Tag: National courts
Miami money manager gets 4 years in Venezuela bribery case
<p>MIAMI — A federal judge has sentenced a Miami money manager to nearly four years in prison for his role in a $1.2 billion...
Judge orders Columbus police to alter tactics for protests
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police in Ohio's capital city ran “amok” last year when responding to demonstrations against racial injustice and police brutality by using...
Court upholds city’s $30,000 fine for man’s overgrown lawn
<p>DUNEDIN, Fla. — A federal court has upheld a Florida city's decision to issue nearly $30,000 in code violation fines to a homeowner whose...
Judge orders Columbus police to alter tactics for protests
<p>COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police in Ohio's capital city ran “amok” last year when responding to demonstrations against racial injustice and police brutality by using...
Court upholds city’s $30,000 fine for man’s overgrown lawn
DUNEDIN, Fla. — A federal court has upheld a Florida city's decision to issue nearly $30,000 in code violation fines to a homeowner whose...
Ecuador’s high court backs decriminalizing abortion for rape
<p>QUITO, Ecuador — Ecuador’s Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday in favor of decriminalizing abortion in cases of rape, a decision that paves the way for...
Uber to recruit 20,000 UK drivers on post-lockdown demand
<p>LONDON — Uber plans to recruit 20,000 more drivers in the United Kingdom to help fill swelling demand for rides as the country's coronavirus...
Biden announces 2nd round of diverse federal judiciary picks
<p>WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is announcing another diverse group of candidates for his second round of judicial nominations, a day after some in...
An unusual coalition as Supreme Court rules for immigrant
<p>WASHINGTON — An unusual coalition of Supreme Court justices joined Thursday <a href="https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/20pdf/19-863_6jgm.pdf">to rule in favor of an immigrant fighting deportation</a> in a case...
Czech lawmakers change electoral law to help small parties
<p>PRAGUE — The upper house of Czech Parliament on Thursday approved changes in the electoral law requested by the country’s highest court that ruled...