Category Archives: Justice
No charges in shooting of man who fired at Minneapolis cops
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Prosecutors declined Friday to file charges against three Minneapolis police officers who fatally shot a Somali American man after police say he fired at them during a sting.
New Oklahoma AG asks SCOTUS to overturn major tribal ruling
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma's new attorney general asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Friday to overturn it's own historic ruling on tribal sovereignty, saying the high court's 5-4 decision last year was wrongly decided and has led to a
Arkansas judge blocks state from enforcing mask mandate ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas judge on Friday temporarily blocked the state from enforcing its ban on mask mandates after lawmakers left the prohibition in place despite a rising number of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
Ohio AG rejects language in legal marijuana petition
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio Attorney General's Office has rejected summary language in a petition to legalize marijuana use and sales in the state.
Sheriff: Aide who accused Cuomo files criminal complaint
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A woman who accused Gov. Andrew Cuomo of groping her breast at the governor's state residence filed a criminal complaint against him, the Albany County Sheriff's office said Friday.
Russian court hands Navalny’s brother suspended sentence
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian court gave the brother of imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny a suspended sentence Friday on charges of calling for street protests in violation of coronavirus restrictions.
RCMP investigating after Mi’kmaq lobster boats cut loose from N.S. wharf, catch taken
WEYMOUTH NORTH, N.S. — The RCMP have opened a criminal investigation into allegations that ten lobster fishing boats operated by Mi'kmaq fishers were purposely cut loose from a wharf Thursday and that catch was stolen. Sipekne'katik First Nation Chief ...
West African court to rule on Venezuelan’s extradition to US
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A protracted legal battle over the extradition from Cape Verde to the United States of a businessman close to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro comes to a head next week when the West African country’s Constitutional Court
Thai police investigating death of foreign woman in Phuket
BANGKOK (AP) — An investigation is underway in Thailand after the body of a Swiss woman was found Thursday at a secluded spot on the southern island of Phuket.
Germany: 2 officials probed over warnings in deadly flood
BERLIN (AP) — German prosecutors said Friday that they have launched a formal probe into whether two regional officials failed to properly warn residents ahead of last month's deadly floods.
