Tag: Court
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Texas court clears way for controversial execution of Robert Roberson
Texas court clears way for controversial execution of Robert Roberson – CBS News Watch CBS News The Texas Supreme Court has made a decision that will allow the controversial execution of Robert Roberson to proceed. Roberson was found guilty of killing his 2-year-old daughter in 2002 and his lethal injection had been set for October…
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Man kills self in explosions outside Brazil’s Supreme Court
A man who failed in an attempt to break into Brazil’s Supreme Court killed himself in explosions outside the building Wednesday that forced justices and staff to evacuate, authorities said. The two strong blasts were heard about 7:30 p.m. after the day’s session finished and all the justices and staff left the building safely, Brazil’s…
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Woman accusing Conor McGregor of rape was found “very bruised” after alleged attack, paramedic tells court
A woman accusing renowned cage fighter Conor McGregor of raping her in a civil lawsuit in Ireland was found “very bruised” immediately after the alleged attack, a paramedic who treated her has told the High Court in Dublin. Nikita Hand claims McGregor assaulted and raped her inside a Dublin hotel room in December 2018. McGregor, a…
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Despite pressure on Sotomayor, Supreme Court unlikely to change before Trump takes office. Here’s why.
Washington — President-elect Donald Trump’s victory Tuesday has stirred up whispers about whether Justice Sonia Sotomayor should step down from the Supreme Court to allow President Biden to nominate a successor before Republicans take control of Washington. But any changes in the composition of the nation’s highest court are unlikely in the coming months, even…
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Rudy Giuliani appears in court after failing to turn over valuables by deadline in bankruptcy fight
Trump ally and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani got a tongue lashing Thursday in federal court after missing a deadline to turn over valuables to two election workers he defamed, including one asset, a vintage Mercedes, that he took for a drive to vote in Florida. He owes the women, Ruby Freeman and daughter…
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Appeals court orders new trial for man on Texas’ death row over judge’s antisemitic bias
SAN ANTONIO — A Texas appeals court ordered a new trial Wednesday for a Jewish man on death row — who was part of a gang of prisoners that fatally shot a police officer in 2000 after escaping — because of antisemitic bias by the judge who presided over his case. Lawyers for Randy Halprin…
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Supreme Court won’t block counting of certain provisional ballots in battleground Pennsylvania
Washington — The Supreme Court on Friday declined to freeze a decision from Pennsylvania’s highest court that required election officials to count provisional ballots cast by people whose mail ballots are invalid because they lacked mandatory secrecy envelopes. The order from the justices means that election officials in the key battleground state must tally provisional…