All posts tagged "Court"
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1.0KNewsCourts In North Dakota Overwhelmed By Pipeline Protest Arrests
The hundreds of arrests during the months of protests against the Dakota Access oil pipeline in North Dakota have created a huge...
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1.2KIn The NewsFEDERAL JUDGE: ‘Glenn Beck Can Be Sued For Libel In Boston Bombing Lawsuit’
A federal judge has ruled that a libel lawsuit against conservative radio host Glenn Beck can proceed. The lawsuit pertains to Beck...
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973In The News[WATCH] BREAKING NEWS: Grand jury Declines To Indict NYPD Officer For Illegal Chokehold Death
A New York City grand jury has decided not to indict the New York Police Department officer accused of killing a Staten...
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1.0KCrimeHere Are The Facebook Posts About Darren Wilson That Landed This ISIS Sympathizer In Jail
Jaleel Tariq Abdul-Jabbaar, 46, of Washington state has been arrested for multiple Facebook posts in which he threatened to kill former Ferguson, Mo.,...
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1.1KIn The NewsSupreme Court To Consider Limits of Social Media Rights in Facebook v.s. First Amendment
Is artistic expression defensible under the First Amendment if it includes violent musical lyrics that threaten to kill a person? The US...
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919Second AmendmentHolder Supports Ban On Inter-State Gun Sales
United States Attorney General Eric Holder has gone on the record to oppose a lawsuit filed by Second Amendment advocates who say...
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845In The NewsNew York Couple Appeals $13K Fine Imposed For Not Performing Gay Wedding
An upstate New York couple filed last month an appeal with the state challenging a fine they incurred for refusing to allow...
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1.1KIn The NewsPOLICE BRUTALITY: NYPD Officers Indicted For Assaulting Teen, Knocking Teeth Out With Gun
Two New York Police Department officers have been indicated for assaulting a teenager during a drug arrest – during which one literally...
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1.2KIn The NewsLAWSUIT: Washington Redskins To Sue Native American Tribes For Calling Their Name Racist
The Washington Redskins can sue the Native Americans responsible for the team losing its trademark, a federal judge said on Friday. The...
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812BreakingBREAKING: MEXICO HAS FREED U.S. MARINE FROM JAIL
A Tijuana judge ordered the release of Andrew Tahmooressi, who was arrested seven months ago after crossing the US-Mexico border with three...
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942In The NewsCORRUPTION: Prison Guard Who Sexually Assaulted Dozens of Inmates Will Receive No Jail Time
A former Kentucky corrections officer charged with dozens cases of sexual assault, drug trafficking and misconduct all of which he admitted will...
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940In The NewsCOURT: Parents Could Be Held Liable For Their Children’s Facebook Posts
The parents of two children who posted defamatory comments about a fellow student in a fake Facebook account are heading to court,...
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903In The NewsNYPD Unions Appealing Ban On Stop-And-Frisk
New York City police unions are arguing that they should have the right to continue the appeal of a federal judge’s 2013...
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867In The News[VIDEO] NYPD Officer Takes $1,300 From Man, Then Pepper Sprays Him
Video has surfaced appearing to show a New York City police officer taking $1,300 from a man who says he was robbed...
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995In The NewsFBI Defends Violation of Fourth Amendment Rights
Lawyers for a digital rights group squared off with federal attorneys in a San Francisco courthouse on Wednesday during an appeals hearing...
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922In The News[VIDEO] POLICE BRUTALITY: NYPD cops under criminal investigation after punching, pistol-whipping teen suspect
Caught on surveillance camera two New York Police officers are being investigated for punching and using a gun to bash a teenage...
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1.0KIn The NewsOUTRAGE: No Charges For SWAT Officers Who Maimed Toddler During Raid
Georgia law enforcement officers responsible for a bungled SWAT raid that left a toddler burned and disfigured will not face criminal charges,...
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748In The News[VIDEO] Pittsburgh cops sued for Tasering man grieving over step-son’s body
The family of a deceased Pennsylvania man has filed a federal lawsuit alleging that police forcefully and unnecessarily ejected the slain gunshot...
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697In The News[VIDEO] South Carolina State Trooper Facing 20yrs In Prison For Shooting Man During Traffic Stop
Five days after being fired from the South Carolina Highway Patrol for shooting an unarmed man several times during a traffic stop,...
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982In The NewsMORAL DEPRAVITY: Germany Could Soon Legalize Incest
Incest could soon be legal in Germany. A government ethics committee says the ban is unacceptable as it doesn’t allow the right...
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989In The NewsSUPREME COURT JUSTICE SOTOMAYOR: ‘Drones will create Orwellian future’
US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has voiced concerns that, without sufficient protections, the age of unmanned drones and ubiquitous surveillance will...