Tag: State courts
10 death row inmates in Oklahoma could get new trials
OKLAHOMA CITY — As many as 10 death row inmates in Oklahoma, more than one-fifth of the state’s prisoners condemned to die, could escape...
Kansas Supreme Court suspends foul-mouthed judge from bench
BELLE PLAINE, Kan. — A foul-mouthed Kansas judge accused of bigotry who cursed at courthouse employees so often that a trial clerk kept a...
Oregon high court affirms juries can acquit in split votes
SALEM, Ore. — The Oregon Supreme Court, ruling before the start of a murder case, has upheld that a defendant can be acquitted by...
Alabama to allow spiritual advisor at inmate’s execution
<p>MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is amending its lethal injection procedures to allow a condemned inmate to have his spiritual advisor in the execution chamber,...
Ex-cop appeals murder conviction to Minnesota Supreme Court
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of third-degree murder in the 2017 fatal shooting of an Australian woman who called 911 to...
Alabama to allow spiritual advisor at inmate’s execution
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama is amending its lethal injection procedures to allow a condemned inmate to have his spiritual advisor in the execution chamber,...
Ex-cop appeals murder conviction to Minnesota Supreme Court
MINNEAPOLIS — The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of third-degree murder in the 2017 fatal shooting of an Australian woman who called 911 to...
Lawyer hired by Democratic AG defends Iowa’s GOP governor
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa's Democratic attorney general has installed the Republican governor’s lawyer into a high-level job in which he is aggressively defending...
German soldier in alleged far-right plot facing May trial
BERLIN — A German court said Tuesday that a military officer indicted on allegations that he plotted to kill prominent politicians and blame the...
New lawsuit targets California ride-hail labor law
OAKLAND, Calif. — Ride-hail drivers and a union filed a lawsuit Thursday against Proposition 22 — a ballot measure that exempted Uber and other...