14 h. ago Case against Tennessee man accused of killing 4 people can move forward to grand jury, judge rules

An FBI agent says data from a cellphone used by a Tennessee man accused of killing four members of the same family and kidnapping a baby showed he was in the vicinity of the wooded area where the bodies were found with gunshot wounds and covered with tarpaulins

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15 h. ago Immigrant pleads guilty to being in US illegally after judge allegedly helped him evade agents

An immigrant who was arrested after a Milwaukee judge allegedly helped him evade federal agents has pleaded guilty to being in the U.S. illegally

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16 h. ago Daughter of Nazi who 'stole' missing painting from Jewish man is charged with crimes linked to genocide

The daughter of a Nazi who stole a painting from a Jewish art collector during WWII was dragged before a judge after the Argentine woman has been accused of also hiding the art work.

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30 h. ago Epping hotel migrant accused of sexual assault to learn fate as judge delivers verdicts

Ethiopian national Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, 38, is accused of attempting to kiss a 14-year-old girl in the Essex town

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37 h. ago Trump unlawfully cancelled $2.2bn in Harvard research grants, judge rules

Decision marks major victory for school after White House accused it of not addressing harassment of Jewish studentsA federal judge on Wednesday ruled Donald Trump’s administration unlawfully terminated about $2.2bn in grants awarded to Harvard University and can no longer cut off research funding to the Ivy League school.The decision by US district judge Allison Burroughs in Boston marked a major legal victory for Harvard as it seeks to cut a deal that could bring an end to the White House’s multi-front conflict with the country’s oldest and richest university. Continue reading...

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40 h. ago 2 more people charged with helping man accused of killing 4 as he evaded authorities, officials say

Investigators say two more people have been charged with helping a Tennessee man evade authorities after he was accused of fatally shooting four people

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43 h. ago Moment officers are helped by friendly boat owner as they chase knifeman who jumped into river to evade police

The officers swapped their patrol vehicles for a boat moored on the riverbank while trying to apprehend Richard Shelton, 33, in Fiskerton, Nottinghamshire.

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44 h. ago December trial set for Milwaukee judge accused of helping man to evade arrest in courtroom

A Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man evade arrest in her courtroom by U.S. immigration agents will stand trial in December

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45 h. ago Big blow to accused serial killer Rex Heuermann’s defense after judge rules on evidence in Gilgo beach murders trial

Prosecutors say the new technique is reliable and helped link Heuermann to victims whose bodies were discovered along Ocean Parkway in 2010

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69 h. ago Sandie Peggie: NHS Fife nurse accused of 'judgement and hostility' that 'do not deserve' Equality Act defence

Sandie Peggie’s “judgement and hostility” towards a trans doctor do not deserve the protections of the Equality Act, NHS Fife’s lawyer has argued.

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3 d. ago Sánchez accuses judges of political bias over wife’s corruption case

Spanish prime minister’s close family and aides have been caught up in scandals for more than a year

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6 d. ago Councils vow to fight to close migrant hotels as Labour is accused of 'taking the side of migrants over Britons' after judges allow Home Office appeal

In a victory for the Home Office , the Court of Appeal yesterday overturned an injunction ordering the removal of 138 migrants from the Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex.

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9 d. ago Federal judge allows case against Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan to proceed

A federal judge is allowing the case to proceed against a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a man in the country illegally evade U.S. immigration agents seeking to arrest him in her courthouse

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1 week ago Women’s groups hail Noel Clarke libel defeat as victory for victims and press freedom

Campaigners say judgment shows powerful men cannot hide behind money and libel laws to silence accusersWomen’s groups have said a high court judgment dismissing a libel claim against the Guardian by actor Noel Clarke marks a victory not just for his victims, but for press freedom and public interest reporting as a whole.They said too often “wealthy and abusive men” have been able to use the courts to try to silence victims, hiding “behind injunctions, NDAs, [and] threats of defamation suits”. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Nigerian migrant, 31, squares up to judge as he appears in court accused of groping two women while staying in taxpayer

Olusola Kamson, 31, allegedly groped two women on two separate occasions in Islington, north London, on August 7 and August 12 this year.

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2 w. ago Kentucky Judge shot dead in courthouse 'ran depraved sex ring', accuser claims

An accuser of Kentucky District Judge Kevin Mullins, who was shot dead in his chambers last year, has come forward with shocking claims - alleging he ran a sex ring from his office.

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3 w. ago Top US diplomat in Brazil summoned to foreign ministry over Bolsonaro trial comments

US embassy in Brazil made social media post accusing high court judge of persecuting former president, who is now on trial for alleged coup attemptBrazil’s foreign ministry has summoned the US chargé d’affaires after the embassy posted comments about the trial of former president Jair Bolsonaro, as relations between the two countries continue to deteriorate.On Thursday, the embassy published a social media post in Portuguese criticising supreme court justice Alexandre de Moraes, who is overseeing the cases against Bolsonaro, who is on trial over an alleged coup attempt. Continue reading...

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