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Attorney for Gaston County man accused of shooting neighbor’s dog alleges it killed his livestock

Court upholds record penalty in ACCC’s cartel case against BlueScope
ACCC The Full Federal Court has today dismissed appeals by BlueScope Steel Ltd and its former General Manager, Jason Ellis, against earlier Federal Court decisions in a civil cartel proceeding brought by the ACCC. The Full Court upheld earlier...

Judge orders new trial for officers in fatal Tyre Nichols assault
A federal judge in Tennessee has ordered a new trial for three former Memphis police officers who were convicted on charges related to the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols in 2023. Judge Sheryl Lipman cited concerns of bias after the judge presiding...

Judge orders Alligator Alcatraz cleared out, dismantled
by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News August 28, 2025 A Florida judge has denied the Trump Administration’s effort to keep “Alligator Alcatraz” open. Miami U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams, an Obama appointee, denied the Department of...

Judge Denies Murder Suspect’s Bail for His Own Safety
NASSAU, BAHAMAS – A murder suspect will remain behind bars after a judge denied him bail for his safety and that of the public’s. Twenty-three-year-old Brentiano Sands is accused of the November 27, 2023 murder of Ricardo Rolle. According to...

Court acquits 4 RPI workers for trying to immolate senior party leader in 2017
Lawyer claims false case was made for political reasons; quartet says incident changed their lives for worse; Kamble, the complainant, is a retired Brihanmumbai Electric Supply and Transport employee who served as the South Mumbai president of the...

Court quashes BMC’s eviction order against Mumbai Grahak Panchayat
Mumbai: The City Civil Court in Mumbai struck down the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) order declaring the Mumbai Grahak Panchayat (MGP) an “unauthorised occupant” of its own building, Grahak Bhavan, observing that the action appeared...

Judge keeps unlicensed Florida contractor Sean Gestrich in jail as charges upgraded to felony fraud
Judge keeps unlicensed Florida contractor Sean Gestrich in jail as charges upgraded to felony fraud A Palm Beach County judge refused to release Sean Gestrich on bond, and prosecutors in Broward County have now upgraded his case from a misdemeanor...

Judge grants new trial for three former officers

Lawsuit settled over judge-executive blocking resident on Facebook
A settlement was finalized last week in a lawsuit against a Simpson County official that blocked a resident from an official social media page. The agreement requires Simpson County Judge-Executive Mason Barnes to "unblock Simpson County resident...

Man gets prison for attempted rape in Cayuga County Court
AUBURN — After his survivor spoke for 10 minutes about how his actions devastated her, a man convicted of attempted rape had no words to say Thursday in Cayuga County Court. Jason Williams, 36, of Syracuse, was then sentenced to seven years in...

Syracuse man, charged with bankruptcy fraud, claimed Cayuga County judge owed him $99M
Federal prosecutors charged a Syracuse man with filing false bankruptcy petitions, including one that claimed a Cayuga County judge owed him $99 million. Robert Johnson, 41, of Syracuse, has been charged with bankruptcy fraud, making false...

Cayuga County Court blotter: Aug. 21, 2025
The following defendants were sentenced in Cayuga County Court in Auburn from Monday, Aug. 4, through Friday, Aug. 15: • Eric L. Thomas, 46, of Auburn, was sentenced Aug. 4 by Judge Jon Budelmann to three years in prison followed by two years of...
Judge grants new trial for 3 former Memphis officers convicted in connection with the 2023 beating death of Tyre Nichols

Legal case sparks debate over the impact of septic tanks on manatees
Jessica Burleson lives across from Lincoln Avenue in Bonita Springs. Right now, it looks less like a street and more like a construction zone. A massive hole has been dug up in the middle of the road. “It's been an inconvenience. The noise. The...

Judge granted new federal trials for three ex-Memphis, Tennessee officers

Unchanged number of lawyers in good standing among cities in Gasconade County in July compared to previous month
Gasconade County saw no change in the number of lawyers in good standing practicing in July compared to June, according to the Missouri Bar Association. In total, there were 10 lawyers working in Gasconade County in July. Countywide, the highest...

JUST IN: Illegal Alien MS-13 Gang Member Kilmar Abrego Garcia Asks Obama Judge to Silence Bondi and Noem with Gag Order
Illegal alien MS-13 gang member and wife beater Kilmar Abrego Garcia is now trying to obtain a gag order against DHS Chief Kristi Noem and US Attorney General Pam Bondi. A federal grand jury in Tennessee recently indicted Kilmar Abrego Garcia for...

July sees no change in number of lawyers in good standing in Greene County compared to previous month
Lauren Tucker McCubbin The Missouri Bar Immediate Past President | news.mobar.orgLauren Tucker McCubbin The Missouri Bar Immediate Past President | news.mobar.org Greene County saw no change in the number of lawyers in good standing practicing in...

Judge extends temporary injunction on release of Idaho murder scene photos
MOSCOW, Idaho — A Latah County judge heard arguments on Thursday from an attorney representing the families of two University of Idaho students who were murdered in their off-campus home in 2022. The attorney requested that the judge stop the city...