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The American judicial system is centered around the jury, throughout all steps in the legal process. A look at the two kinds of juries, what they do and how they differ.

On December 8, 2008 the Governor Rod Blagojevich was arrested for criminal corruption charges.The tipping point was the looming appointment of Barack Obama's successor.

A federal grand jury Thursday indicted Barry Bonds, Major League Baseball's all-time homerun leader, for lying about his steroid use, filing a five count indictment.

Ira Sachs's Forty Shades of Blue is a film layered with too much prime acting-flesh for its calcium deprived story skeleton to keep upright.

The preliminary hearing is a critical stage in a criminal case, and a defendant should be sure to request one whenever possible.

The 18th Annual Florida Film Festival concluded over the weekend and awarded prizes to several outstanding short film entries in the American Independent Competition.

At the Awards Ceremony for the 17th Annual Florida Film Festival, narrative features, documentaries, and shorts won from 160 film selections.

The 18th Annual Florida Film Festival concluded over the weekend and awarded prizes to several outstanding entries in the American Independent Competition.

A Sacramento lawyer who represented BALCO president Victor Conte pled guilty to leaking confidential Grand Jury testimony taken during the MLB steroid investigation.

With some of the best funk n grooves artists in Australia, the Bimbadgen Blues Festival is the perfect excuse for a weekend getaway in Hunter Valley Wine Country.

Americans are being locked up at ever increasing rates. Knowledge of the process leading to this result is important for all citizens.

Since 2001, the New Hampshire Film Festival has screened groundbreaking independent films, attracting top sponsors, industry experts, and an eager New England audience.

Fans prepare to roast Barry Bonds, who makes his first-ever appearance at Fenway Park this weekend, hoping to add to his 747 career homeruns at Boston's friendly bandbox.

Journalistic activists have successfully introduced a new federal shield law in Congress. Shield laws give reporters limited rights to protect their sources.

EM, Prince of Broadway, Poundcake, Trucker Highlight 18th Annual Florida Film Festival Narrative Features Competition.

Barry Bonds and The San Fransico Giants reached an agreement, and was finalized earlier this week. However, the deal was rejected by the Commissioner's Office.

As sex increasingly becomes a more prominent issue to be considered in the political age of today, this article looks back at the most (in)famous sex scandal of them all.

Diet Sodas usually contain aspartame which produces formaldehyde as you digest it--more than the legal limit.

People serving on jury duty have a tremendous responsibility as they decide the fate of people involved in cases. However, often jurors are unaware of what's involved.

Senator Ted Kennedy's memoirs of his tumultuous life will be published posthumously this year. The book will focus on all aspects of Kennedy's life, including scandals.

With counterfeiting all the rage in Colonial America, it took a mother and housewife to turn it into a successful business.

Oldboy brings us the dark and disturbed tale of one man's vengeance against his mysterious kidnapper. Imprisoned for fifteen years, he has five days to uncover the truth

A 2003 positive steroid test may cause legal trouble for Sammy Sosa given his March 17, 2005 testimony before Congress. He is not the only one with perjury problems.

Several White Sox players confessed to deliberately losing the 1919 World Series. Although they later recanted, eight men were banned for life and the sport almost died.

The 1922-1923 coal miners' strike in the Georges Creek region of Western Maryland was a hard-fought effort by the United Mine Workers to unionize Allegany county mining.

A close look at the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina through rough footage and hard times, this is a difficult film to watch. But it is a film that needed to be made.

Most students know the phrases "I plead the fifth!" and "Read them their rights." Gifted minds will enjoy learning exactly what those phrases means.

The 1919 Chicago White Sox threw the World Series. In doing so, they threw away their careers, their Hall of Fame chances, and their baseball legacies.

A criminal defendant has many protections from the power of government to take away his life, liberty or property. These protections are found in the US Constitution.

A Senate Judiciary Committee bill would allow reporters not to identify news sources if national security is not involved. Critics think it gives too much press latitude.

It was supposed to be a simple B-movie, made on the cheap and destined for the bottom of a double bill. But The Narrow Margin turned out to be a taut film noir classic.

Award-winning actresses from all over the world and talented American newcomers are set to battle it out from January for the 2010 Best Actress Oscar.

Senior luxury cruise enthusiasts sure to enjoy 12-days of movie and theater stars in "Theater at Sea" while calling on Mediterranean Italian and other ports.

Two strong women, both estranged by husbands, must fend for themselves and their children by smuggling illegal aliens across the U.S.-Canada border.

The 17th Annual Florida Film Festival, presented by Enzian Theater, recently announced jury members for its American Independent Competition.

The 17th Annual Florida Film Festival, presented by Enzian Theater, recently announced its 160 films for this year's festival.

Gary Matthews's $55 Million Contract with the Los Angeles Angels may be in jeopardy after police broke open a steroid and HGH supply network that may have supplied him.

Freedom of the press advocates are still fighting for a shield law, that would give some protection to reporters to not divulge their sources.

The jury in a case stemming from the 2008 Republican National Convention is still trying to figure out whether or not to convict David McKay for manufacturing explosives

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was indicted this week on charges related to illegal dogfighting. He won't be the only one paying for his alleged activities.

The ever-widening tentacles of the federal investigation into a network of doctors and mail-order pharmacies that supply pro athletes with steroids grabs 11 pro wrestlers

On Nov. 11, 2009, each state sent delegates to the 2009 Continental Congress in St. Charles, IL, to consider violations of the U.S. Constitution.

The 18th Annual Florida Film Festival recently announced selections for its narrative and documentary feature films American Independent Competition.

Finding the new band, The Virgins, playing at a local venue is easier than finding background information on the four New York hipsters.

To be found guilty of perjury, the government must prove that the individual who testified under oath made at least one false statement and knew the statement was false.

The nominees for Best Foreign Film at the 80th annual Oscars are a varied group, and with La Vie en Rose out of the running, this year's crop has no clear front-runner.

An upper middle class family in the lush green surroundings of Great Neck is suddenly in the spotlight when allegations of sexual abuse are made against father and son.

A respectable upper-middle class Jewish family's world falls apart when both the father and youngest son are arrested and accused of shocking crimes.

1975's Operation Babylift tore many Vietnamese children out of the arms of family and plunged them into U.S. culture. This film leaves the viewer just as unsettled.

The documentary director of Rough Aunties and Gaea Girls, Kim Longinotto attended the recent festival held in Missouri.