Category Archives: Justice
Schools sue and mayor defies Arkansas mask mandate ban
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas’ ban on mask mandates faced new legal challenges -- including from a school district where more than 800 staff and students are quarantining because of a COVID-19 outbreak -- and defiance from the mayor
Man found guilty of murder in shooting of Tennessee deputy
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A jury on Thursday convicted a man of first-degree premeditated murder for fatally shooting a Tennessee sheriff’s deputy in 2018 before setting fire to his patrol car with his body inside.
People fleeing Hong Kong crackdown get temporary US haven
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden granted temporary refuge Thursday to people from Hong Kong amid the Chinese government's effort to crush the pro-democracy movement and tighten its control on a city once known for its freedom.
Watchdog: No evidence Giuliani had Clinton probe inside info
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department's inspector general said Thursday that it did not find evidence that FBI agents shared inside information about the Hillary Clinton email investigation with Rudy Giuliani.
St. Louis man wants his guns back after governor’s pardon
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis man who along with his wife was pardoned after waving guns at social justice demonstrators has filed a lawsuit to have the guns returned and to have fines the couple paid returned to
Jurisdictional question revived in suits over coastal loss
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The question of whether lawsuits blaming big oil companies for loss of vulnerable Louisiana coastal wetlands will be tried in state courts, as local parish governments want, or in federal courts, as the oil companies want,
FAA head seeks more prosecution of unruly airline passengers
The nation's top aviation regulator is suggesting that local police around the country should file charges more often against unruly airline passengers and that airports should clamp down on alcohol sales.
US to probe Phoenix police over excessive force allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Thursday said it was launching a widespread probe into the police force in Phoenix to examine whether officers have been using excessive force and abusing people experiencing homelessness.
Appeals court upholds Tennessee’s abortion waiting-period
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld Tennessee's 48-hour waiting period for women seeking abortions, arguing that opponents had failed to identify instances where a woman had been significantly burdened by the requirement.
Indigenous lobster fishing boats cut loose from wharf in Nova Scotia: First Nation
WEYMOUTH NORTH, N.S. — A First Nation in Nova Scotia says nine of its lobster fishing boats were purposely cut loose from a wharf on Thursday. The chief of the Sipekne'katik First Nation, Mike Sack, issued a statement saying the boats
