Municipal courts
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...

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...

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...

Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania

By The Associated Press Apr. 07, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Philadelphia Inquirer. April 5, 2021. Editorial: Philly may have just revolutionized evictions In the aftermath of 2008...

Inmates, from a second cell block, cough and try to breath through broken windows after officers deploy a chemical irritant at the St. Louis Justice Center, known as the city jail, on Sunday, April 4, 2021. Inmates broke windows, set a fire and threw debris to the ground late Sunday at a St. Louis jail that has been plagued by uprisings in recent months. (Colter Peterson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
Inmates stage uprising at St. Louis jail dogged by unrest

By Jim Salter Apr. 05, 2021 01:46 AM EDT

Juan Tenorio and his daughters, Abagail, 20, and Isabel, 18, walk past a sign encouraging masking at the Austin Motel in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday March 9, 2021, the day before the statewide mask mandate was to end and Texas was to open 100 percent. ( Jay Janner/Austin American-Statesman via AP)
Judge: Austin can require masks despite Texas lifting rules

Mar. 26, 2021 04:24 PM EDT

People wearing protective masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus walk under cherry blossoms Friday, March 26, 2021, in Tokyo. The Japanese capital confirmed more than 370 new coronavirus cases on Friday. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
The Latest: Texas state judge upholds Austin's mask mandate

By The Associated Press Mar. 26, 2021 05:40 AM EDT

FILE - In this Feb. 6, 2021, file photo, inmates yell from broken windows at the St. Louis Justice Center, known as the city jail, in St. Louis, Mo. Advocates for St. Louis jail inmates say the uprising at the downtown jail happened in part because detainees are worried that the jail isn't doing enough to protect them from COVID-19. Advocates say it's part of a long history of indifference toward inmates at jails in St. Louis. But city leaders say there are no cases of COVID-19 at the downtown jail. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, File)
St. Louis jail tensions 'boiled over' amid COVID-19 worries

By Jim Salter Feb. 17, 2021 12:37 PM EST

Inmates yell from broken windows at the St. Louis Justice Center, known as the city jail, on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021 in St. Louis, Mo. Firefighters are at the jail where inmates appear to have knocked out windows and set some small fires. A spokesman for Mayor Lyda Krewson said there was “an ongoing and very dangerous disturbance” going on at the St. Louis City Justice Center on Saturday morning. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
St. Louis circuit attorney to investigate conditions at jail

Feb. 08, 2021 01:09 PM EST

Inmates yell from broken windows at the St. Louis Justice Center, known as the city jail, on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2021 in St. Louis, Mo. Firefighters are at the jail where inmates appear to have knocked out windows and set some small fires. A spokesman for Mayor Lyda Krewson said there was “an ongoing and very dangerous disturbance” going on at the St. Louis City Justice Center on Saturday morning. (Robert Cohen/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)
Inmates at St. Louis jail set fires, break out windows

By Heather Hollingsworth Feb. 06, 2021 10:34 AM EST

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards moves the ball against the Memphis Grizzlies in the third quarter during an NBA preseason basketball game, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton- King)
Towns finds increased support from T-wolves on and off court

By Dave Campbell Dec. 15, 2020 06:23 PM EST

Judge: City erroneously excluded immigrants from housing aid

Dec. 10, 2020 12:06 AM EST
PHOENIX (AP) — A judge has ruled the city of Phoenix erroneously excluded immigrants from receiving coronavirus aid to cover utility bills, mortgage and rental...

Schools seek municipal broadband; court weighs pandemic case

Sep. 11, 2020 09:40 AM EDT
WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — The state’s highest court heard arguments Friday in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of emergency powers used by Gov....

Philadelphia court suspends evictions for two weeks

Sep. 10, 2020 12:27 PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Court officials in Philadelphia have put a hold on residential evictions in the city for two weeks. In an order issued...

Masking order blocked by state judge in Louisiana city

Jul. 10, 2020 02:48 PM EDT
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A state judge on Friday blocked a northwest Louisiana city from enforcing a masking requirement recently issued by the mayor in hopes of...

Man briefly jailed after refusing to wear face mask in court

Jun. 26, 2020 04:26 PM EDT
SWEET HOME, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man who was scheduled to appear in court for a harassment charge and a traffic violation was briefly jailed for contempt...

Artist Hubert Massey signs his "Power to the People" mural on Woodward Ave, Friday, June 19, 2020, in Detroit. The mural, funded by the Knight Foundation and Bedrock, spells out "Power to the People".(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)
Won't 'let this slide': Hundreds gather for Juneteenth event

By Mike Householder Jun. 19, 2020 01:38 PM EDT

Judge rules Mississippi city can't put ban on open carry law

Jun. 18, 2020 05:17 AM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge ruled Mississippi's capital city cannot restrict the state's open carry law as it did following the shooting deaths of...

FILE - In this Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020 file photo, Manchester City's Gabriel Jesus, right, celebrates after scoring his side's opening goal during the Champions League, round of 16, first leg soccer match between Real Madrid and Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, Spain. Manchester City’s appeal against a two-year ban from European soccer will be heard over three days in June. The Court of Arbitration for Sport says it has set aside June 8-10 for the case. It is unclear if a hearing will be held in person at the court or by video link. No timetable was set for a verdict but a ruling is needed before English teams enter next season’s Champions League draw. Man City was banned by UEFA in February for “serious breaches” of financial monitoring rules and failing to cooperate with investigators. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez, File)
Cloak of secrecy for Man City's court challenge to UEFA ban

By Graham Dunbar Jun. 06, 2020 08:39 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Tennessee

By The Associated Press May. 06, 2020 02:23 PM EDT
Recent editorials from Tennessee newspapers: ___ May 3 The Johnson City Press on testing nursing...