Tag: judge
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Tou Thao found guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter in George Floyd’s death
A judge has found a now-former Minneapolis police officer guilty of aiding and abetting manslaughter in the death of George Floyd. Read Full Article
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Milwaukee-area adviser ordered to repay $4 million after spending investors cash on luxury lifestyle
Kay Yang targeted a vulnerable group of victims, mainly fellow Hmong- Americans, for millions of dollars in a years-long scheme, a federal judge ruled. Read Full Article
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Fate of last ex-cop charged in Floyd murder lies with judge
A defense attorney says a former Minneapolis police officer who held back bystanders while his colleagues restrained a dying George Floyd is innocent of criminal wrongdoing and should be acquitted. Read Full Article
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Oregon appoints the first Laotian judge in the United States
She spent the months before arriving in the United States in a refugee camp in Thailand, sleeping in the dirt with little food and severely sick. Now, 40 years later, she sits on the Multnomah County … Read Full Article
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Wisconsin lawsuit challenges federal voter registration form
The Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty filed a lawsuit Thursday asking a judge to declare the National Mail Voter Registration Application illegal in the state and order the Wisconsin Election … Read Full Article
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2 ex-cops charged in George Floyd killing reject plea deals
Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing told a judge Monday that they have rejected plea deals that would have resulted in … Read Full Article
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Thao, Kueng say they rejected plea deal in Floyd killing
Two former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s killing told a judge that they have rejected plea deals that would have resulted in three-year sentences … Read Full Article
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Fresno County attorney becomes CA’s 1st Hmong American female judge
It has been a very emotional week for Pahoua Lor, who will be sworn into the Fresno County Superior Court bench as the state’s first Hmong American female judge. Read Full Article
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Fresno County attorney becomes California’s 1st Hmong American female judge
It has been a very emotional week for Pahoua Lor, who will be sworn into the Fresno County Superior Court bench as the state’s first Hmong American female judge. Read Full Article
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Fresno attorney to become first female Hmong judge in California
California is getting its first female Hmong judge. On Saturday, Governor Newsom appointed attorney Pahoua Lor to the Fresno County Superior Court. “I … Read Full Article
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Gavin Newsom appoints first Hmong female judge to Fresno County Superior Court bench
Gavin Newsom appointed two new judges to the Fresno County Superior Court on Tuesday: Pahoua Lor, 42, and Geoffrey Wilson, 44. The governor appointed a total of 17 Superior Court judges in regions … Read Full Article
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Floyd family, others see inequality in penalties for ex-cops
Three former Minneapolis police officers went before a federal judge during the last week to be sentenced for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, and for each man, U.S. Read Full Article
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Ex-cops Kueng, Thao sentenced for violating Floyd’s rights
A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced two former Minneapolis police officers who were convicted of violating George Floyd’s civil … Read Full Article
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Ex-officer Kueng gets 3 years for violating Floyd’s rights
Former Minneapolis police Officer J. Alexander Kueng has been sentenced to three years in federal prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Kueng was sentenced Wednesday by U.S. District Judge … Read Full Article
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Southeastern Minnesota courts get ‘corrective action’ on jury diversity
ROCHESTER – After years of work, courts in southeastern Minnesota have been ordered to take a small step toward addressing a lack of diversity in juries. Third Judicial District Chief Judge Joseph … Read Full Article
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Ex-cop Thomas Lane gets 2 1/2 years for violating George Floyd’s rights
A federal judge sentenced former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane to 2 1/2 years in prison Thursday for violating George Floyd’s civil rights, calling Lane’s role in the restraint that killed … Read Full Article
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Ex-cop Lane gets 2 1/2 years for violating Floyd’s rights
A judge has sentenced former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane to 2 1/2 years in prison on a federal civil rights charge for his role in the restraint that killed … Read Full Article
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Ex-cop sentenced on federal civil rights charge in George Floyd murder
A federal judge sentenced former Minneapolis police Officer Thomas Lane to prison for violating George Floyd’s civil rights. Read Full Article