Judge cautions lawyers to watch language in abortion case

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A federal judge in Kentucky has cautioned lawyers to watch their language in their bitter legal feud over abortion — this time over a lawsuit challenging two new state laws aimed at putting more restrictions on the procedure. U.S. District Judge David J. Hale set a Friday hearing on a motion... Read More

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Abortion

March 26, 2019

Sentencing set for man who duped Alabama town

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A man who pleaded guilty to scamming an Alabama town for nearly $2 million is due in federal court to find out how long he will go to prison. Sentencing for 43-year-old Kyle Sandler is scheduled for Tuesday morning in Montgomery. Sandler moved to the east Alabama town of Opelika (Oh-puh-LIE-kuh)... Read More

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Kyle Sandler

March 26, 2019

Celebrity lawyer Geragos named in Avenatti extortion case

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Attorney Mark Geragos has had a long career representing high-profile clients including Michael Jackson, Colin Kaepernick and Jussie Smollett. Now Geragos might need a defense attorney himself after being named in a case accusing lawyer Michael Avenatti of trying to extort Nike. Geragos is not charged with a crime but two... Read More

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Mark Geragos, Michael Avenatti

March 26, 2019

50 years for man who raped neighbor, then offered yard work

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A 20-year-old convicted of raping his neighbor and then offering to do work around her house to make it up to her is being sent to prison for 50 years. Jurors in West Palm Beach found Timothy Walding guilty of sexual battery, false imprisonment and armed burglary in October.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

March 26, 2019

Wisconsin officials await ruling on laws limiting governor

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin officials are waiting for a pair of courts to decide whether laws that Republicans passed last year limiting the powers of the new Democratic governor and attorney general can stand. Lawmakers passed the measures in a lame-duck session in December, before Gov. Tony Evers and Attorney General Josh Kaul took... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

March 26, 2019

Court in Georgia rules to extradite fugitive Brit

TBILISI, Georgia (AP) — A fugitive British man wanted for the manslaughter of a woman killed during a London date on a speedboat is to be extradited from Georgia, a court ruled Tuesday. Jack Shepherd, 31, vanished while on bail over the manslaughter of 24-year-old Charlotte Brown, who died when his speedboat hit a log... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

March 26, 2019

New push for justice after 4 Dutch journalists slain in 1982

It was 1982, the height of the civil war in El Salvador. Four Dutch TV journalists had linked up with leftist rebels near the town of El Paraiso, which has an army base on its outskirts. Planning to spend several days behind rebel lines, the newsmen hoisted rucksacks onto their backs and, carrying their recording... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

March 26, 2019

Avenatti hit with Nike extortion claims, other charges

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A year ago, Michael Avenatti’s star was rising as the combative, media-savvy lawyer representing porn actress Stormy Daniels in her legal battles against President Donald Trump. He hammered the president as a regular fixture on cable news and baited and bashed critics on Twitter while flirting with his own run for... Read More

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Michael Avenatti

March 25, 2019

7 in South Sudan charged with sabotage and insurgency

JUBA, South Sudan (AP) — Seven people including South Sudanese academic and activist, Peter Biar Ajak, were charged in court Monday with sabotage, insurgency and possession of weapons for allegedly staging an uprising in South Sudan’s main national security prison in October. If found guilty they could be sentenced to death. The men are being... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

March 25, 2019

Oklahoma Supreme Court rejects request to delay opioid trial

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court has denied a request by drugmakers to postpone the trial in the state’s lawsuit accusing them of fueling the opioid epidemic. Attorney General Mike Hunter’s office says the state’s highest court handed down the decision Monday, a week after attorneys made oral presentations on the request to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

Opioid

March 25, 2019

Duke University pays $112M to settle faked research lawsuit

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Duke University will pay $112 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit after federal prosecutors said the school used a research technician’s fake data to land federal grants. The Justice Department claimed in its lawsuit that the private university in Durham knowingly submitted claims for dozens of research grants that contained falsified... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, News

Duke University

March 25, 2019

Kansas death penalty case has implications for mentally ill

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — The day after Thanksgiving in 2009, James Kahler went to the home of his estranged wife’s grandmother, where he shot the two women, along with his two teenage daughters. No one — not even Kahler’s attorneys — disputes that he killed the four relatives. Instead, his lawyers argue that he was... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Execution, News

March 25, 2019

Patriots owner apologizes in Florida prostitution case

MIAMI (AP) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is apologizing after being charged in a Florida massage parlor prostitution investigation. “I am truly sorry,” Kraft said in a statement Saturday. “I know I have hurt and disappointed my family, my close friends, my co-workers, our fans and many others who rightfully hold me to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

Robert Kraft

March 25, 2019

Protests held in Pittsburgh after cop cleared in shooting

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The father of a slain black teenager pleaded for peace Saturday after the acquittal of a white police officer triggered an apparent retaliatory shooting at the defense attorney’s office and touched off protests in the streets of Pittsburgh. Police put officers on 12-hour shifts until further notice. The verdict late Friday in... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, Law Enforcement, News

Antwon Rose, Michael Rosfeld

Judge cautions lawyers to watch language in abortion case

Sentencing set for man who duped Alabama town

Celebrity lawyer Geragos named in Avenatti extortion case

50 years for man who raped neighbor, then offered yard work

Wisconsin officials await ruling on laws limiting governor

Court in Georgia rules to extradite fugitive Brit

New push for justice after 4 Dutch journalists slain in 1982

Avenatti hit with Nike extortion claims, other charges

7 in South Sudan charged with sabotage and insurgency

Oklahoma Supreme Court rejects request to delay opioid trial

Duke University pays $112M to settle faked research lawsuit

Kansas death penalty case has implications for mentally ill

Patriots owner apologizes in Florida prostitution case

Protests held in Pittsburgh after cop cleared in shooting

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