"Amanda Knox's Ongoing Legal Battles in Italy"

Amanda Knox, who spent nearly four years in an Italian prison after being convicted of murdering her college roommate Meredith Kercher, is back on trial in Italy for slander after falsely accusing a bar owner of the murder. The European Court of Human Rights declared that Knox's rights had been violated during her interrogation, leading to the annulment of her slander conviction and a retrial. Knox is being tried in absentia and is not expected to appear in person for the trial. If convicted, she has already served sufficient time behind bars in Italy to avoid another custodial sentence.