Law - Page 165

December 21, 2023

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper reduces convicted murderer's sentence, pardons 4 ex-offenders

North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper has commuted the sentence of a man imprisoned since his teenage years for a 1999 second-degree murder, burglary and robbery case.

December 21, 2023

US judge weighs Alabama's controversial plan to execute inmate with nitrogen gas

A federal judge is considering whether Alabama should be allowed to use nitrogen gas for the nation's first execution of this method after a lawsuit challenging the plan.

December 20, 2023

Wisconsin district attorney appeals court decision allowing abortions to resume within state

Sheboygan County District Attorney Joel Urmanski, a Republican, has appealed a court ruling that declared an 1849 Wisconsin law does not prohibit abortions.

December 20, 2023

UK Supreme Court rules that artificial intelligence systems cannot be registered as patent 'inventors'

The Supreme Court of Britain has ruled that an artificial intelligence system cannot be registered as the inventor of a patent, asserting that "an inventor must be a person."

December 20, 2023

Wisconsin law firm sues state bar over alleged racial discrimination in diversity program

A conservative law firm is suing the State Bar of Wisconsin, claiming that its diversity clerkship program is unconstitutional and discriminates based on race.

December 20, 2023

New York man's conviction overturned after spending 37 years in prison for murders he did not commit

A man who served 37 years in prison for a 1984 double murder conviction in New York has been released after his conviction was overturned last week, officials say.

December 20, 2023

Michigan youth counselors get probation after death of restrained Black teen ruled homicide

Two former youth counselors have been sentenced to 18 months of probation in connection with the death of 16-year-old Cornelius Fredericks at Lakeside Academy in Michigan.

December 20, 2023

California AG declines criminal charges for officer in fatal 2020 shooting of San Francisco man

California's top prosecutor will not pursue criminal charges against a police officer who fatally shot 22-year-old Sean Monterrosa in 2020 outside a pharmacy in San Francisco.

December 20, 2023

Dashcam video shows Vermont man being arrested after flipping off state trooper: 'Freedom of expression'

New dashcam video shows a Vermont State Trooper arresting a man for disorderly conduct after a heated exchange ended with the man flipping him off during a traffic stop in St. Albans.

December 19, 2023

North Carolina voting rights lawsuit targets GOP's alleged dilution through redistricting

North Carolina voting-rights advocates, including the NAACP and Common Cause, have filed a federal lawsuit challenging Republicans' 2024 redistricting plans.