Chicago officer’s lawyers to say if they want jury or judge

CHICAGO (AP) — Defense attorneys are expected to announce if they want a jury or a judge to hear the murder trial of a Chicago police officer who fatally shot Laquan McDonald. The last of the 12 jurors were selected Thursday along with five alternates. Cook County Judge Vincent Gaughan told Jason Van Dyke’s lawyers... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

September 14, 2018

Parents of accused Texas gunman dispute neglect allegations

SANTA FE, Texas (AP) — The attorney for the parents of a teen accused in a Texas school shooting that left 10 people dead and 13 wounded is disputing allegations that they were negligent, saying they did what they could for their son. Attorney Ron Rodgers filed responses Monday to lawsuits against Rose Marie Kosmetatos... Read More

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Dimitrios Pagourtzis

September 14, 2018

Pope OKs probe into US bishop as he meets with US delegation

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis accepted the resignation of a U.S. bishop Thursday and authorized an investigation into allegations he sexually harassed adults, adding awkward drama to an audience with U.S. church leaders over the abuse and cover-up scandal roiling the Catholic Church. The resignation of West Virginia Bishop Michael Bransfield was announced just... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion, Sexual Abuse

Catholic Church, Pope

September 14, 2018

Manafort hearing set Friday; plea deal reportedly possible

WASHINGTON (AP) — A court hearing was scheduled Friday for Paul Manafort amid reports that President Donald Trump’s former campaign chairman was nearing a plea deal to avoid trial on charges stemming from work he did for pro-Russia political forces in Ukraine. Several media outlets reported that Manafort is close to a plea deal with... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Paul Manafort

September 13, 2018

Prince family moves suit against doctor to where he died

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Attorneys for Prince’s family have moved a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit to the county where he died. Prince’s family sued Dr. Michael Schulenberg and various health care providers in Hennepin County last month, saying they provided services to Prince in the weeks before his death but failed to treat his... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Doctors, Entertainment, News

Dr. Michael Schulenberg, Prince

September 13, 2018

Predators’ Watson suspended 27 games for domestic abuse

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Predators forward Austin Watson has been suspended without pay for the entire preseason and first 27 games of the regular season for domestic abuse. Commissioner Gary Bettman handed down the suspension Wednesday after an investigation and a hearing with Watson last week. Watson pleaded no contest in July to a charge... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sports

Austin Watson

September 13, 2018

Court: British surveillance violates European law

STRASBOURG, France (AP) — Europe’s human rights court handed a partial victory Thursday to civil rights groups that challenged the legality of mass surveillance and intelligence-sharing practices exposed by American whistleblower Edward Snowden. The European Court of Human Rights ruled that some aspects of British surveillance regimes violated provisions in the European Convention on Human... Read More

Criminal Justice News, International Justice Watch, News

Edward Snowden

September 13, 2018

Indonesian court rules militant guilty of terrorism

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — An Indonesian court sentenced an Islamic militant on Thursday to 11 years in prison after finding him guilty of conducting training in preparation for a terrorist attack. Wawan Kurniawan was arrested along with four other militants last October by the anti-terror squad in Pekanbaru, the capital of Riau province. Judge Suhartono,... Read More

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Wawan Kurniawan

September 13, 2018

Jury picked for man charged in radio host’s shooting death

MAYS LANDING, N.J. (AP) — A jury has been picked for the murder trial of a man charged in the killing of a New Jersey radio show host in an alleged plot to prevent her from exposing a drug ring. The 15-member panel — which includes three alternates — was selected Wednesday to hear the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Ferdinand Augello

September 13, 2018

Judge to decide on grizzly bear hunts in Idaho, Wyoming

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A U.S. judge is due to decide Thursday if two Rocky Mountain states can move forward with the first public hunts for grizzly bears in the Lower 48 in almost three decades. U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen in Missoula, Montana, last month put on hold for two weeks bear hunts that... Read More

Animals, Criminal Justice News, News

Grizzly Bear

September 13, 2018

Illinois judge convicted of fraud resigns from bench

CHICAGO (AP) — An Illinois judge who was convicted of fraud is stepping down from the bench. The attorney for Cook County Circuit Judge Jessica O’Brien said Wednesday that she has signed the necessary paperwork to end her judicial career. O’Brien was convicted of fraudulently obtaining mortgages for Chicago investment properties and illegally pocketing more... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, News

Judge Jessica O'Brien

September 13, 2018

Sentencing set for ex-Mafia boss ‘Cadillac Frank’ in killing

BOSTON (AP) — A former New England Mafia boss convicted of killing a nightclub owner in 1993 is set to be sentenced. Eighty-five-year-old Francis Salemme, known as “Cadillac Frank,” faces life in prison when he is sentenced Thursday in federal court in Boston. Salemme and his co-defendant, Paul Weadick, were found guilty in June of... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Francis P. Salemme

September 13, 2018

Ex-convict pleads guilty in Chinese student’s shooting death

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — An ex-convict pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing a University of Utah student from China using a gun stolen after another slaying. Austin Boutain, 24, was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in the plea agreement that allowed him to avoid the death penalty. He pleaded guilty... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Austin Boutain

September 13, 2018

Meatpacking plant owner pleads guilty after immigration raid

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The owner of a Tennessee meatpacking plant where a federal immigration raid took more than 100 people into custody faces prison time after pleading guilty to employing unauthorized immigrants. The U.S. attorney’s office in Greeneville says 61-year-old James Brantley pleaded guilty Wednesday to tax fraud, wire fraud, and employment of unauthorized... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Immigration

Chicago officer’s lawyers to say if they want jury or judge

Parents of accused Texas gunman dispute neglect allegations

Pope OKs probe into US bishop as he meets with US delegation

Manafort hearing set Friday; plea deal reportedly possible

Prince family moves suit against doctor to where he died

Predators’ Watson suspended 27 games for domestic abuse

Court: British surveillance violates European law

Indonesian court rules militant guilty of terrorism

Jury picked for man charged in radio host’s shooting death

Judge to decide on grizzly bear hunts in Idaho, Wyoming

Illinois judge convicted of fraud resigns from bench

Sentencing set for ex-Mafia boss ‘Cadillac Frank’ in killing

Ex-convict pleads guilty in Chinese student’s shooting death

Meatpacking plant owner pleads guilty after immigration raid

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