Tag: Legal proceedings
A look at high-profile cases over killings by US police
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin faces decades in prison when he is sentenced Friday in George Floyd's death.
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Key events since George Floyd’s arrest and death
MINNEAPOLIS — A timeline of key events that began with George Floyd's arrest on May 25, 2020, by four police officers in Minneapolis:
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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...
Affidavit: FBI feared Pennsylvania would seize fabled gold
An FBI agent applied for a federal warrant in 2018 to seize a cache of gold that he said had been “stolen during the...
Ex-Blackhawk sues team, alleging sexual assault by assistant
CHICAGO — An unidentified former Chicago Blackhawks player says in a lawsuit against the team that a then-assistant coach sexually assaulted him in 2010...
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 deciding if special prosecutor can exit Tisaby case
ST. LOUIS — A St. Louis judge said Thursday that he’ll decide by the end of next week whether to allow the special prosecutor...
Ex-Mexican governor sentenced to 3 years in US prison
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — A U.S. judge in Texas on Wednesday sentenced a former governor of a northern state in Mexico to three years...
Kenosha officials reject damage claim sought by Jacob Blake
KENOSHA, Wis. — Officials in Kenosha, Wisconsin, have denied a claim for damages from Jacob Blake Jr., the Black man who was paralyzed when...
Dakota Access lawsuit dismissed; future challenges possible
BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit filed by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe challenging the operation of the Dakota...