Category Archives: Justice
Judge overturns California’s 32-year ban on assault weapons
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has overturned California’s three-decade-old ban on assault weapons, calling it a “failed experiment” that violates people's constitutional right to bear arms.
US calls on Nicaragua to free opposition figure Chamorro
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — The U.S. State Department on Friday called on Nicaragua to free opposition figure Cristiana Chamorro, who is being held incommunicado at her home after her laptops and cellphones were taken away.
NRA drops countersuit, will fight New York AG in state court
NEW YORK (AP) — The National Rifle Association has dropped a lawsuit accusing New York's attorney general of suing the gun rights group last year out of political hostility, opting to challenge her through counterclaims in the same court where
Tension grows in court as Nashville officer’s trial looms
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A prosecutor on Friday accused attorneys for a white Nashville police officer of a “character assassination” attempt against the Black man he's charged with fatally shooting in 2018 as the officer's first-degree murder trial app...
Court in El Salvador sentences former first lady to 10 years
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A court in El Salvador sentenced the wife of former President Tony Saca to 10 years in prison for money laundering Friday and ordered her to repay $17.6 million to the government.
West Virginia gov: Bank deceived family for loan guarantee
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — In a new court filing, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice blamed a bankrupt U.K. bank for fraudulently inducing him into personally guaranteeing $700 million in loans that were taken out by his companies.
Latvian woman charged in US with role in cybercrime group
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Latvian woman has been charged with developing malicious software used by a cybercrime organization that infected computers worldwide and looted bank accounts of millions of dollars, the Justice Department said Friday.
NC deputy involved in fatal shooting of Black man resigns
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — A sheriff's deputy who was involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed Black man in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, is resigning, the Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office said in a statement on Friday.
Authorities: Man killed by Minnesota deputies had fired gun
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities said Friday that a man wanted on a weapons violation fired a gun before deputies fatally shot him in Minneapolis, a city on edge since George Floyd's death more than a year ago under an officer's
Judge grants prosecutor’s recusal request from police case
ATLANTA (AP) — A judge on Friday granted a request from the district attorney in Atlanta to recuse her office from prosecuting the police officer who fatally shot Rayshard Brooks and instructed the state attorney general to appoint another prosecutor. ...
