The Arkansas Supreme Court issued an order on Thursday stating there is no stay in place preventing the execution of eight inmates schedule for next month. The order came after Attorney General Leslie Rutledge [official...
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Federal judge throws out SEC civil complaint against Texas AG
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Sessions recuses himself from Russia hacking probes
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Kansas top court rules state failed to ensure adequate education funding
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US judge sentences Rwandan who lied about participation in genocide
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The Mississippi Senate on Thursday voted in favor of adding more ways to carry out the death penalty. House Bill 638 , which passed in the Mississippi House of Representatives on...
A judge for the US District Court of the Eastern District of Texas on Thursday granted a motion to dismiss the civil fraud complaint against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton . The Securities and Exchange...
US Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself Thursday from probes into Russian interference during the 2016 election. Sessions was a high-ranking member of the Trump campaign before becoming attorney general and many suggested it would be appropriate...
The California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that texts and e-mails sent by public employees on their personal devices are a matter of public record when they deal with official business. The court found ...
The Kansas Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the state failed to ensure sufficient funding for public schools. The court found that approximately one-fourth of Kansas's public school students have not been provided with basic...
A judge for US District Court for the Northern District of Iowa on Thursday sentenced a man who lied about his participation in the Rwandan genocide to 15 years imprisonment followed by deportation. Gervais Ngombwa ...
The Egypt Court of Cassation on Thursday acquitted former president Hosni Mubarak in a retrial of charges that he killed protesters during the civil uprising in 2011 that ended his 30-year...
The House of Representatives of the Republic of the Philippines voted Wednesday to advance a proposal to reinstate the death penalty for "drug-related heinous crimes." The legislation would impose the death penalty for several...
Federal prosecutors arrested seven Baltimore police officers on Wednesday on racketeering charges. The police officers are suspected of conducting illegal stops, stealing money and narcotics from individuals, swearing false affidavits, submitting false incident reports and participating in...
