Tag: Judiciary
Judge mulls requiring PG&E to turn off power more frequently
SAN RAMON, Calif. — A federal judge overseeing Pacific Gas & Electric's criminal probation said Tuesday that he is considering requiring the utility to...
Justice Dept. probing prosecutor’s Capitol riot interview
The former acting U.S. attorney in the nation’s capital likely violated Justice Department rules when he gave an interview to CBS' “60 Minutes” about...
Brazil court rules Car Wash judge was biased in Lula cases
RIO DE JANEIRO — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that former judge Sergio Moro was biased in the way he oversaw former President...
Seattle Proud Boys leader pleads not guilty in Capitol siege
SEATTLE — A Seattle-area man and a leader of the far-right Proud Boys pleaded not guilty Tuesday to federal charges accusing him of helping...
Terrorism conviction of German rapper’s wife upheld by court
BERLIN — A top federal appeals court has upheld the terrorism conviction of the wife of a German-born rapper who joined the Islamic State...
Man freed after wrongful imprisonment marries in Mississippi
GRENADA, Miss. — A Mississippi man who was wrongfully imprisoned for more than two decades and spent years on death row has wed his...
High court won’t hear fishermen case against ocean monument
PORTLAND, Maine — The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that it will not consider a fishing group's attempt to challenge the creation of a...
Honduran drug trafficker convicted in US trial
NEW YORK — A Honduran man was convicted of drug trafficking in U.S. federal court Monday in a trial that also raised allegations against...
For a third time, judge rejects bail for Ghislaine Maxwell
NEW YORK — For a third time, a judge rejected a bail package Monday aimed at freeing Ghislaine Maxwell as the ex-girlfriend of Jeffrey...
Court: U Iowa officials liable for targeting Christian group
IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa administrators can be held liable for monetary damages for improperly barring a Christian student group that rejects...