Law - Page 66

December 26, 2024

Strange Connecticut laws, such as receiving a $99 fine for selling silly string to a minor

Among the keywords you can find in Connecticut law include "silly string," "balloons" and "arcade games." All these topics are involved in some of the state's strangest laws.

December 25, 2024

Odd Oregon laws that may surprise you, such as one that prohibits predicting the future

Oregon has several strange laws still technically enforceable. Laws involving fortune-telling and playing golf in parks are among the state's oddest.

December 25, 2024

US citizen imprisoned in Russia given new 15-year sentence in wake of espionage conviction

A Russian-born U.S. citizen who was already behind bars in Russia on a bribery conviction has been handed a new 15-year sentence for espionage.

December 24, 2024

Husbands who abused adopted sons in 'house of horrors' slapped with massive prison sentences

A Georgia couple that pleaded guilty to sexually abusing their two adopted sons will now spend 100 years in prison without the possibility of parole.

December 23, 2024

Republicans hammer Biden for federal death row reprieves ahead of leaving office

Republicans tore President Biden apart for unveiling his decision to commute the sentences of almost everyone on federal death row.

December 23, 2024

Louisiana prisons routinely hold inmates past their release date, Justice Department argues

Louisiana's prisons often hold inmates long after they were supposed to be released following the completion of their sentences, the DOJ says.

December 20, 2024

Veteran suing CNN scores another victory, judge rules expert witness can’t claim segment didn’t impact income

Zachary Young scored a victory ahead of his defamation trial against CNN, as a judge ruled that an expert witness cannot testify that he suffered zero lost income or profits.

December 20, 2024

Watchdog seeks to halt 11th-hour Biden DOJ effort to ‘handcuff’ Kentucky police over Breonna Taylor incident

The Oversight Project is filing an amicus brief with a western Kentucky federal court seeking to warn against the approval of a consent decree it says will hamstring police.

December 20, 2024

Attorney says 'a lot of teachers coming to us' after they are being forced to use students' preferred pronouns

Many teachers are reaching out to Alliance Defending Freedom after they are being forced by school policy to use students' preferred pronouns.

December 18, 2024

District attorney indicted after shooting at fugitive suspect, striking home with 3 kids inside: police

A Tennessee grand jury has indicted District Attorney Christopher Stanford on one count of reckless endangerment after he allegedly fired shots at a fugitive, striking a house.