Judge: ‘Discriminatory’ to deny Puerto Rico access to US aid
A federal judge has ruled that it is unconstitutional to deny Puerto Ricans living in the U.S. territory access to…
Ruling renews fairness debate in Boston Marathon bomber case
An appeals court ruling overturning the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev has raised familiar questions about whether…
Court: Judge wrong to dismiss complaint against Facebook
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has ruled that a judge was wrong to dismiss a cafe owner’s complaint against Facebook…
Pussy Riot member sentenced to 15 days in Russia
Russian political activist Pytor Verzilov and member of the Pussy Riot protest group has been sentenced to 15 days in…
Trump administration takes Keystone dispute to Supreme Court
The Trump administration is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to revive a permit program that allows new oil and gas…
Virginia city removes 176-year-old slave auction block
A 176-year-old slave auction block has been removed from a Virginia city’s downtown June 5, 2020, 3:09 PM 2 min…
Court: Proof of citizenship for voter registration unlawful
A federal appeals court panel has ruled that a Kansas law requiring proof of citizenship to register to vote is…
Australian court dismisses cardinal’s sex abuse convictions
Australia’s highest court has dismissed the convictions of the most senior Catholic found guilty of child sex abuse By ROD…
Jury finds 3 liable for about $10M in Medicare fraud
A federal jury hearing a whistleblower lawsuit has found that a Mississippi hospital owner cheated Medicare out of nearly $11…
Court sides with family of man shot by police in Kansas
A federal appeals court has ruled that jurors should be allowed to decide whether a white police officer in Kansas…
US appeals court upholds Trump rules involving abortions
A U.S. appeals court has upheld Trump administration rules imposing more hurdles for women seeking abortions By GENE JOHNSON Associated…
Judge: City can remove 176-year-old slave auction block
A judge has ruled that officials in a Virginia city have the authority to approve the removal of a 176-year-old…
Court raises sentence for banker who smuggled a Picasso
A Spanish court has raised the sentence against a former bank president found guilty of trying to smuggle a Pablo…
Cyprus court: British teen guilty of fabricating rape claims
A Cyprus court has found a 19 year-old British woman guilty of fabricating claims that she was gang raped by…
Scout leader convicted of branding 3 children in a ritual
A Dutch appeals court has convicted a scout leader of branding three children in a campfire initiation ritual. The appeals…
Jurors convict Iowa farmer in corn rake killing of wife
A jury Monday convicted an eastern Iowa hog farmer of using a corn rake to kill his wife, agreeing with…
Acquitted Navy SEAL sues ex-lawyers, legal nonprofit
A Navy SEAL acquitted in a war crimes trial has sued two of his former attorneys and a military legal…
Uber driver convicted of raping intoxicated passenger
An Uber driver has been found guilty of raping an intoxicated woman he picked up at a casino near Philadelphia.…
Jury reaches verdict in ‘Hollywood Ripper’ case
Jurors have reached a verdict the case of a man charged with fatally stabbing two women in their Southern California…
Judge rejects bid for new trial in ‘Making a Murderer’ case
A judge has rejected a man’s bid for a new trial in a Wisconsin killing featured in the Netflix series…
Baltimore man guilty of killing ex-girlfriend outside school
A Baltimore man has been found guilty of killing his ex-girlfriend, who was found bound, beaten, stabbed, strangled and dumped…
Court won’t immediately stop wait-in-Mexico asylum policy
A federal appeals court put a judge’s order on hold Friday shortly before it would have stopped the Trump administration…
Ex-Chipotle manager gets $8 million for wrongful termination
A California jury has awarded nearly $8 million dollars to the former manager of a Chipotle Mexican Grill for wrongful…
‘Night Court’ star Harry Anderson, 65, found dead in home
Harry Anderson, the actor best known for playing an off-the-wall judge working the night shift of a Manhattan court room…