Judge blocks enforcement of LA law that takes aim at NRA

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday blocked enforcement of a Los Angeles law requiring businesses that want city contracts to disclose whether they have ties to the National Rifle Association. The NRA’s request for a preliminary injunction was granted by U.S. District Judge Stephen V. Wilson in Los Angeles. It temporarily prohibits... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

NRA

December 12, 2019

Appeals court to rehear arguments in Trump hotel lawsuit

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court is set to rehear arguments Thursday in a lawsuit that accuses President Donald Trump of illegally profiting off the presidency through his luxury Washington hotel. The state of Maryland and the District of Columbia will ask the full 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to reconsider a... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Donald Trump

December 12, 2019

Prosecutors can move forward with leaks case against analyst

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge has allowed prosecutors to move forward with their case against a former intelligence analyst charged with leaking classified documents about military campaigns to a reporter, according to court papers unsealed Wednesday. Daniel Hale of Nashville, Tennessee, is charged in federal court in Alexandria under the World War I-era Espionage... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

Daniel Everette Hale

December 12, 2019

Did the Marathon bomber get a fair trial in Boston?

BOSTON (AP) — Should the Boston Marathon bomber’s trial have taken place in Boston as the city was still reeling from the traumatic 2013 attack? That’s the crux of what’s being argued Thursday before the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston. Lawyers for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev (juh-HAHR’ sar-NY’-ev) are seeking to have their client’s... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

Dzhokhar Tsarnaev

December 10, 2019

Court to hear resentencing bid in Arizona death penalty case

PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal Wednesday by an Arizona death row inmate who is seeking a new sentencing trial, arguing the horrific physical abuse that he suffered as a child wasn’t fully considered when he was first sentenced. The appeal of James Erin McKinney could affect as many as... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Execution, News

James Erin McKinney

December 10, 2019

Court rejects Minnesota’s renewal of US Steel mine permit

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Court of Appeals on Monday reversed a decision by state regulators to renew a wastewater discharge permit for U.S. Steel’s giant Minntac iron ore mine in the northeast of the state. The court sent the dispute back to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency for further proceedings. The agency first issued... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Environment, News

December 10, 2019

Ex-lawmaker’s family confident in case despite recusals

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The family of a former Arkansas lawmaker found dead outside her home said Monday they’re confident in the case against the woman accused of killing her, despite the prosecutor and judge being replaced. The prosecutor handling the case against Rebecca Lynn O’Donnell, who is charged with capital murder in former... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Rebecca Lynn O'Donnell

December 10, 2019

1 pleads guilty, another not guilty in $1B fraud scheme

CHICAGO (AP) — A former vice president of a Chicago-based health information company pleaded guilty Monday for his role in what authorities called a $1 billion fraud scheme. Ashik Desai pleaded guilty to wire fraud and agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors, who said they would recommend that he serve no more than 10 years... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, News

Ashik Desai

December 10, 2019

Feds agree to review grizzly protections in contiguous US

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Federal officials will review whether enough is being done to protect grizzly bears in the contiguous U.S. states after environmentalists sued the government to try to restore the fearsome animals to more areas, according to a court settlement approved Monday. The review must be completed by March 31, 2021, U.S. District... Read More

Animals, Criminal Justice News, News

grizzly bears

December 10, 2019

Jury selection starts for trial in college student’s killing

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — Jury selection began Monday for the trial of a white man charged with a hate crime in the fatal stabbing of a black college student on the University of Maryland’s campus. Jurors are expected to hear opening statements for Sean Urbanski’s trial later this week. Urbanski is charged with first-degree... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

December 10, 2019

Author of simulated video of mass shooting pleads not guilty

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A 30-year old California man pleaded not guilty Monday to weapons and child abuse charges after online videos appeared to show him pointing an assault rifle and rehearsing a mass shooting from a downtown San Diego hotel room. Steve Homoki was arrested Thursday with 14 guns at his home in Spring... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

Steve Homoki

December 10, 2019

No bond for suspect in officer’s death; mental illness cited

HOUSTON (AP) — Attorneys for a man accused of fatally shooting a Houston officer said Monday that their client has a history of mental illness, as a judge ordered him to remain jailed without bond. Arturo Solis, dressed in yellow jail clothing, said nothing during a short court hearing before state District Judge Danilo Lacayo.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, Law Enforcement, News

Arturo Solis, Christopher Brewster

December 10, 2019

Troops that defied Maduro have fled Venezuela

MIAMI (AP) — For seven nerve-wracking months, they slept through the day in cramped quarters on cold floors, while spending their nights in prayer, keeping fit with dumbbells made from water jugs and peering through the diplomatic compound’s curtains for fear of surveillance. But on Monday, 16 national guardsmen who shocked Venezuela and the world... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

Nicolas Maduro

December 10, 2019

Missouri, Planned Parenthood head to court over funding

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Government funding for Missouri Planned Parenthood clinics is at stake in a lawsuit set to be argued before the state Supreme Court on Tuesday. State attorneys are asking Supreme Court judges to back the Republican-led Legislature’s decision to block funding from Planned Parenthood. The Attorney General’s Office appealed to the... Read More

Abortion, Criminal Justice News, News

Abortion, Planned Parenthood

Judge blocks enforcement of LA law that takes aim at NRA

Appeals court to rehear arguments in Trump hotel lawsuit

Prosecutors can move forward with leaks case against analyst

Did the Marathon bomber get a fair trial in Boston?

Court to hear resentencing bid in Arizona death penalty case

Court rejects Minnesota’s renewal of US Steel mine permit

Ex-lawmaker’s family confident in case despite recusals

1 pleads guilty, another not guilty in $1B fraud scheme

Feds agree to review grizzly protections in contiguous US

Jury selection starts for trial in college student’s killing

Author of simulated video of mass shooting pleads not guilty

No bond for suspect in officer’s death; mental illness cited

Troops that defied Maduro have fled Venezuela

Missouri, Planned Parenthood head to court over funding

LIVE STREAMING

VIDEO ARCHIVES

ARCHIVE FINDER

TWITTER

Recent Posts

FACEBOOK

CRIME WATCH DAILY

HOT POSTS

Legal Smart

PINTEREST

NEWSLETTER

SHOP AT WAT

WILD ABOUT TRIAL

TRENDING

LIVE STREAMING

VIDEO ARCHIVES

ARCHIVE FINDER

TWITTER

Recent Posts

FACEBOOK

CRIME WATCH DAILY

HOT POSTS

Legal Smart

PINTEREST

NEWSLETTER

SHOP AT WAT

TAGS