Tag: Judiciary
Nevada plans to use 3 or 4 drugs for late-July execution
LAS VEGAS — Nevada prison officials on Thursday disclosed that they want to use a never-before-tried combination of drugs for the state’s first lethal...
Judge pauses loan forgiveness program for farmers of color
MILWAUKEE — A federal judge has halted a loan forgiveness program for farmers of color in response to a lawsuit alleging the program discriminates...
Federal judge won’t halt upcoming South Carolina executions
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A federal judge on Friday declined to halt the upcoming executions of two South Carolina prisoners slated to die later this...
NC Supreme Court upholds murder charge in child abuse case
RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina's Supreme Court on Friday upheld a lower court's decision finding a man guilty of first-degree murder by starvation and...
Justice Department will review restrictive GOP voting laws
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department will scrutinize a wave of new laws in Republican-controlled states that tighten voting rules, Attorney General Merrick Garland said...
Governor: Texas building new border barrier; no details yet
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott has offered no details on his plans to construct new barrier along the border with Mexico...
Dakota Access foes seek environmental review updates from US
BISMARCK, N.D. — Dakota Access oil pipeline opponents asked a judge Friday to require the pipeline company and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers...
Bankruptcy court OKs Hertz’s reorganization plan
Hertz will likely emerge from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by the end of the month after a bankruptcy court confirmed the reorganization plan for...
Judge rejects effort to return MLB All-Star Game to Georgia
NEW YORK — A Manhattan judge on Thursday rejected an attempt to force Major League Baseball to return next month’s All-Star Game to Atlanta.
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Appeals court to rehear Arkansas’ Israel boycott pledge case
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal appeals court on Thursday said it will reconsider a panel's decision that Arkansas’ law requiring state contractors to...