Tag: Judiciary
29-year-old man convicted again of murdering 6-week-old son
COVINGTON, La. — A 29-year-old New Orleans man has been convicted a second time of murdering one of his infant twin sons in the...
Discord over whether to halt South Carolina abortion case
COLUMBIA, S.C. — The parties involved in a lawsuit over South Carolina’s new ban on almost all abortions disagree about how the case should...
Avenatti sentencing postponed until July 9 in Nike case
NEW YORK — A judge on Thursday postponed until July 9 the sentencing of Michael Avenatti for the once high-profile lawyer's conviction in an...
EXPLAINER: What to know as Chauvin sentenced in Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin faces sentencing Friday in the death of George Floyd, with a judge weighing a prison term...
NCAA moving toward hyperlocal solution to NIL as placeholder
The NCAA is lurching toward a temporary, patchwork solution in addressing name, image and likeness compensation for athletes, a hyperlocal approach to allow everyone...
Environmentalists sue over Florida wastewater reservoir leak
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Efforts to clean up a leaky reservoir that dumped tens of millions of gallons of potentially hazardous gypsum wastewater into...
Judge allows Georgia ballot review case to move forward
ATLANTA — A judge on Thursday allowed a lawsuit alleging fraud in Georgia's most populous county during the November election and seeking a review...
Judge appeals skeptical over effort to dismiss Dominion suit
WASHINGTON — A federal judge on Thursday appeared skeptical of arguments to dismiss a defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems over baseless 2020...
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June 25
1921 — Jock Hutchinson is the first American to...
Dismissal of Virginia lieutenant governor’s lawsuit upheld
RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a ruling dismissing a defamation lawsuit filed by Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax after...