A federal judge in San Francisco has approved a $1.2 billion settlement with owners of about 88,500 Volkswagens with 3-liter diesel engines rigged to cheat on emissions tests. Judge Charles Breyer gave the deal final approval during a hearing Thursday. The deal ends most of the litigation over VW’s cheating scandal, which became public in 2015. Owners of 3-liter models…
A federal lawsuit is challenging Alabama’s practice of stripping convicted felons’ of their right to vote. Greater Birmingham Ministries and a number of Alabamians who are not allowed to vote because of a past felony conviction filed the lawsuit Monday in Montgomery federal court. The Alabama Constitution dictates that people convicted of felonies involving “moral turpitude” will no longer be…
A federal appeals court says people do not have a right to carry concealed weapons in public under the 2nd Amendment. An 11-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued the ruling Thursday. The panel says law enforcement officials can require applicants for a concealed weapons permit to show they are in immediate danger or otherwise have…
