Kennedy’s departure puts abortion, gay rights in play at high court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement, announced on Wednesday, could put some of his signature rulings in jeopardy, including ones that expanded or preserved gay rights and abortion rights.
Retiring Justice Kennedy left his mark on American society
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Anthony Kennedy left an indelible mark on American society in his three decades as a mild-mannered and professorial justice on the U.S. Supreme Court in areas as varied as gay rights, abortion, the death penalty and political spe…
Justice Kennedy to retire, Trump has chance to reshape U.S. high court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said on Wednesday he plans to retire after three decades as a pivotal vote on the highest U.S. judicial body, giving President Donald Trump an opportunity to make the court more firmly conser…
Film producer sentenced to prison for U.S. investment fraud
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A California movie producer who headed a boutique merchant bank was sentenced to eight years in prison on Wednesday, following his conviction for defrauding investors out of $26 million.
Democrats reading tea leaves after U.S. congressman’s upset
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Liberal Democrats on Wednesday said a string of victories in U.S. nominating contests, notably the surprise toppling of powerful congressman Joseph Crowley in New York, proved the party must embrace progressive priorities or face d…
Man, 77, charged with murder in Long Beach senior home shooting
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A 77-year-old man was charged with murder on Wednesday in the fatal shooting of a fire captain who responded to a blaze at a retirement building that prosecutors said was started when the suspect set off a bomb to kill his neigh…
U.S. judge orders agency to ease release of some migrant children
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday ordered a U.S. refugee agency to reverse a policy that a New York civil rights group has blamed for excessively long detention of immigrant children in the state.
Anthony Kennedy, U.S. Supreme Court’s pivotal vote, to retire
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy said on Wednesday he plans to retire after three decades as a pivotal vote on the highest U.S. judicial body, giving President Donald Trump an opportunity to make the court more firmly conser…
Democrats take stock after party leader’s House upset
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Democrats searched for meaning on Wednesday in the shocking upset of U.S. Representative Joseph Crowley, a member of the Democratic House leadership, by a 28-year-old liberal organizer in a New York primary ahead of November’s midt…
Benghazi attack organizer gets 22-year sentence in U.S.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Ahmed Abu Khatallah, the organizer of the deadly Sept. 11, 2012, attack on U.S. diplomatic compounds in Benghazi, Libya, was sentenced on Wednesday to 22 years in prison on terrorism and other charges, the Justice Department said…
