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Judicial emergency officially extended for 1 year
A court emergency declared for Arizona's federal courts because of a shortage of judges has been formally extended for a full year.
AZ court emergency after fed judge’s death
The top federal judge in Arizona has declared a judicial emergency because of the death of her predecessor in a shooting rampage in Tucson.
Case in Giffords shooting likely to take years
The man accused of carrying out the mass shooting in Tucson faces a court hearing Monday a�� an early step in a case against Jared Loughner that could take years to wend its way through the criminal justice system.
Suspect faces judge in deadly Arizona shooting
The man accused of carrying out the mass shooting in Tucson faces a court hearing Monday a�� an early step in a case against Jared Loughner that could take years to wend its way through the criminal justice system.
Collins takes top federal court position after Roll is killed
Arizona federal Judge Raner C. Collins will take over Arizona’s chief federal judge position, replacing John Roll, who was killed in the Jan. 8 mass shooting in Tucson.
California judge to hear case against Loughner
Judge Larry A. Burns of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California has been designated to oversee United States v. Jared Lee Loughner, in Arizona's U.S. District Court, said David Madden, a spokesman for the Ninth Circuit Office of the Circuit.
Top lawyer to represent accused Arizona gunman
The attorney for a 22-year-old loner accused of trying to assassinate Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has a low-key style and a record of saving high-profile clients from the death penalty.
Nation gets first look at suspect, Tucson grieves
Wearing a beige prison jumpsuit and handcuffs and sporting a pink gash on the hairline of his shaved head, Loughner on Monday afternoon spoke just a brief reply when the judge asked if he understood that he could get life in prison a�� or the death penalty a�� for killing federal Judge John Roll.
Frenzy surrounds Ariz. shooting suspect’s hearing
Throngs of reporters waited hours Monday to get their first look at the mysterious man accused of a deadly shooting rampage that left Rep. Gabrielle Giffords critically wounded.
Suspect in Tucson shooting held without bail
Jared Loughner, the 22-year-old loner accused of trying to assassinate a U.S. Congresswoman and killing six others, appeared in court Monday with his head shaved, a cut above the right temple and his hands cuffed.
Congresswoman raises 2 fingers, gives thumbs-up
Doctors treating Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords said Monday the congresswoman was responding to verbal commands by raising two fingers of her left hand and even managed to give a thumbs-up.
Insanity defense difficult for shooting suspect
In an earlier time, the emerging portrait of a deeply troubled young man might have given Jared Loughner's lawyers the basis of an insanity defense. But John Hinckley's successful insanity claim after shooting President Ronald Reagan led Congress to raise the bar, making the task harder.
