Tag: Legal proceedings
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...
Boys Scout bankruptcy plans angers some, welcomed by others.
NEW YORK — An $850 million agreement by the Boy Scouts of America to compensate sex-abuse victims prompted outrage Friday from some survivors and...
Police groups sue over changes to Minnesota deadly force law
ST. PAUL, Minn. — A coalition of Minnesota's largest law enforcement groups sued the state Friday seeking to overturn a state law that changed...
Boy Scouts of America reaches pivotal agreement with victims
DOVER, Del. — The Boys Scouts of America have reached an agreement with attorneys representing some 60,000 victims of child sex abuse in what...
Lawyer: Marine played minor role in soldier’s hazing death
NORFOLK, Va. — A defense attorney for a U.S. Marine told jurors Wednesday that he played a minor role in the hazing of a...
Father of drowned brothers receives 16-year prison sentence
CROWN POINT, Ind. — A 16-year prison sentence was handed Wednesday to a northwest Indiana man who pleaded guilty to two counts of neglect...
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...
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...
Judge blocks new Indiana law aimed at teachers unions
INDIANAPOLIS — Part of a new Indiana law requiring teachers to renew requests every year for automatic paycheck deduction of union dues has been...
