Law - Page 102

May 15, 2024

Red state university accused of giving more financial aid to Black students

University of Oklahoma students are suing the school over alleged racial bias in financial aid, claiming violation of the Equal Protection Clause.

May 15, 2024

Watchdog group sues Biden agency for records as lawmaker calls its voter work 'a slap in the face'

The Oversight Project sued the SBA, claiming it failed to comply with records requests relating to a memo establishing coordination between the agency and Michigan's state elections arm.

May 15, 2024

Palestinian man who fatally stabbed 2 teens on train sentenced to life in prison by German court

A German court has convicted a 34-year-old man of murder and attempted murder for a fatal stabbing on a train in Brokstedt last January, authorities say.

May 15, 2024

Pro-life activist sentenced to nearly 5 years in prison in 'shocking' outcome: 'Not the America I know'

Pro-life activists handed down "shocking" sentence of more than four years behind bars for staging a demonstration inside a Washington, D.C., abortion clinic in 2020.

May 15, 2024

Immigration judges ramp up pace closing deportation cases, but backlog explodes as border crisis grows

New data suggests U.S. immigration judges are still unable to keep up with the flow of new cases despite being on pace to set an all-time high for completed cases.

May 15, 2024

Former Gambian interior minister sentenced for crimes against humanity by Swiss court

The former interior minister of Gambia has been convicted by Switzerland’s top criminal court for crimes against humanity, resulting in a 20-year prison sentence.

May 15, 2024

France's Macron considers imposing state of emergency in New Caledonia over violent unrest

French President Emmanuel Macron is considering imposing a state of emergency in New Caledonia, a French territory in the Pacific, in response to a surge in violence.

May 14, 2024

Trump allies join forces to hammer 'sham' trial 'weaponized' against 45th president: Political 'persecution'

Former President Trump's allies, including Vivek Ramaswamy, joined him in court on Tuesday and held a press conference outside to rail against the "sham" trial.

May 14, 2024

Ex-University of Missouri frat member pleads guilty in hazing case that left pledge blind, paralyzed

Ryan Delanty, a former University of Missouri fraternity member, has pleaded guilty to supplying liquor to a minor and misdemeanor hazing, officials say.

May 14, 2024

2 officers killed, inmate escapes after deadly ambush in France

An attack on a prison convoy in northwestern France has left two prison officers dead and three others seriously injured, according to French authorities.