Tag: Courts
Brazil Supreme Court greenlights investigation of Bolsonaro
RIO DE JANEIRO — A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has authorized a criminal investigation into President Jair Bolsonaro’s response to allegations of potential corruption...
Supreme Court rules against inmate in death penalty case
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled against an Alabama inmate whose lawyers argued that his trial counsel should have done more...
Agreeable Supreme Court term ends with conservative wins
WASHINGTON — An unusually agreeable Supreme Court term ended with conservative-driven decisions on voting rights and charitable-donor disclosures that offered a glimpse of what...
Justices turn away florist who refused same-sex wedding job
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday declined to take up the case of a florist who refused to provide services for a same-sex...
US hits Myanmar with new sanctions, revokes ICC penalties
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday hit 22 senior Myanmar officials and family members with sanctions over the government’s crackdown on democracy protests...
US Supreme Court backs Minnesota Amish in septic tank fight
MINNEAPOLIS — The U.S. Supreme Court sided Friday with members of an Amish group in Minnesota who are fighting efforts by authorities to compel...
Court strikes Trump EPA rule for full-year 15% ethanol sales
DES MOINES, Iowa — A federal appeals court on Friday threw out a Trump-era Environmental Protection Agency rule change that allowed for the sale...
Trump Organization CFO expected in court after indictment
New York prosecutors are expected to announce the first criminal indictment Thursday in a two-year investigation into Donald Trump’s business practices, accusing his namesake...
Judge to hear arguments in Georgia election law challenge
ATLANTA — Voting integrity activists argue several parts of Georgia's new election law criminalize normal election observation activities, while the state argues that those...
Key voting rights decision expected from Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is wrapping up its first all-virtual term, with decisions expected in a key case on voting rights and another...
