Tag: National courts
Transgender rights, religion among cases justices could add
WASHINGTON — A closely watched voting rights dispute from Arizona is among five cases standing between the Supreme Court and its summer break. But...
Supreme Court revives St. Louis police in-custody death case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday revived claims of excessive force against St. Louis police officers in a case in which a homeless...
Mexico high court mandates permits for personal pot use
MEXICO CITY — Mexico’s Supreme Court ordered the government Monday to issue permits for the personal use of marijuana and for the growing of...
Transgender rights, religion among cases justices could add
WASHINGTON — A closely watched voting rights dispute from Arizona is among five cases standing between the Supreme Court and its summer break. But...
Floyd family lawyer calls for federal conviction for Chauvin
MINNEAPOLIS — A lawyer for the family of George Floyd called for a federal conviction for former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, saying he...
Prosecutors try to revive plea deal with child porn purveyor
GREENBELT, Md. — Less than two months after a judge rejected a plea deal, federal prosecutors say they have an agreement to resolve a...
Judge keeps India terror attack suspect in US custody
LOS ANGELES — A former Chicago businessman will remain in the United States as a federal judge in Los Angeles weighs whether he will...
High court expands eligibility for Clean Air Act exemption
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday said an expanded number of small refineries can seek an exemption from certain renewable fuel requirements.
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29-year-old man convicted again of murdering 6-week-old son
COVINGTON, La. — A 29-year-old New Orleans man has been convicted a second time of murdering one of his infant twin sons in the...
Environmentalists sue over Florida wastewater reservoir leak
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Efforts to clean up a leaky reservoir that dumped tens of millions of gallons of potentially hazardous gypsum wastewater into...
