The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has ruled that the Islamic Republic of Iran is liable for the 1998 bombings of U.S. embassies in Kenya and Tanzania. The ruling, issued on October 23, 2025, grants default judgment on liability to the plaintiffs, who are victims and/or…
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Texas Man’s Community Supervision Revoked Over Diluted Urine Samples
In a recent decision, the Second Appellate District of Texas at Fort Worth upheld the trial court’s decision to revoke Kendrick Joel Sanders’s community supervision and sentence him to five years in prison. The case centered on allegations that Sanders had violated the terms of his community supervision by submitting…
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Court Upholds Rape Conviction, Rejects Claim of Trial Penalty
The Indiana Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction of Jorge Juarez Lopez on multiple charges, including two counts of Level 1 felony rape, two counts of Level 5 felony intimidation, and a Class A misdemeanor for possessing a counterfeit government-issued identification. The court rejected Lopez’s arguments that the trial…
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Court Upholds Conviction of Convicted Felon in Firearm Possession Case
The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed the conviction and sentence of Joseph Shane Perkins, who was found guilty of possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. The court’s decision addresses Perkins’s arguments regarding the legality of the evidence used against him and the constitutionality of the law under…
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Supreme Court Rebukes Lower Courts in DUI Case, Emphasizes Following the Law
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania has overturned a lower court’s decision regarding a DUI case, emphasizing the importance of adhering to the letter of the law. The case involved Benjamin Jordan Jenkins, who was charged with a first-offense DUI and later stopped for a second DUI offense before being formally…
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Court Rules in Elk Hunting Case: Guilty Verdicts Merged, Resentencing Ordered
A recent ruling by the Oregon Court of Appeals has partially overturned a lower court’s decision in the case of *State of Oregon v. Kristian C. Mankiller*. The court upheld the defendant’s conviction on one count but ordered the merger of guilty verdicts on two other counts and remanded the…
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Navy Officer Convicted in Visa Recommendation Scheme
A former U.S. Navy Reserve officer, Jeromy Pittmann, has had his convictions upheld by the First Circuit Court of Appeals for his role in a scheme to provide fraudulent letters of recommendation for Afghan nationals seeking visas to enter the United States. The court affirmed Pittmann’s convictions on all four…
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Texas Court of Appeals Affirms Murder Conviction in Beaumont Shooting
The Ninth District Court of Appeals in Texas has upheld the conviction of Renaldo Earnest Dotson for the murder of Isaiah Wagner. Dotson was found guilty of first-degree murder by a jury and sentenced to 65 years in prison. The court’s decision, delivered in a memorandum opinion, addressed Dotson’s challenge…
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Feise’s DUI Conviction Upheld: Court Affirms Sentence in Serious Injury Case
The California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District, has upheld the conviction and sentence of Scott Louis Feise, who was found guilty of driving under the influence (DUI) causing injury. The case stems from a 2019 head-on collision where Feise, driving under the influence of alcohol, severely injured Robert A.…
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Court Denies Rehearing in Case Over National Guard Deployment
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied a request to rehear a case that has raised significant questions about the President’s authority to deploy the National Guard in American cities. The case, *Newsom v. Trump*, involves a dispute over the deployment of the California National Guard to Los Angeles…