Gladys Kessler
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It is obvious that defendants’ prior participation in an unlawful conspiracy to tamper with a witness and force a recantation is highly relevant to this case in which they are accused of participating in a similar conspiracy that involved witness tampering, subornation of perjury and creation of false physical evidence
The very experienced defense lawyers in this case will have a full opportunity to bring out all of the warts and weaknesses of individuals with these personal histories ... And, of course, the jury will make its own careful evaluation of their credibility.More quotes »
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Judge rejects effort to open CIA volume on Cuba
court papers as "a polemic of recriminations against CIA officers who later criticized the operation."U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler accepted the CIA's arguments that the fifth volume entitled the "CIA's Internal Investigations of the Bay of Pigs Operations" Read more »
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Florida Political News: May 11, 2012
After reading the hard copy of your hometown newspaper, please consider becoming a site fan on Facebook and following us on Twitter. Our digest of, and commentary on today's Florida political news and punditry follows. The rhetorical shift comes while hi from FLA Politics Read more »
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Judge rejects effort to open CIA volume on Cuba
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge has ruled that a final volume of the CIA's three-decade-old history on the failed Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba can remain shrouded in secrecy because it is a draft, not a finished product. The CIA characterized the volum from Mail.com Read more »
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In Conspiracy Case, Judge Chides DOJ Over Exculpatory Evidence
The defense lawyer, Charles Daum, and two private investigators, are preparing for trial on charges of participating in a scheme to dupe jurors in a drug case in 2008. Daum and the investigators have denied government allegations rooted in the manufactur from The Legal Times Read more »
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D.C. Judicial Review Body to Consider Increased Transparency
At a hearing this morning for the District of Columbia Council's judiciary committee, U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler said that the District of Columbia Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure would consider whether they could release more deta from The Legal Times Read more »
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Judges seem wary of overruling tobacco judgment
(AP) A bid by tobacco companies to overrule a court judgment that they must do corrective advertising about the dangers of smoking is getting a chilly response from a federal appeals court. The companies want District Judge Gladys Kessler's order overtur from Wilkes-Barre Weekender Read more »
