Tag: National courts
No release for ex-officer guilty in ‘Fatal Vision’ murders
RALEIGH, N.C. — A federal judge on Friday refused to release an ex-Army captain imprisoned for decades for the murders of his wife and...
Brazil top court orders probe of Bolsonaro’s pandemic steps
SAO PAULO — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the Senate on Thursday to investigate the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis and the...
Brazil top court orders probe of Bolsonaro’s pandemic steps
SAO PAULO — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered the Senate on Thursday to investigate the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis and the...
GOP-led states lose bid to challenge immigration rule
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court in California refused Thursday to permit 14 states led by Republican governors to challenge the overturning of...
Transgender woman seeks transfer from Georgia men’s prison
ATLANTA — A transgender woman held in a Georgia men's prison says she has been sexually assaulted repeatedly and denied necessary medical treatment and...
Chauvin trial puts Court TV’s revival in the public eye
NEW YORK — Scott Tufts believes the media world is not complete without Court TV. If he's ever going to prove his point, now...
ACLU border checkpoint lawsuit to proceed
CONCORD, N.H. — A federal judge is allowing a lawsuit challenging the use of checkpoints by the U.S. Border Patrol nearly 100 miles from...
Top Polish judge under fire for tweet about transgender kid
WARSAW, Poland — Poland's leading opposition party is asking prosecutors to investigate a constitutional court judge who it alleges has endangered a 10-year-old transgender...
Israeli academic won’t receive prize after signing petition
JERUSALEM — Israel's top court on Thursday upheld a Cabinet minister's decision to temporarily block a prominent academic from receiving the country's highest honor...
Lawyers raise a stink over British socialite’s jail care
NEW YORK — The rancorous fight over jail conditions for Ghislaine Maxwell is reaching new lows, with prosecutors blaming the British socialite and Jeffrey...
