Tag: Local courts
Case dismissed in officer’s use of pepper spray amid protest
PHILADELPHIA — A Philadelphia judge has dismissed charges against a former police officer seen on video lowering the mask of at least one protester...
‘Vexatious’ debt claim against UK PM Boris Johnson removed
LONDON — A court order naming British Prime Minister Boris Johnson as owing an unpaid debt was no longer on the books Thursday, a...
Judge overturns conviction in Indiana officer’s 1980 killing
CROWN POINT, Ind. — A judge has overturned a man's conviction in the 1980 fatal shooting of an off-duty Hammond police officer because prosecutors...
Report: Court order issued to Boris Johnson over unpaid debt
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s office said Wednesday it was investigating a report claiming that there is an outstanding court order against...
Judge awards homeless man $150K in Missouri panhandling case
ST. LOUIS — A federal judge says a Missouri county cannot enforce ordinances that target panhandlers and violate their free-speech rights, and has awarded...
Judge denies media requests for cameras at Potter hearing
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota judge on Tuesday denied media requests to allow cameras at an upcoming hearing for a suburban Minneapolis police officer charged...
Lawsuit seeks Confederate statue’s removal from courthouse
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Civil rights advocates sued a Maryland county on Wednesday to seek the court-ordered removal of a Confederate monument from a...
Court upholds city’s $30,000 fine for man’s overgrown lawn
DUNEDIN, Fla. — A federal court has upheld a Florida city's decision to issue nearly $30,000 in code violation fines to a homeowner whose...
Biden announces 2nd round of diverse federal judiciary picks
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is announcing another diverse group of candidates for his second round of judicial nominations, a day after some in...
Judge won’t block Arizona Senate’s 2020 election recount
PHOENIX — A judge on Wednesday refused to shut down the Republican-led Arizona Senate's recount of 2.1 million ballots from the 2020 election in...