DC appeals court denies stay of transgender military ban

A decision by the three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia is the latest court decision to go against the White House, meaning the issue may end up before the Supreme Court. WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has lost another attempt to put a hold on a requirement... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

Military, Transgender

December 26, 2017

Turkish banker’s New York trial on a break until next year

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York jury deliberating the fate of a Turkish banker charged with helping Iran evade U.S. sanctions is off until after the holidays. Federal court jurors in Manhattan finished a third day of discussions Friday in the trial of Halkbank executive Mehmet Hakan Atilla and were told to return Jan.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

Mehmet Hakan Atilla

December 26, 2017

Apple hit with $25K per day fine in Qualcomm antitrust case

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Apple is being fined $25,000 per day for missing a court-imposed deadline to produce evidence in a government lawsuit that alleges mobile chip supplier Qualcomm has been imposing unfair licensing terms on the makers of smartphones. The fine imposed Thursday by a federal magistrate judge in San Jose, California, is retroactive... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

Apple

December 26, 2017

China sentences ‘Vulgar Butcher’ activist to 8 years’ prison

BEIJING (AP) — A prominent activist who called himself the Ultra Vulgar Butcher as he mocked and pressured Chinese officials was given an eight-year prison sentence Tuesday for subversion, the harshest sentence handed down in a sweeping crackdown on rights campaigners. The Tianjin No. 2 Intermediate People’s Court handed down the sentence after finding activist... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

Ultra Vulgar Butcher

December 26, 2017

Pussy Riot activist sentenced to community works for protest

MOSCOW (AP) — An activist from the punk collective Pussy Riot has been sentenced to 40 hours of community service for a protest outside the headquarters of Russia’s top KGB successor agency. A Moscow court ruled Thursday that Maria Alekhina violated the law with her unsanctioned picket, a verdict she said she would appeal. Alekhina... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, International Justice Watch, News

Pussy Riot

December 26, 2017

Column: Infantino must prove FIFA commitment to cleaning up

When members of soccer’s hierarchy were plucked from their Zurich bedrooms at dawn by police in May 2015, any vestiges of trust remaining in FIFA vanished. As the first FIFA trial concludes in New York and a former vice president is sent to jail, the governing body still hasn’t shown the corrupt culture that infected... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

FIFA

December 26, 2017

Oklahoma school sued for alleged sex abuse of students

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — An Oklahoma school and its board of directors are being sued on behalf of 15 girls who say they were molested by a teacher’s aide. The federal lawsuit filed Friday in Oklahoma City seeks unspecified damages from the Perry school district and the school board for allegedly failing to protect the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

Arnold Cowen, Sexual Abuse

December 26, 2017

Nevada man sentenced in sale of stolen Air Force ammunition

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Nevada man who sold smoke grenades and military-issued ammunition stolen from the U.S. Air Force has been sentenced to 18 months in prison and two years’ probation. U.S. Attorney Steven Myhre says 38-year-old Temogen Tran Noguni of Henderson was sentenced Friday in Las Vegas after pleading guilty in August to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Temogen Tran Noguni

December 26, 2017

Man charged with backing Islamic State faces trial in June

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The son of a Boston police captain charged with plotting a terrorist attack on a college campus to support the Islamic State group heads to trial next year. A federal judge last week scheduled 25-year-old Alexander Ciccolo’s (chih-KOH’-lohz) trial to start June 18. Ciccolo, of Adams, was arrested in July 2015... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

Alexander Ciccolo

December 26, 2017

Cities, volunteers clash over feeding homeless in public

ATLANTA (AP) — When Adele MacLean joined others in an Atlanta park to feed the hungry the Sunday before Thanksgiving, she left with a citation and a summons to appear in court. The case was dropped when she showed up in court earlier this month, but she and her lawyers say the citation for serving... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Adele MacLean

December 25, 2017

Judge’s partial lifting of Trump ban gives refugees hope

SEATTLE (AP) — After hearing heartbreaking stories of refugees who have struggled to reconnect with their families and listening to the plight of others who strive to leave dangerous situations, a federal judge said he would try to issue a ruling on a motion to block a Trump administration ban on refugees before Christmas. Late... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Immigration, Trump

December 25, 2017

NYFD employee held on $1M bail in minor crash turned deadly

MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York Fire Department employee was held on $1 million bail Sunday after authorities said he ran over a college honors student on Long Island after a minor accident. Daniel Coppolo, 31, of Deer Park, pleaded not guilty in the Nov. 9 accident that resulted in the death of 18-year-old... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Daniel Coppolo, NYFD

December 24, 2017

Sexual misconduct scandals remind clergy victims of abuse

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — When stories of sexual misconduct by powerful men began to fill the news this fall, Manny Vega immediately flashed back to his childhood. He saw strong similarities between the recent allegations against producers and politicians and his own abuse as a child by his parish priest. “The parallels are in the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion, Sexual Abuse

Religion, Sexual Abuse

December 24, 2017

Bundy mistrial draws Sessions probe, calls for broad review

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A mistrial in the federal prosecution of a family of ranchers who led an armed standoff against government agents prompted Attorney General Jeff Sessions to launch an investigation into the case and renewed calls for a broad review of U.S. attorneys in Las Vegas. “You can bet that, suddenly, Sessions is... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Bundy, Cliven Bundy

DC appeals court denies stay of transgender military ban

Turkish banker’s New York trial on a break until next year

Apple hit with $25K per day fine in Qualcomm antitrust case

China sentences ‘Vulgar Butcher’ activist to 8 years’ prison

Pussy Riot activist sentenced to community works for protest

Column: Infantino must prove FIFA commitment to cleaning up

Oklahoma school sued for alleged sex abuse of students

Nevada man sentenced in sale of stolen Air Force ammunition

Man charged with backing Islamic State faces trial in June

Cities, volunteers clash over feeding homeless in public

Judge’s partial lifting of Trump ban gives refugees hope

NYFD employee held on $1M bail in minor crash turned deadly

Sexual misconduct scandals remind clergy victims of abuse

Bundy mistrial draws Sessions probe, calls for broad review

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