The Supreme Court confirmed the appeal court’s conviction of Moreno B. (35) and Giërmo B. (40) for the murder of Derk Wiersum. Their sentences of 30 years in prison for planning and executing the defense attorney’s murder is thereby final - no appeal is possible against the Supreme Court ruling.
The Illinois Supreme Court has upheld the conviction and 16-year prison sentence for a Fox River Grove who sexually assaulted a young child in McHenry County. Korem Johanson, 42, of Fox River Grove, was charged in July 2019 with four counts of predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual abuse of a […]
A man has been jailed for six years for serious sexual offences including sexual abuse and rape. Duncan Brown, 37, was sentenced today (Wednesday, April 17) at the High Court in Edinburgh for the crimes which took place in East Lothian between 2010 and 2020. Detective Chief Inspector Stephen Wood said: “The actions of Brown were disgraceful and he has now been made to face the consequences of his despicable actions. I hope today’s sentence provides his victims with some form of justice and...
Order allows ban to stand while lawsuits proceed, in decision critics call ‘an awful result for trans youth and their families’The supreme court is allowing Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth while lawsuits over the law proceed, reversing lower courts.The justices’ Monday order allows the state to put in a place a 2023 law that subjects physicians to up to 10 years in prison if they provide hormones, puberty blockers or other gender-affirming care to people...
Pastor Shane Vaughn, a supporter of former President Donald Trump's Make America Great Again (MAGA) movement, has made a controversial apology video for Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson after targeting her with a racial slur.Jackson is the newest justice on the Supreme Court after being nominated by President Joe Biden, a Democrat, in 2022. She is considered liberal-leaning, alongside Justices Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor, as the other six justices on the bench are decidedly more...
A court in the Maldives has thrown out former President Abdulla Yameen’s 11-year prison sentence on money laundering and bribery and ordered a retrial
St Louis officer Jatonya Muldrow claimed she was transferred to undesirable new job because of her sexThe US supreme court on Wednesday gave a boost to a St Louis police officer who sued after claiming she was transferred to an undesirable new job because of her sex, in a case testing the scope of federal workplace protections.The 9-0 ruling by the justices threw out a decision by a lower court to dismiss the lawsuit brought by the officer, Jatonya Muldrow, and directed it to reconsider the...
Circleville – A man who fled police was sentenced to several years in jail after disappearing after pleading guilty. The sentencing follows a dramatic incident that unfolded on May 10, 2022, in Circleville, Pickaway County. Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office deputies were engaged in a high-speed pursuit with a black Nissan Sedan carrying three individuals. The […]
Jeff Olson was sentenced in Wood County Circuit Court Thursday.
The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth while lawsuits over the law proceed, reversing lower courts
The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth while lawsuits over the law proceed, reversing lower courts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is allowing Idaho to enforce its ban on gender-affirming care for