Evening Express

The attorney who represents one of the two defendants charged with raping a girl in Steubenville, Ohio has filed a motion to dismiss the case.

Walter Madison says the trial would violate the due process and equal protection clauses. He expects a hearing on the motion to take place Wednesday.

Here's something that'll really quench the thirst of Big Gulp lovers in New York City: A state Supreme Court judge has ruled that the ban on large sugary beverages is not legal, calling it "arbitrary and capricious."

"The court finds that the regulation herein is laden with exceptions based on economic and political concerns," Justice Milton Tingling wrote in the decision.

The South African track star accused of killing his girlfriend now wants more lenient bail restrictions, including permission to travel overseas.

According to a family spokesman, Oscar Pistorius is also planning to sell his home to settle legal bills. He has been charged with murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp in that home on Valentine's Day.

The Vatican says the secret election -- conclave -- to vote on a new pope will start Tuesday, March 12.

Read more: What's next: How a pope is chosen

New on HLN: When court is done for the day, the conversation is only just beginning. Watch HLN After Dark: The Jodi Arias Trial nightly at 10pm on HLN.

HLN is covering the Jodi Arias trial live gavel-to-gavel as it comes to its dramatic conclusion, beginning at 1 p.m. ET each day court is in session.