Judge tosses California law allowing life-ending drugs

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Betsy Davis threw herself a party before becoming one of the first people to use a California law allowing her to take her own life in 2016. Her sister and other advocates fear others won’t have the same choice after a Riverside County judge threw out the law Tuesday because he... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

May 15, 2018

US pot smuggler who fled to Australia sentenced to 3 years

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A drug smuggler who prosecutors say brought thousands of pounds (kilograms) of marijuana into the U.S. in the 1980s before fleeing and settling in Australia was sentenced Friday to three years in prison. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said her sentencing decision was “difficult,” noting that Peyton Eidson was now much... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

Maya Eidson

May 15, 2018

Suspect in serial killings in court amid fight over records

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A 72-year-old former police officer accused of being one of California’s most elusive serial killers appeared in a courtroom cage used for defendants in jail Monday as a judge put off a decision on whether to release search and arrest warrants in the case. Prosecutors allege Joseph DeAngelo is the Golden... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Golden State Killer, Joseph James DeAngelo

May 15, 2018

Man charged with stalking Rihanna, burglarizing her home

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities say a man who broke into Rihanna’s Hollywood Hills home and spent 12 hours there has been charged with stalking the singer, who was not at home at the time. Los Angeles County prosecutors say 26-year-old Eduardo Leon of Fullerton was charged Monday with felony counts of stalking, burglary and... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News

Rihanna

May 15, 2018

Settlement reached in Giants, Manning memorabilia fraud case

HACKENSACK, N.J. (AP) — Three sports memorabilia collectors who accused New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning of providing bogus “game-worn” equipment that was sold to unsuspecting fans settled their lawsuit against the Super Bowl-winning quarterback on Monday, days before the case was scheduled to go to trial. A spokesman for the defendants, a group that... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

Eli Manning

May 15, 2018

Supreme Court lets suit to go forward in trooper’s shooting

WASHINGTON (AP) — The mother of a Pennsylvania State Police trooper accidentally shot by a firearms instructor can go forward with her lawsuit against the instructor after the Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear the case. The case stems from the September 2014 shooting death of 26-year-old David Kedra. Kedra was attending firearms training... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News

David Kedra

May 15, 2018

The Latest: Video of IS follower advises French on attacks

PARIS (AP) — The Latest on the Paris stabbing attack (all times local): 9:30 p.m. A private organization in the United States that monitors extremists online says the Islamic State’s news agency has released a video of a man who appears to be the Paris knifing suspect urging French citizens to pressure their government if... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

Paris attack

May 15, 2018

Lawsuit accuses AT&T Mobility of pregnancy discrimination

NEW YORK (AP) — Represented by high-powered lawyers, two women filed a federal court lawsuit Monday accusing AT&T’s mobile phone subsidiary of firing them for pregnancy-related absences in violation of federal anti-discrimination laws. The women allege that AT&T Mobility’s attendance policy, which assigns point-based demerits for late arrivals, early departures and absences, discriminates against pregnant... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

AT&T

May 15, 2018

Lay your money down: Court says states can OK sports betting

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way Monday for states coast to coast to legalize betting on sports, breaking a longtime ban and creating a potential financial boon for states and the gambling industry. The first bets could be placed within weeks. Despite opposition from the major sports leagues and the Trump administration,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

Sports Betting

May 15, 2018

1st appeals court to weigh Trump’s decision to end DACA

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration will try to convince a U.S. appeals court Tuesday that it was justified in ending an Obama-era immigration policy that shielded hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will be the first federal appeals court to hear arguments about President... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

DACA, Immigration

May 15, 2018

Prosecutor: Children tortured “for sadistic purposes”

FAIRFIELD, Calif. (AP) — Children removed from a squalid California home described acts of intentional abuse that resulted in puncture wounds, burns, bruising and injuries consistent with being shot with a pellet gun, authorities said Monday. Sharon Henry, chief deputy district attorney for Solano County, said she was “horrified” by the statements from the children... Read More

Bad Parenting, Criminal Justice News, News

Ina Rogers, Jonathan Allen

May 15, 2018

Sex-related charge dropped against Missouri governor

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens declared victory Monday as prosecutors abruptly dropped a felony invasion-of-privacy charge alleging he had taken a revealing photo of a woman with whom he has acknowledged having an affair. The St. Louis circuit attorney’s office said it still plans to pursue the case, either through a special... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

Eric Greitens

May 14, 2018

Judge: 15-year sentence for ex-leader of corrupt police unit

BALTIMORE (AP) — The disgraced leader of a rogue Baltimore police unit was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to nine robberies while on the force. Former Sgt. Thomas Allers is the first member of the brazenly corrupt Gun Trace Task Force to head to prison. He pleaded guilty to nine... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News

Thomas Allers

May 14, 2018

Ex-student files sexual-abuse lawsuit against NH prep school

A former New Hampshire boarding school student says in a lawsuit the school violated her civil rights by failing to protect her from sexual assault in a “hypersexualized environment” where older students scored points for having sex with younger ones. The lawsuit , filed Friday in federal court in Concord, New Hampshire, claims officials at... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

Judge tosses California law allowing life-ending drugs

US pot smuggler who fled to Australia sentenced to 3 years

Suspect in serial killings in court amid fight over records

Man charged with stalking Rihanna, burglarizing her home

Settlement reached in Giants, Manning memorabilia fraud case

Supreme Court lets suit to go forward in trooper’s shooting

The Latest: Video of IS follower advises French on attacks

Lawsuit accuses AT&T Mobility of pregnancy discrimination

Lay your money down: Court says states can OK sports betting

1st appeals court to weigh Trump’s decision to end DACA

Prosecutor: Children tortured “for sadistic purposes”

Sex-related charge dropped against Missouri governor

Judge: 15-year sentence for ex-leader of corrupt police unit

Ex-student files sexual-abuse lawsuit against NH prep school

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