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Today's Crimes and Trials: 'Idol' host Ryan Seacrest gets restraining order Judge orders trial in Anna Nicole Smith's death Couple pleads not guilty in child's death Most documents in Smart kidnapping case to be open Judge orders 3 to trial in Anna Nicole drug case Man sentenced to death in Tenn. torture slaying Ga. man who sought out Miley Cyrus gets plea deal Univ. of Mich. will settle case with ex-student US scientist pleads not guilty in Israel spy case Randy Quaid and wife no-shows for Calif. court Holder: DOJ helping tribes reduce violence Chevron tried to taint Ecuador toxic waste trial: lawyer La-Z-Boy from drunk driving case to be auctioned Lawyer in landmark breast implant lawsuits dies Two wounded in Los Angeles synagogue shooting Couple charged in Dugard case appear in court Pa. high court dismisses juvenile convictions Jury complies with lifer's death sentence request 4 arraigned in gang rape of Calif. girl at school U.S. scientist ordered held on espionage charges 'Idol' host Ryan Seacrest gets restraining order Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:15 pm PDT AP - A judge granted "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest a temporary restraining order against a man arrested on suspicion of stalking the radio and television host outside his workplace on Friday, court records show. Full Story Top Judge orders trial in Anna Nicole Smith's death Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:02 pm PDT Reuters - A California judge on Friday ordered the boyfriend and two doctors of former Playboy model and actress Anna Nicole Smith to stand trial on charges of fueling her addiction to prescription drugs. Full Story Top Couple pleads not guilty in child's death Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:52 pm PDT AP - A woman and her boyfriend pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree murder and child abuse in the death of the woman's 3-year-old daughter, who was found in a trash bag. Full Story Top Most documents in Smart kidnapping case to be open Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:57 pm PDT AP - Attorneys on Friday told a federal judge they have settled disagreements over which documents and reports should be open in the Elizabeth Smart kidnapping case. Full Story Top Judge orders 3 to trial in Anna Nicole drug case Fri, 30 Oct 2009 04:26 pm PDT AP - Three key players in the troubled world of Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith were ordered Friday to stand trial after a hearing that plumbed the drug-fueled depths of her final years and the alleged roles of her boyfriend and two doctors in feeding her addiction to prescription drugs. Full Story Top Man sentenced to death in Tenn. torture slaying Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:20 pm PDT AP - A Tennessee man convicted of kidnapping, rape and murder charges in the fatal carjacking of a couple on a date has been sentenced to death. Full Story Top Ga. man who sought out Miley Cyrus gets plea deal Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:04 am PDT AP - A 53-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday to resisting police outside the set of a Miley Cyrus movie on the Georgia coast after prosecutors dropped charges that he tried to stalk the teen pop star. Full Story Top Univ. of Mich. will settle case with ex-student Fri, 30 Oct 2009 09:52 am PDT AP - The University of Michigan has dropped an appeal of a $1.7 million verdict and agreed to settle a lawsuit with a former dental student who convinced a jury that she was illegally kicked out of school. Full Story Top US scientist pleads not guilty in Israel spy case Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:27 pm PDT AFP - A leading US space scientist credited with helping discover water on the moon pleaded not guilty to charges he tried to sell US defense secrets to Israel for two million dollars. Full Story Top Randy Quaid and wife no-shows for Calif. court Thu, 29 Oct 2009 06:08 pm PDT AP - California prosecutors say they will seek the extradition of Randy Quaid and wife Evi after the couple were no-shows for a felony court hearing. Full Story Top Holder: DOJ helping tribes reduce violence Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:58 pm PDT AP - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says the Department of Justice is spending almost $400 million to help tribes reduce violence on their reservations. Full Story Top Chevron tried to taint Ecuador toxic waste trial: lawyer Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:35 pm PDT AFP - Videos posted online by US oil company Chevron purporting to show rampant corruption among Ecuadoran officials are actually a set-up meant to taint an ongoing trial against the energy giant, an attorney in the case alleged. Full Story Top La-Z-Boy from drunk driving case to be auctioned Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:18 pm PDT AP - A motorized La-Z-Boy used by a man who pleaded guilty to driving it drunk is going up for auction. But police said interested bidders need to keep it off the streets. The chair, powered by a lawnmower engine, comes equipped with a stereo, cup holders and lights. Full Story Top Lawyer in landmark breast implant lawsuits dies Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:45 pm PDT AP - Flamboyant lawyer John O'Quinn, who won billions in verdicts against makers of breast implants, pharmaceuticals and tobacco products, died Thursday in a traffic wreck. He was 68. Full Story Top Two wounded in Los Angeles synagogue shooting Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:31 pm PDT AFP - Two men were wounded in a shooting at a Los Angeles synagogue early Thursday but officials said they could not confirm whether or not the attack was a hate crime. Full Story Top Couple charged in Dugard case appear in court Thu, 29 Oct 2009 03:19 pm PDT AP - The Northern California couple charged with kidnapping and raping Jaycee Lee Dugard made a brief appearance in a courtroom Thursday for a hearing that gave two people with personal stakes in the case their first glimpses of the defendants in court. Full Story Top Pa. high court dismisses juvenile convictions Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:49 pm PDT AP - The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed thousands of juvenile convictions issued by a judge charged in a corruption scandal, saying that none of the young offenders got a fair hearing. Full Story Top Jury complies with lifer's death sentence request Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:43 pm PDT AP - An Orange County jury has recommended the death penalty for a white supremacist gangster who asked to get on death row because he believes its prison amenities are better. Full Story Top 4 arraigned in gang rape of Calif. girl at school Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:29 pm PDT AP - Wearing bulletproof vests, three teen suspects appeared for the first time in court Thursday on charges of gang raping a 15-year-old girl outside a high school dance while as many as two dozen people watched without calling police. Full Story Top U.S. scientist ordered held on espionage charges Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:05 pm PDT Reuters - A U.S. judge ordered on Thursday that a former government scientist be kept in prison until his trial for allegedly trying to pass U.S. secrets to Israel in what was really an FBI undercover sting operation. Full Story Top

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