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  • Court orders release of Chicago police disciplinary records

    Court orders release of Chicago police disciplinary records

    Political and Legal News 07/15/2016

    An Illinois appeals court on Friday vacated an injunction obtained by the Chicago police union that barred the city's release of disciplinary files dating back decades.The Fraternal Order of Police sued to block the release after a March 2014 appella...

  • Obama rebukes Poland over paralysis of constitutional court

    Obama rebukes Poland over paralysis of constitutional court

    Political and Legal News 07/15/2016

    U.S. President Barack Obama expressed concern Friday about the state of democracy in Poland, publicly rebuking a right-wing government that has paralyzed the constitutional court and taken steps to control state run media. Obama said he shared h...

  • Court Vacates $1.8M Ventura Award in 'American Sniper' Case

    Court Vacates $1.8M Ventura Award in 'American Sniper' Case

    Political and Legal News 06/15/2016

    A federal appeals court on Monday threw out a $1.8 million judgment awarded to former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura, who says he was defamed in the late author Chris Kyle's bestselling book "American Sniper."The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejec...

  • Spain court orders Operation Puerto blood bags released

    Spain court orders Operation Puerto blood bags released

    Political and Legal News 06/15/2016

    A Spanish court ruled Tuesday that blood bags that are key evidence in one of Spain's worst doping scandals should be handed over to authorities for investigation.The Madrid Provincial Court said bags containing blood samples and plasma should be han...

  • Court upholds net neutrality rules on equal internet access

    Court upholds net neutrality rules on equal internet access

    Political and Legal News 06/15/2016

    A federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the government's "net neutrality" rules that require internet providers to treat all web traffic equally.The 2-1 ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is a win for the Oba...

  • Police union defends ex-officer in black musician's death

    Police union defends ex-officer in black musician's death

    Political and Legal News 06/08/2016

    The police union defended a former officer charged in the fatal shooting of a legally armed black man, saying they believe the officer identified himself before the confrontation.  Former Palm Beach Gardens officer Nouman Raja has been charged w...

  • Missouri Appeals Court to decide fight over frozen embryos

    Missouri Appeals Court to decide fight over frozen embryos

    Political and Legal News 06/08/2016

    The Missouri Court of Appeals is being asked to decide whether a divorced St. Louis County couple's two frozen embryos are property or human beings with constitutional rights.Jalesia McQueen, 44, is suing to be able to use the embryos, which have bee...

  • British court gives 22 life sentences to pedophile

    British court gives 22 life sentences to pedophile

    Political and Legal News 06/08/2016

    A court in Britain has sentenced a former schoolteacher to 22 life sentences for child abuse after using his position teaching English in Malaysia to gain access to victims.Judge Peter Rook sentenced 30-year-old freelance photographer Richard Huckle ...

  • High court rejects Google's appeal in class action lawsuit

    High court rejects Google's appeal in class action lawsuit

    Political and Legal News 06/08/2016

    The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from Google over a class action lawsuit filed by advertisers who claim the internet company displayed their ads on "low quality" web sites.  The justices on Monday let stand a lower court ruling that said t...

  • Planned Parenthood shooting defendant returning to court

    Planned Parenthood shooting defendant returning to court

    Political and Legal News 05/11/2016

    A man who admitted killing three people at a Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic is returning to court for the continuation of a hearing on whether he's mentally competent to stand trial.A psychologist who examined 57-year-old Robert Dear is scheduled...

  • US House staffers subpoenaed by federal court

    US House staffers subpoenaed by federal court

    Political and Legal News 04/17/2016

    Four congressional staffers have told the U.S. House that they've been subpoenaed by the federal court in Springfield, Illinois, where a grand jury is conducting a probe into the spending of former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock.The financial chief for the H...

  • 'Bogus beggar' pleads guilty to fraud charges

    'Bogus beggar' pleads guilty to fraud charges

    Political and Legal News 03/26/2016

    A Kentucky man who claims to have made as much as $100,000 annually by panhandling while pretending to be disabled pleaded guilty Wednesday to misrepresenting his condition to get Social Security benefits.Local news outlets report that 33-year-old Ga...