Tag: National courts
NFL judge: Lawyers for Black players can join mediation
PHILADELPHIA — The federal judge presiding over the NFL’s $1 billion settlement of brain injury claims on Thursday invited lawyers for Black players who...
CDC says Florida lawsuit imperils summer cruises to Alaska
U.S. officials say Florida’s lawsuit against the federal government over conditions for cruise lines to resume sailing could threaten plans to restart cruising in...
Supreme Court limits prosecutors’ use of anti-hacking law
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday limited prosecutors' ability to use an anti-hacking law to charge people with computer crimes.
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Workers win round in equal pay lawsuit against Tesco
LONDON — Workers at Britain’s largest grocery chain won the latest round in their equal pay lawsuit Thursday, when the European Union’s Court of...
Hearing set to discuss unconditional release for Hinckley
A court hearing has been set for Aug. 30 regarding whether the man who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan can live without restrictions...
Utah man sentenced to 30 years in death of wife on cruise
JUNEAU, Alaska — A Utah man was sentenced Thursday to 30 years in prison in the beating death of his wife on an Alaska...
Ex-Treasury worker sentenced to 6 months in ‘leak’ case
NEW YORK — A former U.S. Treasury Department worker was sentenced to six months in prison Thursday for leaking confidential financial reports to a...
Judge orders early end to Blagojevich’s supervised release
CHICAGO — A federal judge on Tuesday put an early end to the two-year period of supervised release of former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich,...
Epstein ex Ghislaine Maxwell loses bail bid for 5th time
NEW YORK — For a fifth time, British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell lost a bid Wednesday to be freed on bail prior to a November...
NFL pledges to halt ‘race-norming,’ review Black claims
PHILADELPHIA — The NFL on Wednesday pledged to halt the use of “race-norming” — which assumed Black players started out with lower cognitive functioning...
