Tag: Legal proceedings
Newspaper gunman insanity case starting after three years
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Three years after the deadliest attack on a newsroom in U.S. history, residents who were shaken by the assault on their...
Britney Spears’ public support may not mean much in court
LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears’ powerful plea to a judge to end the conservatorship that has controlled her life since 2008 brought sympathy and...
Chauvin could face decadeslong sentence in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin learns his sentence Friday for murder in George Floyd' s death, closing a chapter in...
Cases challenge no-parole terms for young adult killers
BOSTON — They were convicted of the same crime: the 2011 killing of a Boston teen as part of a gang feud. But Nyasani...
French woman stands trial for murder of decades-long abuser
CHALON-SUR-SAONE, France — A mother of four children is on trial in France for killing her husband after decades of sexual, physical and psychological...
Indiana man pleads guilty in 2018 crash that killed girl, 10
KOKOMO, Ind. — A Kokomo man has pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a 2018 crash that fatally injured a 10-year-old girl who...
Democrats sue Texas governor over vetoing pay after walkout
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Democratic lawmakers who blocked one of America's most restrictive voting measures with a dramatic walkout sued Republican Gov. Greg Abbott...
Tennessee sued over new transgender bathroom sign law
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit Friday challenging Tennessee’s first-of-its-kind law that requires businesses and government facilities to...
Indiana man gets 127 years in woman’s 2019 torture-slaying
GOSHEN, Ind. — A man has been sentenced to 127 years in prison for his role in the 2019 torture-slaying of a northern Indiana...
3 Honolulu police officers face charges in fatal shooting
HONOLULU — Three Honolulu police officers appeared in court on Friday to face charges in connection with the fatal shooting of a 16-year-old Micronesian...
