• ‘It can happen again’: Judge set to preside over Trump trial delivers her toughest Jan. 6 sentence to date

    U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan sentenced a Maryland man to five-and-a-half years in federal prison.

  • Judge to rule if Sir Richard Branson can vote for £650m Virgin Money payout over Nationwide deal

    Branson's stake is valued at £400m but he is also in line for another £250m in exit fees plus income from licensing his Virgin brand to Nationwide for up to six years.

  • OUTRAGEOUS: Judge in Trump Trial Refuses to Halt Trial for Passover to Accommodate Orthodox Lawyer

    NEW YORK (VINnews) — The judge in the criminal trial of President Trump has made a surprising decision, announcing that court will be in session during the Holiday of Passover, including on the days of Yom Tov which are Tuesday and Wednesday of next week, as well as Monday and Tuesday of the following week. […]

  • Judge Denies Motion to Delay 'Hush Money' Trial, Blames Pre-Trial Publicity 'In Part' on Trump

    Three days ahead of the start of the first criminal trial of a former U.S. President, the judge presiding over the case denied a motion made by Donald Trump's legal team aiming to delay the proceedings. In Judge Juan Merchan's

  • Judge Lynch once ruled Madera County

    For The Madera TribuneThis photograph of Spring Valley School in O’Neals was taken in 1894, one year after Victor Adams was hanged from a tree just up the road from the school. His body was left hanging for two days, and youngsters walking to school no doubt contemplated the consequences of breaking the law.Madera County has generally been a law-abiding place. Most of the time, law and order has prevailed. Every once in a while, however, the people have taken things in their own hands by using...

  • Can AI write your Facebook comments for you?

    All we need is for artificial intelligence to start writing our posts too,

  • Judge Hasn't Ruled on Trump's Graduation Request

    On the first day of his criminal fraud trial in New York, former President Donald Trump requested that the judge not hold court proceedings on May 17 -- the day of his youngest son's high school graduation. The judge did not rule on the request, saying he preferred to wait to see how the trial unfolds.

  • Boulder County residents can comment on judges

    Residents can have their say about local judges eligible for re-election in the 20th Judicial District at a public hearing set for 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, in Courtroom F at the Boulder County Justice Center, 1777 Sixth St.

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    Facebook's Meta AI is lying when it says you can disable it

    If you've browsed Facebook or Instagram within the past few days, you've probably noticed some changes. Thanks to the introduction of Meta AI, artificial intelligence is now integrated into posts on your feed and the search function on both sites.Meta calls the assistant a way to "get things done, learn, create, and connect with the things that matter to you." Meta AI works much like ChatGPT and other popular AI tools, but many have voiced frustration with accidentally tapping on a query below a...

  • Judge's ruling leaves thousands of homeschooled Alaskans in uncertainty

    (The Center Square) - A ruling that declared state-funded allotments for the correspondence programs has some confused as to what it means for Alaska's more than 24,000 homeschooled children. Gov. Mike Dunleavy crafted the law as a constitutional amendment while serving as a state senator in 2013. That measure failed and he reintroduced it as a bill in 2014 that passed and was signed into law. The bill allows families to receive up to $4,500 in state funds for...

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    Smerconish: Can Trump get a fair trial in Manhattan?

    CNN’s Michael Smerconish asks, can Trump field a fair and impartial jury in Manhattan, where he won only 12.3% of the vote in 2020?

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    Who Can You Trust for Retirement Advice? New Rules Strengthen Protections.

    When you walk into a financial adviser’s office, you expect them to put your best interests above all else — in the same way a doctor would, rather than, say, a car salesperson. But many people don’t realize that the rules financial professionals must follow vary, depending on where they work and what products they’re selling. One of those federal regulations, which governs retirement plans, was just tightened: The Biden administration announced new rules Tuesday that will require more...