Tag: Law and order
Europe’s human rights court finds fault with Polish tribunal
<p>WARSAW, Poland — The European Court of Human Rights said Friday that Poland’s top court violated a local company’s right to fair trial because...
1st week of landmark trial against opioid distributors ends
<p>CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia fire chief who starred in an Oscar-nominated documentary about battling drug abuse in ground zero of the nation’s...
3 arrested can challenge Louisiana pipeline trespass law
Protesters from New Orleans and Mississippi and a journalist from New York arrested during a protest against pipeline construction may continue their challenge of...
Belgian court OKs extradition of Greek far-right lawmaker
<p>BRUSSELS — A Greek far-right member of the European Parliament arrested last month in Belgium can be extradited to Greece to serve a 13-year...
Former acting Defense chief to testify on Jan. 6 response
<p>WASHINGTON — Former acting Defense Secretary Christopher Miller is scheduled to testify next week about the Pentagon's role in responding to the deadly Jan....
Misconduct allegations shadow smart city proposal in Nevada
RENO, Nev. — A former school teacher has sued the CEO of a major cryptocurrency company that wants to build a smart city in...
Jurors continue deliberations in murder trial of officer
<p>HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Jurors began a second day of deliberations Friday in the trial of an Alabama police officer charged with murder after he...
Man charged in stabbings of 2 Asian women a no-show in court
<p>SAN FRANCISCO — The arraignment of a man who allegedly stabbed two elder women without warning at a San Francisco bus stop was postponed...
NJ paying $1.3M to consultant to advise on women’s prison
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey taxpayers are on the hook for about $1.3 million dollars in fees to a criminal justice consultant to help...
Judge limits footage that family can see of deputy shooting
<p>NORFOLK, Va. — The family of a Black man who was fatally shot in his car by sheriff’s deputies in Elizabeth City, North Carolina,...