Tag: Court decisions
State seeks 30 years for Chauvin; defense wants time served
MINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors are seeking a 30-year sentence for the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd's death, but a defense...
Australian court upholds ban on most international travel
CANBERRA, Australia — An Australian court on Tuesday rejected a challenge to the federal government’s draconian power to prevent most citizens from leaving the...
Supreme Court upholds tribal police in traffic stop, search
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that tribal police officers can stop and search non-Indians on tribal lands for potential violations of state...
Georgia high court upholds man’s death sentence
ATLANTA — Georgia's highest court on Tuesday upheld a man's death sentence for killing his ex-fiancée's adult son, saying he failed to prove beyond...
Ex-owners of polluting Italian steel plant convicted
MILAN — Two former owners of a troubled steel plant in southern Italy were convicted Monday of toxic pollution that prosecutors say cost hundreds...
Court rules against using race, sex to allocate federal aid
A federal appeals court ruled in favor of a conservative legal group that sought to stop President Joe Biden’s administration from giving priority status...
Cops who kill often catch a break at sentencing time
CHICAGO — Throughout the murder trial, prosecutors showed jurors the video seen countless times around the world of the white police officer killing a...
Judge puts breaks on UConn plan to eliminate women’s rowing
A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order that will prevent UConn from immediately eliminating its women's rowing team as part of budget...
USDA rejects request for faster pork slaughterhouse speeds
DES MOINES, Iowa — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has declined a request by the pork industry to increase the speed at which pigs...
UK court ends trial of three men over Hillsborough disaster
LONDON — A British judge on Wednesday ended the trial of two former police officers and an ex-lawyer on charges of perverting the course...