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BREAKING: Jury Reaches Verdict in Jodi Arias Murder Trial

BREAKING: Jury Reaches Verdict in Jodi Arias Murder Trial

The jury has found Jodi Arias guilty of murdering her one-time boyfriend in Arizona after a lengthy trial which began on January 2, 2013. Arias, 32, was charged with first-degree murder in the 2008 death of Travis Alexander but could have been found guilty of second-degree murder if the jury didn’t believe she planned the [...]

Man Rapes Stepdaughter, Then Sues Ex-Wife For Alimony (VIDEO)

A California woman is speaking out after being forced to pay spousal support to her ex-husband who was convicted of raping her daughter for over 16 years. Carol Abar told Los Angeles CBS2 that “Every time I wrote that check, I cried because I felt like I was paying the man that raped my daughter.” [...]

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Why You’re in Deep Trouble If You Can’t Afford a Lawyer (VIDEO)

Fifty years after the Supreme Court’s Gideon vs. Wainwright ruling, many legal advocates contend that the justice system is still failing the poor. In the video below, public defenders and legal advocates discuss ways to solve the nation’s public defense crisis, 50 years after the Gideon decision and you can find some amazing charts on [...]

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Schumer, Feinstein: Boston Marathon Suspect Should Face Death Penalty (VIDEO)

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), who chairs the Senate Intelligence Committee, told Fox News Sunday that prosecutors should seek the death penalty for Boston Marathon suspect, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. “It should likely be a death penalty case under federal law,” she said yesterday. Prosecution is expected to happen at the federal level and the most serious charge [...]

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Rachel Maddow Explains Why Bombing Suspect Was Not Read Miranda Rights (VIDEO)

Kendall Coffey, former U.S. Attorney, talks with Rachel Maddow about the “Public Safety Exception” under which terrorist suspects are not read their Miranda rights and how it applies to the case of the surviving Boston Marathon bombing suspect. Maddow began by explaining that “the Obama administration has extended the reach of that public safety exemption, [...]

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