37 h. ago Judge dismisses lawsuit filed against NBA player Ja Morant over a fight during a pickup game

A judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a teenager who accused an NBA All-Star of punching him during a pickup game in 2022

Sport

5 d. ago Indonesian student detained by Ice after US secretly revokes his visa

Aditya Wahyu Harsono, father of infant with special needs, surprised at work despite valid visa through June 2026An Indonesian father of an infant with special needs, who was detained by federal agents at his hospital workplace in Minnesota after his student visa was secretly revoked, will remain in custody after an immigration judge ruled Thursday that his case can proceed.Judge Sarah Mazzie denied a motion to dismiss the case against Aditya Wahyu Harsono on humanitarian grounds, according to his attorney. Harsono, 33, was arrested four days after his visa was revoked without notice. He is scheduled for another hearing on 1 May. Continue reading...

Society

6 d. ago A US citizen was held for pickup by ICE even after proving he was born in the country

A U.S. citizen was arrested in Florida for allegedly being in the country illegally and held for pickup by immigration authorities even after his mother showed a judge her son’s birth certificate and the judge dismissed charges

Politics

7 d. ago Judge dismisses lawsuit against Mormon church over how it uses donations

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit alleging The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints investment arm misused hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations by investing the money instead of using it for charitable purposes

Events

8 d. ago Judge says labor unions' lawsuit over DOGE access to Labor Department systems can move forward

A federal judge says he won’t dismiss a lawsuit from labor unions seeking to block Elon Musk’s team from accessing systems at the Labor Department

Events

8 d. ago British seaside town launches £30m bid to save beach that could be lost forever

Blackpool council plans to place five new rock groynes on Anchorsholme Beach to protect against the threat of coastal erosion.

Economics

9 d. ago Federal judge drops contempt case against ICE agent over arrest outside Boston courthouse

A federal judge has dismissed a contempt case against an ICE agent whose arrest of man during his trial sparked criticism among the law enforcement community in Boston

Events

2 w. ago Rebekah Vardy loses to rival Coleen Rooney again over Wagatha Christie legal costs

Coleen Rooney has won the latest round in the Wagatha Christie saga, with a High Court judge today (10 April) dismissing Rebekah Vardy's appeal over legal costs

Economics

2 w. ago Rebekah Vardy loses latest challenge over Coleen Rooney’s £1.8m legal bill for Wagatha Christie trial

Ms Vardy had appealed a decision over Coleen Rooney’s spiralling legal costs, but a judge dismissed her bid

Economics

2 w. ago Charges dropped against college students in ‘Catch a Predator’ trend

A judge dismissed the conspiracy and kidnapping charges against Kelsy Brainard, Easton Randall, Kevin Carroll, Isabella Trudeau, and Joaquin Smith

Politics

3 w. ago This Black church sued the Proud Boys and won its trademark, carrying on a civil rights legacy

Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Church in Washington, D

Politics

3 w. ago Judge dismisses gender bias suit by woman who lost bid to be top pastor of famed Black church

A federal judge has dismissed a gender discrimination lawsuit filed by a professor and minister who lost her bid to become the first woman serving as senior pastor of a prominent New York City congregation, the 217-year-old Abyssinian Baptist Church

Events

3 w. ago US justice department drops corruption case against New York mayor Eric Adams

Trump administration had been pressing Adams to crack down on immigration but both parties denied quid pro quo A US federal judge on Wednesday dismissed the Department of Justice’s corruption case against New York City’s embattled mayor, Eric Adams, after weeks of scandal about the Democratic mayor bowing to pressure from the Trump administration to cooperate on immigration crackdowns while trying to get out from under the criminal charges.Despite the judge’s decision, he said the Trump administration’s grounds for having the case dropped “smacks of a bargain”. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago Sean Combs' sexual assault lawsuit thrown out in latest court ruling

Sean Combs - also known as rapper P. Diddy - has had another lawsuit against him dismissed after a judge ruled that the anonymous plaintiff had failed to follow court orders

Events

3 w. ago Anger as Satanists hold ‘Black Mass’ to call for separation of church and state in Kansas

The Satanic Grotto's rally attracted hundreds of Christian counter-protesters

Politics

4 w. ago Vermont child welfare agency seeks to dismiss lawsuit alleging it tracked pregnant women

Vermont’s child welfare agency has asked a judge to dismiss a lawsuit alleging the state routinely targets and tracks pregnant women deemed unsuitable for motherhood

Society

4 w. ago National Trust worker who sued charity and accused boss of trying to be 'white saviour' after invitation to join diversity group loses race discrimination claim

Sewing influencer Abida Jenkins' claims were dismissed by a judge, who ruled that the worker had an 'unjustified sense of grievance' which saw her 'exaggerate' evidence to 'suit her agenda'.

Events

last month Notting Hill dead baby: Police in direct appeal to mum as newborn boy found in M&S bag in church

The Metropolitan Police launched an investigation after the body was discovered in All Saints' Church in Notting Hill on Tuesday, having been left in a black M&S bag with avocados on the side

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