Appeals court denies Amer Zada’s latest bid to overturn 1980 murder conviction
NEW CITY, N.Y. — The Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court has denied Amer Zada’s latest request to appeal his decades-old murder conviction, marking the ninth failed attempt to reverse…
Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Pauses Trump Gag Order
Federal Appeals Court Temporarily Pauses Trump Gag Order Katelynn Richardson on November 3, 2023 A federal appeals court temporarily paused the gag order against former President Donald Trump in his 2020 election…
Trump Asks Appeals Court To Lift Obama-Appointed Judge’s Gag Order
Trump Asks Appeals Court To Lift Obama-Appointed Judge’s Gag Order Harold Hutchison on November 2, 2023 Former President Donald Trump asked a federal appeals court Thursday to lift a gag order imposed…
Meta shareholder lawsuit over user privacy revived by appeals court
By Jody Godoy (Reuters) – A shareholders’ proposed class action accusing Meta Platforms Inc of concealing sweeping misuse of Facebook users’ data in 2017 and 2018 was revived by a U.S. appeals…
Murdaugh can ask judge to toss out murder conviction, appeals court rules
By Brad Brooks (Reuters) – The South Carolina court of appeals on Tuesday ruled that Richard “Alex” Murdaugh, a lawyer found guilty of murdering his wife and son, can ask a lower…
Calfornia Courts Uphold Standard Capacity Magazine Ban as State Appeals Ruling
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, based in San Francisco, voted 7-4 on Monday to allow California’s ban on magazines holding over 10 rounds of ammunition to…
New York Appeals Court Considers Motion from Trump in Asset Dissolution Case
NEW YORK – On Friday, a New York state appeals court temporarily stopped the dissolution of several of Donald Trump’s most significant assets while considering his appeal in a civil fraud lawsuit.…
Myanmar Supreme Court rejects jailed Suu Kyi appeals
(Reuters) – The Supreme Court in military-ruled Myanmar has rejected appeals against six corruption convictions for the jailed former leader Aung San Suu Kyi, according to media reports. Suu Kyi, in detention since…
New York appeals court pauses breakup of Trump businesses during civil fraud trial
By Jack Queen (Reuters) – A New York state appeals court on Friday temporarily halted the dissolution of some of Donald Trump’s most valuable properties as it weighs the former U.S. president’s…
Texas urges US appeals court to allow Rio Grande barrier
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A lawyer for the state of Texas on Thursday told a U.S. appeals court President Joe Biden’s administration has no power to force the state to remove…
Pope Francis appeals against polarization ahead of big Church meeting
By Philip Pullella VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis said on Saturday that he hoped an upcoming global encounter at the Vatican would be a propitious time of unity and fraternity and…
Appeals court upholds Tennessee, Kentucky bans on transgender care for minors
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Thursday allowed Tennessee and Kentucky to enforce laws banning gender-affirming medical care for minors, such as puberty blockers, hormones and surgery. By…
Supreme Court Extends Pause On Appeals Court Ruling On Biden Admin Censorship Efforts
Supreme Court Extends Pause On Appeals Court Ruling On Biden Admin Censorship Efforts Katelynn Richardson on September 22, 2023 The Supreme Court on Friday extended its stay on an injunction blocking the…
Appeals court tosses order requiring Mississippi to change mental health system
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday threw out a lower court order that required the state of Mississippi to make changes to its mental health system to…
Swedish appeals court upholds conviction in PKK funding case
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – A Swedish appeals court on Wednesday upheld the guilty verdict of a man charged with attempting to finance the outlawed Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), in a ruling that could…
Appeals Court Rules Firearm Bans For Non-Violent Felons Are Constitutional
Appeals Court Rules Firearm Bans For Non-Violent Felons Are Constitutional Lillian Tweten on September 15, 2023 The 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that federal bans on convicted felons owning firearms…
Appeals Court Affirms Ruling Preventing Biden Admin From ‘Significantly’ Encouraging Social Media Censorship
Appeals Court Affirms Ruling Preventing Biden Admin From ‘Significantly’ Encouraging Social Media Censorship Katelynn Richardson on September 8, 2023 A federal appeals court partially affirmed a lower court’s finding on Friday that…
Bankman-Fried loses bid to get out of jail, appeals court will hear case
By Luc Cohen NEW YORK (Reuters) – Sam Bankman-Fried on Wednesday lost his bid to be freed immediately from a Brooklyn jail so he could prepare better for his criminal trial, less…
Senators weigh US Navy Reserve officers for federal appeals courts
By Jacqueline Thomsen (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday questioned a pair of U.S. Navy Reserve officers who were nominated by U.S. President Joe Biden to serve on two…
Baltimore Family Appeals for Return of Their Stolen 1-Year-Old Poodle
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND — A devastating theft has left a family yearning for the return of their 1-year-old poodle. The young dog was taken from their home on the 2600 block of South…
Texas grid operator appeals for conservation as heat wave persists
By Katharine Jackson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Texas’ electric grid operator asked residents and businesses to conserve energy on Sunday as its reserves were expected to decrease during a scorching heat wave that…
Texas nuclear waste storage permit invalidated by US appeals court
By Clark Mindock (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court on Friday canceled a license granted by a federal agency to a company to build a temporary nuclear waste storage facility in western…
As Trump arrested, Biden talks to Zelenskiy, appeals for campaign donations
By Steve Holland SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (Reuters) – As former President Donald Trump was arrested in Atlanta, U.S. President Joe Biden said he had spoken with Ukraine’s president on Friday and…
New Jersey Can Sue Gun Companies As A ‘Public Nuisance,’ Appeals Court Rules
Arjun Singh on August 18, 2023 The state of New Jersey can sue firearms manufacturers under a new state public nuisance law designed to target the industry, a federal appellate court ruled…
U.N. humanitarian chief appeals to Myanmar generals for greater aid access
(Reuters) – The chief of the United Nations humanitarian relief agency has urged Myanmar’s ruling military to allow greater access to 18 million people in need of aid, describing the situation as…
Appeals Court Upholds Block On Idaho Law Banning Biological Men From Competing In Women’s Student Athletics
Appeals Court Upholds Block On Idaho Law Banning Biological Men From Competing In Women’s Student Athletics Brandon Poulter on August 17, 2023 A federal appeals court upheld a block Thursday on Idaho’s…
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