Tag: National courts
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...
French protesters call for trial for Jewish woman’s killer
PARIS — Crowds gathered Sunday in Paris and other French cities to denounce a ruling by France’s highest court that the killer of Jewish...
North Macedonia: Thousands protest conservatives’ jailings
SKOPJE, North Macedonia — Thousands of opposition supporters protested Sunday in North Macedonia’s capital of Skopje demanding retrials and freedom for more than a...
Judge tosses suit that sought to block transgender athletes
HARTFORD, Conn. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to prevent transgender athletes from competing in girls high school sports in...
After COVID relief bill, progressives look for next big win
ATLANTA — Activist Jan Rivers stood surrounded by “JOBS NOW” signs as she tried to round up support for a massive infrastructure and climate...
Amy Coney Barrett, husband sell their longtime Indiana home
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett and her husband have sold their northern Indiana home to a University of...
Appeals court reinstates Tennessee abortion waiting period
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal appeals court has reinstated a 48-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions in Tennessee as the state appeals a...
Mexico’s president steps up battles with nation’s courts
MEXICO CITY — Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador has stepped up a campaign of interfering with the nation’s courts after they blocked some...
Federal officers seek to block shooting trial in state court
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments on whether Virginia prosecutors can bring manslaughter charges against two U.S. Park Police...
Dutch Supreme Court adviser: Reject Russia’s Yukos appeal
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A key legal adviser to the Dutch Supreme Court on Friday recommended dismissing Russia's appeal against the reinstatement of a...
