Prosecutors dropped charges against Adnan Syed on Tuesday in the 1999 killing of Hae Min after additional DNA testing excluded him as a suspect in a case chronicled by the hit podcast “Serial.”
Read More »Colorado baker fights ruling over gender transition cake
The Colorado baker who won a partial Supreme Court victory after refusing on religious grounds to make a gay couple’s wedding cake a decade ago is challenging a separate ruling he violated the state’s anti-discrimination law by refusing to make a cake celebrating a gender transition.
Read More »Judge dismisses Wisconsin lawsuit against loan forgiveness
A federal judge in Wisconsin has dismissed a lawsuit from a taxpayers group seeking to block President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, ruling that the group doesn’t have standing to bring the lawsuit.
Read More »Judge: Fake heiress can fight deportation on house arrest
A U.S. immigration judge cleared the way Wednesday for fake German heiress Anna Sorokin to be released from detention to home confinement while she fights deportation, if she meets certain conditions.
Read More »Alex Jones declines to put on a defense in defamation trial
Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones declined to put on a defense Wednesday at his defamation trial in Connecticut and was back in Texas in advance of closing arguments over how much he should pay for promoting the lie that the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting was a hoax.
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Read More »Jury recommends death for St. Louis man who killed 4
Jurors recommended the death penalty Tuesday for a St. Louis area man who killed his girlfriend, her two children and her mother.
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Read More »Missouri lawmakers approve $40M in tax breaks for farmers
Missouri senators on Tuesday passed $40 million in annual tax breaks for farmers, ranchers and other agriculture-related businesses as part of a special legislative session.
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Read More »Supreme Court welcomes the public again, and a new justice
The Supreme Court began its new term Monday with a new justice on the bench, the public back in the courtroom and a spirited debate in a case that pits environmental protections against property rights.
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Read More »What if Elon Musk loses the Twitter case but defies the court?
The consequences of the Tesla billionaire losing badly has raised concerns about how the Delaware court, known for its handling of high-profile business disputes, would enforce its final ruling.
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Read More »Missouri man pleads guilty in deaths of 2 Wisconsin brothers
A northwest Missouri man pleaded guilty Friday to killing two brothers from Wisconsin after they came to his farm in 2019 to collect a debt from a cattle contract.
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Read More »Execution set for Missouri inmate who killed ex-girlfriend
The Missouri Supreme Court on Thursday set a January execution date for Scott McLaughlin, who was convicted of raping and killing an ex-girlfriend 19 years ago.
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