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9th Circuit ends California ban on high-capacity magazines
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday threw out California's ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, saying the law violates the U.S. Constitution's protection of the right to bear firearms. “Even well-intentioned laws must pass...
Tribal groups warn Inhofe bill could undermine sovereignty
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Legislation being discussed by some members of Oklahoma's congressional delegation to address a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision threatens to undermine tribal sovereignty, several Native American groups warned in a letter this week to Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe. The leaders of eight...
Federal judge dismisses appeal by Virginia death row inmate
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal judge on Friday dismissed an appeal by a death row inmate convicted in the shooting death of a police officer in 2005. Thomas Alexander Porter’s appeals had previously been rejected twice in federal district court but were sent back for reconsideration in 2015 and 2018...
US judge hopes to rule soon on Louisiana bar closures
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge on Friday closely questioned a Louisiana state health official about data the state used in a decision to close bars — but not restaurants that contain bars — amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Ten southeastern Louisiana bar owners are challenging Gov. John Bel...
Male stripper gets 16 years in prison for threats to witness
TEXARKANA, Texas (AP) — A federal judge in Texas sentenced a former male stripper to more than 16 years in prison following his conviction on charges related to having a shank in jail and threatening to have a white supremacist gang kill a witness. Collin Garrett Hayden, 28, was sentenced on Thursday. In...
Rights group demands Arizona schools not ask citizenship
PHOENIX (AP) — A national Latino rights group Friday warned two Arizona school districts that their practice of asking about citizenship and Social Security numbers on enrollment forms violates a Supreme Court decision that ensures children have access to public education regardless of immigration status....
Federal judge declines to strike down ranked-choice voting
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — A federal judge on Friday rejected a request to strike down Maine's ranked voting system ahead of the November election. Four plaintiffs contended the voting system disenfranchises old and uneducated voters who don’t understand how it works and therefore select only a first...
NC death row inmate to serve life in prison, court rules
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A man on death row in North Carolina will soon have his sentence reduced to life without parole, the state Supreme Court ruled on Friday. Marcus Robinson is one of four inmates to initially get death penalty sentences reduced using the legal process outlined in the now-defunct Racial...
Judge refuses to reconsider GM lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler
A federal judge in Detroit said Friday that he will not reconsider his July dismissal of General Motors’ racketeering lawsuit against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles. U.S. District Judge Paul Borman wrote in an opinion that new evidence presented by GM regarding bribes and foreign bank accounts “is too...
Miami businessman pleads guilty in Vermont ski fraud case
A Miami businessman accused of being the mastermind behind the largest fraud case in Vermont's history pleaded guilty on Friday over a failed plan to build a biotechnology plant using tens of millions of dollars in foreign investors' money. Ariel Quiros, 64, the former owner of Jay Peak and Burke Mountain ski...
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