U.S. courts oppose reform proposals for secret surveillance court
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. federal court system objects to key proposals by a presidential review panel to reform the secret court that supervises the classified electronic eavesdropping activities of the U.S. National Security Agency, a former ch…
Briton jailed 27 years for Florida murders seeks to reopen case
MIAMI (Reuters) – Lawyers for a British man convicted in Florida for a 1986 double homicide sought to reopen the case on Tuesday, claiming that three Colombian drug traffickers were the real killers.
Federal judge rules Oklahoma ban on gay marriage unconstitutional
(Reuters) – A federal judge overturned Oklahoma’s ban on same-sex marriage on Tuesday, finding that a state constitutional amendment excluded gay couples without a legally sufficient justification.
Killer in Florida movie theater says he acted ‘in fear’
MIAMI (Reuters) – The man charged with shooting and killing a fellow moviegoer during an argument over cellphone use in a Florida theater is a retired police officer who says he feared being attacked.
U.S. judge rules against government in no-fly challenge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday sided with a woman challenging the federal government’s no-fly policy and ruled that existing procedures to correct mistakes on that list do not provide adequate due process protections.
New York City train derailment caused $9 million in damage: NTSB
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A New York commuter train derailment that killed four people in December caused more than $9 million in damage, the National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday.
Five hospitalized after chemical device goes off at U.S. school
DENVER (Reuters) – Four students and a teacher were hospitalized after a chemical mishap in a classroom at a K-12 charter school in Colorado on Tuesday, and authorities were investigating whether foul play was involved, a spokesman said.
U.S. judge rules against government in no-fly challenge
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday ruled that a woman challenging her inclusion on the federal no-fly list was not afforded sufficient due process in her attempt to clear her name, and ordered U.S. authorities to tell her whether she is …
Almost 40,000 cleared to start using water in West Virginia
(Reuters) – West Virginia officials on Tuesday lifted more of a ban on drinking tap water for customers who had been affected by a chemical spill that left the state’s water supply nearly unusable for hundreds of thousands since last week.
Lawyers get more time to seek new venue for Boston bomb trial
BOSTON (Reuters) – A U.S. judge on Tuesday agreed to extend a deadline for attorneys for the accused Boston Marathon bomber to determine whether they will seek to move his trial outside of Boston.
