Jury pool for cop who killed black man asked about biases

DALLAS (AP) — Prosecutors and defense attorneys in the murder trial of a white Dallas police officer who fatally shot her unarmed black neighbor inside his own apartment worked Friday to get potential jurors to open up about biases and feelings they might have about police, in a case that has sparked fierce debate over... Read More

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Amber Guyger

September 16, 2019

Lying prisoners: New laws crack down on jailhouse informants

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A movement to put jailhouse informants under a more powerful microscope before they testify is gaining traction around the country, a byproduct of new DNA testing technology that has exonerated dozens of people wrongly locked up based on informants’ lies. Several states have moved to toughen regulations on the use of... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

September 16, 2019

Drug company attorneys seek to disqualify federal judge

CLEVELAND (AP) — Attorneys for eight drug distributors, pharmacies and retailers facing trial next month for their roles in the opioid crisis want to disqualify the federal judge overseeing their cases, saying he has shown bias in his effort to obtain a multibillion-dollar global settlement. According to the motion filed late Friday in U.S. District... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

Dan Polster

September 16, 2019

Legal briefs: Suspended judge pleads in underwear-theft case

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — A suspended New York judge has pleaded guilty to attempted burglary for trying to sneak into a neighbor’s home to steal her underwear. Robert Cicale (sih-KAL’-ee) pleaded guilty Friday in Suffolk County court. Prosecutors say the 50-year-old Cicale had several pairs of worn women’s underwear stuffed into his jacket and... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

September 16, 2019

The rise and fall of an Eagle Scout’s deadly fentanyl empire

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The photo that flashed onto the courtroom screen showed a young man dead on his bedroom floor, bare feet poking from the cuffs of his rolled-up jeans. Lurking on a trash can at the edge of the picture was what prosecutors said delivered this death: an ordinary, U.S. Postal Service... Read More

News

September 16, 2019

Times apologizes for tweet, revises Kavanaugh article

NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times is under fire for its story about a new sexual misconduct allegation against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. The paper apologized for an offensive tweet, and revised its article to reflect that the alleged victim couldn’t recall the incident. The Times reported on an allegation that Kavanaugh... Read More

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Brett Kavanaugh

September 16, 2019

After bankruptcy filing, Purdue Pharma may not be off hook

Purdue Pharma filed for bankruptcy in the first step in a complex, multibillion-dollar plan by the maker of OxyContin to settle thousands of lawsuits brought against it by state and local governments over the nation’s deadly opioid disaster. The company and members of the Sackler family, which owns it, expressed sympathy but not responsibility. “Like... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

Purdue Pharma

September 13, 2019

Ukrainian man pleads guilty to hacking, wire fraud charges

SEATTLE (AP) — A member of a sophisticated international hacking group that authorities say targeted businesses in 47 states to steal credit and debit card records pleaded guilty to hacking and wire fraud charges in Seattle. Fedir Hladyr, a 34-year-old Ukrainian, also agreed to pay $2.5 million in restitution as part of his plea Wednesday... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

Fedir Hladyr

September 13, 2019

Virginia Lt. Gov. Fairfax sues CBS over accuser interviews

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax filed a $400 million lawsuit Thursday against CBS, alleging the company defamed him when it broadcast interviews with two women he says have falsely accused him of sexual assault. The lawsuit filed in federal court Thursday alleges nobody at the company investigated or adequately fact-checked the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News

Justin Fairfax

September 13, 2019

US wants $100,000-plus from immigrant who sued over forgery

SEATTLE (AP) — A Mexican immigrant who was nearly deported after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyer forged a document in his case brought about change by suing over the misconduct. Ignacio Lanuza’s lawsuit helped prompt a criminal investigation that sent the lawyer to jail, established legal precedent concerning constitutional rights during immigration proceedings... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Ignacio Lanuza-Torres

September 13, 2019

Grand jury indicts man on capital murder for El Paso attack

EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A man accused of gunning down people at a busy Walmart in El Paso last month was indicted Thursday for capital murder, prosecutors announced. Patrick Crusius, 21, of Allen, Texas, was indicted on one count in connection with the Aug. 3 mass shooting that left 22 dead in the border... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Patrick Crusius

September 13, 2019

New York City looks to repeal ‘gay conversion therapy’ ban

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City law banning so-called gay conversion therapy would be repealed under legislation introduced Thursday over concerns that a pending federal lawsuit could lead to a decision unfavorable to the LGBTQ community if the case were to make it to the Supreme Court. Council Speaker Corey Johnson introduced the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

September 13, 2019

New Orleans man guilty in death of celebrity’s brothers

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A New Orleans man has been convicted in the double-murder of a reality television star’s two brothers. New Orleans District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro’s office says jurors deliberated about two hours Thursday before finding 34-year-old Antoine Edwards guilty on two counts of second-degree murder in the 2016 deaths of Joshua Johnson and... Read More

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Antoine Edwards

September 13, 2019

US judge denies bail to ex-Peru president in corruption case

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A U.S. judge in San Francisco denied bail to former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo in a hearing Thursday that ended with an emotional outburst by his wife, who had to be dragged out of the courtroom after she started shouting at prosecutors. Magistrate Judge Thomas S. Hixson denied bail for the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

Alejandro Toledo

Jury pool for cop who killed black man asked about biases

Lying prisoners: New laws crack down on jailhouse informants

Drug company attorneys seek to disqualify federal judge

Legal briefs: Suspended judge pleads in underwear-theft case

The rise and fall of an Eagle Scout’s deadly fentanyl empire

Times apologizes for tweet, revises Kavanaugh article

After bankruptcy filing, Purdue Pharma may not be off hook

Ukrainian man pleads guilty to hacking, wire fraud charges

Virginia Lt. Gov. Fairfax sues CBS over accuser interviews

US wants $100,000-plus from immigrant who sued over forgery

Grand jury indicts man on capital murder for El Paso attack

New York City looks to repeal ‘gay conversion therapy’ ban

New Orleans man guilty in death of celebrity’s brothers

US judge denies bail to ex-Peru president in corruption case

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