Tag: Court decisions
Girl’s sex-assault lawsuit reinstated by appeals court
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal appeals court on Wednesday reinstated a lawsuit from a northern Virginia student who said her school failed to take...
Prosecutors: New trial not merited for ex-cop in Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS — Prosecutors say the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder and manslaughter in George Floyd's death should not be granted a new...
Eastman Kodak execs told to testify in insider trading probe
NEW YORK — The CEO and general counsel of Eastman Kodak must both testify under oath as part of an investigation from New York's...
American Samoa culture plays role in US citizenship ruling
HONOLULU — In a decision citing American Samoa cultural traditions, those born in the U.S. territory shouldn't have citizenship automatically forced on them, a...
Alabama juvenile lifer appeals life without parole sentence
A man sentenced to die in prison for a murder committed when he was 14 — whose case became U.S. Supreme Court precedent —...
Appeals court refuses to reinstate N Carolina abortion ban
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina's ban on most abortions after the 20th week of pregnancy must remain unenforceable, a federal appeals court ruled on...
Mistrial declared in case of University of Tennessee prof
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A federal judge declared a mistrial Wednesday in the case of a former University of Tennessee researcher charged with hiding his...
Ikea France execs face verdicts for alleged worker spying
VERSAILLES, France — A panel of judges is to rule Tuesday whether officials of the French subsidiary of Ikea, the home furnishings giant with...
US urges court to reimpose Boston bomber’s death sentence
BOSTON — President Joe Biden’s administration is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev despite...
Judge OKs Weinstein’s extradition for California rape case
A New York judge on Tuesday approved disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein's extradition to California, where he faces additional sexual assault charges, ending a...