Judge: Man Competent For Trial In Killings Of 3 At Meeting
A man charged with opening fire during a municipal meeting in Pennsylvania, killing three people, is competent to stand trial, a judge has ruled. – Monroe County President Judge Margherita…
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Exxon Mobil Settles With New Jersey Over Environmental Damage
A long-fought legal battle to recover $8.9 billion in damages from Exxon Mobil Corporation for the contamination and loss of use of more than 1,500 acres of wetlands, marshes, meadows…
Judge Overturns Suspension of Adrian Peterson
A Federal District Court judge overturned the suspension of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who argued that he was unfairly penalized by the N.F.L. The reversal was another setback…
Argentine prosecutor’s case against President dismissed
The prosecutor who filed the case, Alberto Nisman, was found dead days after making the accusations. His death sparked outrage and conspiracy theories aplenty. Judge Daniel Rafecas on Thursday ruled…
Judge Throws Out Cover-Up Case Against Argentine President Fernandez
A federal judge is dismissing a prosecutor’s allegations that President Cristina Fernandez tried to cover-up the alleged involvement of Iranian officials in the 1994 bombing of a Jewish center in…
Key Facts About Jodi Arias Murder Case
The Jodi Arias legal saga has dragged on for nearly seven years and had no shortage of eye-catching moments. It started with a gruesome killing, continued with a series of…
Key Facts About Jodi Arias Murder Case
The Jodi Arias legal saga has dragged on for nearly seven years and had no shortage of eye-catching moments. It started with a gruesome killing, continued with a series of…
Polanski Questioned at Extradition Hearing in Poland
Dariusz Mazur, a judge presiding over the case in the regional court in Krakow, complied with the film director’s lawyers’ request that the hearing be closed to the public. The…
City Forced To Allow ‘Reason Station’ Alongside ‘Prayer Station’
A Detroit suburb that allows a “prayer station” set up in city hall must also permit an atheist to set up a “reason station,” a federal judge ordered. Warren, Michigan…
Police Salute Retired K-9 Officer On His Final Journey To Animal Hospital
After a months-long battle with Cushing’s Disease, a retired K-9 officer named Judge was put to sleep last week — but not before 90 police officers could send him off…
Tobacco Giants Battle New Ads Painting Them As Liars
Never underestimate the staying power of big tobacco. In 2006, U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler ordered the nation’s largest cigarette makers to publicly admit that they had lied for decades…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Nominee Allegedly Sent Racist Email
The nomination of a Pennsylvania judge to the state’s Supreme Court hit a road block on Friday after the Centre Daily Times reported that he once sent an allegedly racist…
Pennsylvania Supreme Court Nominee Allegedly Sent Racist Email
The nomination of a Pennsylvania judge to the state’s Supreme Court hit a road block on Friday after the Centre Daily Times reported that he once sent an allegedly racist…
The Week in Politics
A Texas judge blocked President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration. – Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani questioned President Obama’s love for America.
The Week in Politics
A Texas judge blocked President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration. – Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani questioned President Obama’s love for America.
Texas county says it’s issued state’s first same-sex marriage license
The order applied only to that couple, and “any additional licenses issued to same-sex couples also must be court ordered,” Debeauvoir’s office said in a statement. Texas’ ban on same-sex…
White House Struggles on Immigration Ruling
WASHINGTON — President Obama’s lawyers, facing what could be months of delay on the White House’s immigration efforts, are struggling for a response to a Texas judge’s ruling that has…
Washington Florist Illegally Refused To Provide Flowers For Same-Sex Wedding, Judge Rules
A judge in Washington state ruled Wednesday that a florist’s refusal to sell flowers for a same-sex wedding violated the state anti-discrimination law. – Washington’s anti-discrimination law allows for penalties…
Spanish Judge Drops Charges Against 9 Priests in Sexual Abuse Case
MADRID — A Spanish judge leading an investigation into accusations of sexual abuse against priests in the southern city of Granada has decided that the case can proceed against only…
Republicans Say Ruling Aids Bid in Congress to Block Obama on Immigration
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans on Tuesday seized on a federal judge’s ruling against President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, saying the judge’s preliminary conclusions bolstered their fight to block the…
Obama Immigration Policy Halted by Federal Judge in Texas
A federal judge in Texas has ordered a halt, at least temporarily, to President Obama’s executive actions on immigration, siding with Texas and 25 other states that filed a lawsuit…
Most Alabama Counties Are Granting Same-Sex Marriage Licenses
MOBILE, Ala — As probate courts around Alabama opened on Friday, a day after a federal judge barred the probate judge in Mobile County from denying marriage licenses to same-sex…
The 13 states that still ban same-sex marriage
In some cases, such as in Illinois, Hawaii, Minnesota and New York, lawmakers opened the doors voluntarily. In othersmost recently Alabamait’s been state or federal judges forcing the toehold long…
Nebraska Judge Halts TransCanada’s Use Of Eminent Domain For Keystone Route
A Nebraska judge has issued a temporary injunction barring TransCanada from using eminent domain to force landowners to sell rights allowing the proposed Keystone XL pipeline on their property. –…
Egyptian Judge Orders Release Of Al-Jazeera English Journalists
An Egyptian judge has ordered the release of two Al-Jazeera English journalists, demanding that the Canadian defendant pay a $33,000 bail, pending their retrial. The judge ordered the release of…
Leader of Belgian Sharia Group Is Sentenced to 12 Years in Prison
BRUSSELS — In a case seen as a test of Europe’s ability to combat Islamic extremism through the courts, a Belgian judge on Wednesday ruled that Sharia4Belgium, a group accused…
U.S. Judge Rules For NSA In Warrantless Search Case
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 10 (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday ruled in favor of the National Security Agency in a lawsuit challenging the interception of Internet communications without a…
Alabama Gay Marriage Advocates Renew Legal Push for Licenses
Gay rights advocates have asked a federal court to order a local official in Mobile, Ala., to begin issuing marriage licenses on Tuesday to same-sex couples, a day after some…
Federal Judge Rules In Favor Of California’s Oldest Marijuana Dispensary
A federal judge has signaled support for a medical marijuana dispensary in Berkeley, California, despite numerous attempts by U.S. Attorney Melinda Haag to shut it down. Judge Jon S. Tigar…
Will Uber and Lyft make your job obsolete?
In San Francisco, one federal district judge speculated that the ride-sharing company Uber may have to treat its drivers as employees rather than independent contractors. In another courtroom in the…