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In United States v. Rubashkin, (8th Cir., Sept. 16, 2011), the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a motion for a new trial and a challenge to the length of the sentence imposed on Sholom Rubashkin, the Orthodox Jewish former vice president of the kosher meat processing firm, Agriprocesors, in Postville, Iowa. Rubashkin was convicted [...]

          The Tenth Circuit affirmed the conviction of a man for child sexual abuse after deciding that the trial court correctly admitted evidence of a 1995 conviction for sexual assault of a minor.  You can read the opinion here:  http://www.ca10.uscourts.gov/opinions/09/09-8079.pdf            In United States v. Batton, 2010 U.S. App. [...]