Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 08/04/2023 - 3:00am
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Samuel Alito says Congress lacks the power to impose a code of ethics on the Supreme Court, making him the first member of the court to take a public stand against proposals in Congress to toughen ethics rules for justices in response to increased scrutiny of their activities beyond the bench.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 07/28/2023 - 5:00am
Stephanie Sharp worked in S&S Activewear’s ware- house in Reno, Nevada. S&S allowed its managers and employees to play music in the warehouse because it countered background noise and motivated the work- force. It was played through commercial-strength speakers located throughout the workplace, but employees sometimes placed speakers on forklifts and drove them around, “making it more difficult to predict – let alone evade – the music’s reach.”
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 07/28/2023 - 4:00am
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — President Joe Biden’s son Hunter pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two tax crimes after a deal with federal prosecutors unraveled during a court hearing following the judge’s concerns over the agreement.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 07/28/2023 - 3:00am
The Nebraska Court Improvement Project will be hosting a lecture series in North Platte, August 1, 2023, Hastings, August 2, 2023, South Sioux City, August 8, 2023, and Lincoln, August 9, 2023.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 07/28/2023 - 2:00am
A South Carolina judge heard arguments in late May 2023 to reconsider the sentence for Jesse Osborne, who carried out a school shooting in 2016. Fourteen years old at the time, Osborne killed his father, then opened fire at Townsville Elementary School, killing a 6-year-old child and injuring others.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 07/28/2023 - 1:00am
LONDON (AP) — Kevin Spacey charmed the jury in his sexual assault trial with humor, humility and emotion as he dropped names of fellow stars and stories from his once-celebrated career while his lawyer called his accusers liars and said the Oscar winner was the real victim.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 07/21/2023 - 5:00am
A Nebraska case involving a mother who illegally gave her daughter an abortion pill has put renewed attention on the role digital information and communication could play in prosecutions around abortion.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 07/21/2023 - 4:00am
Former President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social on July 18, 2023, that he had received a letter from the Department of Justice, notifying him that that he was “a TARGET of the January 6th Grand Jury investigation.”
He also wrote that the letter said he has “a very short 4 days to report to the Grand Jury, which almost always means an Arrest and Indictment.”
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 07/21/2023 - 3:00am
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds said on Tuesday that plans are in progress to appeal a temporary block on the state's new, restrictive abortion law, previewing a likely emotional court battle that could take months to resolve.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 07/21/2023 - 2:00am
You watch movies. You watch TV. And now you're wondering how the dual Hollywood strikes — a pitched battle with actors and writers on one side, and studios and streaming services on the other — will affect you. We have answers.
Do the strikes mean "Barbie" and "Oppenheimer" aren't coming out?