Arkansas execution flurry marks early test for new Justice Gorsuch
(Reuters) – Newly appointed conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch helped clear the way for Arkansas to hold its first execution in 12 years, a sign of the challenges facing other inmates seeking to block their executions next week.
Trump to order U.S. Treasury to delve into taxes, post-crisis reforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump will order the Treasury on Friday to find and reduce tax burdens and review post-financial crisis reforms that banks and insurance companies have said hinder their ability to do business.
Uber extends sexual harassment probe; expects report by end-May
(Reuters) – Uber Technologies Inc said it has extended its internal investigation into sexual harassment claims in its own organization, and a report is expected by the end of May.
U.S. judicial panel finds Texas hurt Latino vote with redrawn boundaries
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – A special federal judicial panel ruled for the second time in two months on Thursday that the Republican-led Texas Legislature deliberately redrew political boundaries so as to unfairly diminish voter clout of the state’s…
U.S. regulators block Texas, Arizona over import of execution drug
(Reuters) – A U.S. regulatory agency told Texas and Arizona that more than a thousand vials of drugs they ordered for executions in their states from India in 2015, and seized by U.S. Customs, will not be released to them, an official said on Thursday….
Accused gunman in Fresno shooting spree charged in motel murder
(Reuters) – A suspect nicknamed Black Jesus who police say killed three white men during a racially motivated shooting spree in downtown Fresno, California, was charged on Thursday with the murder of an unarmed Motel 6 security guard days earlier.
Group sues Trump for repealing U.S. wildlife rule in rare legal challenge
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – An environmental group sued President Donald Trump’s administration on Thursday over the repeal of a U.S. rule intended to protect wildlife, in the first court challenge to a law being used by Republicans to ease federal regulati…
Virginia governor spares convicted murderer from execution
(Reuters) – A Virginia death row inmate will spend his life in prison instead of being executed for the 2001 murder of his ex-girlfriend after the state governor commuted the sentence on Thursday, saying it was flawed.
Georgia grants couple’s request to give daughter surname ‘Allah’
(Reuters) – Georgia officials have granted a couple’s request to issue a birth certificate giving their toddler daughter the surname “Allah” after earlier refusing to do so because neither parent has that name, civil liberties advocates said on Thursda…
4/20 pot celebrations marked by arrests at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Marijuana smoke-ins, street parties and concerts marked the informal 4/20 pot holiday across the country on Thursday, but police spoiled one cannabis event near the U.S. Capitol with arrests and seizure of joints.
