Tag: Court decisions
Convictions in baby’s death tossed; couple freed from prison
COLUMBUS, Ga. — Ashley and Albert Debelbot were sitting in the same courtroom where, more than a decade earlier, they were convicted of murdering...
Judges send Ohio’s case against Census back to lower court
An appellate court on Tuesday sent a lawsuit challenging the U.S. Census Bureau's delay in releasing data used for redrawing congressional and legislative districts...
Man who killed himself in courtroom faced minimum of 7 years
FARGO, N.D. — A man who killed himself inside a federal courthouse in North Dakota after he was convicted for brandishing a weapon at...
High court won’t make unanimous jury requirement retroactive
WASHINGTON —
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that prisoners who...
Arizona sheriff’s immigration patrols to cost public $200M
PHOENIX — The costs to taxpayers from a racial profiling lawsuit stemming from former Sheriff Joe Arpaio’s immigration patrols in metro Phoenix a decade...
2 men wrongfully sent to death row awarded $75M in damages
RALEIGH, N.C. — A jury in a North Carolina federal civil rights case has awarded $75 million to two Black, intellectually disabled half brothers...
S. Africa: Top official in ruling ANC takes party to court
JOHANNESBURG — A top official in South Africa’s ruling African National Congress has taken the party to court to challenge his suspension pending charges...
Suit can proceed against ex-Indiana officer over crash death
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A federal appeals court has ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit can proceed against a former South Bend police officer...
Appeals court upholds $25M award in Monsanto cancer case
SAN FRANCISCO — A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a $25 million award against agribusiness giant Monsanto Co. in a lawsuit that alleged...
UK apologizes for 1971 Belfast deaths; families want more
LONDON — A U.K. government minister stood before lawmakers Thursday and formally apologized for the killing of 10 civilians during unrest in Belfast half...
