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  • High Court won't hear appeal over Backpage.com escort ads

    High Court won't hear appeal over Backpage.com escort ads

    Court Alerts 01/10/2017

    The Supreme Court said Monday it won't hear an appeal from three sex trafficking victims who accuse advertising website Backpage.com of helping to promote the exploitation of children. The justices left in place a lower court ruling that said federal...

  • Former Haitian rebel leader due in US court on drug charges

    Former Haitian rebel leader due in US court on drug charges

    Court Alerts 01/10/2017

    A former Haitian rebel leader who was recently elected senator in Haiti has been brought to the U.S. to face longstanding federal drug trafficking charges. Court records show that Guy Philippe is to make his initial appearance Friday afternoon in Mia...

  • Those who lost North Carolina driver's licenses are restored

    Those who lost North Carolina driver's licenses are restored

    Court Alerts 01/10/2017

    Court officials say North Carolinians who lost their driver's licenses because of problems at the Department of Motor Vehicles have gotten them back. The Winston-Salem Journal reported that Forsyth County Clerk of Court Susan Frye said in May that th...

  • Connecticut court to hear appeal in Newtown shooting case

    Connecticut court to hear appeal in Newtown shooting case

    Court Alerts 12/01/2016

    The Connecticut Supreme Court has agreed to hear the appeal of families whose wrongful-death lawsuit against the maker of the rifle used in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre was dismissed. The high court decided Tuesday to bypass a l...

  • Greece court cancels TV license overhaul; blow to government

    Greece court cancels TV license overhaul; blow to government

    Court Alerts 10/24/2016

    A high court has canceled a television license auction in Greece, dealing a blow to the country's left-wing government which carried out the sale as part of an anti-corruption drive. Judges from the Council of State court ruled 14-11 late Wednesday t...

  • Pakistan's top court seeks reply from PM over money scandal

    Pakistan's top court seeks reply from PM over money scandal

    Court Alerts 10/20/2016

    Pakistan's Supreme Court Thursday sought a reply from Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in response to several petitions seeking his resignation over a financial scandal involving his family. The court gave Sharif two weeks to submit his response, Sharif's...

  • Former Ohio officer charged with murder due back in court

    Former Ohio officer charged with murder due back in court

    Court Alerts 10/14/2016

    A former college police officer charged with murder in the fatal traffic-stop shooting of a black man is due back in court. Hamilton County Common Pleas Judge Megan Shanahan set a Friday pretrial hearing, ahead of the planned start of jury selection ...

  • Court fight over Ohio executions likely to focus on sedative

    Court fight over Ohio executions likely to focus on sedative

    Court Alerts 10/14/2016

    Ohio says it's resuming executions in January with a three-drug protocol similar to one it used for several years. The concept is one adopted for decades by many states: the first drug sedates inmates, the second paralyzes them, and the third stops t...

  • Court: Construction can resume on small stretch of pipeline

    Court: Construction can resume on small stretch of pipeline

    Court Alerts 10/11/2016

    A federal appeals court on Sunday opened the door for construction to resume on a small stretch of the four-state Dakota Access pipeline while it considers an appeal by the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe. The ruling removed a temporary injunction that hal...

  • Polish prosecutors investigate court head for abuse of power

    Polish prosecutors investigate court head for abuse of power

    Court Alerts 08/19/2016

    Polish prosecutors have opened an investigation into the head of the country's Constitutional Tribunal to determine if he abused his power in not allowing judges appointed by the ruling party to take part in rulings.   The investigation into And...

  • Court rejects Cosby's attempt to reseal testimony on affairs

    Court rejects Cosby's attempt to reseal testimony on affairs

    Court Alerts 08/12/2016

    A federal appeals court on Monday rejected Bill Cosby's effort to reseal his deposition testimony about extramarital affairs, prescription sedatives and payments to women, saying the documents are now a matter of public knowledge. The 3rd U.S. Circui...

  • Court won't reinstate church official's conviction

    Court won't reinstate church official's conviction

    Court Alerts 07/28/2016

    The first U.S. church official convicted over his handling of priest-abuse complaints could soon leave prison after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court agreed Tuesday that his conviction was flawed. Monsignor William Lynn, who served two cardinals at the ...

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