Tag: Court decisions
Supreme Court skeptical of low-level crack offender’s case
WASHINGTON — Crack cocaine trafficking kingpins convicted more than a decade ago can ask courts to reduce their prison terms under a 2018 federal...
Mexico worries about scorn if another drug lord is released
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador worried Monday that yet another shadowy release of a drug lord is about to make...
Indiana constitutional fight means tussle among GOP leaders
INDIANAPOLIS — The conservative pushback over Indiana’s COVID-19 restrictions is turning into a tangled legal standoff among Republicans who dominate the Statehouse.
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Federal jury convicts man on charges related to killing
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — A federal jury on Monday found a man guilty of charges related to the 2014 death of a Marion man...
Corps: Dakota Access oil pipeline to stay open during review
FARGO, N.D. — The Biden administration on Monday reiterated that the Dakota Access oil pipeline should continue to operate while the U.S. Army Corps...
Tesla told to provide documents involving Musk compensation
DOVER, Del. — A Delaware judge on Monday ordered lawyers representing Tesla Inc. directors to turn over certain communications that CEO Elon Musk may...
Jury finds ex-Netflix VP guilty in bribery, kickback scheme
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal jury found a former Netflix executive guilty Friday of receiving lucrative stock options and more than a half-million...
Kentucky judge orders purge of suits from disgraced attorney
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — A Kentucky judge has ordered court officials to purge hundreds of lawsuits filed against clients by a disgraced disability attorney who...
Jury convicts 2 men in Indiana woman’s torture-slaying
GOSHEN, Ind. — Two men have been convicted in the 2019 torture-slaying of a northern Indiana woman whose body was found inside a trash...
Court: U of Iowa must comply with subpoena on utilities deal
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa must comply with a subpoena from the state auditor that seeks the names of investors in...
