Tag: judge
Supreme Court blocks curbside voting in Alabama
By KIM CHANDLER
AP NEWS
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision Thursday blocked a lower court ruling allowing curbside voting...
Federal judge blocks Alabama’s strict abortion ban
By Kim Chandler
Associated Press
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked Alabama’s near-total abortion ban from taking effect next month and called...
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...
Local lawyers give first-hand accounts why they see violence escalating in...
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
The Birmingham Times
Lawyers view the violence that permeates a community from a unique vantage point as they defend the accused, prosecute...
Obama nominates Muslim American for federal bench
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama has nominated a Washington, D.C., attorney for the federal bench. If confirmed, he would be the first Muslim...
Judge Withdraws All Arrest Warrants Before 2015 in Ferguson
By Krystal Franklin, BlackAmericaWeb.com
An order to withdraw all arrest warrants issued in Ferguson, Missouri before December 31, 2014 was announced today.
CNN reports:
Municipal Court Judge Donald McCullin,...
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...
New Orleans Scandal Involves Judge, Prominent Lawyer and Businesswoman Facing Federal...
By Tonya Pendleton, BlackAmericaWeb.com
A scandal in New Orleans has the city riveted as a prominent lawyer, his wife, a Federal judge and a businesswoman...
Rep. Sewell Condemns Dismissal of Battery Charges Against Judge Fuller
Rep. Sewell Condemns Dismissal of Battery Charges Against Judge Fuller
The Congresswoman renews her call for Fuller’s impeachment
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Terri Sewell issued the...
