Governor says Alabama ‘working’ to avoid prison lawsuit

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — As Alabama tries to address its troubled corrections system, Gov. Kay Ivey convened a new criminal justice study commission Monday and said the state is working to avoid a Department of Justice lawsuit over prison conditions. Ivey said the Governor’s Study Group on Criminal Justice, which held its first meeting Monday,... Read More

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July 23, 2019

Manslaughter plea in Black Lives Matter activist’s death

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A 27-year-old New Orleans man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the shooting of a Black Lives Matter activist known for his leap through police tape to try to seize a Confederate battle flag during a 2017 demonstration over Civil War monuments in South Carolina. Roosevelt Iglus had been charged with... Read More

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Roosevelt Iglus

July 23, 2019

Lawsuit: Man linked to 19 deaths killed another woman

DALLAS (AP) — A lawsuit alleges a 90-year-old woman is another victim of a Dallas man who has been linked to 19 deaths. The suit was filed Monday in Dallas County against The Tradition-Prestonwood, an independent living facility in Dallas, by the woman’s children. It alleges the facility failed to keep residents safe. According to... Read More

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Billy Chemirmir

July 23, 2019

Man accused of harassing black official denies gun violation

BENNINGTON, Vt. (AP) — A self-described white nationalist and “online troll” accused of harassing a black legislator pleaded not guilty on Monday to violating a condition of his release on gun-related charges. Max Misch, of Bennington, is accused of purchasing a firearm after a condition was imposed that he not buy or possess any guns.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Max Misch

July 23, 2019

Trump expands fast-track deportation authority across US

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration announced Monday that it will vastly extend the authority of immigration officers to deport migrants without allowing them to appear before judges, its second major policy shift on immigration in eight days. Starting Tuesday, fast-track deportations can apply to anyone in the country illegally for less than two... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Donald Trump, Immigration

July 23, 2019

Virginia school’s transgender bathroom ban is back in court

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Gavin Grimm, a young man who has become a national face for transgender student rights, returns to a Virginia courtroom Tuesday to continue fighting against his former high school’s transgender bathroom policy. A federal judge in Norfolk will hear arguments over whether the Gloucester County School Board violated Grimm’s rights when... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Orientation

Gavin Grimm

July 23, 2019

Ready to fight, Trump says he’ll watch ‘a little’ of Mueller

NEW YORK (AP) — He won’t watch. Well, maybe just a little bit. President Donald Trump on Monday feigned indifference to Robert Mueller’s upcoming congressional testimony, an eyebrow-raising claim for a media-obsessed president who has been concerned for months about the potential impact of the former special counsel’s appearance. Much of Washington will stop in... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Donald Trump, Robert Mueller

July 23, 2019

Attorney Avenatti faces judge in Stormy Daniels-related case

NEW YORK (AP) — California attorney Michael Avenatti is due to return to a New York court to face charges accusing him of cheating porn star Stormy Daniels out of $300,000 in a book deal. The pretrial hearing Tuesday is likely to be routine, with a discussion of when written arguments must be submitted and... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Michael Avenatti, Stormy Daniels

July 22, 2019

Lawsuit: North Dakota officers used ‘violence’ on protester

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A man who was injured during protests against the Dakota Access pipeline in January 2017 has filed a lawsuit accusing North Dakota law enforcement of using “excessive violence.” Marcus Mitchell, 24, filed the lawsuit Thursday against Morton County, the city of Bismarck and state Highway Patrol officers. The lawsuit says officers... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

July 22, 2019

Lawyers: Actor is a victim, so special prosecutor not needed

CHICAGO (AP) — Lawyers for Jussie Smollett on Friday filed motions contending that because the actor was the victim of an attack earlier this year in Chicago a judge should reverse his decision to appoint a special prosecutor. Cook County Circuit Judge Michael Toomin named a special prosecutor to investigate why State’s Attorney Kim Foxx’s... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News

Jussie Smollett

July 22, 2019

Slim chance of ever finding Chinese scholar’s body

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Authorities in Illinois have suggested that the remains of a slain 26-year-old scholar from China may never be found despite a vow from prosecutors after her killer was sentenced to life in prison this week that the search will continue. Brendt Christensen, a former doctoral student in physics at the University... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Brendt Christensen

July 22, 2019

3 sentenced for violence at Virginia white nationalist rally

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Three members of a white supremacist group were sentenced Friday to between two and three years in prison for punching, kicking and choking anti-racism protesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia and political rallies in California. Members of the now-defunct Rise Above Movement were caught on camera assaulting counterprotesters before... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

July 22, 2019

2 Utah polygamous group members plead guilty in tax scheme

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Two executives of a Salt Lake City biodiesel company linked to a polygamous group have pleaded guilty to charges filed in what prosecutors have called a $511 million tax credit scheme, according to documents made public Friday. Washakie Renewable Energy once described itself as the largest producer of clean burning... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, News

July 22, 2019

Man given 4 life sentences for 2010 murders

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles man who killed four people during a series of home invasion robberies has been sentenced to life in prison without chance of parole. Sixty-two-year-old John Ewell was sentenced Friday to four life terms for invading homes in Los Angeles and neighboring Hawthorne in 2010. Prosecutors say he strangled... Read More

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John Ewell

Governor says Alabama ‘working’ to avoid prison lawsuit

Manslaughter plea in Black Lives Matter activist’s death

Lawsuit: Man linked to 19 deaths killed another woman

Man accused of harassing black official denies gun violation

Trump expands fast-track deportation authority across US

Virginia school’s transgender bathroom ban is back in court

Ready to fight, Trump says he’ll watch ‘a little’ of Mueller

Attorney Avenatti faces judge in Stormy Daniels-related case

Lawsuit: North Dakota officers used ‘violence’ on protester

Lawyers: Actor is a victim, so special prosecutor not needed

Slim chance of ever finding Chinese scholar’s body

3 sentenced for violence at Virginia white nationalist rally

2 Utah polygamous group members plead guilty in tax scheme

Man given 4 life sentences for 2010 murders

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