Tag: Court decisions
Indian government faces lockdown calls, contempt charges
<p>NEW DELHI — India's government faced calls for a strict lockdown to slow a devastating surge in new coronaviorus cases, and a court in...
EXPLAINER: Will juror’s march presence impact Chauvin case?
MINNEAPOLIS — The revelation that a juror who helped convict a former Minneapolis police officer in the killing of George Floyd had participated in...
Lawyer: Iran diplomat will not appeal bomb plot conviction
<p>BRUSSELS — An Iranian diplomat convicted of masterminding a thwarted bomb attack against an exiled Iranian opposition group in France has decided against appealing...
Mexico holds drug lord temporarily for investigation
MEXICO CITY — A judge in Mexico ordered drug lord Hector “El Güero” Palma held for 40 more days in non-prison custody pending investigation...
Meghan wins remainder of copyright claim against UK tabloid
<p>LONDON — </p>
<p>Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, on Wednesday won...
Top court spurns appeal in Ball State student’s 1994 killing
<p>MUNCIE, Ind. — The U.S. Supreme Court has rebuffed a central Indiana man's appeal of his life sentence for fatally shooting a Ball State...
Right-wing think tank ordered to pay man hurt at rally $2.4M
<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio — A federal judge has ordered a right-wing think tank led by white nationalist Richard Spencer to pay $2.4 million to an...
EXPLAINER: Will juror’s march presence impact Chauvin case?
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — The revelation that a juror who helped convict a former Minneapolis police officer in the killing of <a href="https://apnews.com/article/george-floyd-profile-66163bbd94239afa16d706bd6479c613">George Floyd</a> had participated...
Mexico holds drug lord temporarily for investigation
<p>MEXICO CITY — A judge in Mexico ordered drug lord Hector “El Güero” Palma held for 40 more days in non-prison custody pending investigation...
Court: Black man made to work without pay entitled to $546K
<p>RICHMOND, Va. — After a Black man with intellectual disabilities was enslaved, beaten and forced to work more than 100 hours a week without...