Use of private firm for Greitens investigation questioned

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The St. Louis prosecutor’s office said Tuesday that it has hired a Michigan firm to aid its investigation into Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens to try to ensure that the probe remains independent. Documents filed in court show that St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner hired Enterra LLC of Rochester Hills,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Eric Greitens

February 28, 2018

Suit: Colorado sheriff’s policy violates immigrant rights

DENVER (AP) — A Colorado sheriff’s department is improperly holding people suspected of being in the country illegally on behalf of federal authorities, according to a lawsuit filed Tuesday by the Colorado American Civil Liberties Union. The complaint in Colorado District Court alleges that El Paso County Sheriff Bill Elder “holds prisoners in custody for... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

Bill Elder

February 28, 2018

Rose McGowan seeks to have drug charge in Virginia tossed

McLEAN, Va. (AP) — Lawyers for actress Rose McGowan say a drug possession charge against her in Virginia should be tossed out of court, in part because she has been a victim of “the Harvey Weinstein machine.” McGowan faces a preliminary hearing next month in Leesburg after authorities say cocaine was found in a wallet... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, Entertainment, News

Rose McGowan

February 28, 2018

US Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of condemned woman

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court says it won’t hear an appeal by Ohio’s only condemned female killer. Death row inmate Donna Roberts was convicted of planning her ex-husband’s 2001 killing with a boyfriend in hopes of collecting insurance money. The high court on Feb. 20 rejected Roberts’ request to review the case.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Execution, News

Donna Roberts

February 28, 2018

Mennonite investigator jailed after refusing to testify

DENVER (AP) — A defense investigator in a Colorado death penalty case is behind bars after refusing to testify for prosecutors, saying that helping their effort to execute a defendant would violate her religious beliefs. A judge ordered the jailing of Greta Lindecrantz, a Mennonite who opposes capital punishment, on Monday after she repeatedly refused... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion

Greta Lindecrantz

February 28, 2018

Man pleads guilty to threatening to burn Muslim home

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has pleaded guilty to threatening to burn down a Muslim family’s new home. A U.S. Department of Justice news release says 59-year-old David Howard pleaded guilty in Tampa federal court Tuesday to threatening, intimidating and interfering with housing rights. He faces up to 10 years in prison. Court... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Race, Religion

David Howard

February 28, 2018

Cheers, protests as German court lets cities ban diesel cars

BERLIN (AP) — Handing environmentalists a landmark victory, a German court ruled Tuesday that cities can ban diesel cars and trucks to combat air pollution, a decision with far-reaching and costly implications in the country where the diesel engine was invented in the 1890s. The ruling by the Federal Administrative Court stirred fears from motorists,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Environment, International Justice Watch, News

Diesel, Germany

February 28, 2018

Across Florida, parents, teens, officials, talk safety

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s governor said Tuesday that he’s determined to make the Parkland school shooting the last the state ever experiences. Gov. Rick Scott met with Miami-Dade County officials to outline a plan to pass a school safety bill before the state’s annual legislative session ends next Friday. Scott says he wants to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Guns, Nikolas Cruz

February 28, 2018

Bill spurred by Nassar scandal concerns Catholic Church

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A Michigan bill inspired by the Larry Nassar scandal that would retroactively extend the amount of time child victims of sexual abuse have to sue their abusers is drawing concerns from the Catholic Church, which has paid out billions of dollars to settle U.S. clergy abuse cases. Michigan Catholic Conference spokesman... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, News, Sexual Abuse, Sports

Larry Nassar

February 28, 2018

Judge sides with Trump on challenge to Mexico border wall

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A judge who was taunted by Donald Trump during the presidential campaign sided with the president Tuesday on a challenge to building a border wall with Mexico, removing what could have been a major obstacle to the signature campaign pledge. U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel rejected arguments by the state of... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, National Security, News

Border Wall, Donald Trump

February 27, 2018

German appeals court says Google doesn’t have to check links

BERLIN (AP) — A top German appeals court has ruled Google does not have to check the content of pages it links to for possible legal violations before providing search results. The dpa news agency reported the Federal Court of Justice ruled Tuesday that Google does, however, have to react when “concrete evidence” of violations... Read More

International Justice Watch, News, Technology

Google

February 27, 2018

Child labor case tied to polygamous group back in court

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A company with ties to a polygamous sect on the Utah-Arizona border changed its name and defied an order to stop using child labor in construction jobs, U.S. Department of Labor attorneys alleged Monday. The allegations, filed last September, are the latest wrinkle in a child labor case that dates... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion

Par 2, Paragon Contractors, Polygamy

Use of private firm for Greitens investigation questioned

Suit: Colorado sheriff’s policy violates immigrant rights

Rose McGowan seeks to have drug charge in Virginia tossed

US Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of condemned woman

Mennonite investigator jailed after refusing to testify

Man pleads guilty to threatening to burn Muslim home

Cheers, protests as German court lets cities ban diesel cars

Across Florida, parents, teens, officials, talk safety

Bill spurred by Nassar scandal concerns Catholic Church

Judge sides with Trump on challenge to Mexico border wall

George Burch Trial Video Archive

Johnthony Walker Trial Video Archive

German appeals court says Google doesn’t have to check links

Child labor case tied to polygamous group back in court

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