Tag: circuit-court
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Baltimore judge clears second officer in Freddie Gray death
By Donna Owens BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson Jr. on Thursday became the second officer cleared of criminal wrongdoing in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who died of injuries sustained while in police custody. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams found Goodson, who is also black, not guilty…
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Baltimore judge clears second officer in Freddie Gray death
By Donna Owens BALTIMORE (Reuters) – Baltimore police officer Caesar Goodson Jr. on Thursday became the second officer cleared of criminal wrongdoing in the death of Freddie Gray, a black man who died of injuries sustained while in police custody. Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Barry Williams found Goodson, who is also black, not guilty…
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Dodd, Frank blast ruling that MetLife not too big to fail
(Reuters) – A federal court's striking down of the government's designation of insurer MetLife Inc as “too-big-to-fail” could undermine efforts to head off another financial crisis, authors of the landmark Dodd-Frank Wall Street reform law said.
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Some ex-NFL players seek to re-work $1 billion concussion settlement
By Natalie Pompilio PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Lawyers representing some former NFL players urged a federal appeals court on Thursday to scrap the league’s $1 billion concussion settlement because it does not cover potential victims of a degenerative brain disease linked to repeated blows to the head. The deal should include future payments for chronic traumatic…