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Skakel's attorneys argue for new trial in Conn.

A claim that implicates two men in a 1975 murder that sent Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel to prison is "pretty compelling," a Connecticut Supreme Court justice said Thursday, but justices also expressed skepticism.

Kennedy cousin Skakel claims key evidence withheld

Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel's lawyers have filed a new appeal of his murder conviction, claiming that police and prosecutors failed to provide them with evidence that pointed to another suspect and discredited a key state witness.

Kennedy cousin Skakel, other prison inmates, turning to art

Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, imprisoned for killing a teenage neighbor, is spending some of his time in prison creating art that depicts beauty, danger and the loss of innocence.

Skakel Lawyers Seek New Trial

Lawyers for Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel, convicted for the 1975 killing of a teenage neighbor, have gone to federal court seeking a new trial.

Lawyer: Judge Denies Skakel's Appeal

A judge denied Michael Skakel's bid for a new trial Thursday, rejecting a claim that two other men committed a 1975 killing that sent the Kennedy cousin to prison.

Key Witness for Skakel Appeal Takes 5th

A man who implicated two friends in the 1975 murder that sent Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel to prison has refused to testify, prompting a prosecutor Thursday to accuse him of making up the account.

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