Category Archives: Justice
Ohio urges judges to keep Census Bureau on data deadline
Ohio's solicitor general on Wednesday urged a panel of appellate judges to hold the U.S. Census Bureau's feet to the fire by issuing an order that would require the statistical agency to release data used for redrawing congressional and legislative
Lawsuit says police caused asphyxiation death of naked man
ATLANTA (AP) — Police officers who encountered a naked man walking down a Georgia street repeatedly fired their stun guns at him and pinned him to the ground by kneeling and standing on him, ultimately and wrongfully causing his death,
Kerry: US weighs sanctions on China solar over forced labor
The Biden administration is considering sanctions over China’s alleged use of forced labor in production of solar panels and other components in renewable energy, climate envoy John Kerry told lawmakers Wednesday.
Embattled St. Louis corrections commissioner stepping down
The head of St. Louis' oft-criticized corrections department will resign at the end of the month, the new mayor announced Wednesday.
US looking at how to weed out extremists in law enforcement
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has begun an internal review to determine how to remove any extremists from within federal law enforcement following the arrest of current and former police officers for their involvement in the Jan. 6 attack
West and rights groups accuse China of massive Uyghur crimes
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Human rights groups and Western nations led by the United States, Britain and Germany accused China of massive crimes against the Uyghur minority and demanded unimpeded access for U.N. experts at a virtual meeting on Wednesday
Suit challenges restaurant aid priority to women, minorities
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A conservative legal outfit filed a lawsuit Wednesday against President Joe Biden's administration for its prioritization of restaurants and bars owned by women and certain minorities in its COVID-19 relief package, arguing whit...
Focus on helping right whales survive, not assigning blame: Canadian official
HALIFAX — A Canada-U.S. spat over who is responsible for the recent death of a critically endangered right whale has prompted a senior Canadian official to suggest there's got to be a better way of settling such disputes. Adam Burns, a
Judge denies request for recount in N.L. riding where NDP leader lost by 53 votes
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A judge has denied the Newfoundland and Labrador NDP's request for a recount in a tight race in the province's pandemic-delayed election. Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court Justice Donald Burrage said Wednesday in a written deci...
Myanmar military court gives DVB reporter 3 years in prison
BANGKOK (AP) — A 51-year-old reporter for a now-banned online and broadcast news agency in Myanmar was sentenced Wednesday by a military court to three years in prison for his reporting, his employer said.
