Tag: Judiciary
Lawyers raise a stink over British socialite’s jail care
NEW YORK — The rancorous fight over jail conditions for Ghislaine Maxwell is reaching new lows, with prosecutors blaming the British socialite and Jeffrey...
Another Oklahoma murder conviction tossed, McGirt cited
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals on Thursday overturned another state murder conviction because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that...
High court won’t block Mississippi school disparity lawsuit
JACKSON, Miss. — The U.S. Supreme Court said Thursday it will not get involved, for now, in a lawsuit that says Mississippi allows grave...
Bond set for father, daughter in North Carolina murder case
LEXINGTON, N.C. — A man and his daughter who were sentenced to prison in the 2015 death of an Irish businessman were released on...
Turnout barely tops 20% for Wisconsin spring election
MADISON, Wis. — Turnout for Wisconsin's spring election, which had only one statewide race on the ballot with a handful of locally hot contests,...
NYC corruption case prompts dismissal of 90 drug convictions
NEW YORK — Prosecutors are asking a New York City court to throw out 90 drug convictions following a review of arrests involving a...
Mexico president justifies release of kingpin targeted by US
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador on Wednesday defended the 2013 ruling that freed one of the drug lords most wanted...
Rare bipartisanship: Police reform bills advance in Oregon
SALEM, Oregon — Republicans and Democrats on the Oregon House Judiciary Committee unanimously approved almost a dozen bills on police reform, a rare show...
St. Louis prosecutor loses bid to stay on McCloskey case
ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday denied St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner’s request to be allowed to prosecute a St....
Supreme Court dismisses case over Trump and Twitter critics
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a case over former President Donald Trump's efforts to block critics from his personal Twitter account.
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