Tag: Law and order
Feds accused Georgia sheriff of civil rights violations
ATLANTA — An Atlanta-area sheriff is accused of violating the civil rights of several people in his agency's custody by ordering that they be...
3 arrested during protest in support of Jacob Blake Jr.
<p>KENOSHA, Wis. — Three men have been arrested for taking part in a demonstration in southeast Wisconsin to call for the firing of the...
Suit: LSU insulated athletes, coaches from victims’ claims
<p>NEW ORLEANS — Seven women have filed a federal class action lawsuit against Louisiana State University, its governing board and several former and current...
Supreme Court declines to hear wrestlers’ brain damage cases
HARTFORD, Conn. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeals of several former pro wrestlers who claimed in lawsuits that...
Warrant: Drug buys recorded weeks before Black man shot dead
<p>ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — A search warrant being served when deputies shot and killed a Black man in North Carolina says that investigators used...
Judge tosses lawsuit of man who alleged Jackson molestation
<p>LOS ANGELES — A judge on Monday dismissed the lawsuit of a man who alleged that Michael Jackson sexually abused him as a boy....
3 arrested during protest in support of Jacob Blake Jr.
KENOSHA, Wis. — Three men have been arrested for taking part in a demonstration in southeast Wisconsin to call for the firing of the...
Woman involved in fatal crash, on probation for 2014 death
<p>TAMPA, Fla. — A Florida woman who was already on probation for a fatal traffic crash in 2014 was arrested Sunday following another crash...
Pardon request submitted for George Floyd in 2004 Texas case
<p>HOUSTON — A posthumous pardon request was submitted on Monday to Texas officials on behalf of <a href="https://apnews.com/hub/death-of-george-floyd">George Floyd</a> for a 2004 drug arrest...
Warrant: Drug buys recorded weeks before Black man shot dead
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — A search warrant being served when deputies shot and killed a Black man in North Carolina says that investigators used...