Court upholds death sentence for church shooter Dylann Roof
A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and death sentence of a man on federal death row for the racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina…
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 three federal welfare programs in a major decision cheered by…
Facebook bows to Brazil judge, blocks 12 accounts worldwide
Facebook says it has obeyed a Brazilian judge’s order for a worldwide block on the accounts of 12 of President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters who are under investigation for allegedly running…
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 he can receive fair trial in a city that remains…
Police and protesters clash in violent weekend across the US
Protests took a violent turn in several U.S. cities over the weekend, with demonstrators squaring off against federal agents outside a courthouse in Portland, Oregon, and forcing police in Seattle…
Judge blocks Seattle law banning police use of pepper spray
A federal judge late Friday blocked Seattle’s new law prohibiting police from using pepper spray, blast balls and similar weapons that was passed following confrontations with protesters July 25, 2020,…
At 88, former Sheriff Joe Arpaio makes 2nd comeback bid
Joe Arpaio is trying to win back the sheriff’s post in metro Phoenix that he held for 24 years By JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press July 24, 2020, 9:50 PM 5…
Portland protesters gassed after setting fire at courthouse
Protesters outside Portland’s U.S. courthouse set a fire in the building’s entryway in yet another night of conflict with federal agents July 20, 2020, 2:32 PM 4 min read Share…
Oregon officials decry arrests by federal agents in Portland
Federal agents in green camouflage uniforms have been taking into custody people in the streets of Portland, not close to federal property that they were sent to protect By ANDREW…
First federal execution in 17 years; another set Wednesday
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — The federal government on Tuesday carried out its first execution in almost two decades, killing by lethal injection a man convicted of murdering an Arkansas family…