Texas woman fights to keep name out of lawsuit alleging rape

HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas woman is fighting for anonymity in a lawsuit alleging she was sexually assaulted by a co-worker, but a federal judge who plans to dismiss the case has ordered that her name be made public first. While an appeals courts put the order on hold, legal experts say such actions are... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

December 6, 2019

NY bail reforms lead to court date for Harvey Weinstein

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein wasn’t the kind of criminal defendant New York lawmakers had in mind when they passed a law this year eliminating cash bail for most nonviolent crimes. Nevertheless, the Oscar-winning producer is due in court Friday for one of many proceedings that courts across the state are scheduling to apprise... Read More

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Harvey Weinstein

December 6, 2019

News outlet seeks dismissal of lieutenant governor’s lawsuit

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A federal judge is scheduled to hear arguments Friday over whether he should toss out a libel lawsuit filed by Virginia’s lieutenant governor. Justin Fairfax sued CBS in federal court in Alexandria after it aired interviews with two women who have accused him of sexual assault. Fairfax has said the sexual... Read More

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Justin Fairfax

December 5, 2019

Judge dismisses lawsuit in John Dillinger exhumation case

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A nephew of 1930s gangster John Dillinger needs a cemetery’s permission to exhume the notorious criminal’s Indianapolis gravesite to prove whether he’s actually buried there, a judge ruled Wednesday in dismissing the nephew’s lawsuit against the cemetery. Marion County Superior Court Judge Timothy Oakes granted Crown Hill Cemetery’s motion to dismiss Michael... Read More

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John Dillinger

December 5, 2019

Chiefs’ McCoy reaches settlement in suit filed by ex

ATLANTA (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs running back LeSean McCoy and his former girlfriend have reached a settlement in a lawsuit she filed against him, court records show. Delicia Cordon filed the lawsuit last year accusing McCoy of failing to protect her from a violent July 2018 home invasion at a home he owns in... Read More

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LeSean McCoy

December 5, 2019

Minnesota sues e-cigarette maker Juul over youth vaping rise

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison sued Juul Labs on Wednesday, accusing the e-cigarette maker of unlawfully targeting young people with its products to get a new generation addicted to nicotine. The lawsuit filed in Hennepin County District Court in Minneapolis seeks to force Juul to stop marketing to young people;... Read More

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E-Cigs, Juul

December 5, 2019

Retired UAW vice president is the latest to plead guilty

DETROIT (AP) — A retired vice president at the United Auto Workers pleaded guilty Wednesday to corruption charges, admitting he received a $250,000 kickback after arranging a contract for 58,000 watches. Joe Ashton led the union’s General Motors department until July 2014 and also had a seat on the automaker’s board. Ten people with ties... Read More

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Joe Ashton

December 5, 2019

Zimmerman sues Trayvon Martin’s family, attorneys

BARTOW, Fla. (AP) — Neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman, who was acquitted of the 2012 killing of Trayvon Martin, is suing the teen’s parents, family attorney, the attorney’s book publisher and prosecutors who tried his case, claiming he was defamed when they allowed a witness to give false testimony in an attempt to incriminate him.... Read More

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George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin

December 5, 2019

Judge: Purdue workers should get bonuses, but maybe not CEO

WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — More time is needed to sort out whether the CEO of OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma should receive a $1.3 million bonus next year, but the company should be allowed to pay about $35 million in bonuses to 682 other employees, the judge overseeing the company’s bankruptcy case said Wednesday. There... Read More

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Opioids

December 5, 2019

Chinese woman who trespassed at Mar-a-Lago in ICE custody

A Chinese businesswoman convicted of trespassing at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort and lying to federal agents has been handed over to immigration officials. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement records showed Wednesday that 33-year-old Yujing Zhang was being held at the Glades County Detention Center in Moore Haven, Florida. The Shanghai consultant was convicted in... Read More

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Yujing Zhang

December 5, 2019

Judge sets Sept. 14 trial date for R. Kelly’s state trial

CHICAGO (AP) — A Cook County judge on Wednesday ordered singer R. Kelly to stand trial on one of four sexual abuse cases on Sept. 14, but it remains unclear which of the cases prosecutors will take to trial first. During the hearing in Chicago, Judge Lawrence Flood told prosecutors he wants to know by... Read More

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R. Kelly

December 5, 2019

PG&E urges judge to approve key settlement, faces resistance

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric on Wednesday urged a federal bankruptcy judge to approve a key insurance settlement as it struggles to regain its financial footing and cover at least $20 billion in losses stemming from catastrophic wildfires in California tied to its equipment. The nation’s largest utility faced fierce resistance at... Read More

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PG&E

December 5, 2019

Cave explorer dubbed ‘pedo guy’ describes hurt, humiliation

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A British cave explorer who helped rescue a dozen boys and their soccer coach from a flooded Thailand cave last year testified Wednesday that Elon Musk branded him a pedophile and sullied his reputation. Vernon Unsworth choked up as he described the effect of the “pedo guy” tweet the Tesla CEO... Read More

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Elon Musk, Vernon Unsworth

December 5, 2019

Trial set for man charged with threatening Muslim candidate

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — A federal trial is scheduled to begin Thursday for a North Carolina man charged with anonymously threatening to lynch a Muslim-American man campaigning for a state Senate seat in Virginia. Court records say jury selection for Joseph Cecil Vandevere’s trial is set to get underway Thursday morning in Asheville, North Carolina.... Read More

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Joseph Cecil Vandevere

Texas woman fights to keep name out of lawsuit alleging rape

NY bail reforms lead to court date for Harvey Weinstein

News outlet seeks dismissal of lieutenant governor’s lawsuit

Judge dismisses lawsuit in John Dillinger exhumation case

Chiefs’ McCoy reaches settlement in suit filed by ex

Minnesota sues e-cigarette maker Juul over youth vaping rise

Retired UAW vice president is the latest to plead guilty

Zimmerman sues Trayvon Martin’s family, attorneys

Judge: Purdue workers should get bonuses, but maybe not CEO

Chinese woman who trespassed at Mar-a-Lago in ICE custody

Judge sets Sept. 14 trial date for R. Kelly’s state trial

PG&E urges judge to approve key settlement, faces resistance

Cave explorer dubbed ‘pedo guy’ describes hurt, humiliation

Trial set for man charged with threatening Muslim candidate

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