U.S. Supreme Court won’t halt $655M judgment against Palestinians over attacks
U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor declined on Aug. 3 to halt $655.5 million in damages that Palestinian authorities were ordered to pay plaintiffs in a civil suit over attacks that […]
Court nixes plea deal for 9/11 mastermind, keeps death penalty option
A federal appeals court voided a plea deal for 9/11 suspect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, keeping open the possibility of a death penalty trial.
Industry danger prompts DOJ, OSHA to take action
By Daniel I. Small In recent years, when we hear about an explosion, we’re likely to think it is an intended act. But in this case, there was no terrorism, […]
Torture of 9/11 suspects means they might never face a verdict
WASHINGTON — A Defense Department disagreement over how to bring to justice the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and two others has thrown the cases into disarray and […]
Man sentenced for firebombing anti-abortion group’s office
MADISON, Wis. — A Wisconsin man has been sentenced to 7½ years in prison after pleading guilty to firebombing the office of an anti-abortion group two years ago. Hridindu Roychowdhury, […]
US court says man can be forcibly medicated in terror case
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A mentally ill North Carolina man accused of trying to join al-Qaida-linked fighters in Syria can be forcibly medicated to see if that will make him […]
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