Judge’s ruling doesn’t end legal fight over sanctuary cities

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — President Donald Trump’s executive order to cut funding from sanctuary cities that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities faced a big setback when a federal judge ruled it was unconstitutional. But the legal fight over so-called sanctuary cities is far from over. Here’s a look at Monday’s ruling and what other... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Immigration, Sanctuary City

November 22, 2017

Victims of cancer doctor could receive $4.1M in repayment

DETROIT (AP) — An expert is recommending approval of $4.1 million in claims, including $2 million in funeral costs, filed by victims of a Detroit-area doctor who committed fraud by putting hundreds of patients through needless cancer treatments. Randi Roth gave an update Tuesday to a judge who is overseeing the case of Dr. Farid... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, News

Doctor

November 22, 2017

Inmate dies after meth-laden kiss; girlfriend gets 2 years

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon woman whose inmate boyfriend died from a meth-laden kiss after a prison visit was sentenced to two years behind bars Tuesday on a drug conspiracy charge. Melissa Ann Blair and Anthony Powell shared a long kiss at the end of a visit last year at the Oregon State Penitentiary... Read More

Drugs, News

Drugs, Methmouth

November 22, 2017

California shooter was frequent subject of police calls

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — For months before a shooting rampage that killed five people, a violent feud brewed among the gunman and his neighbors on a dirt road in a tiny rural community in Northern California. Tehama County sheriff’s deputies received 21 calls in the past year from Kevin Neal and other residents of three... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

California Shooting, Guns

November 22, 2017

Jury awards wrongfully convicted Baltimore man $15 million

BALTIMORE (AP) — A federal jury has awarded $15 million to a wrongfully convicted man in his lawsuit against the Baltimore Police Department and two detectives. The Baltimore Sun reports that Sabein Burgess said “justice has been served” after the verdict Tuesday. The 47-year-old Burgess spent nearly two decades in prison after being convicted in 1995 of... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Exonerated

November 22, 2017

Ohio killer who survived execution files new court appeal

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A condemned killer whose poor veins led Ohio to halt his execution has appealed a judge’s decision upholding the state’s lethal injection system. Death row inmate Alva Campbell argues that Ohio’s process raises an unconstitutional risk of serious harm because the first of three drugs may not render inmates completely unconscious.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Execution, News

Execution

November 22, 2017

Jurors weigh San Francisco pier killing 2 years after death

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The criminal case against a Mexican man accused of killing a woman on a crowded San Francisco pier is coming to a close more than two years after setting off a national firestorm over immigration. The jury of six women and six men is considering charges of murder and involuntary manslaughter.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, Immigration, News

Guns, Immigration

November 22, 2017

Ethics probe begins after Conyers confirms harassment deal

DETROIT (AP) — John Conyers has dealt with various ethics investigations and a public corruption case that landed his wife in prison during a U.S. House career spanning more than five decades — longer than any other current member. Allegations that the 88-year-old Michigan Democrat sexually harassed female staff members may be the toughest opponent... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics, Sexual Abuse

Politics, Sexual Abuse

November 22, 2017

Source: Gymnastics doctor set to plead guilty to sex charges

DETROIT (AP) — A sports doctor accused of molesting several girls while working for USA Gymnastics and Michigan State University will plead guilty to multiple charges of sexual assault and face at least 25 years in prison, a person with knowledge of the agreement said. The person was not authorized to publicly discuss the agreement... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse, Sports

Gymnastics, Sexual Abuse, Sports

November 21, 2017

Legal Smart – Drones

In this Legal Smart, we’re tackling the topic of drones. They are popular and sure to end up on many holiday wish lists- but are they legal? Legal expert Alison Triessl takes a closer look at this $130 million dollars-a-year industry.

Legal Smart

November 21, 2017

Convicted killer: Civil rights violated when dreadlocks cut

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The repeated cutting of an imprisoned Ohio killer’s dreadlocks violates the inmate’s civil rights and impedes his ability to practice his religion, according to a federal lawsuit. The complaint filed on behalf of prisoner Cecil Koger says his faith of Rastafarianism requires him to wear his hair in dreadlocks. The Department... Read More

News, Religion

Civil Rights, Religion

November 21, 2017

Parolee charged with killing second Iowa man after release

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A parolee charged with killing an Iowa City cab driver in June is also responsible for the April shooting death of a bail bondsman in the city, police said Monday. Both homicides occurred just months after Curtis Cortez Jones left prison following a decision by the Iowa Board of Parole... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Shooting

November 21, 2017

South Carolina doesn’t have drugs for December execution

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Officials said Monday that they can’t carry out South Carolina’s first death penalty in more than six years because the state can’t get the drugs needed for lethal injection, but remaining appeals make it unlikely the execution could have moved forward as scheduled anyway. The Department of Corrections last week received... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Execution, News

November 21, 2017

Disruptive Hawaii flight passenger sentenced to time served

HONOLULU (AP) — A Turkish man who said a hallucination about a butterfly caused him to disrupt a flight from Los Angeles to Honolulu won’t receive additional jail time under terms of his sentence handed down Monday. Anil Uskanli was sentenced to the six months that he has spent locked up since the incident that... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Airplane, Bomb Threat

Judge’s ruling doesn’t end legal fight over sanctuary cities

Victims of cancer doctor could receive $4.1M in repayment

Inmate dies after meth-laden kiss; girlfriend gets 2 years

California shooter was frequent subject of police calls

Jury awards wrongfully convicted Baltimore man $15 million

Ohio killer who survived execution files new court appeal

Jurors weigh San Francisco pier killing 2 years after death

Ethics probe begins after Conyers confirms harassment deal

Source: Gymnastics doctor set to plead guilty to sex charges

Legal Smart – Drones

Convicted killer: Civil rights violated when dreadlocks cut

Parolee charged with killing second Iowa man after release

South Carolina doesn’t have drugs for December execution

Disruptive Hawaii flight passenger sentenced to time served

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