Tag: Courts
Israel approves demolition of Palestinian home after attack
JERUSALEM — Israel's Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the decision to destroy the family home of a detained Palestinian accused of a deadly shooting....
Supreme Court: Mortgage overseer structure unconstitutional
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the structure of the agency that oversees mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac violates...
High court limits when police can enter home without warrant
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday put limits on when police officers pursuing a fleeing suspect can enter a home without a warrant.
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High court backs businesses challenging California labor law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday sided with California agriculture businesses in their challenge to a state regulation that gives unions access to...
High court declines to hear Indiana vote-by-mail limits case
INDIANAPOLIS — The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case challenging Indiana’s vote-by-mail restrictions, a rebuff that means a federal court will...
Judge tosses Afghanistan fraud case, cites years of delays
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A federal judge on Wednesday tossed out all charges against six defendants accused of cheating the government by supplying unqualified...
Push to condemn Seattle park with large homeless population
A local lawmaker wants to condemn a city-owned park in Seattle with a large homeless encampment next to a courthouse and declare the area...
Judge threatens to toss DEA agent’s plea in corruption case
TAMPA, Fla. — A federal judge Wednesday threatened to throw out the guilty plea of a veteran U.S. narcotics agent who conspired with a...
Dismissal of Virginia lieutenant governor’s lawsuit upheld
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a ruling dismissing a defamation lawsuit filed by Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax after...
Probation for ex-VA hospital doc who admitted fondling women
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A former physician at a West Virginia's veterans hospital was sentenced to probation Wednesday after pleading guilty to touching two female...