A six-year-old boy was tried in the United States: in some states it is allowed by law

In the US state of North Carolina, a six-year-old boy was brought to trial. He was accused of causing damage to property due to the fact that he picked a tulip in a flower bed in a neighboring garden near the bus stop. Writes about this Hromadske. This became possible because ...

Laundering millions and preparing a murder: a famous immigrant is on trial in the United States

In Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina, the former deputy director of Voentorg OJSC, 59-year-old Leonid Teyf, and his ex-wife, 43-year-old Tatyana Teyf, pleaded guilty in part in a case involving an attempt to organize a contract killing and laundering money received in Russia. ...

Explosion at the marathon in Boston: the court overturned the death sentence to the organizer Tsarnaev

In 2015, Tsarnaev was sentenced to death for an explosion at the Boston Marathon in 2013. Now the court has overturned the verdict, since the jury, as it turned out, was not impartial and was exposed to pre-trial publicity. Writes about this edition "RBK". First Circuit Court of Appeals ...

From the top of Hollywood to jail: the court announced the verdict for Harvey Weinstein

The court in New York announced the verdict of Harvey Weinstein. The 67-year-old Hollywood magnate, who had a hand in creating the Oscar-winning, multimillion-dollar hits that went down in the history of cinema, was sentenced to 23 years in prison, Lenta reports. The court's decision was called a new milestone for the #MeToo anti-harassment movement and for ...

U.S. judges block new trump rules on green cards

Federal judges in the states of New York, Washington and California have banned American officials from denying green cards to legal immigrants on the grounds that they depend on social assistance. Writes about this DW. In the United States, three federal judges independently blocked the prepared ...

Personal experience: as an immigrant from Russia was a defendant in an American court

A few months ago I was in an accident and my car flipped onto its roof. Many police officers, fire trucks, and ambulances arrived. I thought I was going to get a big bill. Fortunately, this did not happen - but the story does not end there. Recently…

Maria Butina said she was ready to admit guilt

Russian woman Maria Butina, accused by the United States of spying for Russia, is ready to change her testimony. It is reported by Reuters with reference to court documents. Butina is accused of collecting information about American officials under the guise of a student and trying to ...

Parents "presented" their six daughters to an 51-year-old pedophile

According to the Bucks County District Attorney, the Pennsylvania parents were sentenced to three years in prison for "gifting" their six daughters to a 51-year-old man. Reported by CNN. Former members of the Amish community, 43-year-old Savilla Stoltzfuss and 44-year-old Daniel Stoltzfuss ...

A US court sentenced a Russian programmer to five years

  Russian programmer Mark Vartanyan was sentenced to 5 years in prison for cyber fraud by the Atlanta federal court. The Associated Press reports. In November 2016, Vartanyan was extradited from Norway. He was charged with computer fraud. Mark Vartanyan, also known ...

US jury trial: how to become a member of the jury or refuse to participate in the process

Almost any citizen can become a juror in the United States. The very system of courts with the participation of the people's jury has existed for many centuries. Today, ordinary Americans hear about 80% of civil and criminal cases. The right to administer justice to them is guaranteed by the 6th and 7th amendments to ...

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