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• Texas Supreme Court denies WSU coach Leach’s appeal

  February 17, 2012 in Sports LUBBOCK, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court on Friday denied Mike Leach’s appeal in his wrongful termination lawsuit against Texas Tech. 1

• Convictions in doubt over juror questioning

  April 16, 2011 in City on Page A1 Spokane County prosecutors are eagerly awaiting a ruling that is expected to have statewide implications and may cause the retrial of at least two local murder cases. The Washington Supreme … 8

• Judge rejects Hart’s state tax appeal

    December 8, 2010 in Idaho An Idaho district court on Wednesday tossed state Rep. Phil Hart’s attempt to appeal a state Tax Commission order that he pay more than $53,000 in back state income taxes, … 2

• Court ruling unlikely to help Coe

  May 28, 2010 in City on Page A6 A recent ruling by the Washington Supreme Court is not expected to help South Hill rapist Kevin Coe win another trial, a state prosecutor said this week. The state’s high … 2

• Examiner upholds decision barring boat display

  April 8, 2010 in Washington Voices on Page V1 Spokane Valley Hearing Examiner Mike Dempsey has upheld the decision by the city of Spokane Valley community development department that Elephant Boys may not display boats in front of its …

• Malpractice retrial affirmed

  December 18, 2009 in City on Page A15 A Spokane judge was correct to throw out a jury verdict in a medical malpractice case after he learned jurors had made racially derogatory comments about the Japanese heritage of …

• Appeals court backs judge’s decision on jury remarks

  December 17, 2009 in City A Spokane judge was correct to throw out a jury verdict in a medical malpractice case after he learned jurors had made racially derogatory comments about the Japanese heritage of … 1

• Appeal delays mount for Duncan sentence

  September 27, 2009 in Idaho on Page B1 Thirteen months after Joseph Duncan was handed three death sentences for his abduction and murder of a North Idaho child, his appeal languishes in its earliest stages at the 9th … 1

• Russell fights conviction, term

  August 1, 2009 in City on Page B2 Despite apologizing for the drunken crash that killed three Washington State University students and seriously injured three others, Fred Russell has appealed his conviction and 14-year prison sentence. Russell’s appeal …

• Court upholds Craig’s guilty plea

    December 10, 2008 in Idaho on Page B1 Minnesota’s Court of Appeals has denied Idaho Sen. Larry Craig’s appeal in a restroom sex-solicitation case, rejecting every one of his arguments for overturning his guilty plea to disorderly conduct …

• Feds want Duncan’s appeal tossed

  November 20, 2008 in Idaho on Page A4 BOISE – Federal prosecutors are trying to toss out the appeal filed by standby attorneys for Joseph Duncan, saying he never wanted to appeal his death sentence and the attorneys …

• Duncan appeals death sentence

  November 18, 2008 in Idaho on Page A6 BOISE – Joseph Duncan is appealing his death sentence to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Duncan stood silent when the sentence was handed down in August, after he …

• Exxon Seeking New Oil Spill Trial

  September 10, 1995 in Nation/World on Page A9 Exxon Corp. wants a new trial in the Exxon Valdez oil spill case, claiming that some jurors disobeyed the judge’s instructions about discussing the case outside court and may have …