Federal judge sentences ex-US soldier to life in Mahmudiya rape-murder case
September 4, 2009
[JURIST] Former US soldier Steven Green [JURIST news archive] was sentenced Friday to five consecutive life terms in prison for the rape and murder of an Iraqi teenage girl [JURIST news archive] and the murder of her family in Mahmudiya. A federal jury in the US District Court for the Western Distri....... [more] 
Tobacco companies file lawsuit claiming new federal regulations violate First Amendment
September 1, 2009
[JURIST] Several US tobacco companies, including R.J. Reynolds and Lorillard [corporate websites], filed a federal lawsuit [complaint, PDF] Monday challenging a new tobacco regulation law on First Amendment grounds. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky [of....... [more]
Federal jury sentences ex-US soldier to life in Mahmudiya rape-murder case
May 22, 2009
[JURIST] Former US soldier Steven Green [JURIST news archive] was sentenced Thursday to life in prison for the rape and murder of an Iraqi teenage girl [JURIST news archive] and the murder of her family in Mahmudiya. A federal jury in the US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky [offic....... [more]
Federal jury convicts ex-US soldier in Mahmudiya rape-murder case
May 8, 2009
[JURIST] A jury in US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky [official website] on Thursday convicted former Pfc. Steven D. Green [JURIST news archive] of the rape and murder of an Iraqi girl [JURIST news archive], and the murder of her family in Mahmudiya. Prosecutors had previously el....... [more]
US Army officer sentenced to 25 years for murder of Iraqi detainee
March 1, 2009
[JURIST] A military jury in Kentucky on Saturday sentenced US Army First Lt. Michael Behenna [JURIST news archive] to 25 years in prison after convicting him Friday of the murder and assault of an Iraqi detainee. The 101st Airborne Division officer, who claimed he acted in self-defense by shooting t....... [more]
Sixth Circuit rules Kentucky wine laws unconstitutional
December 25, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit Wednesday upheld a district court ruling that two Kentucky statutes regulating interstate wine sales were unconstitutional. The Sixth Circuit agreed that KRS 243.155 and KRS 244.165, requiring out-....... [more]
Kentucky Klan members ordered to pay $2.5 million for racially motivated attack
November 15, 2008
'[JURIST] A Kentucky jury Friday ordered three members of the Imperial Klans of America (IKA), including"Imperial Wizard" Ron Edwards, to pay$1.5 million in compensatory damages and$1 million in punitive damages for a racially motivated attack against....... [more]
Trial of Klan group begins in Kentucky court
November 13, 2008
'[JURIST] A court in Brandenburg, Kentucky began civil trial proceedings Wednesday against the Kentucky-based Imperial Klans of America over injuries sustained to then-16-year old Jordan Gruver, a US citizen of Panamanian descent, during a racially....... [more]
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