Trump vs. California immigration suit heads to appeals court

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The Trump administration will try to persuade a U.S. appeals court on Wednesday to block California laws aimed at protecting immigrants, seeking a win in one of numerous lawsuits between the White House and the Democratic-dominated state. At issue in the hearing before the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals is... Read More

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Donald Trump, Immigration

March 13, 2019

A wealthy county in court over sexual misconduct at schools

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s largest school district is defending itself against three separate federal lawsuits filed by students who say the school system botched sexual misconduct investigations. Two involve boys who say Fairfax County Public Schools wrongly punished them based on false accusations. A third accuses the same school system of ignoring a... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

March 13, 2019

Smollett team: Court cameras would show state’s flimsy case

CHICAGO (AP) — A lawyer for Jussie Smollett said Tuesday that she would welcome cameras in the courtroom during the “Empire” actor’s trial on charges accusing him of lying to the police, saying there has been a lot of leaked misinformation and cameras would allow the public to “see the evidence and the lack thereof.”... Read More

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Jussie Smollett

March 13, 2019

New Pentagon transgender rule sets limits for troops

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Defense Department has approved a new policy that will largely bar transgender troops and military recruits from transitioning to another sex, and require most individuals to serve in their birth gender. The memo outlining the new policy was obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press, and it comes after a lengthy and... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Orientation

March 13, 2019

Police often use broad exemption to keep videos from public

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The video is brief but disturbing: An officer is seen hitting an unarmed suspect with his pistol as the man falls into the grass. An autopsy would later show that he died from a gunshot to the back of the head. After the death last July of 26-year-old Daniel Fuller... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News

March 13, 2019

California governor places moratorium on executions

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The 737 inmates on California’s largest-in-the-nation death row are getting a reprieve from Gov. Gavin Newsom, who plans to sign an executive order Wednesday placing a moratorium on executions. Newsom also is withdrawing the lethal injection regulations that death penalty opponents already have tied up in courts and shuttering the new... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Execution, News

March 13, 2019

Cardinal Pell sent to prison for abusing 2 boys in Australia

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The most senior Catholic convicted of child sex abuse was sentenced Wednesday to six years in prison for molesting two choirboys in an Australian cathedral in a crime the judge said showed “staggering arrogance.” Cardinal George Pell must serve a minimum of 3 years and 8 months before he is eligible... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion, Sexual Abuse

Catholic Church, George Pell

March 13, 2019

Manafort returning to federal court for another sentencing

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort faces his second sentencing hearing in as many weeks, with a judge expected to tack on additional prison time beyond the roughly four-year punishment he has already received. Manafort, 69, faces up to 10 additional years in prison when he is sentenced Wednesday in Washington in... Read More

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Paul Manafort

March 13, 2019

Feds charge dozens in widespread US college admissions scam

BOSTON (AP) — A fast-moving college admissions scandal moved from bombshell indictments to guilty pleas in a matter of hours, yet the full fallout from the federal case against the rich and famous could take months or more to unfold. Big names such as actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin headline the list of some... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, Fraud, News

March 12, 2019

Former school trainer in sex abuse case set to plead guilty

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A former Montana athletic trainer who prosecutors say sexually abused numerous students over decades under the guise of improving their athletic performance is expected to plead guilty Tuesday to a federal charge of coercion and enticement. The charge is related his use of the internet and telephones in the 1990s to... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

March 12, 2019

Ex-Celtic Jabari Bird makes plea in domestic assault case

BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Former Boston Celtics guard Jabari Bird is awaiting sentencing after making a plea in a case accusing him of assaulting his ex-girlfriend. The 24-year-old Bird was released on bail after the hearing Monday pending sentencing May 28. He pleaded to sufficient facts. The plea is not an admission of guilt but... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

Jabari Bird

March 12, 2019

Judge denies defense request in newspaper shooting case

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — The judge in a case against a man accused of killing five people at a Maryland newspaper office ruled Monday that prosecutors have provided “significantly more” information about the charges to defense attorneys than the law requires. Lawyers for Jarrod Ramos asked Anne Arundel County Circuit Judge Laura Ripken last month... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

March 12, 2019

Family sues Nashville, officer for $30M in fatal shooting

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The family of a black man killed by a Nashville police officer filed a federal lawsuit Monday, naming the city and the white officer who fatally shot the man from behind as he ran with a gun. Attorney Joy Kimbrough said the suit filed in federal court in Nashville seeks $30... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Andrew Dekle

March 12, 2019

Feds accuse vice officer of forcing women into sex

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A longtime police officer forced women to have sex with him under threat of an arrest, pressured others to help cover up crimes, and lied to federal investigators when he said he’d never had sex with prostitutes, according to charges unveiled Monday. Columbus vice squad Officer Andrew Mitchell, 55, was arrested... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News, Sexual Abuse

Andrew Mitchell

Trump vs. California immigration suit heads to appeals court

A wealthy county in court over sexual misconduct at schools

Smollett team: Court cameras would show state’s flimsy case

New Pentagon transgender rule sets limits for troops

Police often use broad exemption to keep videos from public

California governor places moratorium on executions

Cardinal Pell sent to prison for abusing 2 boys in Australia

Manafort returning to federal court for another sentencing

Feds charge dozens in widespread US college admissions scam

Former school trainer in sex abuse case set to plead guilty

Ex-Celtic Jabari Bird makes plea in domestic assault case

Judge denies defense request in newspaper shooting case

Family sues Nashville, officer for $30M in fatal shooting

Feds accuse vice officer of forcing women into sex

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