Tag: Judiciary

NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

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A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though...

Judge scraps order halting West Virginia needle exchange law

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A federal judge has scrapped a temporary restraining order on West Virginia’s new law that tightens requirements on needle exchange programs. ...

‘Boogaloo’ adherent gets home confinement in gun case

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BALTIMORE — A Maryland man who belonged to an anti-government extremist movement was sentenced on Thursday to six months of home confinement for illegally...

Pfizer, subsidiaries agree to pay $345M in EpiPen settlement

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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Pfizer Inc. and two of its subsidiaries have agreed to pay $345 million under a proposed settlement to resolve lawsuits...

Judge allows R Kelly to shake up legal team ahead of trial

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NEW YORK — A federal judge Thursday allowed jailed R&B singer R. Kelly to shake up his legal defense team just weeks before he...

Connecticut diocese files for bankruptcy amid abuse claims

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NORWICH, Conn. — A Roman Catholic diocese in Connecticut filed for federal bankruptcy protection on Thursday to resolve dozens of lawsuits alleging the abuse...

NCAA’s Emmert: It is time to decentralize college sports

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NCAA President Mark Emmert said Thursday the time is right to consider a decentralized and deregulated version of college sports, shifting power to conferences...

Judge to hear bid to extradite driving school owner to Iraq

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PHOENIX — An Arizona judge will hold a hearing Thursday over whether to sign off on a request by the Iraqi government to extradite...

EU court: Poland’s disciplining of judges breaches EU law

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BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top court ruled Thursday that Poland’s way of disciplining judges is contrary to EU law, further straining relations between...

Police raid Bahrain Victorious team at Tour de France

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The Bahrain Victorious team competing at the Tour de France said it was raided by French police on the eve of Thursday's stage. ...