U.S. high court bucks pro-business trend this term
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – With only days remaining in its term, the U.S. Supreme Court is on track to at least partly dispel the impression that it’s pro-business.
Property owners sue Arizona over 2013 wildfire that killed 19 firefighters
PHOENIX (Reuters) – More than 160 property owners affected by an Arizona wildfire that killed 19 firefighters last year have filed a lawsuit against the state, claiming that its mismanagement caused lives to be lost and homes and businesses to be destr…
Federal judge rules U.S. no-fly list violates Constitution
(Reuters) – The U.S. government’s no-fly list banning people accused of links to terrorism from commercial flights violates their constitutional rights because it gives them no meaningful way to contest that decision, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.
Ban on inmate sterilizations moves forward in California legislature
SACRAMENTO Calif. (Reuters) – A bill to ban sterilization surgeries on inmates in California prisons advanced on Tuesday, days after an audit showed officials failed to follow the state’s rules for obtaining consent for the procedures.
Oregon’s would-be Christmas festival bomber denied new trial
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – A Somali-American man convicted of trying to blow up a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Oregon was denied a new trial on Tuesday by a federal judge who rejected the defendant’s claims that his constitutional rights were vio…
Montana health record hackers compromise 1.3 million people
(Reuters) – A data security breach of Montana’s state health records has compromised the Social Security numbers and other personal information of some 1.3 million people, but the full extent of damage from the intrusion is unclear, state officials sai…
Advocates say more time needed to seek out N.C. sterilization victims
WINSTON-SALEM N.C. (Reuters) – An effort by North Carolina to compensate hundreds of people forcibly sterilized during the country’s longest-running eugenics program is facing criticism from some advocates, who say more time is needed to find possible …
Woman who admitted snatching newborn at Penn. hospital is sentenced
(Reuters) – A woman who admitted posing as a nurse and grabbing a newborn baby from a Pittsburgh hospital apologized on Tuesday in court and was sentenced to up to five years in prison.
Texas police officer praised for rescuing woman from oncoming train
HOUSTON (Reuters) – A Houston-area police officer who pulled a woman off railroad tracks seconds before a speeding train passed was honored by his colleagues on Tuesday.
Former N.Y. cop faces hate crime charges for robbing Hispanics
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A former police sergeant pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to hate crime charges for stealing cash from Hispanic motorists during traffic stops on New York’s Long Island, officials said.
