Tag: Courts
Judge: City didn’t target dead lawyer in Mississippi scandal
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit claiming a Mississippi city was at fault in the death of a lawyer who killed himself in...
US steers El Salvador funding away from government
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The United States Agency for International Development will redirect its funding from El Salvador's state institutions to its civil...
US judge may order Nevada to disclose lethal injection drugs
<p>LAS VEGAS — A federal judge said Thursday he may order Nevada prison officials to disclose the type of drugs they would use for...
SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Justice Thomas remembers ‘rapid’ RBG
WASHINGTON — In her last years on the Supreme Court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg moved slowly. She was always the last justice to exit...
Feds seize 68 big cats from ‘Tiger King Park’ in Oklahoma
THACKERVILLE, Okla. — Federal authorities have seized 68 big cats from an animal park in Oklahoma featured in Netflix’s “Tiger King.”
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Polish journalist wins legal battle against Bannon protege
WARSAW, Poland — A Polish journalist who described a protégé of Steve Bannon as part of a global war against democracy by global right-wing...
Murder case of meth user who delivered stillbirth dismissed
SAN FRANCISCO — A California judge has dismissed a murder case against a woman who delivered a stillbirth after consuming methamphetamine, saying prosecutors failed...
Judge halts Georgia dredging plan over threat to sea turtles
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A federal judge ordered an immediate halt on Thursday to plans to dredge a shipping channel on the Georgia coast, citing...
State Supreme Court to hear latest Abu-Jamal case filings
PHILADELPHIA — The latest appeal filed by Mumia Abu-Jamal and a related suit brought by the widow of the Philadelphia police officer he's convicted...
Filing: Ex-Boston mayor knew of abuse claims against top cop
BOSTON — Former Boston Mayor Marty Walsh was aware of decades-old domestic violence allegations against the city's now embattled top cop before picking him...