Recent Updates
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A court in Japan convicts three former soldiers in sexual assault case
Breaking Legal News 12/10/2023A Japanese court on Tuesday convicted three former soldiers in a sexual assault case that authorities had dropped until the victim, a former service member, came forward demanding a reinvestigation and prompting a military-wide harassment probe.The F...
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Six teens in court in connection with beheading of French teacher
Breaking Legal News 11/24/2023Six teenagers go on trial Monday in Paris for their alleged roles in the beheading of a teacher who showed caricatures of the prophet of Islam to his class, a killing that led authorities to reaffirm France’s cherished rights of expression and ...
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Court sides with Wisconsin governor in appointment fight
Breaking Legal News 04/08/2019A Wisconsin appeals court sided with Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday, ruling that he had the authority to withdraw appointments made by then-Gov. Scott Walker and approved by Republicans during a lame-duck legislative session.The state's 3rd Di...
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Malaysia court to resume Kim Jong Nam murder trial on Jan. 7
Breaking Legal News 11/05/2018A Malaysian court on Wednesday set Jan. 7 for two Southeast Asian women charged with murdering the North Korean leader’s half brother to begin their defense, as their lawyers complained that some witnesses were unreachable.A High Court judge in...
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New campaign seeks support for expanded Supreme Court
Breaking Legal News 10/07/2018A couple of liberal Harvard law professors are lending their name to a new campaign to build support for expanding the Supreme Court by four justices in 2021.The campaign, calling itself the 1.20.21 Project and being launched Wednesday, also wants to...
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Nebraska’s top court: Voters to decide on expanding Medicaid
Breaking Legal News 09/10/2018The Nebraska Supreme Court has ruled that voters will decide in November whether to expand Medicaid in the state.The court’s rejection of a Republican-led lawsuit Wednesday is a victory for advocates who say a vote favoring expansion would ensu...
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Suspect in fatal bakery stabbing heads to court
Breaking Legal News 05/16/2018The man suspected of fatally stabbing the co-owner of a Massachusetts bakery is heading to court to face a murder charge.Prosecutors say 47-year-old Franklin Conza is scheduled to be arraigned Monday.The Springfield man was arrested after police resp...
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Pennsylvania asks court to keep Amazon incentives a secret
Breaking Legal News 04/26/2018Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf's administration went to court this week to block requests for records of financial incentives it offered Amazon to build its second headquarters in Pennsylvania.An administration lawyer asked Commonwealth Court to reverse an...
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Court gives government a win in young immigrants' cases
Breaking Legal News 10/24/2017A federal appeals court handed the U.S. government a victory Tuesday in its fight against lawsuits opposing a decision to end a program protecting some young immigrants from deportation.The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan directed Broo...
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Man who escaped from Rhode Island prison to appear in court
Breaking Legal News 01/05/2017A man who escaped from a Rhode Island prison and was on the run for five days before being captured in Massachusetts is scheduled to make an initial appearance before a federal magistrate judge. James Morales escaped from the Wyatt Detention Facility...
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Judge approves tea party group's lawsuit against IRS
Breaking Legal News 01/16/2016A federal judge in Ohio has approved class-action status for a tea party group's lawsuit stemming from IRS delays in approving nonprofit status for conservative groups seeking the tax-exemption classification. The NorCal Tea Party Patriots sue...
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Ruling gives Sandusky back $4,900-a-month Penn State pension
Breaking Legal News 11/10/2015The state must restore the $4,900-a-month pension of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky that was taken away three years ago when he was sentenced to decades in prison on child molestation convictions, a court ordered Friday. A ...