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Chelsea Manning jailed for refusing to testify on WikiLeaks

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning, who served years in prison for leaking one of the largest troves of classified documents in U.S. history, was sent to jail Friday for refusing to testify before a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks. U.S. District Judge Claude Hilton ordered Manning to jail for civil contempt... Read More

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Chelsea Manning

March 11, 2019

Court denies new trial in ‘Serial’ podcast murder case

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland’s highest court denied a new trial Friday for a man whose murder conviction was chronicled in the hit podcast “Serial.” In a 4-3 opinion, the Court of Appeals agreed with a lower court that Adnan Syed’s legal counsel was deficient in failing to investigate an alibi witness, but it disagreed... Read More

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Adnan Syed

March 11, 2019

Judge extends authority to more families separated at border

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A federal judge who ordered that more than 2,700 children be reunited with their parents on Friday expanded his authority to potentially thousands more children who were separated at the border earlier during the Trump administration. Dana Sabraw ruled that his authority applies to parents who were separated at the border... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

March 11, 2019

NCAA can claim victory after losing federal antitrust case

The NCAA was able to claim victory Friday night after a judge ruled against the governing body for college sports in a federal antitrust lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken in Oakland, California, said college football and men’s and women’s basketball players competing at the NCAA’s highest level should be permitted to receive compensation from... Read More

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NCAA

March 11, 2019

For Jussie Smollett, 1 story equals 16 felony counts

CHICAGO (AP) — News that a grand jury had indicted “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett for allegedly lying to Chicago police about being attacked by two masked men may not have made much of a splash except for one thing: The lone felony count that Smollett had been arrested on last month had turned into 16.... Read More

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Jussie Smollett

March 11, 2019

R. Kelly: ‘We’re going to straighten all this stuff out’

CHICAGO (AP) — R. Kelly walked out of a Chicago jail on Saturday after someone who officials say did not want to be publicly identified paid $161,633 that the R&B singer owed in back child support. Kelly, who was ordered taken into custody on Wednesday by a judge after Kelly said he didn’t have the... Read More

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R. Kelly

March 11, 2019

Indonesian woman freed 2 years after killing of Kim Jong Nam

SHAH ALAM, Malaysia (AP) — One of two women accused of killing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s half brother by smearing VX nerve agent on his face was freed after two years of detention Monday when Malaysian prosecutors unexpectedly dropped the murder charge against her. Indonesian Siti Aisyah and her Vietnamese co-defendant, Doan Thi... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

March 11, 2019

Show up drunk: Indictments spotlight prison rehab scams

It’s a tip that has been passed onto convicts for years: On your way to federal prison, say you have a substance abuse problem, and you could qualify for a treatment program that knocks up to a year off your sentence. Federal prosecutors have long suspected abuses in the program, which has enrolled a deep... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

March 8, 2019

Brown vows to work with police after stun gun incident

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Sterling Brown hopes his efforts to work alongside law enforcement on improving practices used during arrests and stops will one day mean other black men don’t have to go through what he endured last year. Just more than 13 months after police used a stun gun on him in the early... Read More

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Sterling Brown

March 8, 2019

Actor drops ‘Carlton Dance’ suit against video game maker

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” star Alfonso Ribeiro has dropped a lawsuit against the makers of the video game “Fortnite” over its use of the “Carlton” dance he did on the show. Ribeiro’s lawyers filed documents Thursday in federal court in Los Angeles saying he’s voluntarily dismissing the suit against North... Read More

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Alfonso Ribeiro

March 8, 2019

Nissan ex-chair Ghosn steps out in Tokyo, trailed by media

TOKYO (AP) — Former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn was seen walking in a Tokyo park on Friday, two days after his release from a Japanese detention center. Ghosn, in a cap and sunglasses, was spotted outdoors twice on Friday, strolling outside in the crisp March air. He and several others, believed to be his wife... Read More

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Carlos Ghosn

March 8, 2019

Manafort gets 47 months, judge cites mostly ‘blameless’ life

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison for tax and bank fraud related to his work advising Ukrainian politicians, much less than what was called for under sentencing guidelines. Manafort, sitting in a wheelchair as he deals with complications from gout, had no... Read More

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March 8, 2019

Parkland shooting: Suspended sheriff sues Florida governor

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida sheriff who was suspended by the governor and accused of failing to prevent the Parkland school shooting filed suit Thursday seeking his job back and alleging Gov. Ron DeSantis improperly ousted him for political reasons. Suspended Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel argues in the lawsuit that DeSantis “engineered... Read More

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Nikolas Cruz

March 8, 2019

Chicago ‘Council Wars’ figure pleads guilty to tax crime

CHICAGO (AP) — A former prominent member of the Chicago City Council has pleaded guilty to tax evasion in a scheme to help a lawyer foil the Internal Revenue Service. Edward Vrdolyak (ver-DOH’-lee-ack) faces a possible two-year prison sentence. He admits helping a fellow lawyer avoid taxes on unreported income related to a multibillion-dollar settlement... Read More

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Ed Vrdolyak

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Chelsea Manning jailed for refusing to testify on WikiLeaks

Court denies new trial in ‘Serial’ podcast murder case

Judge extends authority to more families separated at border

NCAA can claim victory after losing federal antitrust case

For Jussie Smollett, 1 story equals 16 felony counts

R. Kelly: ‘We’re going to straighten all this stuff out’

Indonesian woman freed 2 years after killing of Kim Jong Nam

Show up drunk: Indictments spotlight prison rehab scams

Brown vows to work with police after stun gun incident

Actor drops ‘Carlton Dance’ suit against video game maker

Nissan ex-chair Ghosn steps out in Tokyo, trailed by media

Manafort gets 47 months, judge cites mostly ‘blameless’ life

Parkland shooting: Suspended sheriff sues Florida governor

Chicago ‘Council Wars’ figure pleads guilty to tax crime

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