Tag: Courts
US women soccer players appeal decision against equal pay
SAN FRANCISCO — Players on the women’s national soccer team have asked a federal appeals court to overturn a lower court decision throwing out...
Brazil court greenlights probe of president’s virus response
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a Senate investigation of President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the pandemic to go forward, one...
Guatemala’s top court refuses to seat female justice
GUATEMALA CITY — Guatemala’s Congress refused to swear in a crusading female judge to the nation’s highest court Tuesday, a move the United States...
French high court clears cardinal of abuse cover-up claims
LYON, France — France's highest court confirmed on Wednesday that the former archbishop of Lyon, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, did not cover up the sexual...
California lifts COVID-19 limits on indoor worship services
LOS ANGELES — California on Monday lifted its limits on indoor worship services in the face of U.S. Supreme Court rulings that struck down...
Joe West awarded $500,000 in damages against Paul Lo Duca
NEW YORK — Major league umpire Joe West was awarded $500,000 in damages plus interest dating to July 8 in a defamation suit against...
Court rejects appeal of killer of 3 in home invasion
HARTFORD, Conn. — The Connecticut Supreme Court rejected the appeal of a man convicted of murder, sexual assault and other crimes in the killings...
Michigan police shocked by convicted murderer’s release
DETROIT — A Detroit-area man who was convicted of killing his first wife and whose second wife died under suspicious circumstances was granted an...
Ex-officer appeals 20-year sentence for killing Black man
COLUMBIA, S.C. — A former South Carolina police officer serving 20 years in prison for killing an unarmed Black man who was running away...
Federal judge approves partial deal between women, US Soccer
LOS ANGELES — A federal judge approved a partial deal between players on the women's national team and the U.S. Soccer Federation over unequal...
