Illinois court rejects actor’s attempt to throw out charges
Former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett has lost his bid to have the Illinois Supreme Court to throw out the new charges against him and to remove the special prosecutor that…
Trump seeks high court approval to speed deportations
WASHINGTON — The man slipped into the U.S from Tijuana, Mexico, and made it just 25 yards from the border before he was arrested. A seven-month journey from Sri Lanka…
Court halts Trump asylum policy, then suspends its own order
SAN DIEGO — A Trump administration immigration policy that requires asylum seekers to wait in Mexico while their cases wind through U.S. courts was blocked and then reinstated by a…
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 used excessive force nearly eight years ago when he fatally…
Crackdown on immigrants who use public benefits takes effect
PHOENIX — Pastor Antonio Velasquez says that before the Trump administration announced a crackdown on immigrants using government social services, people lined up before sunrise outside a state office in…
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 Press February 24, 2020, 7:18 PM 3 min read SEATTLE…
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 slave auction block from a street corner February 15, 2020,…
Avenatti seeks to limit questioning in Nike extortion trial
Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti wants to limit the questions he would face if he decides to testify about allegations he tried to extort Nike for millions of dollars By JIM…
Dragon Con co-founder reaches plea deal in hacking case
A co-founder of Dragon Con has reached a plea deal in a case that accused him and three others of illegally accessing a Georgia courthouse computer network February 4, 2020,…
Heterosexual couples form 1st civil partnerships in England
Heterosexual couples will now be able to choose a civil partnership instead of a marriage in England and Wales By GREGORY KATZ Associated Press December 31, 2019, 6:31 PM 2…