He's 'the bump in the night': Man sentenced in sadistic cold-case murders

Mitchell Gaff was nabbed for the murders because of DNA extracted from chewing gum during an undercover police operation.
KTVU

Federal judge denies motion to dismiss evidence in corruption case against Sheng Thao and co-defendants

A judge on Monday dismissed a motion by former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao and her codefendants to dismiss evidence in the federal case against them. Thao, her romantic partner Andre Jones, and ...
The Business Journals

Judge orders $5M in Sawgrass Mills lease dispute as defendants challenge ruling

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min A Broward judge ordered millions ...
WCBD

Judge enters $150M judgments against Russian defendants in civil cases tied to 2015 Charleston church shooting

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – A federal judge has entered default judgments totaling $150 million in two related civil lawsuits filed by families affected by the 2015 Charleston Church Church shooting, ...
Wane

Judge denies trial delay for defendants in Pikes Pub attack

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) – A month before the trial of six white men accused of beating a Black man at a local bar, the defendants appeared in court seeking to delay the proceedings. But the judge ...
Reason

Not Judge Judy, Juror Judi—But "Stupid Mistake" Isn't "Actual Malice" for Libel Purposes

From Scheindlin v. Accelerate 360, LLC, decided today by Judge Kyle Dudek (M.D. Fla.): For many decades, Plaintiff Judy Sheindlin—known to millions of daytime television viewers simply as Judge ...
Reno Gazette-Journal

Judge says Reno High senior prank defendants doing well nearly a year later

The seven former Reno High School students charged with gross misdemeanors for a senior prank-turned-rampage last May are “crushing it,” according to Judge Barry Breslow. “I am very pleased to read ...
Courthouse News Service

Judge Judy loses defamation suit against tabloid

FORT MYERS, Fla. — Judy Sheindlin, best known as Judge Judy, lost her defamation lawsuit against media tabloid Accelerate360, which had published a story that stated Judge Judy believed Lyle and Erik ...
Napa Valley Register

Victim's families ask judge to deny bail for Esparto fireworks blast defendants

Relatives of the victims killed in the Esparto fireworks warehouse had an opportunity to speak in court, sharing the pain of their loss and asking the judge to reject defendants' motions to allow bail ...
WKYC3

Cuyahoga County judge finds 2 juvenile defendants not competent to stand trial in assault of 5-year-old Cleveland girl

Sweeney ordered both children to home detention at their November arraignments and directed that they be evaluated by experts for competency. Two competency evaluations were completed for each child, ...
Law

Defendants Failed to Raise Federal Questions in Pa. Hair Dye Suit, Fed. Judge Says

A products liability suit is headed back to state court after a federal judge in Pennsylvania determined that claims targeting Combe Inc.'s hair dye products were purely state-law-related. On Friday, ...