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  • ICC prosecutors: US forces may have committed war crimes

    ICC prosecutors: US forces may have committed war crimes

    Politics 11/23/2016

    U.S. troops and CIA agents could face investigation and possible charges by the International Criminal Court after its chief prosecutor said in a report that they may have committed war crimes by torturing detainees in Afghanistan."Members of US arme...

  •  Appeals court orders judge to expunge woman's convictions

    Appeals court orders judge to expunge woman's convictions

    Politics 09/21/2016

    A state appeals court has overruled a western Indiana judge and ordered him to expunge a woman's convictions despite his disgust for her crimes.The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 last week that Jay Circuit Judge Brian Hutchison must expunge the c...

  • Appeals court rejects request to postpone voter ID decision

    Appeals court rejects request to postpone voter ID decision

    Politics 08/20/2016

    An appeals court has quickly decided it won't delay enforcement of its ruling striking down North Carolina's photo identification requirement and other election restrictions, including reducing early in-person voting by seven days.The 4th U.S. Circui...

  • Polish prosecutors investigate court head for abuse of power

    Polish prosecutors investigate court head for abuse of power

    Politics 08/20/2016

    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 Andr...

  • Senate confirms district court judge for New Jersey

    Senate confirms district court judge for New Jersey

    Politics 07/15/2016

    The Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama's nominee for the U.S. District Court for the district of New Jersey. The vote was 92-5 on Wednesday for Brian Martinotti, who has served as a judge on the Superior Court of New Jersey since 2002. ...

  • Democrats push McConnell, GOP on Supreme Court nomination

    Democrats push McConnell, GOP on Supreme Court nomination

    Politics 04/17/2016

    Senate Democrats called on Republicans to vote on Merrick Garland's nomination to the Supreme Court by Memorial Day, as GOP lawmakers showed no sign of relenting despite the latest round of courtesy calls.Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky....

  • Court to weigh cocaine cases, could alter sentencing in Ohio

    Court to weigh cocaine cases, could alter sentencing in Ohio

    Politics 02/11/2016

    Prosecutors across Ohio are concerned that a ruling under review by Ohio's top court could delay and shorten sentences for suspects caught with cocaine and force costly changes upon law enforcement.The state Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday ...

  • California high court to decide defibrillator case

    California high court to decide defibrillator case

    Politics 06/23/2014

    The California Supreme Court will decide whether large retailers in the state are required to have defibrillators on hand to help treat customers and workers who suffer sudden cardiac arrest. The high court said it will issue an opinion Monday mornin...

  • Campaigns lawyered up for election overtime chance

    Campaigns lawyered up for election overtime chance

    Politics 11/06/2012

    Legions of lawyers are ready to enter the fray in case Election Day turns on a legal challenge. One nightmare scenario would be for the results in a battleground state like Florida or Ohio to be too close to call, with thousands of absentee or provis...

  • High court won't block early voting in Ohio

    High court won't block early voting in Ohio

    Politics 10/19/2012

    The Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for voters in the battleground state of Ohio to cast ballots on the three days before Election Day, giving Democrats and President Barack Obama's campaign a victory three weeks before the election. The cou...

  • 2 King Co. candidates vying for Attorney General

    2 King Co. candidates vying for Attorney General

    Politics 10/10/2012

    The two men competing to be Washington's next attorney general are co-workers, but that's about as much similarity King County Councilmen Reagan Dunn and Bob Ferguson will admit to. Dunn, a Republican, and the Democrat Ferguson have been trying to dr...

  • Court won't hear anti-gay marriage group appeal

    Court won't hear anti-gay marriage group appeal

    Politics 10/05/2012

    The Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from a national anti-gay marriage group that tried to thwart Maine's campaign disclosure law requiring it to release its donor list. The high court turned aside an appeal from the National Organi...