Tag: National courts
Corps: Dakota Access oil pipeline to stay open during review
FARGO, N.D. — The Biden administration on Monday reiterated that the Dakota Access oil pipeline should continue to operate while the U.S. Army Corps...
Judges hear arguments over Census’ contentious privacy tool
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — The fight over whether the U.S. Census Bureau can use a controversial statistical technique to keep people's information private in the...
El Salvador’s new assembly votes to oust high chamber judges
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — El Salvador’s new Legislative Assembly, controlled by President Nayib Bukele’s New Ideas party, held its first session Saturday with...
Wyoming backs coal with $1.2M threat to sue other states
CHEYENNE, Wyo. — While most states pursue ways to boost renewable energy, Wyoming is doing the opposite with a new program aimed at propping...
US expresses concern over El Salvador vote to remove judges
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — The United States said Sunday that it is concerned over a vote by El Salvador’s new congress to remove...
Charged in Jan. 6 riot? Yes, but prison may be another story
WASHINGTON — More than 400 people have been charged with federal crimes in the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. But prison time may...
Black Freedmen struggle for recognition as tribal citizens
OKLAHOMA CITY — As the U.S. faces a reckoning over its history of racism, some Native American tribal nations that once owned slaves also...
Miami money manager gets 4 years in Venezuela bribery case
MIAMI — A federal judge has sentenced a Miami money manager to nearly four years in prison for his role in a $1.2 billion...
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...
Judge orders Columbus police to alter tactics for protests
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Police in Ohio's capital city ran “amok” last year when responding to demonstrations against racial injustice and police brutality by using...