International Business News - Appeal http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver has dismissed an appeal of oil and gas leases in south-central New Mexico as moot since the leases no longer exist. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/10th-circuit-dismisses-nm-grassland-appeal-as-moot.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 16:15:21 EDT Lawyers for a reputed Klansman argued Monday that prosecutors are citing an irrelevant civil case in their efforts to reverse his acquittal in the abductions of two black teenagers slain in 1964. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/defense-reputed-klansman-acquittal-should-stand.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 21:34:46 EDT A former fugitive convicted of killing a state trooper and wounding two others in 2006 continues to make trouble as an inmate as his lawyers move forward with an appeal, officials said. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081001/notorious-ex-fugitive-appeals-ny-murder-conviction.htm Wed, 01 Oct 2008 13:12:25 EDT Attorneys for former Gov. Don Siegelman and former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy say the two committed no crimes and asked a federal appeals court Monday to overturn their convictions in a federal government corruption case. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080930/siegelman-and-scrushy-want-convictions-reversed.htm Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:59:57 EDT Judges reviewing the insider trading conviction of former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio focused Thursday on expert witnesses at Nacchio's 2007 trial. The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals concentrated on whether Nacchio's attorneys should've tried harder to have testimony by one of their expert witnesses admitted at trial. The nine-judge panel did not immediately issue a ruling. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/appeals-court-reviews-ruling-on-former-qwest-ceo.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 16:31:58 EDT A federal judge on Wednesday rejected an appeal from convicted sniper John Allen Muhammad, who was sentenced to death for masterminding a 2002 killing spree in the Washington, D.C. region that left 10 people dead. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/137963-sniper-slayings-appeal.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/fed-judge-in-va-rejects-sniper-muhammads-appeal.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080924/fed-judge-in-va-rejects-sniper-muhammads-appeal.htm Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:48:19 EDT Prosecutors asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to reconsider the acquittal of a reputed Ku Klux Klansman who was serving a life sentence for the abductions of two black teenagers slain in 1964. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/136954-cold-case-appeal.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/feds-ask-rehearing-of-reputed-klansmans-acquittal.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080923/feds-ask-rehearing-of-reputed-klansmans-acquittal.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:42:35 EDT The state didn't err when it gave the go-ahead to developers of the $2 billion Xanadu retail and entertainment project at the Meadowlands sports complex, a state appeals court ruled Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080918/court-rejects-claims-against-xanadu-project.htm Thu, 18 Sep 2008 07:58:56 EDT A reputed Ku Klux Klansman recently acquitted in the abductions of two black teenagers slain in 1964 is a flight risk and should remain in prison while the government considers appealing the ruling, federal prosecutors argued Tuesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/prosecutors-say-reputed-klansman-is-flight-risk.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:40:02 EDT A man acquitted this week on federal charges of abducting two black teenagers slain in 1964 is sick, has no criminal record and should be released from prison immediately, his attorneys said Thursday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080911/reputed-miss-klansman-may-soon-walk-out-of-prison.htm Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:33:16 EDT Attorneys said Wednesday they are working to free a reputed Ku Klux Klansman after a federal appeals court overturned the three life sentences he was serving for the 1964 abduction of two black teenagers who died after being beaten and thrown in the Mississippi River. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/reputed-miss-klansman-may-soon-walk-out-of-prison.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 17:52:22 EDT Sen. Larry Craig skipped court Wednesday during arguments before an appeals panel that he should be able to take back his guilty plea in an airport men's room sex sting. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080910/craig-lawyers-argue-to-overturn-plea-in-sex-sting.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:28:13 EDT A federal appeals court on Tuesday overturned the conviction of a reputed Ku Klux Klan member serving three life sentences for his role in the 1964 abduction and killing of two black teenagers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080909/reputed-klansmans-cold-case-conviction-overturned.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 23:38:03 EDT A California company that made TouchPlay machines is appealing its case over the banned games to the Iowa Supreme Court. Diamond Game Enterprises Inc. says in its notice of appeal that it is appealing each and every adverse ruling in the case. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080908/touchplay-maker-appeals-case-to-iowa-supreme-court.htm Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:44:39 EDT Defense attorneys urged New York's top court Tuesday to overturn the convictions of former Tyco International executives L. Dennis Kozlowski and Mark Swartz, saying they were wrongly convicted at a flawed trial of fraud and grand larceny for taking more than $100 million in earned bonuses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/ex-tyco-execs-kozlowski-swartz-argue-appeal.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 19:21:02 EDT Defense attorneys urged New York's top court Tuesday to overturn the convictions of former Tyco International executives L. Dennis Kozlowski and Mark Swartz, saying they were wrongly convicted at a flawed trial of fraud and grand larceny for taking more than $100 million in earned bonuses. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080902/ex-tyco-execs-kozlowski-swartz-to-argue-appeal.htm Tue, 02 Sep 2008 17:51:53 EDT A federal appeals court panel has decided not to re-examine former press magnate Conrad Black's fraud and obstruction-of-justice convictions. In an order issued this month, a three-judge panel of the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied Black's petition for all active judges to consider the case. The same panel in June upheld the convictions of Black and three others. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/appeals-court-denies-conrad-blacks-appeal.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:02:14 EDT Tiffany & Co. challenged Monday a federal ruling that largely absolved eBay Inc. of policing its auction site for counterfeit items, saying the judge was wrong to leave the primary burden to the jewelry maker. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080811/tiffany-to-appeal-ebay-counterfeiting-suit-ruling.htm Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:23:09 EDT A hearing is under way in Detroit on Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick's request for freedom after he spent the night in one-man jail cell for an alleged bond violation. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080808/appeal-hearing-begins-in-detroit-mayors-jailing.htm Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:49:23 EDT Idaho Sen. Larry Craig will get his next day in Minnesota's courts on Sept. 10. That's the date for oral arguments on his attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in a sex sting at the Minneapolis airport. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080731/oral-arguments-set-in-sen-craig-sex-sting-appeal.htm Thu, 31 Jul 2008 20:07:28 EDT