Tag: National courts
Arkansas man charged in Capitol riot released pending trial
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — An Arkansas man who posed for photos with his feet on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s desk during the Jan. 6...
President Biden’s first address to Congress is invite-only
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden's first address to Congress is an invite-only affair, no guests allowed.
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Floyd verdict won’t remove blocks to police accountability
The guilty verdicts in the George Floyd murder case felt like a watershed moment to many Americans. President Biden called the verdicts a “giant...
Sentencing set for juvenile lifer whose case set precedent
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A judge is set to decide the punishment for an Alabama man, sentenced to life in prison for a murder he...
Feds accused Georgia sheriff of civil rights violations
ATLANTA — An Atlanta-area sheriff is accused of violating the civil rights of several people in his agency's custody by ordering that they be...
Judge gives Corps 2nd chance to offer oil pipeline opinion
FARGO, N.D. — A federal judge faced with a motion on whether the Dakota Access oil pipeline north of the Standing Rock Indian Reservation...
High court to hear Guantanamo prisoner’s state secrets case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will decide whether a Palestinian man captured in the wake of 9/11 and detained at the prison on the...
Supreme Court declines to hear wrestlers’ brain damage cases
HARTFORD, Conn. — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeals of several former pro wrestlers who claimed in lawsuits that...
Ghislaine Maxwell’s sleep loss in jail concerns judges
NEW YORK — Appeals judges hearing bail arguments seemed sympathetic Monday to claims that British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell is unjustly kept awake at night...
Justices question California disclosure rule for charities
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared likely Monday to put a stop to California's practice of collecting the names and addresses of top donors...
