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The article discusses a court case of U.S. Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, who walked off his Army base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held captive by the Taliban for several years. It states that the former officer received no prison time for desertion or endangering troops, but was ordered by a military judge to be dishonorably discharged from the Army. It notes that the judge also reduced Sergeant Bergdahl's rank to private, and cites that President Donald Trump has criticized the ruling.

The article discusses the Cuyahoga County, Ohio prosecutor Timothy J. McGinty's release of evidence in the legal case involving the police killing of the African American teenager Tamir Rice in Cleveland, Ohio, including the response of Tamir Rice's family to the evidence release. An overview of the Cleveland grand jury's investigation into the police Officer Timothy Loehmann's killing of Rice, including his family's concern that the officer will not be indicted, is provided.

The article states that U.S. Army general Robert B. Abrams ordered U.S. Army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl to face a court-marital on charges of desertion and endangering troops concerning Bergdahl's 2009 decision to leave his post in Afghanistan, which resulted in a manhunt and Bergdahl being detained by the militant organization the Taliban for five years. According to the article, Bergdahl faces a possible life sentence.

The article focuses on an investigation by the U.S. Army into the disappearance of U.S. sergeant Bowe Bergdahl in Afghanistan in 2009. According to the article, Major General Kenneth R. Dahl recommends that Bergdahl not be sentenced to prison time for his desertion and eventual capture by the Taliban organization.

The article states that Pinellas County, Florida, prosecutors charged Michael Drejka with manslaughter on August 13, 2018, in connection with the July 19, 2018, shooting death of Markels McGlockton, in a case involving Florida's Stand Your Ground legislation.

The article reports on the lawsuits filed by MGM Resorts International against victims of the 2017 Mandalay Bay Hotel shooting in Las Vegas, Nevada in an attempt to avoid legal liability for the terror attack citing the Support Antiterorrism by Fostering Effective Technologies or Safety Act.

The article focuses on the trial of the U.S. military officer Bowe Bergdahl, who was a captive of Taliban terrorist, and later released on exchange of detained terrorists from the U.S. but now a prisoner in the U.S., and talks of Bergdahl's attitude against the U.S. President Donald Trump.

The article presents Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl called traitor by President Donald Trump who pleaded guilty to desertion and endangering the American troops sent to search him when in 2009 he walked off the base in Eastern Afghanistan, was captured by Taliban as captive and had schizotypal disorder.

The article discusses the Oklahoma Supreme Court's ruling on a case filed by couples Gary and Sandra Ladra against oil and gas companies Spess Oil Co. and New Dominion, noting that homeowners who have sustained injuries or property damage from earthquakes due to gas operations can sue for damages.

The article discusses a Boston, Massachusetts jury's verdict that Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is guilty of all 30 main counts against him stemming from the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing terrorist attack. The author considers whether Tsarnaev will be sentenced to life in prison or to death, as well as Tsarnaev's defense attorneys' strategy for his defense.

The article discusses charges of desertion and misbehavior before the enemy filed by the U.S. Army against former Army Sergeant Bowe R. Bergdahl, who was returned to the U.S. as part of a prisoner exchange after being captured by the Taliban extremist organization in Afghanistan. Topics addressed include Bergdahl's descriptions of his time in captivity, as well as the possibility that Bergdahl could be sentenced to life in prison if court-martialed.

The article reports on the admission of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev to persuade the jury to sentence him life in prison instead of death penalty.

The article discusses law enforcement experts's analyses of police officer Darren Wilson's account of his actions leading up to his fatal shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed African-American teenager, in Ferguson, Missouri. Topics addressed include Wilson's testimony in a grand jury trial over whether to indict him for the shooting, differing opinions on whether Wilson followed standard police training and protocol, and the possibility that he could have fallen back or used nonlethal weapons.

The article discusses the wrongful conviction of suspects Henry McCollum and Leon Brown for the 1983 rape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in North Carolina. Topics addressed include Robeson, North Carolina district attorney (D.A.) Joe Freeman Britt's aggressive approach to prosecuting the case and advocating for the death penalty, criticisms of alleged corruption in the county's criminal justice system, and a lack of pursuit of convicted sexual predator Roscoe Artis during the investigation.

The article reports on a lawsuit filed by coalition of civil rights groups against the City of Chicago, Illinois over abuses by police, and pledge by Mayor Rahm Emanuel pledged to cooperate with the Justice Department to implement a police reform plan supervised by the federal courts.

The article reports on the plea of Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl to dismiss the desertion and endangerment charges filed against the U.S. military official after U.S. President Donald Trump's alleged insults against Bergdahl.

The article discusses the sentencing in U.S. Army Brigadier General Jeffery A. Sinclair's military sexual assault trial on March 20, 2014, highlighting a lack of jail time for Sinclair after he reached a plea agreement in the case. Topics addressed include the case's implications in terms of political debate over the severity of prosecution of sexual assault cases within the U.S. military, as well as Sinclair's accuser's testimony at the trial.

The article reports on the decision of the U.S. military prosecutors to drop the sexual assault charges against Brigade General Jeffrey A. Sinclair following the opposing testimonies provided by Sinclair and an Army captain, whom he had an affair for almost three years.

The article discusses U.S. Army Brigadier General Jeffrey A. Sinclair's expected guilty plea to reduced charges in his court martial sexual assault trial as of March 17, 2014. Topics addressed include concerns regarding the truthfulness of the alleged victim's testimony in the case, as well as military judge James L. Pohl's potential sentencing of Sinclair.

The article discusses problems facing the prosecution of U.S. Brigadier General Jeffrey A. Sinclair on charges of sexual assault as of March 12, 2014. Topics addressed include concerns regarding the possibility that Sinclair's accuser was not truthful in her testimony, court-martial judge Colonel James L. Pohl's view that the prosecution was influenced by political pressure, and a potential plea offer for Sinclair.

The article discusses U.S. military judge James L. Pohl's ruling to halt the court-martial sexual assault trial of U.S. Brigadier General Jeffrey A. Sinclair due to concerns that U.S. Army General Joseph Anderson did not accept a plea offer from Sinclair due to political motivations. Topics addressed include concerns regarding the truthfulness of Sinclair's accuser's testimony, as well as pressure on the U.S. government regarding a perceived lack of punishment in military sexual assault cases.

The article reports on the U.S. Army prosecutors who will try to prove that Brigade General Jeffrey A. Sinclair forced his junior officer lover to perform fellatio and threatened to kill her and her family if she revealed their relationship. The action is part of the sexual assault trial against Sinclair to be heared in 2014. The defense lawyers will argue that the sex was consensual as text messages show the girl pursued Sinclair and that she fabricated the assault claims to avoid adultery.

The article reports on the inquiry made by military prosecutors on the 25-hour conversation of U.S. Army Sargeant Bowe Bergdahl on the alleged mismanagement of officials in his unit.

The article reports on the decision of Chrissy T. Adams, a prosecutor in South Carolina, not to file charge against police lieutenant Mark Tiller, who shot and killed 19-year-old man Zachary Hammond during a drug arrest.

The article reports on the claims by Lieutenant Colonel Franklin D. Rosenblatt of the U.S. Army, one of the defense lawyer of Sargent Bowe Bergdahl who faces a possible life sentence for endangering the lives of soldiers who searched for him, that he had a severe mental disease during the time.

The article reports on the intent of U.S. Army prosecutors to persuade the Army to release a report that details its investigation on the disappearance of Sargeant Bowe Bergdahl, who faces probable life sentence and scheduled for hearing on September 24, 2014.

The article reports on the presence of American Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl held as prisoner of war by the Taliban, at his preliminary hearing in San Antonio, Texas on September 10, 2015 on charges that he deserted his post and endangered troops who searched for him.

The article discusses the misbehavior before the enemy charge filed against Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl for leaving his remote Army base in eastern Afghanistan in 2009, wandering into enemy territory and endangering the safety of other military personnel.

The article reports on the trial of the 2013 Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on March 17, 2015 where his lawyers steer blame to his brother as the prosecution objects, along with the testimony of Stephen Silva, a high school classmate of Tsarnaev, before Judge George A. O'Toole Jr.

The article reports on the videos presented at the trial of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing suspects Dzhokhar Tsarnaev on March 9, 2015, showing Dzhokhar and his brother Tamerlan wearing backpacks prior to the explosion and weaving their way intentionally down the Boylston Street.

The article offers news briefs in the U.S. as of April 30, 2014 including the resentencing of former Montana high school teacher Stacey Dean Rambold over rape case, the lawsuit filed to overturn gay marriage ban in Ohio and the sexual assault lawsuit filed against the Veterans Affairs Department.

The article reports on the apology expressed by American Brigade General Jeffrey A. Sinclair on March 19, 2014 to the women he had wronged and to the Army where he had spent 27 years, before his sentence on sexual misconduct will be announced by military judge Colonel James L. Pohl on March 21.

The article focuses on the adultery, mistreating his former mistress, and possessing pornography as charges by court-martial for Brigadier General Jeffrey A. Sinclair who forced a female captain to perform oral sex.

The article reports on American military judge Colonel James L. Pohl who halted the sexual assault trial of Brigade General Jeffrey A. Sinclair on March 10, 2014 amid the negotiations on a plea agreement that would end the case.

The article reports on the emails showed at the sexual assault trial against American military official Brigade General Jeffrey A. Sinclair which shared concern of false testimony that pleaded him guilty to lesser charges in Fort Bragg, North Carolina in March 2014.

The article reports on the decision of Brigadier General Jeffrey A. Sinclair to plead guilty to less serious counts of misconduct to narrow his court-martial against a woman who accused him of sexual assault.

The article reports on the counter charge against the bid of General Jeffrey A. Sinclair for the dismissal of his sexual misconduct case over accuser while serving in Afghanistan.

The article reports on the call of the defense lawyers of American Brigade General Jeffrey Sinclair asking a military judge on February 21, 2014 to dismiss the sexual misconduct against him which the decision could all the way up to General Raymond T. Odierno, the chief of staff of the U.S. Army.

The article reports on the resignation of American Lieutenant Colonel William Helixon as the prosecutor of the sexual misconduct case involving Brigadier General Jeffrey A. Sinclair, throwing the trial on turmoil as the court-martial is scheduled for March 2014.

The article discusses an American court case involving two teenage girls who were arrested for posting comments on Twitter following the conviction of two high school football players in Ohio for rape, as they allegedly threatened the victim.

The article reports that the judge hearing deposed Iraqi dictator's Saddam Hussein's genocide trial in Baghdad, Iraq, postponed the case until October 9, 2006. Now, Hussein and his co-defendants could consult with lawyers who are boycotting the trial or find new ones. Hussein was thrown out of the court for shouting and not respecting the judge.

Reports on the plan of the Iraqi transitional government to move up the schedule of the court trial of former President Saddam Hussein.

Reports on a bill proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives that would limit class-action lawsuits to federal courts in the country.

Reports on a U.S. Senate report which has cleared Robert E. Rubin of illegality in the collapse of Enron. Significance of a telephone call made by Rubin to Peter R. Fisher, the under secretary of the Treasury after learning that Enron was close to losing its investment-grade rating; Details of the investigation of Rubin; His transfer to the role of chairman at Citigroup's executive committee after resigning as Treasury secretary; Skepticism of his actions among Democrats in Congress, including Joseph Lieberman (D-Conn.).

Reports that an administrative law judge concluded that the El Paso Corp. illegally helped to drive up natural gas prices in California during the state's 2001 power crisis. Significance of the ruling, which validates the suspicions of California officials that El Paso withheld natural gas from the state; Reaction of El Paso executives to the ruling; Impact of this on the value of its shares; Details of their actions in this case.

Reports on the investigation by the U.S. Justice Department of a transaction in which Enron sold a part-interest in electricity-generating barges in Nigeria to a special-purpose entity established by Merrill Lynch. Outlook for a hearing before the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations; Question of whether the barge deal allowed Enron to inflate its profits artificially.

Reports that Kenneth L. Lay, Enron's former chairman, has decided not to testify before the United States Congress about the company's collapse. Issue of whether the decision was affected by investigators' questioning of Lay's successor, Jeffrey K. Skilling; Why the U.S. Labor Department is seeking to oust the trustees of Enron's 401(k) plan; Possible reasons why Lay backed out of previous Congressional hearings; Comments of Lay's spokeswoman, Kelly Kimberly; Reactions of lawmakers to Skilling's testimony.

Reports on former Enron chairman Kenneth L. Lay's refusal to testify before the Senate Commerce Committee and the panel's decision to issue a subpoena. Lay's resignation from Enron's board; Response of lawmakers to Lay's cancelled appearance; How Lay's silence is a turnabout for a high-profile figure in Washington, D.C.; Testimony of William C. Powers Jr., who led an investigation of the company's collapse; Political implications of Enron's demise; Comments by politicians.

Examines failed Enron Corporation's refusal to turn over to a United States Senate panel records of controversial partnerships, according to chairman Senator Byron L. Dorgan (D-N. Dak.). Comments of Dorgan, including how former Enron executive Andrew S. Fastow, has not responded to requests to testify; Response of Enron that the company has cooperated; Doubts over claims of ignorance by former head Kenneth L. Lay, who is expected to testify; Other Enron-related developments.

Reports on the bankruptcy of energy trading company Enron, and its lawsuit against Dynegy, its ex-partner in a merger deal. Accusations against Dynegy, which Enron blames for its collapse; Details of the lawsuit; Financial background; Enron's bankruptcy filing; Implications for Dynegy; Comments by analysts and Enron representatives.