Tag: Court decisions
Sheriff settles lawsuit over 2013 deputy shooting for $2.5M
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida sheriff's department has agreed to pay $2.5 million to the mother of a man who was fatally shot...
Justices signal they could limit Indian Country ruling
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted Oklahoma's request to retain custody of a man who has been on death row for killing...
Sex abuse class-action suit tossed, individual claims stand
CONCORD, N.H. — A judge on Wednesday dismissed a class action lawsuit involving 300 people who allege decades of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth...
Judge tells Honolulu police to release footage of shooting
HONOLULU — A judge ordered Honolulu officials to turn over unedited police body camera footage to attorneys representing the family of a South African...
Embattled Boston top cop loses court bid to block firing
BOSTON — A judge ruled Tuesday against Boston's embattled police commissioner in his bid to block the city from firing him over decades-old domestic...
Justice Dept. appeals judge’s order on Russia probe memo
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Monday that it would appeal a judge's order directing it to release a legal memo on whether President...
Jolie says judge in Pitt divorce won’t let children testify
LOS ANGELES — Angelina Jolie criticized a judge deciding on custody arrangements for her and Brad Pitt's children during their divorce, saying in a...
Court rules UK surveillance breached European rights law
LONDON — Europe's top human rights court ruled Tuesday that British mass surveillance and intelligence gathering practices breached human rights laws, in a partial...
Italy orders trial for 4 Egyptians accused in student death
ROME — A Rome judge on Tuesday ordered four high-ranking members of Egypt’s security forces to stand trial for the abduction, torture and killing...
Pork group asks USDA to support faster slaughterhouse speeds
DES MOINES, Iowa — A group representing slaughterhouses urged the federal government Tuesday to let them continue an effort to speed up the processing...