Tag: Courts
Senate set to elevate judge on Biden’s high court short list
WASHINGTON — The Senate is expected Monday to narrowly confirm the first appellate court judge of President Joe Biden’s tenure, elevating a judge with...
Workers push back against hospitals requiring COVID vaccines
HOUSTON — Jennifer Bridges, a registered nurse in Houston, is steadfast in her belief that it's wrong for her employer to force hospital workers...
Federal judge charges US marshals in vaccination dispute
ABERDEEN, S.D. — A federal judge in South Dakota on Monday criminally charged three members of the U.S. Marshals Service with contempt of court...
Groups ask judge to block Arkansas’ near-total abortion ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Abortion rights supporters asked a federal judge on Monday to prevent Arkansas’ near-total ban on the procedure from taking effect...
Judge tosses hospital workers’ vaccine requirement challenge
HOUSTON — A federal judge threw out a lawsuit filed by employees of a Houston hospital system over its requirement that all of its...
Justices consider Harvard case on race in college admissions
WASHINGTON — With abortion and guns already on the agenda, the conservative-dominated Supreme Court is considering adding a third blockbuster issue — whether to...
Judge rejects new trial for Indiana man in murder-for-hire
MUNCIE, Ind. — A central Indiana judge has rejected a new trial for a man convicted in the 1993 murder-for-hire slaying of a woman...
Court orders new look at minister’s virus restriction suit
NEW ORLEANS — A federal appeals court has revived a Louisiana minister’s lawsuit challenging now-expired coronavirus restrictions on church services.
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Nevada plans to use 3 or 4 drugs for late-July execution
LAS VEGAS — Nevada prison officials on Thursday disclosed that they want to use a never-before-tried combination of drugs for the state’s first lethal...
Judge pauses loan forgiveness program for farmers of color
MILWAUKEE — A federal judge has halted a loan forgiveness program for farmers of color in response to a lawsuit alleging the program discriminates...
