Immigration authorities must provide bond hearings every six months to immigrants who have not committed any crime, but are jailed in long-term civil detention while
Month: October 2015
‘Shrimp Boy’ Chow Avoids Death Penalty
[UPDATED] Federal prosecutors say they will not seek the death penalty for Raymond “Shrimp Boy” Chow, who is charged with murder in aid of
Death Penalty Reversed Over Black Juror Exclusion
Reversal of the 1989 double murder conviction and death sentence in the killing of a Chico doctor and his wife has been upheld based on
Last Republican Federal Judge in San Francisco Retires
A remarkable era closed in the federal court in northern California this week. The last Republican-appointed federal judge on the San Francisco bench, left this
ChinaCast Securities Fraud Claim Reinstated
A securities fraud claim has been reinstated against ChinaCast Education Corp., a for-profit online college, based on the alleged looting of the company coffers by
Tentative OK in $226.5 Million FedEx Driver Settlement
A federal judge tentatively approved a $226.5 million settlement Thursday between FedEx and a class of delivery drivers misclassified as independent contractors, ending 10 years