Tag: court
Bill Cosby freed from prison, his sexual assault conviction overturned
By MARYCLAIRE DALE, Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court threw out Bill Cosby’s sexual assault conviction and released him from prison Wednesday in...
‘Rocket Dockets’ Speed Up City Court Cases at Boutwell Auditorium
birminghamal.gov
Birmingham Municipal Court will host “Rocket Dockets” for minor traffic and parking cases at Boutwell Auditorium during the summer of 2021.
The first Rocket Docket...
Wormsby: We need a special court for repeat offenders
By Hollis Wormsby
One of the things that stands out in reading stories about crime in Birmingham is the way you see the same names,...
Bill Cosby’s retrial on sex assault charges is set for November
By Maryclaire Dale
Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby will be retried in November on charges he drugged and molested a woman more than a...
Data shows why odds of receiving death penalty are higher if...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
When it comes to capital punishment in America, blacks are nearly four times more likely to receive the death penalty...
SUPREME COURT TROUBLED BY DA’S REJECTION OF BLACK JURORS
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court signaled support Monday for a black death row inmate in Georgia who claims prosecutors improperly kept African-Americans off...
SIX CHRISTIAN AND MISSIONARY ALLIANCE MINISTRIES JOIN LITTLE SISTERS OF THE...
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 24, 2015 — Today, on behalf of six Christian and Missionary Alliance affiliated ministries, Liberty Institute and lead counsel O’Melveny &...
Terrence Howard in Court Trying to Undo Divorce Agreement
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Terrence Howard agreed to a 2012 divorce settlement with his ex-wife after she threatened to leak details about his sex...
THURGOOD MARSHALL CENTER TRUST PRESENTS A FILM AND PANEL DISCUSSION...
Washington, DC - June 30, 2015 On Thursday, July 2, on what would be Thurgood Marshall's 107th birthday, the Thurgood Marshall Center Trust will...
Obama: Health Law is Now ‘Reality,’ Despite What Critics Say
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Tuesday declared his health care law a firmly established "reality" of American life even as the legality...