Tag: Courts
Mining ban considered to protect bird species in US West
<p>BILLINGS, Mont. — The Biden administration announced Tuesday it will consider a ban on new mining on large expanses of public lands in Western...
Men who chased, killed Ahmaud Arbery due in federal court
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Three Georgia men were scheduled to appear before a federal judge Tuesday on federal hate crime charges in the slaying of...
Judge sentences co-founder of ‘Students for Trump’ to prison
<p>NEW YORK — A co-founder of “Students for Trump” during the 2016 presidential campaign was sentenced to 13 months in prison Tuesday for posing...
2 charged in police assault on Jan. 6 to remain behind bars
Two men charged in the assault of Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick, who died after defending the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, must remain...
8 years for dad of Saints ‘super fan’ in charity, drug case
<p>NEW ORLEANS — A Louisiana man whose seriously ill son gained fame in New Orleans for his devotion to the Saints football team was...
‘Monster’: 7 life sentences for ex-hospital worker in deaths
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A former nursing assistant who killed seven elderly veterans with fatal injections of insulin at a West Virginia hospital was sentenced...
Review: Stacey Abrams writes a legal-political thriller
“While Justice Sleeps,” Stacey Abrams (Doubleday)
“While Justice Sleeps” is a...
Judge denies media requests for cameras at Potter hearing
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota judge on Tuesday denied media requests to allow cameras at an upcoming hearing for a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged...
Wolves to find new home at Ted Turner’s New Mexico ranch
<p>ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — One of Ted Turner’s ranches in southern New Mexico will be the new home for a pair of Mexican gray wolves...
Federal bill to address criminal jurisdiction in Oklahoma
<p>OKLAHOMA CITY — Two of the most powerful Native American tribes in Oklahoma said Monday they've reached an agreement on federal legislation that would...