Local courts
Judge: Indiana must continue federal unemployment benefits
By Casey Smith Jun. 25, 2021 04:33 PM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A Marion County judge ordered Friday that Indiana must continue the federal government’s unemployment benefits, putting a temporary stop to...
Decision day looms in NY party primaries
Jun. 21, 2021 10:26 AM EDT
NEW YORK (AP) — The final votes are set to be cast Tuesday in New York's party primaries, where mayors, prosecutors, judges and city and county legislators...
Judge asks Kansas attorney general to review pandemic law
By Heather Hollingsworth Jun. 10, 2021 06:38 PM EDT
MISSION, Kansas (AP) — A judge has asked the Kansas attorney general to weigh in on “significant constitutional problems” raised by a state law that gives...
Trial in former NBA player's killing set for January 2022
By Adrian Sainz Jun. 02, 2021 12:14 PM EDT
Lawsuit: Detainees put in Mace-filled cells, denied water
By Jim Salter May. 24, 2021 06:19 PM EDT
A federal lawsuit filed Monday accuses St. Louis correctional officers of putting jail detainees in a room and spraying so much Mace that they struggled to...
New circuit judge in Kanawha being sworn in next week
May. 13, 2021 04:32 AM EDT
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia family court judge will be sworn in next week as a circuit judge, officials said.
Family Court...
Schmitt lawsuit challenges St. Louis Co. COVID restrictions
By Jim Salter May. 11, 2021 12:43 PM EDT
Court upholds California governor's use of emergency powers
By Don Thompson May. 05, 2021 03:26 PM EDT
Backlog leaves 100s in Cook County Jail for more than year
By Carlos Ballesteros Of Injustice Watch May. 01, 2021 01:01 AM EDT
CHICAGO (AP) — More than 2,600 people have been in custody at the Cook County Jail or at home on electronic monitoring for more than a year as a massive...
Bordeaux seeks commercial protection after owners withdraw
Apr. 22, 2021 03:00 PM EDT
BORDEAUX, France (AP) — Bordeaux placed itself under the protection of the city's commercial court on Thursday after the club's American-based owner King...
Judge dismisses petition to recall Seattle School Board
Apr. 20, 2021 08:38 AM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — A King County Superior Court judge on Monday dismissed a petition to recall the Seattle School Board after a group of parents accused the board...
Editorial Roundup: Michigan
By The Associated Press Apr. 19, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Detroit News. April 14, 2021.
Editorial: Rev up U.S. automotive supply chains
Technology has become increasingly...
Kentucky Supreme Court to hear coronavirus-related cases
By Bruce Schreiner Apr. 16, 2021 02:05 PM EDT
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's Supreme Court has agreed to take up the Democratic governor's challenge of Republican-backed laws aimed at limiting his...
Weinstein fights extradition to face California indictment
By Carolyn Thompson And Andrew Dalton Apr. 12, 2021 04:03 PM EDT
More Vermont courthouses ready to reopen for live trials
By The Associated Press Apr. 11, 2021 12:35 PM EDT
Eight Vermont courthouses are once again ready for jury trials.
The Vermont Judiciary announced recently that the move comes after a year...
Judge dismisses commissioner's lawsuit over mask mandate
Apr. 10, 2021 12:19 PM EDT
OVERLAND PARK, Kan. (AP) — A judge dismissed a lawsuit filed against the Blue Valley school district by a Johnson County Commissioner who was denied entry into...
Judge rules in favor of businesses challenging COVID orders
Apr. 09, 2021 03:36 PM EDT
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky judge on Friday temporarily blocked applying some of the state's pandemic-related restrictions to several restaurants and...
Judge temporarily blocks Ohio telemedicine abortion ban
By Julie Carr Smyth Apr. 07, 2021 11:24 AM EDT
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge has temporarily blocked an Ohio ban on the use of telemedicine for medication abortions as a suit challenging the law's...