Justices won’t hear states’ appeal over Planned Parenthood

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday avoided a high-profile case by rejecting appeals from Kansas and Louisiana in their effort to strip Medicaid money from Planned Parenthood, over the dissenting votes of three justices. The court’s order reflected a split among its conservative justices and an accusation from Justice Clarence Thomas that his... Read More

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Abortion, Planned Parenthood

December 11, 2018

In possible plea deal, accused Russian agent case ‘resolved’

WASHINGTON (AP) — A woman accused of being a secret agent for the Russian government has likely taken a plea deal, prosecutors indicated Monday in a court filing that said her case has been “resolved.” The information was included in a filing in the case against Maria Butina. Federal prosecutors and Butina’s lawyer filed a... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

Maria Butina

December 11, 2018

Woman who accused man of rape outraged he got no jail time

DALLAS (AP) — A Texas judge on Monday accepted a plea bargain allowing a former Baylor University student accused of raping a woman at a fraternity party to avoid serving jail time, marking at least the third time the judge has approved probation for men accused of sexually assaulting Baylor students. Judge Ralph Strother’s decision... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

Jacob Anderson

December 11, 2018

Jury to resume deliberations on white nationalist’s sentence

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A Virginia jury is set to resume deliberations on a sentencing recommendation for a man convicted of killing a woman and injuring dozens when he drove his car into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally. Jurors spent just under two hours Monday considering a sentence for James Alex Fields Jr. They... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Race

James Alex Fields Jr.

December 10, 2018

Avenatti agrees to give up assets to estranged wife

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Avenatti has agreed to turn over to his estranged wife a corporate jet, Ferrari and other assets as part of their divorce settlement. Orange County Judge Carol Henson on Tuesday accepted the agreement stipulating that some of Avenatti’s assets be liquidated and sold for back child and spousal support. He... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

December 10, 2018

Alleged California serial killer to keep public defender

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A suspected California serial killer cannot afford a private attorney, a judge ruled Thursday, keeping in place a public defender in a case expected to cost taxpayers $20 million. Joseph DeAngelo, a former police officer facing 26 murder and kidnapping charges, could be required to reimburse the county to the extent... Read More

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Joseph James DeAngelo

December 10, 2018

Foie gras off Amazon’s offerings in California in settlement

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Amazon has agreed not to sell foie gras in California from birds that have been force-fed and pay civil penalties as part of a lawsuit settlement, a prosecutor said Friday. The lawsuit filed by prosecutors in Los Angeles, Monterey and Santa Clara counties accused the giant retailer of violating a 2004... Read More

Animals, Business, Criminal Justice News, News

December 10, 2018

Teacher accused of cutting boy’s hair pleads not guilty

VISALIA, Calif. (AP) — A California high school teacher pleaded not guilty to several charges of child cruelty and battery after she allegedly forced a haircut on one of her students, authorities said. Tulare County District Attorney Tim Ward said in a news release Friday that Margaret Gieszinger, 52, faces up to 3 years and... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

December 10, 2018

Jury deliberations to resume latest meningitis outbreak case

BOSTON (AP) — Jury deliberations are continuing in the case of six former employees of the Massachusetts facility responsible for the 2012 fungal meningitis outbreak that killed 76 people and sickened hundreds. Jurors in the latest case stemming from the outbreak linked to the now-closed New England Compounding Center are scheduled to return to federal... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

December 10, 2018

Serbia court sentences drug lord to 15 years in prison

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A Serbian court on Monday sentenced a Balkan drug lord to 15 years in prison for smuggling 5.7 tons of cocaine from South America to Europe. The Organized Crime court ruled that Darko Saric was guilty of leading a criminal organization that smuggled cocaine from Colombia, Argentina and Uruguay to Western... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, International Justice Watch, News

December 10, 2018

Comey: FBI probe of Russia initially looked at 4 Americans

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI’s counterintelligence investigation into potential ties between the Trump campaign and Russia initially focused on four Americans and whether they were connected to Russian efforts to interfere in the 2016 presidential election, former FBI Director James Comey told lawmakers during hours of closed-door questioning. Comey did not identify the Americans but... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

December 10, 2018

‘I killed my best friend’: Opioids’ fatal grip on mayor, pal

MOUNT CARBON, Pa. (AP) — Janel Firestone found her son — the 24-year-old, just resigned mayor of the tiny Pennsylvania town of Mount Carbon — in what she assumed was a deep sleep. She tried to wake him for his overnight shift at the local supermarket, but he couldn’t be roused, even after she sprinkled... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

December 10, 2018

China pressures US, Canada ahead of Huawei hearing

BEIJING (AP) — China raised the pressure on the United States and Canada as a bail hearing for a top Chinese technology executive was set to resume Monday in Vancouver, British Columbia. A headline in a Communist Party newspaper called Canada’s treatment of Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei Technologies, “inhumane.” The editorial... Read More

Business, Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News, Technology

China, Huawei

December 10, 2018

Jury to recommend sentence for white nationalist

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A man convicted of first-degree murder for driving his car into counterprotesters at a white nationalist rally in Virginia faces 20 years to life in prison as jurors reconvene to consider his punishment. The panel that convicted James Alex Fields Jr. will hear more evidence Monday before recommending a sentence for... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

James Alex Fields Jr.

Justices won’t hear states’ appeal over Planned Parenthood

In possible plea deal, accused Russian agent case ‘resolved’

Woman who accused man of rape outraged he got no jail time

Jury to resume deliberations on white nationalist’s sentence

Avenatti agrees to give up assets to estranged wife

Alleged California serial killer to keep public defender

Foie gras off Amazon’s offerings in California in settlement

Teacher accused of cutting boy’s hair pleads not guilty

Jury deliberations to resume latest meningitis outbreak case

Serbia court sentences drug lord to 15 years in prison

Comey: FBI probe of Russia initially looked at 4 Americans

‘I killed my best friend’: Opioids’ fatal grip on mayor, pal

China pressures US, Canada ahead of Huawei hearing

Jury to recommend sentence for white nationalist

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