Tag: Courts
Judge approves $577 million settlement for Maryland HBCUs
<p>ANNAPOLIS — A federal judge has approved a $577 million settlement in a lawsuit over underfunding at Maryland's four historically Black colleges and universities.</p>
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‘Vexatious’ debt claim against UK PM Boris Johnson removed
<p>LONDON — A court order naming British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as owing an unpaid debt was no longer on the books Thursday, a...
Democrats search for a strategy to combat GOP voting laws
<p>A small group of civil rights leaders gathered at Vice President Kamala Harris’ ceremonial office last week, discussing how to combat a wave of...
West Virginia trial puts spotlight on sprawling opioid cases
<p>A corner of West Virginia wrenched by opioid addiction is getting the chance to argue in a courtroom that some of the corporate giants...
Deal reached for ex-White House counsel McGahn’s testimony
WASHINGTON — Former White House counsel Don McGahn will answer questions in private from the House Judiciary Committee in an apparent resolution of a...
Marine Corps officer arrested for assault in Jan. 6 riot
<p>An active duty Marine Corps officer seen on camera scuffling with a police officer and helping other members of the pro-Trump mob force their...
Judge overturns conviction in Indiana officer’s 1980 killing
<p>CROWN POINT, Ind. — A judge has overturned a man's conviction in the 1980 fatal shooting of an off-duty Hammond police officer because prosecutors...
Report: Court order issued to Boris Johnson over unpaid debt
<p>LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said Wednesday it was investigating a report claiming that there is an outstanding court order against...
Judge rejects plea deal for darknet child porn purveyor
<p>COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A federal judge rejected a plea agreement on Wednesday that called for 15 to 21 years in prison for a...
Brooklyn man gets 20 years in prison in subway terror case
NEW YORK — A Brooklyn man who prosecutors say twice pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and encouraged deadly “lone-wolf” attacks in New...