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Former Ship Captain Pleads Guilty to Drugging and Raping Merchant Marine Cadet

The guilty plea ends a Brooklyn trial that was set to begin, with sentencing scheduled for Dec. 22.

Andalusian Court Presidents Issue Ultimatum Over Chronic Adriano Failures

Cour de Révision Reviews Request to Annul 1950 Convictions in 1946 Murder Case

Verdict Due in Strasbourg Trial of Osteopath Accused of Sexual Abuse

Robinho Asks Brazil’s Top Court to Remove Hediondez Classification

Appeals Court Acquits Woman Who Killed Abusive Father, Citing Self-Defense

Federal Judge Hears Motion to Reconsider Hannah Dugan’s Felony Obstruction Conviction

High Courts Raise Monthly Maintenance Awards Citing Inflation, Changed Circumstances and Child‑Marriage Harms

Former Comedian Saitō Denies Non‑Consensual Sex Charges at Tokyo Trial

Adam Toledo Family Files Federal Lawsuit Against City and Officer Over 2021 Shooting

Prosecutors Seek Ten Years for Swedish Man Accused of Forcing Wife Into Prostitution

Swedish Prosecutor Seeks 10 Years for Man Accused of Forcing Wife Into Paid Sex With 120 Men

Hundreds Rally for Isla Bell After Manslaughter Charge Is Dropped

Judge Orders Adam Montgomery to Pay $15.5 Million in Daughter's Wrongful-Death Case

California Judge Rejects Scott Peterson Bid to Present New Evidence

Oregon Settles Abuse Suit With Transgender Prisoner for $295,000

Oakland Jury Awards $16 Million to Survivor in Bellwether Clergy Abuse Case

Denver Judge Vacates Murder Conviction, Frees Stephen Martinez After 27 Years

Kenneth Law to Plead Guilty to 14 Aiding-Suicide Counts as Murder Charges Set to Be Dropped

Supreme Court Panel Sets Tax-Litigation Reforms With FBR to Add Court Reps and Share Data