Category: Courthouse

3 Hurt in Floor Collapse in Savannah’s 1899 US Courthouse

SAVANNAH, Ga.—Three construction workers were injured Tuesday when part of an upper floor collapsed inside Savannah’s 124-year-old federal courthouse, which has been undergoing extensive renovations for more than a year. All three workers were taken to a hospital, none of them with life-threatening injuries, after part of the courthouse’s third floor gave way and the…


Trump Supporters, Detractors Protest Outside Manhattan Courthouse Amid Arraignment

NEW YORK—As former President Donald Trump prepared to turn himself in to the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office on April 4, protesters both for and against his indictment gathered across the street from the courthouse where he was set to be arraigned. As chants of “No Trump, no KKK, no racist USA!” echoed on one side…


Review Prompted by Building Collapse Closes Miami Courthouse

MIAMI—The Miami-Dade County Courthouse will begin undergoing repairs immediately because of safety concerns found during a review prompted by the deadly collapse of a nearby condominium building, officials said. An engineering firm that examined the 28-story courthouse recommended that it undergo immediate structural repairs and that floors 16 and above be closed. All courthouse employees,…


Rioters Attack US Courthouse in Portland

Rioters in Portland created chaos at a U.S. courthouse on Thursday, smashing windows, setting fires, and clashing with federal officers. Dozens of people gathered outside the Mark O. Hatfield U.S. Courthouse in downtown Portland in the afternoon, initially entering the building and refusing to leave. “Officers arrived and found about 30 people refusing to leave, some…