In Court - Page 221

January 30, 2023

R. Kelly sex-abuse charges dropped by Chicago prosecutor

Sex-abuse charges against R. Kelly have been dropped by prosecutors in Chicago, stating justice has still been served since Kelly will likely be in prison for decades following federal convictions.

January 29, 2023

Maryland man convicted in stabbing deaths of little sister, young cousins: 'The justice they deserve'

Antonio Shareek Williams, 30, is facing life in prison without parole after he was convicted of stabbing his 6-year-old sister and two young cousins to death for annoying him.

January 27, 2023

Lawsuit accusing private prisons in Arizona of slavery now before top appeals court

A civil rights lawsuit that alleges prisons in Arizona are practicing slavery is now before the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, a traditionally liberal federal court.

January 27, 2023

Flashback: John Kennedy in 2017 grilled a Trump judicial nominee for lack of legal experience; Dems applauded

Sen. John Kennedy caught the media's attention for grilling one of President Biden's judicial nominees, but Kennedy has scorched judicial nominees from both sides of the aisle.

January 26, 2023

Colorado Masterpiece Cakeshop owner loses appeal over gender transition cake

A Colorado cake maker lost a legal battle after refusing to create a cake celebrating a gender transition

January 25, 2023

Male rapist transitions before trial, sent to all-female prison as transgender woman

A transgender woman who was convicted of raping two women when she was a man is being sent to a female prison to await sentencing.

January 25, 2023

Prince Andrew can forget a comeback after King Charles' coronation, experts say: 'There's a new boss in town'

King Charles III's coronation is May 6 at Westminster Abbey. Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, is expected to make an appearance but won't kneel to "pay homage."

January 25, 2023

New York teenager sentenced to prison for deadly Mount Vernon stabbing of rival cheerleader

A 15-year-old who pleaded guilty to manslaughter in December was sentenced to three to nine years in prison for the stabbing death of rival high school cheerleader Kayla Green.

January 24, 2023

Former boxer Mike Tyson sued for $5M for allegedly raping woman in early '90s

Former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson faces a multimillion-dollar lawsuit filed in upstate New York by a woman who accuses him of raping her in the early 1990s.

January 23, 2023

Former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder remains optimistic as corruption trial begins

Larry Householder is on trial in Cincinnati in what prosecutors have called the largest corruption case in Ohio's history. Lobbyist Matt Borges is also on trial.