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Cannes 2013 Review: ‘Fruitvale Station’ is an Exceptional Drama With Another Oscar-Worthy Performance From Octavia Spencer

The debut feature from Ryan Coogler has been the year’s Cinderella story ever since it bowed at Sundance and scooped the Grand Jury Prize, as well as the Audience Award, for U.S. dramatic film. Received in similarly rapturous terms by...Show More Summary

Where Was Bobby Jindal When the Grand Jury Refusers Were in Prison?

Republican governor of Louisiana and probably POTUS hopeful Bobby Jindal has taken a strong stand against federal agents aiming their power at people for ideological reasons—in this case, the whole IRS-scrutinizing-conservative-groups...Show More Summary

Cannes: Fake Gunshots Interrupt Live Canal Plus Broadcast

Canal Plus‘ nightly news program Le Grand Journal, which broadcasts live across from the Martinez Hotel here in Cannes, was interrupted tonight when gunshots were heard in the crowd. Jury members Christoph Waltz and Daniel Auteuil were being interviewed on the set when the incident occurred. Show More Summary

Man May Be Jailed For Remaining Silent Before a Grand Jury

Courtesy of the National Police Misconduct Reporting Project comes word of Jerry Koch, a New York anarchist who may be jailed for doing what most people assume you have a right to do: remaining silent in court. Federal prosecutors want...Show More Summary

Fruitvale Station Review: A Powerful Story That, Like the Movie, Is Too Good To Be True

Fruitvale Station won the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at Sundance earlier this year, and like another promising debut by a Sundance graduate -- Benh Zeitlin's Beasts of the Southern Wild -- has been selected to run in...

Grand jury indictment alleges state Rep. Tyrone Brooks, D-Atlanta, misappropriated charity funds

A federal grand jury today indicted state Rep. Tyrone Brooks, D-Atlanta, a longtime lawmaker and civils rights activist, for mail, wire, and tax fraud. U.S. Attorney Sally Yates said the 30-count indictment accuses Brooks, who's served...Show More Summary

State Rep Tyrone Brooks indicted for glorified stealing

From WSB:   A federal grand jury has indicted Georgia state Rep. Tyrone Brooks Sr. on 30 counts including mail, wire and tax fraud charges. Brooks, 67, is accused of soliciting contributions from individual and corporate donors to combat illiteracy, but then used the money to pay for personal expenses for himself and his family. [...]

13 Cleveland firefighters indicted by a grand jury in payroll abuse cases

13 firefighters indicted for improper exchange-of-shift arrangements.

Attorney General Eric Holder Testifies Before the House Judiciary Committee (Live Updates)

2:00 PM Rep. Nadler appropriately highlighted how GOP members of the committee called for aggressive prosecution of those responsible for leaks last year. They wanted to subpoena reporters, bring them before grand juries and jail them if they did not answer questions. Now, they are upset about the DoJ seizing AP records. But, he said let’s [...]

Judge Throws Out Indictment Against Cop Who Killed Ramarley Graham Because Grand Jury Wasn’t Told What Other Cops Told Him; Should They Be Indicted Too, Then?

Cranberry Man Charged with Embezzling From Local Union

By Larissa Dudkiewicz, Patch.com A Cranberry Township resident accused of stealing more than $13,000 has been indicted by a federal grand jury, according to the U.S. attorney's office in Pittsburgh.

New York woman charged with Newtown fundraising scam

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Bronx grand jury indicted a New York woman on Tuesday on suspicion of posing as the aunt of one of the 20 children killed in last year's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in order to fraudulently solicit donations.

Fruitvale Station Trailer: Where’s Wallace, Continued

If Fruitvale Station sounds familiar, it's because the film (renamed from Fruitvale) won both the Grand Jury Prize and an Audience Award at this year's Sundance. Put another way: Vince from Friday Night Lights might be headed to the Oscars. Michael B. Jordan — of FNL and The Wire fame ... More »

What We Talk About When We Talk About Hating Garden State

There was a time when you and I liked Garden State. It was about nine years ago. Around when it got nominated for the Grand Jury prize at the 2004 Sundance Film Festival (losing out to Shane Carruth's Primer), garnered overwhelmingly positive reviews (earning an 86 percent "fresh" on Rotten ... More »

Suspect held without bail as judge sends ricin-letters case to grand jury

A federal judge said Thursday that a man accused of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other officials should remain in jail without bond, and ruled that a grand jury will decide on formal charges, local media reported.

Judge sends ricin-letters case to grand jury

Meantime, James Everett Dutschke, 41, from Tupelo, Miss., remains in custody.

Judge sends ricin-letters case to grand jury: report

TUPELO, Mississippi (Reuters) - A federal judge ruled on Thursday that there was enough evidence for a grand jury to consider indicting a Mississippi man accused of mailing poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and other U.S. officials, a Miss...

And Now, Here’s Your Full 2013 Grand CLIO Winners List

In case you’re not attending or could care less about the 2013 CLIOs on May 15 at the Museum of Natural History in NYC, here’s a quick breakdown for you. A jury including W+K Entertainment president Bill Davenport and Wunderman EVP/chief...Show More Summary

A May Day Look Back: Grand Jury Resistors Still Feeling Repercussions From 2012 Fallout

Today is May Day, a day when people all over the country rally for workers' rights, immigration issues, and whatever else they feel like protesting at the moment. The protests are mostly peaceful, but last May Day, a small group of anarchists in Seattle vandalized the federal courthouse and a few nearby businesses. Show More Summary

Steubenville Rape Case: Grand jury investigates whether administrators failed to report rape allegations

An Ohio grand jury is investigating whether other laws were broken in the aftermath of the rape of an intoxicated 16-year-old girl