German court rejects case of deadly Pakistan factory fire

BERLIN (AP) — A German court won’t take up a civil case against a discount textile company whose clothes were produced in a factory in Pakistan that burned to the ground in 2012, killing more than 250 people. The Dortmund regional court ruled Thursday that the statute of limitations had expired on the suit brought... Read More

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January 10, 2019

Judge: Embattled Florida election head needs to be heard

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Former Gov. and current U.S. Sen. Rick Scott violated a former state election official’s constitutional rights when he suspended and “vilified” her without first allowing her to make her own case, a Florida federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker said newly inaugurated Gov. Ron DeSantis must grant former... Read More

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January 10, 2019

Kansas abortion foes brace for state Supreme Court decision

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Abortion opponents in Kansas have been bracing themselves for nearly two years for a ruling from the state’s highest court that protects the right to have an abortion and potentially upends politics in a state long at the center of the national debate. The Kansas Supreme Court is relatively liberal in... Read More

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Abortion

January 10, 2019

Man who fired on police station to be sentenced for murder

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — A man who opened fire on a Maryland police station faces a prison sentence for his conviction on a murder charge in the friendly-fire killing of an undercover detective who tried to end the gunman’s attack. Michael Ford is scheduled to be sentenced by a Prince George’s County judge on... Read More

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Michael Ford

January 10, 2019

Muslim group sues to block ‘No Boycott of Israel’ measure

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s ban on contracting with businesses that boycott Israel tramples on the First Amendment rights of a software engineer who advocates for Palestinians, a Muslim civil rights group claims in a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The Council on American-Islamic Relations’ federal lawsuit seeks to block the state from enforcing an executive... Read More

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January 10, 2019

Judge dismisses part of Judd’s lawsuit against Weinstein

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has reportedly dismissed part of Ashley Judd’s lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein. Judge Philip S. Gutierrez of United States District Court in Los Angeles ruled Wednesday that the actress’ sexual harassment claim does not fall within the scope of a California statute. But he said Judd may proceed to... Read More

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Ashley Judd, Harvey Weinstein

January 10, 2019

Venue change sought for teen in fatal Texas school shooting

SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — Attorneys for an 18-year-old student are seeking a change of venue for his capital murder trial in the fatal shooting of 10 people last year at a Texas high school. Attorneys for Dimitrios Pagourtzis say in a motion filed Tuesday in Galveston County District Court that his trial on charges... Read More

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Dimitrios Pagourtzis

January 10, 2019

A look at California’s key lawsuits against Trump

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has taken on the Trump administration in nearly a 100 briefs and other legal actions, including 45 lawsuits. Among his most significant victories was a 2018 ruling that blocked the White House’s decision to end an Obama-era program that protected hundreds of thousands of young immigrants... Read More

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Donald Trump

January 10, 2019

Judge frees Palestinian man from 2-year immigration hold

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Palestinian man who was jailed in Iowa for two years while immigration authorities tried to secure permission to deport him has been released after a federal judge ruled he had been held for too long without a reasonable expectation of being repatriated soon. Advocates for immigrants’ rights say Hasan... Read More

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Hasan Salama Dibai Ghithan

January 10, 2019

Au pairs win $65.5 million settlement in Denver lawsuit

DENVER (AP) — Young people from around the world who provided low-cost child care for American families will share in a proposed $65.5 million settlement of a lawsuit brought by a dozen former au pairs against the companies that bring the workers to the United States. Nearly 100,000 au pairs, mostly women, who worked in... Read More

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January 10, 2019

Teacher strike delayed in second-largest US school district

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The union representing teachers in Los Angeles — the nation’s second-largest school district — postponed the start of a strike until Monday because of the possibility of a court-ordered delay of a walkout. United Teachers Los Angeles previously said its 35,000 members would walk off the job Thursday for the first... Read More

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January 9, 2019

Lawyer: Harvey Weinstein’s criminal trial scheduled for May

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein’s lawyer says the disgraced Hollywood mogul’s sexual assault trial in New York is scheduled for May 6, but court officials say that’s tentative and unofficial. Lawyer Benjamin Brafman mentioned the date in a court filing Monday in a civil case against Weinstein. He wants actress Ashley Judd’s lawsuit put... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

January 9, 2019

Truck driver in Canada crash that killed 16 pleads guilty

MELFORT, Saskatchewan (AP) — The driver whose transport truck crashed into a hockey team bus in Canada, killing 16 people, pleaded guilty Tuesday to all charges against him. Thirteen others were injured when Jaskirat Singh Sidhu’s truck loaded with peat moss collided with the Humboldt Broncos hockey team bus in rural Saskatchewan in April. The... Read More

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Jaskirat Singh Sidhu

January 9, 2019

Judge issues arrest warrant for man accused in GoFundMe scam

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) — A judge has issued an arrest warrant for a homeless veteran charged with engaging in a GoFundMe scheme after he failed to make a scheduled court appearance. Johnny Bobbitt was due in a New Jersey court Tuesday to face charges that he violated court-ordered conditions that allowed for his release... Read More

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Johnny Bobbit

German court rejects case of deadly Pakistan factory fire

Judge: Embattled Florida election head needs to be heard

Kansas abortion foes brace for state Supreme Court decision

Man who fired on police station to be sentenced for murder

Muslim group sues to block ‘No Boycott of Israel’ measure

Judge dismisses part of Judd’s lawsuit against Weinstein

Venue change sought for teen in fatal Texas school shooting

A look at California’s key lawsuits against Trump

Judge frees Palestinian man from 2-year immigration hold

Au pairs win $65.5 million settlement in Denver lawsuit

Teacher strike delayed in second-largest US school district

Lawyer: Harvey Weinstein’s criminal trial scheduled for May

Truck driver in Canada crash that killed 16 pleads guilty

Judge issues arrest warrant for man accused in GoFundMe scam

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