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...Anwar, for his part, has always maintained his innocence. "It is a sad day for the country. Let's hope justice will prevail," Anwar said as he entered the packed courtroom on Tuesday morning with his wife Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and key political allies, including the venerated Muslim cleric Nik Aziz Nik Mat. In January, Anwar took his case to the people, holding rallies around the country where he claimed that the new sodomy charges had been trumped up to stop him from running for Prime Minister in the upcoming general election, an accusation the government denies. Though plenty...
...Tuesday, Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim, a little more than a decade after he was arrested, beaten and jailed on sodomy charges, walked into a Kuala Lumpur courtroom to face the same charges once again. In August, the government charged the politician with sodomy for the second time in his career, in this case, with a 23-year-old former aide, Saiful Bukhari Azlan. Under Malaysian law, consensual sodomy or sex acts "against the order of nature," as it is described in the law here, is punishable with up to 20 years in jail...
...course, what makes this fight in a San Francisco courtroom so special is that it's not just a fiery classroom debate over theology, but a fight over evidence that will be used by lawyers on appeal to convince higher courts that the prohibitions against gay marriage are illegal under the U.S. Constitution. Pizer, the gay-rights lawyer, says that has been the key to Olson and Boies' strategy throughout the trial. "The presentations are a combination of evidence that relates to the elements of the particular legal tests and also compelling narrative that shows who gay people are, which...
...forgeries and stolen property, and breach of trust. Three other defendants in the case, however, were convicted for their roles in composing and circulating the fake list. "After many years of torment, my innocence has been recognized," a solemn but relieved-looking de Villepin said outside the same courtroom where Marie-Antoinette was sentenced to the guillotine in 1793. "I harbor no rancor. I want to turn the page...
...David Boies, the star litigators best known for arguing on opposing sides in the Supreme Court case that decided the 2000 presidential election. The trial could also be one of the first federal proceedings broadcast on YouTube. Judge Vaughn Walker's decision to allow video cameras in the courtroom was overruled by the Supreme Court to protect witnesses from harassment, but the order expired Jan. 13, leaving open the possibility of later coverage...