Author: Solomon Alaka

SEATTLE — In a first-of-its-kind decision testing the constitutional limits of executive power, a federal judge ruled Thursday that President Donald Trump lacks the legal authority to remove U.S. attorneys appointed by federal courts. Following an hourlong hearing, Chief U.S. District Judge Stanley A. Bastian of the Eastern District of Washington granted a preliminary injunction […]

DUBLIN, Calif. — A 77-year-old married couple was arrested over the weekend in connection with the fatal shooting of their 40-year-old son-in-law in a local public park. Authorities confirmed that the shooting occurred amidst an ongoing, highly contentious child custody battle and divorce proceedings between the victim and the couple’s daughter. According to Dublin Police […]

FAIRFAX, Va. — A Virginia circuit court judge has vacated the capital murder conviction of Justin Wolfe, ordering his immediate release from prison after he served a quarter-century behind bars, including more than a decade on death row. The judicial order effectively ends one of Virginia’s longest-running legal battles, which centered on severe prosecutorial misconduct, […]

Hundreds occupy Madrid’s central plaza as public pressure mounts on the Spanish cabinet to enact structural rental reforms MADRID — Housing activists and local residents have established an encampment in Madrid’s central Puerta del Sol, declaring an indefinite sit-in to demand immediate legislative action against forced evictions and uncontrolled rent increases. The public mobilization follows […]

PROVO, Utah — A Utah judge ordered the release on bail of 71-year-old Douglas Stewart Carter, who spent more than three decades on death row, after newly analyzed DNA evidence excluded him as a match for physical evidence recovered from a 1985 murder scene. Fourth District Judge Derek Pullan ruled that Carter be granted release […]