Tag: National courts
Vote-counting underway after Virginia GOP convention
RICHMOND, Va. — Counting commenced Sunday afternoon at a hotel in Richmond to tabulate the votes cast by tens of thousands of Virginia Republicans...
Appeals court: Ex-US Rep Brown should get new trial
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A federal appeals court ordered a new trial on Thursday for former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, once a powerful Florida Democrat.
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3 arrested can challenge Louisiana pipeline trespass law
Protesters from New Orleans and Mississippi and a journalist from New York arrested during a protest against pipeline construction may continue their challenge of...
EU Court advisor: Polish regime for judges against EU law
WARSAW, Poland — A top European Union legal advisor argued in an opinion Thursday that a Polish regime for disciplining judges is contrary to...
Court hears challenge to topless ban at Maryland beach
RICHMOND, Va. — A ban on bare-chested women at the beach in Ocean City, Maryland, violates the Constitution's guarantee of equal protection and should...
Albanian officials want ex-minister tried over deadly blast
TIRANA, Albania — Albanian prosecutors on Thursday asked Supreme Court judges to allow the trial of a former defense minister over a massive munitions...
Rio: At least 25 deaths during a police operation in a slum
RIO DE JANEIRO — Police targeting drug traffickers raided a slum in Rio de Janeiro on Thursday and at least one officer and 24...
Josh Duggar released as he awaits trial on child pornography
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — Former reality TV star Josh Duggar was released from an Arkansas jail Thursday as he awaits trial on federal charges that...
California fire victims see little payout from settlement
SAN FRANCISCO — A trust approved by a federal judge to help compensate victims of deadly California wildfires sparked by Pacific Gas & Electric...
AP FACT CHECK: Yes, Trump lost election despite what he says
WASHINGTON — Seeking to shame Republicans who are disloyal to him, former President Donald Trump distorted the Constitution’s meaning in asserting widespread voter fraud...