Orange County D.A. retaliated against female prosecutor, jury finds
Orange County Dist. Atty. Todd Spitzer harassed and retaliated against a high-ranking female prosecutor in his office after she raised concerns about his conduct and…
Justices rule discrimination laws protect all, even majority groups
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the nation’s anti-discrimination laws apply equally to all employees, regardless of whether those complaining of bias are white or…
Supreme Court sides with Catholic Charities in religious-rights case over unemployment taxes
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court decided Thursday that a Catholic charity doesn’t have to pay Wisconsin unemployment taxes, one of a set of religious-rights cases the justices…
Haley Joel Osment ordered to AA in public intoxication case
Haley Joel Osment must commit to six months of court-mandated Alcoholics Anonymous meetings and therapy after he was arrested earlier this year for alleged public…
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass will be spared from testifying in homeless case
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass won’t be called as a witness in a multiday federal court hearing that could determine whether the city’s homelessness programs…
Newark mayor sues New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor after arrest at immigration detention site
NEWARK, N.J. — Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sued New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor on Tuesday over his arrest on a trespassing charge at a federal immigration detention…
Supreme Court turns away a 2nd Amendment challenge to blue-state bans on assault weapons
WASHINGTON — A closely divided Supreme Court refused Monday to hear a 2nd Amendment challenge to the bans on semiautomatic rifles in Maryland, California and eight other…
Zion Williamson accused of raping woman while living in Beverly Hills
New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson has been accused of raping and abusing a woman who says she dated the former Duke standout and No.…
US gov’t and Google face off in search monopoly case | Technology News
Google has been back in federal court to fend off the United States Department of Justice’s attempt to topple its internet empire at the same…
Ex-Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams wins libel case against the BBC | Politics News
Jury found that the BBC had not acted in good faith and awarded Adams 100,000 euros ($113,000) in damages.Former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams has…
Sentence for ex-Goldman banker in 1MDB case ‘too short’: Malaysian minister | Corruption News
Former Goldman Sachs banker Tim Leissner was sentenced on Thursday to two years in prison for role in 1MDB scandal.Malaysia’s Commodities Minister Johari Abdul Ghani…
Brit ‘drug mule’ Charlotte May Lee, 21, tears up as cops wheel £1.2m kush haul into court she ‘didn’t know was in case’ – The Sun
A BRIT former flight attendant accused of smuggling £1.2 million worth of cannabis today appeared in front of a Sri Lankan court.Part-time beautician Charlotte May Lee…
Argentine court declares mistrial in case over death of soccer star Maradona
BUENOS AIRES — An Argentine court on Thursday declared a mistrial in the case of seven health professionals accused of negligence in the death of soccer legend…
Another Brit vanishes in Peru as Jamie Cooke isn’t seen in 3 days & family fly out for search – amid Hannah Almond case – The Sun
A DESPERATE hunt has been launched to find a missing Brit who suddenly disappeared in Peru just days after Hannah Almond was found in the…
How a pair of Palos Verdes altar boys grew up to be Soviet spies
Christopher Boyce and Andrew Daulton Lee were childhood friends, altar boys raised in the Catholic pews and prosperous suburbs of the Palos Verdes Peninsula.By the…
Supreme Court denies student’s right to wear “only two genders” T-shirt at school
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a middle-school student’s claim he had a free-speech right to wear a T-shirt stating there are “only two…
Judge accuses the Trump administration of ‘manufacturing’ chaos in migrant deportation case
WASHINGTON — A federal judge suggested the Trump administration was “manufacturing” chaos and said he hoped that “reason can get the better of rhetoric” in a scathing…
Trump to pardon Todd Chrisley, Julie Chrisley in fraud case
“Chrisley Knows Best” reality TV stars Todd Chrisley and Julie Chrisley may soon leave life in federal prison behind, thanks to President Trump. The White…
Supreme Court clears way for copper mine on Apache sacred land
The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear an Apache religious challenge to the construction of a massive copper mine on Oak Flat, a swath of…
US Supreme Court rejects Native American case against large copper mine | Indigenous Rights News
The high court has declined to hear a bid to block a project that Indigenous groups say would destroy a site of religious significance.The United…