Michael Rohana stole the clay digit six years ago at a Philadelphia museum where he had been attending an ugly-sweater party. He pleaded guilty this week.
Tag: Decisions and Verdicts
India’s Top Court Begins Hearing Same-Sex Marriage Case
The Supreme Court in recent years has struck down a ban on consensual gay sex. A ruling in favor of legalizing gay unions would make India an outlier in Asia.
The Battle Over Abortion Drugs
We explain the dueling rulings on abortion and what’s likely to happen next.
Appeals Court Punts on Due Process Rights for Guantánamo Detainees
The case could have resolved an important question about the scope of rights for noncitizens held at the wartime prison.
Surrogacy Emerges as the Wedge Issue for Italy’s Hard Right
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has ordered municipalities to stop certifying foreign birth certificates for same-sex couples who used surrogacy, leaving some babies in a legal limbo.
Russian Girl Sent to Orphanage After Father Criticizes War
Rights activists worry that the separation of a teenage girl and her father after they criticized the war in Ukraine might signal a toughening of the crackdown on dissent.
Behind Protests’ Fury in Israel, Fear of a Quiet Slide From Democracy
Examples of what happened after leaders brought judiciaries to heel elsewhere have helped galvanize opposition to Benjamin Netanyahu’s proposals.
Rahul Gandhi Is Sentenced in Defamation Case
Rahul Gandhi, who leads the main opposition party, received a two-year sentence for a comment in 2019 criticizing Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Two Acquittals and One 18-Month Sentence in Indonesia Soccer Disaster
The defendants, all police officers, were charged with criminal negligence in connection with the October stampede that killed 135 people.
Retrial Ordered for Americans Convicted in Italian Officer’s Killing
The case of the two men, Finnegan Elder and Gabriel Natale Hjorth, who were both sentenced to more than two decades in prison, will now be sent to a new appeals court.