November 15, 2011 by legitgov ShareThis Assange ‘ready to quit’ extradition fight 14 Nov 2011 Julian Assange has hired a Swedish public relations company in an indication that the WikiLeaks founder is ready to abandon his appeal against his extradition. The 40-year-old campaigner, who is wanted for questioning in Sweden over allegations of rape and [...]
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November 15, 2011
May 27, 2011
Strauss-Kahn Finds Luxury Digs Pending Court
Disgraced former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss-Kahn finally found a place to call home in New York City as he awaits a court hearing on sexual assault charges. He had met resistance from tenants at two other buildings. Dominique Strauss-Kahn leaves a New York City jail pending court action. (Getty Images Photo) Strauss-Kahn’s new [...]
May 26, 2011
Blood at Scene Becomes Pivotal for Strauss-Kahn Defense
Evidence that Dominique Strauss- Kahn’s encounter with a hotel maid may have involved force, including reports of blood at the scene, might damage any defense contention that she consented, former prosecutors said. Strauss-Kahn is accused in a seven-count indictment of forcibly trying to have intercourse with the woman at the Sofitel hotel in midtown Manhattan, [...]
May 25, 2011
IMF chief may use tried-but-tricky consent defense
NEW YORK – Former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has shed little public light on his account of what happened between him and a hotel housekeeper who accused him of sexually attacking her. But in a potentially revealing hint, one of his lawyers has said he doesn’t expect the evidence will show a forcible [...]
May 19, 2011
May 18, 2011
Elizabeth Smart Not So Psychologically Damaged, Kidnapper’s Attorney Argues
Elizabeth Smart Not So Psychologically Damaged, Kidnapper’s Attorney Argues Reuters Elizabeth Smart talks to the media after the Brian David Mitchell conviction. The defense attorney for Elizabeth Smart‘s kidnapper filed a motion Tuesday to spare his client a life sentence, arguing that Smart does not appear to be significantly psychological damaged despite Brian David Mitchell [...]
December 7, 2010
BBC News – Wikileaks’ founder to stay in UK custody
Image by New Media Days via Flickr Julian Assange, the founder of whistle-blowing website Wikileaks, has been refused bail by a court in London and will remain in UK custody until a hearing regarding his extradition to Sweden. But Mr Assange denies sexually assaulting two women in Sweden and refused to consent to be extradited. [...]