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  ‘Law & Order’: Return of Riley’s Brother Ends in Tragedy
[Warning: The below contains MAJOR spoilers for Law & Order Season 25 Episode 6 “Brotherly Love.”] Can Riley (Reid Scott) — and Price (Hugh Dancy) — trust Matt (Ryan Eggold) to be a key witness in a case again on Law & Order? After all, last time...
 
    
  Judge cuts Greenpeace Dakota Access Pipeline damages to $345 Million
MANDAN, N.D. (Flag Family Media) - A North Dakota judge reduces damages owed by Greenpeace in a Dakota Access Pipeline lawsuit to $345 million. That’s nearly half of the original $667 million awarded by a jury. The lawsuit stems from protests...
 
    
  Lawyer hails presidential pardon list review, slams Tinubu’s advisers
A human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has hailed the review of the presidential pardon list, but questioned why the initial names were made public without due diligence. Effiong spoke on Thursday when he was featured as a guest on Channels...
 
    
  Judge Steven Stambaugh avoids trial on federal fraud, other charges
A federal judge has approved an agreement that would permit suspended York County Judge Steven Stambaugh to enter a diversionary program rather than stand trial on 31 charges related to defrauding the program intended to assist business to survive...
 
    
  Court grants GH¢150m bail to ex-Buffer Stock boss, wife in over GH¢60m theft case
The High Court in Accra has granted bail to former Chief Executive Officer of the National Food and Buffer Stock Company Limited (NAFCO), Hanan Abdul-Wahab Aludiba, who has been accused of allegedly stealing and causing financial loss of over...
 
    
  Judge nixes Justice Department subpoena of telehealth trans health care provider
A federal judge has quashed the Department of Justice’s subpoena for the records of QueerDoc, a telehealth service that prescribes medications and offers consulting for gender-affirming care in 10 states. The DOJ subpoenaed QueerDoc June 11,...
 
    
  Legal Tech Event Feature: Relativity Fest 2025
The e-discovery platform Relativity brought around 2,000 legal and technology professionals to the Hyatt Regency Chicago earlier this month (October 7–9) for Relativity Fest 2025. The legal data community gathered with Relativity and its partners...
 
    
  Law enforcement expert: Sonya Massey Bill will change agencies for the better
PEORIA (25News Now) - A Central Illinois law enforcement expert said he believes the Sonya Massey Bill, requiring background checks on all potential police officers, will improve agency operations. Senate Bill 2345 was signed into law by Illinois...
 
    
  Court proceedings against Armenian nationals feature video materials on Tovuz Battles
Baku, October 30, AZERTAC On October 30, the trial at the Baku Military Court on the criminal case against citizens of the Republic of Armenia continued with the announcement of documents related to the case. At the court hearing, a video footage...
 
    
  Attorney General Appeals Ombudsman’s FOIA Decision
The Attorney General has appealed an Ombudsman decision ordering disclosure of government payments to private law firms under the Freedom of Information Act, filing a High Court notice on October 28, 2025. The Notice of Appeal names the Attorney...
 
    
  Judge rejects plea deal for Colstrip teacher who sexually assaulted Native teen
A state district court judge has rejected a plea deal that could have seen a former Colstrip High School teacher accused of multiple felonies for having repeated sexual contact with a 15-year-old student avoid prison time altogether. Last month,...
 
    
  Judge humiliates Chastanet again, upholds integrity of CIP
Chastanet Loses: Court Dismisses Another Desperate Witch Hunt Against Hon. Dr. Ernest Hilaire The Saint Lucia Labour Party (SLP) notes with satisfaction the decision of the High Court of Justice to dismiss yet another baseless case filed by...
 
    
  "Judge Orders New York To Follow Through On Its Climate Law"
"The law required a state agency to issue major regulations more than a year and a half ago, and it had no excuse not to, the court found." "New York is violating its climate law — and doesn’t get a pass because implementing the law is...
Court finds that Inkosi Albert Luthuli ' was beaten to death'
Bongani Hans|Published 9 hours ago 3min The Pietermaritzburg High Court on Thursday ruled that Nobel laureate Inkosi Albert Luthuli was beaten to death by apartheid police, working in conjunction with employees from the then South African Railway...
 
    
  Judge Jamal Whitehead Blocks Trump Admin Subpoena For Trans Healthcare Records
A federal judge has blocked a move by the Trump administration to access patient records of a healthcare provider specializing in treating transgender patients. The decision accuses the Justice Department of using its investigation as a form of...
 
    
  Court sentences bank MD to five years imprisonment
The Adamawa State High Court has remanded the managing director of Bonghe Micro Finance Bank, Grace Andreas Karka, to prison Justice Benjamin Lawan Manji sentenced Karka to five imprisonment on criminal conspiracy and cheating The Economic and...
 
    
  Judge sentences Ohio City kidnapper to 22 years in prison, praises victim: ‘You saved yourself’
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Cuyahoga County judge on Thursday sentenced a Cleveland man to 22 years in prison for kidnapping a woman and attacking her with a box cutter in the Ohio City neighborhood. Rayshon Reese, 51, previously pleaded guilty to...
 
    
  Court declares apartheid cover-up of ANC leader, Nobel winner Chief Albert Luthuli’s 1967 murder
The family of former ANC president and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Chief Albert Luthuli was vindicated on Thursday, 30 October, when the KwaZulu-Natal Division of the High Court in Pietermaritzburg delivered a scathing judgment, overturning the...
 
    
  Judge Blasted For Violent Sexual Comments Against Minors
By Spencer Brewer ( October 30, 2025, 9:02 PM EDT) -- The Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct has reprimanded a municipal judge for directing sexual remarks at children and wishing sexual violence upon them, noting that the judge exhibited...
 
    
  Judge Says FCA Qui Tam Provisions Don't Violate Constitution
By Madeline Lyskawa ( October 30, 2025, 9:41 PM EDT) -- A Wisconsin federal judge has rejected Wisconsin Bell's attempt to shutter a whistleblower's claims it overcharged schools and libraries for connectivity services provided under the federal...