Court upholds rent controls for thousands of units at sprawling Manhattan apartment complexOctober 22nd, 2009 Court upholds rent control at NY apartment complexALBANY, N.Y. — New York's top court is upholding rent controls on thousands of units at one of the nation's largest apartment complexes.
NY court upholds Broadway figure's divorce, prenup in split his ex-wife aired on YouTubeOctober 20th, 2009 NY court upholds couple's split, aired on YouTubeNEW YORK — An appeals court has sided with a Broadway mogul in a messy New York divorce that played out on YouTube. The state Supreme Court's Appellate Division on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that granted Philip Smith a divorce from ex-wife Tricia Walsh-Smith and declared their prenuptial agreement valid.
German artist poses 1,250 garden gnomes giving Hitler salute in town squareOctober 14th, 2009 German artist poses 1,250 Nazi garden gnomesSTRAUBING, Germany — A German artist is posing 1,250 garden gnomes with their arms outstretched in the stiff-armed Hitler salute in an installation that he calls a protest of lingering fascist tendencies in German society. Artist Ottmar Hoerl posed the gnomes in the historic central marketplace of Straubing, a town in southeastern Germany, on Wednesday.
Federal appeals court in NYC upholds Rigas' sentencingOctober 5th, 2009 Appeals court in NYC upholds Rigas' sentencingNEW YORK — A federal appeals court in New York has upheld prison sentences given to a father and son who built Adelphia Communications into a cable television powerhouse. The 2nd U.S.
Court upholds $4.6 million judgment against USA Truck of Van Buren after contract breachOctober 1st, 2009 Court upholds ruling in fight between Ark truckersLITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A federal appeals court has upheld a $4.6 million judgment against USA Truck Inc.
German court rules display of Nazi slogans permissible if they're not in GermanAugust 13th, 2009 German court rules on display of Nazi symbolsBERLIN — A federal appeals court ruled Thursday that people can be prosecuted for displaying Nazi slogans in Germany only if they are in the German language. The Federal Court of Justice overturned a lower court's ruling convicting a neo-Nazi of transporting a shipment of 100 T-shirts with the slogan, "Blood and Honour," written in English.
High court upholds sentence of notorious German neo-Nazi convicted of Holocaust denialAugust 11th, 2009 German neo-Nazi's Holocaust denial sentence upheldBERLIN — A German federal court on Tuesday upheld the Holocaust denial conviction of a founding member of a left-wing terrorist group turned neo-Nazi, saying he must serve his six-year sentence. The Federal Court of Justice in Karlsruhe threw out Horst Mahler's appeal of the Munich state court ruling made in February.
Appeals court in Va. upholds 1st conviction of US civilian for detainee abuse in AfghanistanAugust 11th, 2009 Va. court upholds prisoner abuse convictionRICHMOND, Va. —A federal appeals court in Virginia has upheld the conviction of the first American civilian found guilty of mistreating a detainee during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Federal appeals court in Virginia upholds conviction of D.C.-area sniper mastermindAugust 7th, 2009 Appeals court in Va. upholds sniper convictionRICHMOND, Va.
German high court upholds grounds for John Demjanjuk's recent deportation from OhioJuly 8th, 2009 German high court: Demjanjuk's deportation legalBERLIN — Germany's highest court has rejected an attempt by John Demjanjuk to challenge his recent deportation from the United States to Munich for trial on charges of being accessory to murder at a Nazi death camp. Germany's Constitutional Court on Wednesday ruled against taking up the case on the grounds that the 89-year-old failed to provide sufficient evidence that his constitutional rights had been violated.
Federal court upholds California regulations requiring ships to reduce harmful emissionsJuly 1st, 2009 Federal court upholds Calif. ship regulationsSACRAMENTO, Calif.
Austrian court finds man guilty of glorifying Nazi ideology, sentences him to 2 years in jailJune 17th, 2009 Austria: Man convicted of glorifying Nazi ideasVIENNA — An Austrian court has convicted a man of glorifying Nazi ideology and sentenced him to two years in prison. The court in the southern city of Klagenfurt found the 85-year-old man, who was not identified, guilty Wednesday of "re-engaging" in Nazi-era beliefs.
Supreme Court upholds racketeering conviction of man tied to organized crimeJune 8th, 2009 Court upholds racketeering convictionWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the racketeering conviction of a reputed associate of the Gambino crime family. Edmund Boyle was convicted in connection with a string of burglaries of night deposit boxes at banks in the New York metropolitan area.
US court in Ohio clears way for deportation of alleged Nazi guard DemjanjukMay 1st, 2009 US court in Ohio clears Demjanjuk for deportationCLEVELAND — A federal appeals court opened the way again Friday for the Justice Department to deport alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk to Germany to face 29,000 counts of accessory to murder. The three-judge ruling from the 6th U.S.
US appeals court in Ohio denies stay of deportation of alleged Nazi guard DemjanjukMay 1st, 2009 Appeals court denies Demjanjuk stay of deportationCINCINNATI — A federal appeals court in Ohio has denied a stay of deportation to Germany of alleged Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk (dem-YAHN'-yuk). Pending a further appeal, the Friday ruling opens the way for the Justice Department to deport the 89-year-old retired autoworker from his suburban Cleveland home.
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