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...verdict was announced brought more anxiety for the Okhotin family, as the judge did not walk into the courtroom until 3 p.m.—despite his pronouncement at the conclusion of the trial that the verdict would be given...
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore has long displayed a reverence--or obsession, depending on your point of view--for the Ten Commandments. The Scripture has been a good calling card for Moore, gaining him notoriety far beyond the realm of circuit-court judges after he first decorated his courtroom in 1995 with a hand-carved rosewood plaque bearing God's laws. He prevailed over civil libertarians who sued for its removal, and rode his fame even further in 2000, when he was elected chief justice of Alabama's supreme court on the slogan "Roy Moore: Still the Ten Commandments Judge...
...this stage in his life that Moore carved his plaque of the Ten Commandments and, after being appointed as a circuit judge, hung it in his courtroom and started making headlines. The first lawsuit seeking to remove it was ultimately dismissed on a technicality. His victories in the court of public opinion, however, have been more decisive. He won his chief-justice post with 54% of the vote, and in a July poll of Alabama residents, 77% said they approve of his stone monument. His popularity has led to speculation that Moore is angling for higher office, although his staff...
MISS MATCH (NBC). Kate Fox (Alicia Silverstone) is a Los Angeles divorce lawyer and part-time matchmaker who strikes just the right pose: think Ally McBeal with a longer hemline. To make Kate look like she could "kick ass in the courtroom," costume designer Karen Wagner spruced up the sleek business suits. Fashion forecast: just in time for Jil Sander's return...
...NURHASYIM, 41, the first defendant to be tried in last year's terror attack on a Bali nightclub that killed 202 people; in Bali. Following the sentencing, the former motorcycle mechanic, who has said he wants to be a martyr, grinned and flashed a thumbs-up sign to the courtroom. Nevertheless, his attorneys have filed an appeal...