17 h. ago Jury orders Chevron to pay more than $744m for destroying Louisiana wetlands

Verdict marks end of the first trial of 42 lawsuits filed about 12 years ago, alleging firm’s projects destroyed the regionsChevron has been ordered to pay more than $744m in damages for destroying parts of south-east Louisiana’s coastal wetlands over the years.The ruling, which came in the form of a civil jury verdict on Friday, marks the conclusion of the first trial among 42 lawsuits filed about 12 years earlier which alleged that the company’s oil and gas projects have led to the degradation of the region’s wetlands. Among other things, the wetlands play a key role in offering the area a measure of protection from hurricanes. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Convicted child killer Lori Vallow Daybell tells jurors their job is to ‘protect’ her at new murder conspiracy trial

The ‘Doomsday mom’ is on trial again, this time acting as her own attorney, as she faces charges in the 2019 death of her fourth husband, Charles Vallow

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3 d. ago Boy’s actions ‘appalling’ but he is ‘not a murderer’, trial jury told

A teenage boy accused of attacking an 80-year-old man as he walked his dog did not intend to kill him, his barrister has told a murder trial jury.

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7 d. ago What's going on behind the scenes with Diddy's lawyers that could lead to a dramatic trial twist

Sean 'Diddy' Combs should seriously consider a plea deal, but is that even on the table? A legal expert weighs in on The Trial of Diddy podcast.

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8 d. ago Mixed verdict for 3 Philadelphia detectives in perjury trial involving a 2016 murder exoneration

A jury has reached a mixed verdict in the trial of three long-retired Philadelphia detectives who were accused of lying about evidence in a 1991 homicide case that later ended with an exoneration

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2 w. ago Prosecutor says at trial that Iran put $500,000 bounty on head of Iranian

A prosecutor has told a jury at a murder-for-hire trial that the Iranian government put a $500,000 bounty on the head of an outspoken Iranian-American journalist

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2 w. ago Jury in homeless man murder trial retires to consider verdict

Joshua Carroll, 29, denies murdering Headley Thomas, 51.

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2 w. ago Man accused of murdering and dismembering housemate will not give evidence at trial, jury told

Marcin Majerkiewicz is accused of murdering 67-year-old Stuart Everett

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2 w. ago Trial begins for Nadine Menendez, wife of former US Sen. Bob Menendez

Jury selection has begun in the bribery trial of Nadine Menendez, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez

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2 w. ago Jury fails to reach verdict in Toyah Cordingley beach murder trial

Accused Rajwinder Singh to have retrial after jury unable to reach unanimous decision

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2 w. ago Tent like one used by Constance Marten shown to jury at trial

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon, of no fixed address, deny the gross negligence manslaughter of their baby daughter Victoria

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2 w. ago Tent like one used by Constance Marten shown to jury at Old Bailey trial

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon are accused of the manslaughter of a baby who died after they went off grid and slept in a tent in early 2023.

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3 w. ago Law & Order actor Isaiah Stokes convicted of 'calculated murder' and faces up to 25 years to life in prison

The 45-year-old rapper-actor was found guilty of murder in the second degree and two counts of criminal possession of a weapon in the second degree following a two-week jury trial

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3 w. ago Wealthy aristocrat Constance Marten had been living in ‘unsanitary’ tent when pregnant with first baby, jury told

Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon deny gross negligence manslaughter of their fifth child Victoria, whose body was found in a rubbish-filled bag-for-life

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3 w. ago Carol Hunt's final words to crossbow killer before he launched sick rampage inside

The jury in the trial of Kyle Clifford, known as the crossbow killer, has heard a transcript of his conversation with his victim and her family just moments before he went on a killing spree within their family home

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