Tag: Court decisions
Sheriff settles lawsuit over 2013 deputy shooting for $2.5M
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida sheriff's department has agreed to pay $2.5 million to the mother of a man who was fatally shot...
Justices signal they could limit Indian Country ruling
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday granted Oklahoma's request to retain custody of a man who has been on death row for killing...
Sex abuse class-action suit tossed, individual claims stand
CONCORD, N.H. — A judge on Wednesday dismissed a class action lawsuit involving 300 people who allege decades of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth...
Justice Dept. appeals judge’s order on Russia probe memo
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Monday that it would appeal a judge's order directing it to release a legal memo on whether President...
Court rules UK surveillance breached European rights law
LONDON — Europe's top human rights court ruled Tuesday that British mass surveillance and intelligence gathering practices breached human rights laws, in a partial...
Italy orders trial for 4 Egyptians accused in student death
ROME — A Rome judge on Tuesday ordered four high-ranking members of Egypt’s security forces to stand trial for the abduction, torture and killing...
Pork group asks USDA to support faster slaughterhouse speeds
DES MOINES, Iowa — A group representing slaughterhouses urged the federal government Tuesday to let them continue an effort to speed up the processing...
Judge rules against Georgia in legal fight over Israel oath
ATLANTA — A federal judge has ruled that a Georgia law requiring some people to sign an oath involving Israel is unconstitutional.
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Judge: Man charged with bringing guns to DC had militia ties
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A Vietnam veteran charged with bringing 11 molotov cocktails and other weapons to Washington on the day of the U.S. Capitol...
Jolie says judge in Pitt divorce won’t let children testify
LOS ANGELES — Angelina Jolie criticized a judge deciding on custody arrangements for her and Brad Pitt's children during their divorce, saying in a...
