Category Archives: Justice
Lawsuit: Only Christians could apply for jail chaplain job
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Applicants for a chaplain's job at a Maryland county jail had to sign a statement affirming that they are Christians, a Muslim man claims Thursday in a federal lawsuit accusing the county and a contractor
Execution date set for inmate suing SC over firing squad law
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The South Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday set an execution date for one of two death row prisoners suing the state over a new law forcing inmates to choose between dying by firing squad or electric
New clashes as wildcat miners attack Indigenous in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Hundreds of wildcat miners attacked police who were trying to halt illegal mining in the Brazilian Amazon region and then raided an Indigenous village, setting houses on fire, federal prosecutors in the northern state of
NY bill would give sexual abuse survivors new chance to sue
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — People sexually abused as adults would have a chance to sue the perpetrators even if the usual deadline to bring a lawsuit had expired under a bill gaining momentum in New York’s legislature.
Florida sued over law to ban social media content blocking
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Two groups representing online companies sued Florida on Thursday over a new law that seeks to punish large social media businesses like Facebook and Twitter if they remove content or ban politicians.
Woman charged with aggravated assault after stabbing inside Vancouver’s courthouse
VANCOUVER — A 53-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing at the Vancouver Law Courts this week. Sgt. Steve Addison of Vancouver police says in an email statement that the accused and the victim were at the
Woman charged with aggravated assault after stabbing inside Vancouver’s courthouse
VANCOUVER — A 53-year-old woman has been charged with aggravated assault after a stabbing at the Vancouver Law Courts this week. Sgt. Steve Addison of Vancouver police says in an email statement that the accused and the victim were at the
Black leaders decry sentence for man who targeted protesters
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Black leaders called Thursday for federal prosecutors to file hate crime charges after a judge gave a lenient sentence to a white Missouri man who stockpiled explosives meant to target the Black Lives Matter movement
New Brunswick government announces plan to drop all COVID-19 restrictions by Aug. 2
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick has unveiled its road map to have all of its COVID-19 restrictions lifted by Aug. 2, a plan it calls the "Return to Green." Provincial Health Minister Dorothy Shephard said today the three-stage plan to reach the
Auditors find no fraud in disputed New Hampshire election
PEMBROKE N.H. (AP) — There is no evidence of fraud or political bias in a controversial New Hampshire election where a recount and audit has drawn the interest of former President Donald Trump, auditors concluded Thursday.
