A 59-year-old Tennessee man convicted of a triple murder three decades ago has petitioned the Supreme Court to halt his scheduled execution, arguing that untested DNA evidence could potentially exonerate him. Tony Carruthers faces execution Thursday morning for the 1994 kidnapping, torture, and burial alive of Delois Anderson, her son Marcellos Anderson, and Frederick Tucker....
A federal appeals court has breathed new life into a lawsuit challenging how an Iowa county collects fees from jail inmates, ruling Wednesday that two former prisoners can proceed with their constitutional claims against Black Hawk County’s jail fee collection practices. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals reversed a lower court’s dismissal of the case,...
WARSAW — Officials in Poland’s capital said on Thursday that Warsaw has formally recognized a same-sex marriage contracted in another European Union country, marking the first time such a transcription has been carried out in the mostly Catholic nation. City authorities said they completed the registration — or transcription — of a marriage certificate for...
Tushar Atre was taken from his Santa Cruz home in the predawn hours of Oct. 1, 2019, and was found dead hours later on one of his cannabis properties, authorities said. Court records show Atre suffered stab wounds and a fatal gunshot wound to the back of the head. Neighbors in the oceanside surf community...
Federal prosecutors have appealed to the Second Circuit Court of Appeals to reverse a lower court decision that excluded racial hatred as an aggravating factor in the upcoming federal trial of the man who killed ten people at a Buffalo supermarket in 2022. The 22-year-old shooter, who is already serving life without parole on state...
A legal dispute between a dog toy manufacturer and a major whiskey producer reached the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday, as attorneys debated whether a parody chew toy infringes on trademark protections. VIP Products, the company behind a rubber squeaky toy called “Bad Spaniels,” is appealing a permanent injunction that prevents them from...
A contentious legal dispute over oil and gas leasing in areas designated as critical habitat for sage grouse continued in federal court on Wednesday, as conservation organizations pressed their case against government agencies and energy companies regarding leasing decisions that affect more than one million acres across Montana and Wyoming. The coalition of environmental groups,...
Environmental conservation organizations have initiated legal proceedings in federal court seeking to overturn a 2022 land exchange agreement between the United States Forest Service and Mt. Hood Meadows ski resort in Oregon. The groups argue that the transaction violates federal environmental regulations and congressional protections designed to preserve the undeveloped character of Mount Hood’s northern...
The former director of Berkeley’s police accountability office has filed a lawsuit against the city and its mayor, alleging wrongful termination after attempts to investigate officer misconduct and enforce departmental obligations. Hansel Aguilar, who led the Office of Police Accountability until his dismissal earlier this year, filed the complaint in Alameda County Superior Court on...
The New York State Court of Appeals heard arguments Wednesday in a case that could reshape the state’s judicial retirement system, as three veteran judges challenge the constitutionality of mandatory retirement requirements following a recent expansion of civil rights protections. The case centers on whether New York’s 2024 Equal Rights Amendment, which added age as...