Cosby, rejecting a former district attorney's claim that he granted the comedian immunity from prosecution a decade ago.

On Dec. 10, 2014, prison artwork created by Adnan Syed sits near family photos in the Baltimore home of his mother, Shamim Syed. Syed, convicted in 2000 of murdering his girlfriend, is appearing at a hearing Wednesday to request a new trial, based on evid

New Witness Testifies At Hearing For Adnan Syed Of 'Serial' Fame

7:23pm February 03, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

At Wednesday's hearing, lawyers for the convicted murderer presented an alibi witness, Asia McLean, and attacked inconsistencies in the state's case in the hopes the judge will order a new trial.

New Pardon Chief In Obama Justice Department Inherits A Huge Backlog

6:45pm February 03, 2016

by Carrie Johnson

Veteran Philadelphia prosecutor Robert Zauzmer is heading up a key priority in the final year of Obama's presidency. He tells NPR he has seen too many unfair sentences levied for low-level offenders.

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Art World Captivated By 'Fake Rothko' Trial

6:30pm February 03, 2016

The chairman of Sotheby's is suing a gallery that sold him a fake Mark Rothko painting. That trial is underway in Manhattan. Mary Louise Kelly talks to Noah Charney, author of The Art of Forgery.

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Judge To Decide Whether Bill Cosby Criminal Case Proceeds To Trial

5:56pm February 03, 2016

by Laura Benshoff

Bill Cosby's first hearing in a criminal case resumed Wednesday with a decision expected on whether the sexual assault charges will be thrown out or proceed to trial.

Robert Durst sits in a police vehicle following a court appearance in New Orleans on March 17, 2015.

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Robert Durst Pleads Guilty To Gun Charge, Accepts 7-Year Sentence

3:52pm February 03, 2016

by Laura Wagner

The fugitive New York real estate heir, featured in HBO's six-part documentary called The Jinx, is expected to go on trial on murder charges this summer in California.

On Jan. 16, Tera Lecuona, resident of the Porter Ranch area of Los Angeles, holds a protest sign during a hearing over a gas leak at Southern California Gas Co.'s Aliso Canyon Storage Facility. The company faces misdemeanor charges as well as numerous civ

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California Utility Faces Criminal Charges Over Ongoing Gas Leak

11:12am February 03, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The leaking well near Porter Ranch, Calif., has been spewing methane gas into the air for months now. The company already faces civil suits; now, prosecutors are filing misdemeanor criminal charges.

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Robert Durst's Attorney: Heir's Latest Legal Troubles Are 'Tough'

8:25am February 03, 2016

by Tom Michael

Dick DeGuerin has handled a range of difficult, high-profile cases, from Tom DeLay to David Koresh. Now his longtime client, Durst — subject of HBO's The Jinx — is accused of murder ... again.

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Residents Grant and Gaye Gunderson, part of the group of town residents who were waiting for the anti-federal, anti-FBI protesters at the courthouse in Harney County.

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To Protesters Flocking To Oregon Town, Locals Say 'Go Home'

10:05pm February 02, 2016

by Martin Kaste

Anger erupted in front of the county courthouse in Burns, Ore., Monday as anti-government protesters in town for a rally met a wall of locals sick of outsiders trying to start a movement there.

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