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Monday, April 22, 2013  Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was charged as a civilian and will be tried in federal court for conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction against persons and property resulting in death.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Holtsinger's attorney is asking the court for a sentence toward the low end of the recommended sentence, which is 4 years.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  Exultant gun rights advocates, who long have argued that the Illinois ban violates the Second Amendment, are celebrating the ruling.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  The southeast Iowa suspect was sentenced in federal court on Thursday.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  Dallas suburb that's pushed to ban illegal immigrant renters has new court hearing Wednesday

Monday, July 09, 2012  Armstrong sues USADA in federal court to block doping charges

Wednesday, April 04, 2012  For Wednesday's Facebook Story of the Day our viewers wanted to know why some cases take longer than others to go through the court system.

Monday, January 02, 2012  Supreme Court could use Idaho couple's legal fight to make major change in environmental law

Friday, December 30, 2011  Appeals court OKs law giving telecom companies immunity for government's surveillance program

Monday, December 12, 2011  Supreme Court has chance to jump into legal fight over state laws targeting illegal immigrants

Monday, August 29, 2011  Ottumwa Police say that state drug charges against Luis Rene Mendoza and Blanca Inelda Ortiz-Rodriquez were dismissed so they could be prosecuted in federal court.

Thursday, August 11, 2011  The "Barefoot Bandit” has signed a movie deal with 20th Century Fox for just over a $1 million, but he won't see any of the dough.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011  Franklin R.York, of Pella, Iowa pled guilty in federal court in Des Moines to one count of wire fraud.

Thursday, January 27, 2011  Freddie Franklin Hill pleaded guilty to meth distribution charges.

Wednesday, November 24, 2010  Jennfier Rose Wilson, age 24, was sentenced on Monday after pleading guilty to distributing meth.