Category Archives: Justice
Settlement avoids trial in 2011 Katrina trash lawsuit
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A decade-old lawsuit over the awarding of waste disposal contracts following Hurricane Katrina has been settled, avoiding a Monday trial and ending the latest chapter in a story that added to corruption allegations against a convicte...
‘Who owns the land?’ Finding residential school graves predicted to be complicated
WINNIPEG — A large brick building that stands on a hill overlooking a small community in southwestern Manitoba casts an immense shadow. The Birtle Indian Residential school reminds survivors and their families of the children who were forced to go
High court: Congress erred in patent dispute board setup
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that Congress erred when it set up a board to oversee patent disputes by failing to make the judges properly accountable to the president.
Nicaragua places former first lady under house arrest
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaragua police announced late Monday they had placed former first lady María Fernanda Flores Lanzas, wife of ex-President Arnoldo Aleman, under house arrest for alleged crimes against the state.
Suu Kyi tells lawyers trial testimony against her is wrong
BANGKOK (AP) — Lawyers for Myanmar's ousted leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, said Monday she told them some of the testimony against her was wrong in her trial on criminal charges that could send her to prison and end her
In Lebanon, some protest efforts to curb smuggling to Syria
BEIRUT (AP) — Demonstrators blocked a highway connecting Lebanon and Syria on Monday with burned tires and metal bars, protesting a decision by Lebanese authorities aimed at curbing smuggling into Syria, Lebanon's official news agency reported.
Judge weighs whether to dismiss Georgia ballot review case
McDONOUGH, Ga. (AP) — A judge is weighing whether to dismiss claims brought by a group of voters who allege that fraud during the November general election in Georgia's most populous county resulted in the violation of their constitutional rights.
Hong Kong’s Apple Daily newspaper says it may shut down
HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s embattled pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily reported Monday that its board of directors has asked authorities to unfreeze some assets so it can pay salaries and avoid labor violations, and that the board will meet
2 plead not guilty in trial linked to Jordan’s royal rift
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — A former top adviser to King Abdullah II and a relative of the monarch pleaded not guilty Monday to sedition and incitement charges linked to an unprecedented public rift in Jordan's royal family.
Turkish high court accepts indictment against Kurdish party
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Turkey’s highest court on Monday accepted an indictment by a top prosecutor seeking to disband a pro-Kurdish opposition party on terror-related charges.
