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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Says Governor Can Delay Death Penalties; Tom Wolf Happy About the Decision

Governor of Pennsylvania gives pardon to inmates on death row. happy that supreme court supports his...

Dec 22, 2015 02:56 AM EST

Florida Supreme Court fired Brevard County Judge due to lack of self-control

Florida Supreme court removed John C. Murphy from office due to misconduct. US judge stated that he...

Dec 21, 2015 10:13 PM EST

Brazil arrests push Petrobras probe back to Rousseff's door

President Dilma Rousseff’s austerity program to fix Brazil's shaky finances is again in trouble af...

Nov 26, 2015 11:15 PM EST

German court says ISPs may have to block music-sharing sites

Germany's highest court said Internet service providers could be made responsible for blocking websi...

Nov 26, 2015 09:36 PM EST

Brazil corruption probe widens; Senate leader, BTG Pactual CEO arrested

The chief executive of Brazil's biggest independent investment bank and the leading senator in the g...

Nov 25, 2015 10:21 PM EST

U.S. justices' 2007 climate change ruling looms over immigration case

The conservative legal challenge to President Barack Obama's executive action on immigration, in lin...

Nov 12, 2015 03:36 AM EST

U.S. appeals court blocks Obama's immigration action

President Barack Obama's executive action to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deporta...

Nov 09, 2015 09:34 PM EST

'Dolus eventualis' in spotlight again as South Africa court considers Pistorius' fate

That South African Olympic and Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius killed his girlfriend Reeva Steenk...

Nov 05, 2015 03:22 AM EST

U.S. courts reject Virginia killer's bids to avoid execution

A convicted Virginia serial killer's legal efforts to avoid execution on Thursday were rejected by t...

Oct 02, 2015 03:05 AM EDT

Oklahoma governor grants last-minute stay of execution after drug mix-up

Oklahoma's governor granted a last-minute stay of execution on Wednesday to an inmate convicted of h...

Sep 30, 2015 09:55 PM EDT

Georgia executes a woman for the first time in 70 years

The U.S. state of Georgia executed its only woman on death row on Wednesday, marking the first time ...

Sep 30, 2015 03:37 AM EDT

BP wins one U.S. court ruling, loses another over 2010 Gulf spill

A U.S. appeals court said BP Plc, which in July reached a $18.7 billion settlement of federal, state...

Sep 09, 2015 01:28 AM EDT

Kentucky clerk who refused same-sex marriage licenses starts new appeal

The lawyer for a Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses said his team...

Sep 06, 2015 11:20 PM EDT

Prosecutors seek to re-argue case that ended Connecticut death penalty

Connecticut prosecutors asked the state Supreme Court on Friday to reconsider its recent decision on...

Sep 06, 2015 05:41 AM EDT

Village council denies ordering rape of sisters

A village council in Uttar Pradesh has denied allegations that it ordered two young sisters to be ra...

Sep 03, 2015 03:08 AM EDT

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