Category: judge

Oregon Judge Rejects Lawsuit Targeting ‘Second Amendment Sanctuary’ Rule

An Oregon county judge has dismissed a case that challenged two gun-rights measures that were passed by voters. The Columbia County Board of Commissioners asked the court to review the Second Amendment Sanctuary Ordinance (SASO) and Second Amendment Preservation Ordinance (SAPO), which were adopted by the county’s commissioners. Then, Oregon attorney general and lawyers from Everytown…


Judge Hears Request for New Trial in Mollie Tibbetts Case

IOWA CITY, Iowa—The lead investigator in the 2018 death of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts expressed confidence Tuesday that the right man was convicted, rejecting defense claims that her abduction could be tied to two other local men. Division of Criminal Investigation agent Trent Vileta said that had they known, detectives searching for Tibbetts…


Judge Orders NFL’s Richard Sherman Released Without Bail

SEATTLE—A judge ordered former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman to be released from jail without bail Thursday following his arrest on suspicion of trying to break into his in-laws’ home. King County District Court Judge Fa’amomoi Masaniai found probable cause that Sherman committed criminal trespassing, malicious mischief, driving under the influence,…


Judge Delays Sentencing After Twists in Mollie Tibbetts Case

IOWA CITY, Iowa—A judge on Wednesday delayed sentencing for the man convicted of killing University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts after defense lawyers said they needed time to investigate new information pointing to other potential suspects. Cristhian Bahena Rivera, 27, was scheduled to be sentenced to life in prison without parole Thursday before his lawyers…


Facebook Hits $1 Trillion Value After Judge Rejects Antitrust Complaints

WASHINGTON—A U.S. judge on Monday dismissed federal and state antitrust complaints against Facebook Inc that sought to force the social media company to sell Instagram and WhatsApp, saying the federal complaint was “legally insufficient.” Facebook shares rose more than 4 percent after the ruling. The share price rise put Facebook’s market capitalization over $1 trillion…


Florida Judge Blocks Biden’s Debt Relief Program for Non-White Farmers

A federal judge in Florida temporarily halted the White House’s $4 billion debt relief program that targeted farmers on the basis of race, saying Wednesday that it was discriminatory. U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard ruled in favor of Florida-based farmer Scott Wynn, who is white, and who filed a lawsuit to block the program…


Judge Dismisses Murder Charges Against Simone Biles’ Brother

CLEVELAND—A judge in Ohio has dismissed murder charges filed against the brother of Olympic gymnastics champion Simone Biles, ruling Tuesday that prosecutors did not present evidence to sustain a conviction in a 2018 New Year’s Eve party shooting in Cleveland that left three men dead. Moments after Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Joan Synenberg…


Why a Judge Has Georgia Vote Fraud on His Mind: ‘Pristine’ Biden Ballots That Looked Xeroxed

When Fulton County, Georgia, poll manager Suzi Voyles sorted through a large stack of mail-in ballots last November, she noticed an alarmingly odd pattern of uniformity in the markings for Joseph R. Biden. One after another, the absentee votes contained perfectly filled-in ovals for Biden—except that each of the darkened bubbles featured an identical white…


Hong Kong Judiciary Says British Judge to Step Down From City’s Top Court

HONG KONG—British judge Brenda Hale will step down from Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal next month when her three-year term expires, the judiciary said on Friday, a move that may deepen uncertainty over the role of foreign judges in the semi-autonomous city. The departure of Hale, a former president of Britain’s Supreme Court, comes…


Italy Judge Releases 3 Held in Jail Over Cable Car Crash, One Under House Arrest

MILAN—An Italian judge ruled late on Saturday that three men detained over a cable car crash that killed 14 people in northern Italy could leave prison, with one of them being placed under house arrest. In the crash a week ago, the gondola on a cable way connecting the Lake Maggiore resort town of Stresa…