Indiana Supreme Court sets date for first state execution in 15 years
The Indiana Supreme Court has set an execution date for the state for the first time in 15 years. The judge on Wednesday ordered Joseph Corcoran executed before sunrise on Dec. 18. WXIN-TV reported. Indiana's last execution was in 2009, when Matthew Wrinkles was executed for the murders of his wife, her brother and sister-in-law, […]
NY appeals court denies Trump request to pause Bragg case, after judge moves sentencing until after election
A New York appeals court on Thursday rejected a request to halt former President Trump's criminal case stemming from an investigation by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals said in a filing that it denied Trump's request for an emergency administrative stay in New York v. Trump following Judge Juan […]
New York Court of Appeals Dismisses Donald Trump’s Request to Lift Gag Order
The New York State Supreme Court has rejected former President Donald Trump's request to deregulate his business records lawsuit. New York Court of Appeals Fired President Trump is seeking to lift gag orders that restrict what prosecutors and their families can say in public. Trump's lawyers argued that the gag order restricts Trump's First Amendment […]
Court revives anti-Christian bias claims for school official fired after objecting to Matthew Shepard play
A federal appeals court on Tuesday allowed a former assistant principal to move forward with a religious discrimination lawsuit against his former school district, who claims he was fired for “religious statements” he made in opposition to a school play about the brutal murder of a young gay man. A three-judge panel of the U.S. […]
Google exec said firm’s ‘goal’ was to ‘crush’ digital ad rivals: court docs
Google executives bragged to colleagues in 2009 that the goal of the company's nascent online advertising business was to “outcompete” rivals in the digital advertising market, according to evidence presented Wednesday in a major federal antitrust trial against the tech giant. The Justice Department highlighted comments made by Google's former president of display advertising, David […]
Black enrollment drops in Harvard’s freshman class after Supreme Court ruling
Harvard University's Race and Ethnicity Program data The university's freshman class has seen a decline in students who identify as African-American or black, making it the first class to be affected by a 2023 Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action. Students who identify as African American or black made up 14 percent of the […]
‘Disciple’ of rape accused drugged and raped his own wife, French court told | France
The trial of a French man who hired dozens of strangers to drug and rape his wife has revealed that another man living in the same area copied the technique, drugging his own wife and raping her. Dominique Perico, 71, is on trial in the southern city of Avignon for repeatedly raping his wife, who […]
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Ordered to Pay $100 Million for Not Showing Up to Court
Disgraced music mogul Sean “P. Diddy” Combs has been ordered to pay $100 million to a Michigan inmate following a sexual assault conviction. A Michigan inmate won a $100 million judgment against Combs for sexual assault, Report From Metro Times. Lenawee County Circuit Judge Anna Marie Anzalone imposed the sentence on Derrick Lee Cardello Smith […]
Top North Carolina court rules ballots must be reprinted without RFK Jr.'s name
The North Carolina Supreme Court ruled Monday that the state elections board must reprint presidential ballots and remove the name of former independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from the list of endorsed candidates. The decision marks a major win for Kennedy, who more than two weeks ago halted campaigning in key battleground states before […]
EU court orders Apple to pay $14.4 billion in back taxes to Ireland
The iPhone maker must pay $14.4 billion in back taxes to the Irish government after the European Union's top court rejected the company's appeal against a landmark 2016 ruling, which CEO Tim Cook denounced at the time as “total political nonsense.” The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg on Tuesday upheld a European Commission decision […]