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Olympic champion Semenya wins human rights case

Champion runner Caster Semenya won a potentially landmark legal decision for sports on Tuesday when the European Court of Human Rights decided she was discriminated against by rules in track and field that force her to medically reduce her natural hormone levels to compete in major ...

Restitution made part of former lawmaker’s sentence in years-old case

Bill DeWeese, a former powerful state representative from Greene County, could have to pay restitution on top of the prison time he served for his 2012 conviction on corruption charges.In the latest twist in a case that’s made its way through courts for more than a decade, the Superior Court ...

Businessmen wrangle with former lawyers in alternative-energy fraud case

Two businessmen accused of involvement in a fraud scheme centering on an alternative energy company are asking a federal judge not to let their former lawyers – including a onetime district attorney of Washington County – off the hook in a lawsuit by investors.In nearly identical filings, ...

N. Strabane couple sue fellow members of Fla. RV park

A North Strabane Township couple filed a federal lawsuit against two men who allegedly called the husband a “cancer” afflicting the Florida RV park where the couple lives for some of the year.The events at issue occurred at RiverBend Motorcoach Resort, which is located in Hendry County, ...