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Obama, Holder defend plan to try 9/11 defendants...plan to try 9/11 defendants Reuters top ten news stories delivered to your inbox each day. Obama, Holder defend plan to try 9/11 defendants WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration on Wednesday defended plans to try the... In this article: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Defendant, Guantanamo, Detainee, U.S., Thomson Reuters, New York, and Small business |
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Kansas City Star | November 05, 2009
14 charged with illegal buys of 77 million cigs
...high taxes in New York and elsewhere have made the crime more profitable. </p><p>The defendants lived in Virginia, Maryland, New York and the District of Columbia. Posted on Thu, Nov. 05, 2009 10:56 PM 14 charged with illegal buys of 77...
In this article: Virginia, New York, Tax, Maryland, New York, Alexandria, and District of Columbia
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washingtonpost.com | November 04, 2009
Italy convicts 22 CIA operatives, U.S. Air Force colonel in rendition case
...carried out. Magi, the judge, acquitted Castelli and two other U.S. defendants, Betne Medero and Ralph Henry Russomando, the former first secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Rome, saying they were covered by diplomatic immunity. Castelli, who...
In this article: CIA, Milan, Rome, Italy, U.S. Air Force, and Washington
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bizjournals: Local Business News | November 12, 2009
Washington pleads guilty to mortgage fraud
Washington pleads guilty to mortgage fraud Wildor Washington Jr., one of the last remaining defendants in a wide-ranging mortgage fraud scheme in Kansas City, pleaded guilty on Thursday. Washington, of Leawood, admitted guilt to one...
In this article: Washington
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CNN | 2 hours ago
Lawyer: 9/11 suspect to plead not guilty
...a "justification defense," arguing the attacks were responses to American foreign policy, according to a lawyer who met with one of the defendants. Attorney Scott Fenstermaker said he met with defendant Ali Abd al-Aziz Ali at the...
In this article: Eric Holder, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, United States, New York, and Senate Judiciary Committee
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CBS News | November 01, 2009
Mexico Extradites 11 Fugitives To US
...the Justice Department said Sunday. "The extradition of these 11 defendants exemplifies the strong cooperative relationship between the United States and Mexico," said Attorney General Eric Holder. Justice said Mexico has extradited a...
In this article: Cocaine, Mexico, United States, Eric Holder, Riverside County, Calif., and Justice Department
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CBS | November 07, 2009
Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Originating in Memphis Settled
...discriminated on the basis of disability. The complaint accused 11 defendants involved in the design and construction of 11 multifamily complexes in Tennessee, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas. According to a news release Friday by the...
In this article: Memphis, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee, Justice Department, West Tennessee, Gulf Shores, Ala., and West Monroe, La.
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AP Online | November 11, 2009
Death penalty rare, executions rarer in military
...to have killed 13 people at the massive Army installation in Texas last week, might also benefit from protections the military provides defendants that are greater than those offered in civilian federal courts. "Our military justice...
In this article: Fort Hood, Barack Obama, John Bennett, Charles Swift, and George W. Bush
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A defendant or defender (Δ in legal shorthand) is any party who is required to answer the complaint of a plaintiff or pursuer in a civil lawsuit before a court, or any party who has been formally charged or accused of violating a criminal statute.
A defendant in a civil action usually makes his or her first court appearance voluntarily in response to a summons, whereas a defendant in a criminal case is often taken into custody by police and brought before a court, pursuant to an arrest warrant. The actions of a defendant, and its lawyer counsel, is known as the defense.
A respondent is the parallel term used in a proceeding which is commenced by petition.
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