Tag: Court decisions
After Floyd, Congress ready to plunge into policing laws
WASHINGTON — Bolstered with new momentum, Congress is ready to try again to change the nation’s policing laws, heeding President Joe Biden’s admonition that...
Fate of Polish judge hangs in balance as panel deliberates
WARSAW, Poland — A disputed disciplinary body within Poland's Supreme Court is devoting a second day Thursday to examining a motion that could result...
‘He was guilty.’ Extra juror in favor of Chauvin conviction
MINNEAPOLIS — An alternate juror at the trial of Derek Chauvin said she agreed with the jury's decision to convict him in George...
Research on shaken baby syndrome helps free 15-year inmate
SAN FRANCISCO — A man imprisoned for 15 years in the death of his month-old son is free after prosecutors and a judge agreed...
Algerian professor gets 3-year jail term for offending Islam
ALGIERS, Algeria — An Algerian court on Thursday convicted a high-profile university professor specializing in Islam of offending the Muslim religion, and sentenced him...
EXPLAINER: Why is Chauvin unlikely to face maximum sentence?
MINNEAPOLIS — Derek Chauvin is already locked away in Minnesota's only maximum-security prison, held in a single cell for his own safety. But it...
Nielsen: at least 22.8 million watched Chauvin verdict
NEW YORK — At least 22.8 million Americans watched on television this week as former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder...
Psychiatrist’s testimony limited in newspaper shooting case
ANNAPOLS, Md. — A psychiatrist at a detention center where the man who killed five people at the Capital Gazette newspaper has been held...
Appeals court sides with Dr. Luke on an issue in Kesha clash
NEW YORK — An appellate court ruled for music producer Dr. Luke on Thursday on an important legal question in his defamation suit against...
After Floyd, Congress ready to plunge into policing laws
<p>WASHINGTON — Bolstered with new momentum, Congress is ready to try again to change the nation’s policing laws, heeding President Joe Biden’s admonition that...