Tag: Court decisions
Fate of Polish judge hangs in balance as panel deliberates
<p>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
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — An alternate juror at the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/derek-chauvin-trial-key-moments-d0704d545734235c4a8009d9e126dd66">trial of Derek Chauvin </a> said she agreed with the <a href="https://apnews.com/article/derek-chauvin-trial-live-updates-04-20-2021-955a78df9a7a51835ad63afb8ce9b5c1">jury's decision to convict him</a>...
Algerian professor gets 3-year jail term for offending Islam
<p>ALGIERS, Algeria — An Algerian court on Thursday convicted a high-profile university professor specializing in Islam of offending the Muslim religion, and sentenced him...
Research on shaken baby syndrome helps free 15-year inmate
<p>SAN FRANCISCO — A man imprisoned for 15 years in the death of his month-old son is free after prosecutors and a judge agreed...
Lawyer shifts legal fight from George Floyd to Pamela Turner
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — The conviction Tuesday of former Minneapolis Officer <a href="https://apnews.com/article/derek-chauvin-trial-live-updates-04-20-2021-955a78df9a7a51835ad63afb8ce9b5c1">Derek Chauvin</a> on murder and manslaughter charges for pinning George Floyd's neck with his...
Flashpoint of 1992 LA riots becomes a place of celebration
LOS ANGELES — Two Black men. Two big cities. Two horrifying videos. Two different verdicts.
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Rask, Bruins blank Sabres 2-0 for 5th consecutive victory
<p>BUFFALO, N.Y. — Tuukka Rask recorded his first shutout of the season and the Boston Bruins extended their winning streak to five games with...
UK court rules in ‘unhappy’ Russian family divorce saga
LONDON — Britain's high court ruled Wednesday that the son of a Russian billionaire conspired with his father to prevent his mother from getting...
‘Sliver of hope.’ Relief, caution as America absorbs verdict
NEW YORK — When the verdicts came in — Guilty, Guilty, Guilty — Lucia Edmonds let out the breath she hadn't even realized she'd...
Floyd’s hometown exalts in verdict but tempers expectations
<p>HOUSTON — The streets of Houston’s Third Ward, a historically black neighborhood where George Floyd grew up, echoed with screams filled with the word...