Obama adviser Deese to lead White House’s Supreme Court process
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama has turned to senior adviser Brian Deese, an economic expert who previously led the administration’s climate change efforts, to head the team to pick and win confirmation of a Supreme Court candidate, a Whi…
U.S. Air Force vet one of first to face trial for Islamic State support
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. Air Force veteran betrayed his country and tried to become a fighter for the militant group Islamic State, federal prosecutors told a New York jury on Monday at the start of his criminal trial.
U.S. justices troubled by judge’s actions in death penalty case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Supreme Court justices appeared troubled on Monday by a judge’s failure to step aside in a death penalty case he had previously worked on as a prosecutor involving a convicted murderer who killed a man who had sexually abuse…
Judge allows case against media mogul Redstone to proceed-tentative ruling
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A lawsuit that challenges the mental competence of media mogul Sumner Redstone, the former executive chairman of Viacom Inc, can proceed, a California judge said in a tentative ruling on Monday.
Michigan Uber shooting victim’s condition improves
(Reuters) – A 14-year-old Michigan girl, critically wounded in a deadly shooting spree for which Uber driver has been charged, was taken off a ventilator and is breathing on her own, her mother said.
Former bankruptcy judge tapped to run Detroit public schools
(Reuters) – The federal judge who oversaw Detroit’s historic bankruptcy case will now tackle the financial problems of the city’s financially struggling public schools, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder announced on Monday.
U.S. prosecutor behind Silk Road case to join law firm
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A Manhattan federal prosecutor who spearheaded the investigation and prosecution of the creator of the black market website Silk Road and handled numerous other high-profile cybercrime cases is joining the law firm Latham & Watkins.
U.S. top court rejects union challenge to New Jersey pension reforms
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a bid by unions representing public employees including teachers and state troopers to force the state of New Jersey to pay the full share of its annual public pension contribution.
Super Tuesday showdown: How the U.S. South won the spotlight
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Things were not looking too good a year ago for Georgia’s top elections officer as he tried to stitch together a mega-presidential primary in the U.S. South.
Yosemite landmarks set to lose famous names in ‘ugly divorce’
On Tuesday, more than 125 years after the Scottish-American naturalist’s advocacy helped inspire the creation of Yosemite National Park, some of its most hallowed sites are set to be stripped of their famous names as part of a bitter, $50 million legal…
