Tag: Courts
Cities, groups aim to stop Ohio’s push for early census data
A coalition of cities, counties and civil rights groups sued the U.S. Census Bureau last year to stop it from ending the 2020 census...
Wisconsin judge arrested, suspected of possessing child porn
MILWAUKEE — A Wisconsin judge was arrested Tuesday on tentative charges of possession of child pornography, authorities said.
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Court: Defendant in teacher slaying has route to state funds
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Georgia's highest court opened a door Monday for taxpayer funds to help cover the legal defense of a man awaiting trial...
Court: Lawsuit against MLB over foul ball injury can proceed
CHICAGO — An Illinois appellate court ruled Tuesday a woman struck by a foul ball at Wrigley Field can move ahead with a lawsuit...
Man charged in Capitol riot plot to be released from jail
A man charged with conspiring with members of the far-right Oath Keepers militia group in the attack on the U.S. Capitol will be released...
Ex-San Diego deputy sentenced to jail for illegal gun sales
SAN DIEGO — A former San Diego County sheriff’s captain who used his law enforcement credentials to run a gun trafficking business was sentenced...
Anti-abortion bills abound; their fate in court is unknown
At an intense pace, lawmakers in Republican-governed states are considering an array of tough anti-abortion restrictions they hope might reach the Supreme Court and...
6 chosen for Chauvin trial jury so far; murder charge added
MINNEAPOLIS — A man who said he has a “very negative" impression of Derek Chauvin nevertheless became the sixth juror selected for the former...
Ex-Coast Guard officer seeks review of terrorism sentence
RICHMOND, Va. — A former Coast Guard lieutenant accused by prosecutors of plotting to kill members of Congress to advance a white nationalist agenda...
El Salvador awaits what president will do with new power
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador President Nayib Bukele’s New Ideas party dominated every aspect of this month's national elections and will take...
