Tag: Courts
Bolsonaro under fire as Brazil hits 300,000 virus deaths
SAO PAULO — Mere miles from Brazil’s presidential palace, the bodies of COVID-19 victims were laid on floors of hospitals whose morgues were overflowing....
Canada’s Supreme Court says carbon price is constitutional
OTTAWA, Ontario — The Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s national carbon price is entirely constitutional.
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British judge: Vatican made ‘appalling’ claims in UK probe
ROME — A British judge has blasted Vatican prosecutors for making “appalling” misrepresentations to the court about their investigation into the Holy See’s investment...
South Africa’s ex-president should be jailed, argues lawyer
JOHANNESBURG — Lawyers for a commission investigating corruption in South Africa have asked the country’s highest court to jail former president Jacob Zuma for...
Maryland governor to sign $577M HBCU settlement bill
<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will sign a measure to settle a 15-year-old federal lawsuit relating to underfunding at the state’s four...
Fired West Virginia teacher loses suit over bigoted posts
<p>HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a high school teacher in West Virginia who was fired in 2017...
Lawsuits mount for Nevada-based Real Water, amid FDA probe
<p>LAS VEGAS — Lawsuits are mounting against a Las Vegas-based bottled water brand, Real Water, amid a U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigation and...
Judge rejects ex-CIA worker’s try to dismiss hacking charges
<p>NEW YORK — A former CIA employee cannot get espionage charges against him dismissed on the grounds that there weren’t enough Hispanic or Black...
Maryland governor to sign $577M HBCU settlement bill
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will sign a measure to settle a 15-year-old federal lawsuit relating to underfunding at the state’s four...
Fired West Virginia teacher loses suit over bigoted posts
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a high school teacher in West Virginia who was fired in 2017...