Courts & Law
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Former police officer convicted of violating Breonna Taylor's rights during fatal raid
The new jury deliberated for more than 20 hours over the course of three days, and told the judge twice that they were also deadlocked. However, they were urged to continue deliberating and finally reached their verdict.
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Judge orders Pennsylvania county to reissue thousands of missing ballots ahead of election
The judge outlined a remedy that included keeping the elections office in the county courthouse open for longer hours, overnighting ballots to out-of-state voters, and providing voters with new ballots if theirs is missing.
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SCOTUS says some Pennsylvania voters whose mail ballots are rejected can still have votes counted
These technical errors include failing to include secrecy envelopes and failing to sign or date the outer envelope.
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Gun Owners of America looking to challenge ATF pistol ban in court
Gun Owners of America Senior Vice President Erich Pratt refers to the ban as 'classic entrapment.'
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ISIS-inspired terrorist convicted on all counts for 2017 NYC attack
Nine of the counts for which the jury convicted him make Saipov eligible to receive the death penalty.
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'Nonsense': Judge halts California law that punishes doctors for 'misinformation'
The licensed California physicians had argued that the COVID misinformation law violated their constitutional rights.
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Judge orders release of Paul Pelosi attack police bodycam footage
DePape's attorneys opposed the release of such evidence, contending that it might compromise his ability to receive a fair trial.
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School administrators warned first-grader had gun before shooting teacher: attorney
Abigail Zwerner's attorney said she plans on suing after being seriously injured in the Jan. 6 shooting.
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NRA sues Illinois over assault weapons ban
The U.S. House of Representatives passed such a measure during the last Congress, though it failed to attract enough support in the Senate and has not become law.
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20 Republican states sue Biden admin over Migrant parole program
Since President Joe Biden took office, more than 4 million illegal migrants have entered the United States, with a record 2.4 million doing so in fiscal year 2022 alone.
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Boxer Mike Tyson faces $5 million suit for alleged rape in 1990s
Tyson was previously convicted of raping then 18-year-old Desiree Washington in 1992.
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Fulton County DA says decisions to charge in Georgia 2020 election case are 'imminent'
The decision is "imminent" on whether to bring charges in the case against former President Donald Trump and his allies.
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Supreme Court invites Biden admin to submit legal briefs on Florida, Texas social media cases
The groups argued that the laws violated the First Amendment rights of the companies.