Spanish Princess Cristina has been tried for allegedly being an accomplice in an apparent embezzlement scam with her husband, Inaki Urdangarin, and 16 more people.
If not for his dying mother and a persuasive uncle who helped raise him, Jesus Meraz might have spent an 11th year behind bars at the Clark County Detention Center. Meraz, 38, was first locked up on murder charges in October 2005.
Plaintiffs in the case are seeking an increase in the state's budget for education expenditure to provide a equal educational opportunities to all students.