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Police take court action over Sheku Bayoh inquiry extension
Sheku Bayoh died after being restrained while in police custody in Kirkcaldy, Fife, on 3 May 2015.BBC News - 7h -
Alleged spy thought she was helping police, court told
Vanya Gaberova is one of several Bulgarian nationals accused of spying for Russia.BBC News - 2d -
Shell boss vows to take Jackdaw gasfield battle to UK’s highest court
Developers of fossil fuel fields barred from starting production until licence decisions are reconsideredFinancial Times - 3d -
The Wars Within Trump’s Court
The second Trump White House is starting out with a remarkable degree of conflict among different individuals, constituencies and worldviews.The New York Times - Jan. 25 -
Supreme Court takes up Oklahoma effort to create nation's first public religious charter school
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to consider reviving an effort to create the nation’s first publicly funded religious charter school. In what is set to become a major case implicating religious ...The Hill - Jan. 24 -
Supreme Court Seems Ready to Reject Limit on Excessive-Force Suits Against Police Officers
The justices heard arguments over whether courts must limit their scrutiny of challenges to police shootings to “the moment of threat.”The New York Times - Jan. 22 -
Supreme Court questions standards for use of deadly force by police in Texas case
A routine traffic stop in Texas turned deadly within seconds when a police officer shot and killed 24-year-old Ashtian Barnes in 2016. The Supreme Court weighed Monday whether courts should ...The Hill - Jan. 22 -
Supreme Court to consider how much time police can take before using deadly force
The Supreme Court will hear arguments over a potentially landmark civil rights case over the “moment of the threat doctrine,” which addresses how much time can be taken into consideration when ...NBC News - Jan. 22 -
'Split-second decision': Supreme Court returns to the question of police killings
It took just seconds for a routine traffic stop on a Texas highway to escalate into a fatal shooting that left 24-year-old Ashtian Barnes bleeding to death in the driver’s seat.NBC News - Jan. 22 -
Capitol Police chief: Jan. 6 pardons put politics over policing
President Trump pardoned about 1,500 people convicted of crimes related to the Capitol riot.CBS News - Jan. 21 -
Trump fired four top immigration court officials hours after taking office
The Trump administration fired four top officials at the DOJ’s Executive Office of Immigration Review, which oversees U.S. immigration courts, late Monday.NBC News - Jan. 21 -
Supreme Court won’t take up new dispute over ‘Independent State Legislature’ theory
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take up Montana Republicans’ efforts to revive two state election laws under a version of the so-called “independent state legislature” theory. In 2023, ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Supreme Court won’t take up fight over Pennsylvania mail ballot date requirement
The Supreme Court said Tuesday it won’t hear civil rights groups’ appeal seeking to invalidate Pennsylvania's dating requirement for mail ballots, which has invalidated thousands of votes each ...The Hill - Jan. 21 -
Indian court sentences a police volunteer to life in prison in the rape, killing of trainee doctor
An Indian court has sentenced a police volunteer to life in prison after finding him guilty in the rape and killing of a trainee doctor last yearABC News - Jan. 20 -
Police volunteer in India convicted in rape, murder of doctor
Protests erupted in West Bengal last August after the body of a trainee doctor was found with multiple injuries in a hospital lecture hall.CBS News - Jan. 18 -
Indian court finds police volunteer guilty of rape and murder of trainee doctor
Case was fast-tracked after crime in Kolkata sparked protests across India amid concern for women’s safety. A police volunteer has been found guilty of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor who ...The Guardian - Jan. 18 -
Supreme Court takes up case over LGBTQ books in Maryland schools
The case involves whether parents' religious rights were violated when a Maryland school district declined to allow them to opt their children out of gender and sexuality instruction.CBS News - Jan. 17 -
Supreme Court takes up parents' bid to opt out of LGBTQ content at elementary schools
The Supreme Court took up a dispute on the tensions between LGBT rights and religious rights by agreeing to hear a claim by parents in Maryland who objected to books in elementary school classrooms ...NBC News - Jan. 17 -
Police investigating online abuse of Havertz's wife
Police are investigating online abuse received by the wife of Arsenal forward Kai Havertz.ESPN - Jan. 16 -
Can a debt collector take you to court after 7 years?
Time-barred debts will eventually fall off your credit report, but the debt collection attempts may not end.CBS News - Jan. 16 -
FCC chief: Agency is not 'president's speech police'
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Jessica Rosenworcel is dismissing four high profile petitions before the agency before she vacates the position, saying such action is necessary to ...The Hill - Jan. 16 -
Police chief suspended for alleged gross misconduct
Thames Valley Police Chief Constable Jason Hogg leads England's largest non-metropolitan force.BBC News - Jan. 16 -
Police probe drink spiking report in Parliament bar
A parliamentary researcher reported her drink had been tampered with at 6.30pm on Tuesday 7 January.BBC News - Jan. 15 -
Police misconduct hearings over Kiena Dawes abuse
Three officers face disciplinary proceedings over contact Kiena Dawes had with police before she died.BBC News - Jan. 14 -
Counter-terrorism police take up investigation of swastika attack at Sydney synagogue
Vandals also started a fire in Newtown that could have had deadly consequences, commissioner says. Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email , free ...The Guardian - Jan. 13 -
Police search for missing sisters widens to coast
Relatives in Hungary urged people not to spread "unfounded rumours" about the disappearance of Eliza and Henrietta Huszti .BBC News - Jan. 11 -
Supreme Court takes up Biden's proposal to expand relief for borrowers defrauded by schools
The Supreme Court decided Friday to take up the Biden administration’s appeal defending its proposal to ease applications for the Borrower Defense student debt relief program. In a brief order, ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
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Supreme Court appears unlikely to block TikTok ban from taking effect
The Supreme Court heard arguments over a law that could effectively ban the social media platform TikTok in the United States. NBC News' Savannah Sellers reports on what both sides argued and how ...NBC News - Jan. 10 -
Man Convicted in Pizzagate Shooting Is Killed in Confrontation With Police
Edgar Maddison Welch, 36, of Salisbury, N.C., who was sentenced to four years in prison for the 2016 shooting at a Washington restaurant, was fatally shot after he pointed a gun at an officer ...The New York Times - Jan. 10 -
'Pizzagate' gunman shot, killed by NC police
A North Carolina man who fired an assault rifle in a Washington, D.C. pizzeria in 2016 while acting on an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory died on Monday from a gunshot wound after a local traffic ...The Hill - Jan. 10 -
ATF urges police to reevaluate reselling used firearms
Police should reconsider reselling their used guns, the ATF said, pushing back against a policy linked to over 1,000 deaths between 2019 and 2023.CBS News - Jan. 8 -
Police stop man with machete from entering Capitol
Authorities stopped a man with a machete from entering the Capitol, the U.S. Capitol Police said Wednesday. In a thread on the social platform X Wednesday afternoon, Capitol Police said a man ...The Hill - Jan. 8 -
Police hunt killer of boy stabbed on London bus
The boy, 14, died shortly after being stabbed on a 472 bus in Woolwich on Tuesday afternoon.BBC News - Jan. 8 -
American Driver Is Fatally Shot by Police Officer in Mexico
The shooting in Ciudad Juárez was being investigated. A prosecutor said the driver, from Texas, had accelerated in the officer’s direction and nearly hit him.The New York Times - Jan. 7 -
Minneapolis Promises Police Overhaul in Deal With Justice Department
With only two weeks left in the Biden administration, officials hurried to finalize a plan in the city where George Floyd was murdered.The New York Times - Jan. 6 -
Philadelphia police launch program to reduce arrests of minors
Philadelphia police will stop arresting kids who are accused of first-time, low-level offenses as part of a police diversion program, beginning Monday.The Hill - Jan. 6 -
Olympic Sprinter Charged in Confrontation With Miami Beach Police
A lawyer for Fred Kerley, a two-time Olympic medalist, described the police handling of the situation as “an unreasonable use of force.”The New York Times - Jan. 5 -
Track star Kerley arrested after clash with police
U.S. Olympic runner Fred Kerley was charged with battery, resisting an officer and disorderly conduct after a confrontation with police, authorities said. His lawyer called it "a total ...ESPN - Jan. 4