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Va. justices revive coal company lawsuit

The Virginia Supreme Court has revived a legal battle between coal companies that has been fought over the last 15 years in courts in Virginia and West Virginia.

Tags: courts, Massey Energy, Virginia Supreme Court

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Md. landlord pleads guilty to spying on tenants

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Defense resurrects 911 tape in Chandra Levy case

Defense attorneys for the man convicted of killing federal intern Chandra Levy want to introduce new evidence if a new trial is granted in the case.

Tags: Chandra Levy, Rock Creek Park, D.C. Superior Court, courts, crime, murder, Ingmar Guandique

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Grand jury to hear evidence in Laboy case

The Woodbridge man charged with shooting an Alexandria Police officer was in court Wednesday for a preliminary hearing. A judge has sent the case to a grand jury to determine whether he should be formally charged in the case.

Tags: crime, courts, shooting, Peter Laboy, Kashif Bashir, Alexandria Police Department, hank silverberg

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12 years in prison for identify theft conviction

A Silver Spring man who targeted upscale locations like tennis and golf clubs in addition to vehicles parked near the C&O Canal was sentenced for his 22 related convictions Wednesday in Montgomery County.

Tags: courts, crime, identity theft

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Md. high court overturns murder convictions

Tags: crime, murder charge, courts, Maryland Court of Appeals

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Hearing delayed for man accused in Syria fighting

A magistrate has delayed a detention hearing for an Arizona man accused of fighting alongside an al-Qaida group in Syria.

Tags: courts, al-Qaida, weapons of mass destruction

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Prosecutors announce deal in videotaped bike crash

A D.C. man pleaded guilty in D.C. Superior Court to charges related to a 2011 bike crash on Rhode Island Avenue that was captured by the rider's helmet camera. But his plea includes a deferred sentencing agreement.

Tags: bicycle, bicycle crash, crime, courts

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Ex-DC cop to serve 2 life sentences for deaths of mistress, baby

A former D.C. police officer was sentenced to two lifetime terms plus 20 years without parole for killing his mistress and their baby daughter.

Tags: Metropolitan Police Department, Angela Alsobrooks, courts, crime, murder

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Hospice company settles false claims allegations

Federal prosecutors say a hospice company in Arizona has agreed to pay $12 million to settle allegations that the company submitted Medicare claims for patients who did not have a terminal prognosis of six months or less.

Tags: courts, Medicare fraud

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