Hearing set over media interviews that Chicago officer gave

CHICAGO (AP) — A judge could soon decide whether to revoke or increase the bond for a white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of black teenager Laquan McDonald. Judge Vincent Gaughan has scheduled a hearing for Thursday. Last week, prosecutors filed a motion that argued Jason Van Dyke should be... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

September 5, 2018

Ex-deputy sued over 2003 disappearance of black man

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — The family of a black man who disappeared nearly 15 years ago filed a lawsuit Tuesday accusing a former sheriff’s deputy of killing him, and filmmaker Tyler Perry took part in announcing the lawsuit. Marcia Williams and her attorney Benjamin Crump sued former Collier County deputy Steven Calkins, accusing him of... Read More

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Steven Calkins

September 5, 2018

Prosecutors ask for accusers to testify at Cosby sentencing

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Prosecutors in the sexual assault case against Bill Cosby asked a judge Tuesday to allow testimony at his sentencing hearing about uncharged criminal conduct. A Montgomery County prosecutor asked permission to present multiple witnesses who he expects will testify that Cosby drugged and or sexually assaulted them. Sentencing is scheduled for Sept.... Read More

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Billy Cosby

September 5, 2018

Another USA Gymnastics president resigns in Nassar fallout

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — USA Gymnastics president Kerry Perry is the latest person to resign in the wake of the sexual abuse scandal surrounding former sports doctor Larry Nassar. Perry late last year replaced Steve Penn, who also had resigned after the Nassar case broke. Numerous other people have been criminally charged, fired or forced... Read More

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Larry Nassar, USAG

September 5, 2018

David Beckham challenges speeding charge on technicality

LONDON (AP) — Former England captain David Beckham is challenging a charge of speeding in his Bentley over a technicality. Lawyer Nick Freeman says Beckham accepts driving at 59 mph in a 40 mph (95 kph in a 65 kph) zone in London in January. But Freeman told a hearing at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on... Read More

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David Beckham

September 5, 2018

Court: Cities can’t prosecute people for sleeping on streets

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Cities can’t prosecute people for sleeping on the streets if they have nowhere else to go because it amounts to cruel and unusual punishment, which is unconstitutional, a federal appeals court said Tuesday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with six homeless people from Boise, Idaho, who sued the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

September 5, 2018

Twitter, Facebook set to defend polices ahead of midterms

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facebook and Twitter executives plan to defend their companies in two congressional hearings Wednesday, arguing they are aggressively trying to root out foreign actors who want to do the United States harm just weeks before the midterm elections. Twitter’s CEO will also face angry Republicans who claim the companies have shown evidence... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

Facebook, Twitter

September 5, 2018

Lawyer: Funeral homes not liable for mishandled burials

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Licensed funeral homes had no responsibility to know that the Tennessee cemetery where they were sending corpses to be interred was grossly mishandling burials even after it lost its registration, a lawyer said Tuesday. John Branson delivered an opening statement in the trial in a lawsuit accusing more than a dozen... Read More

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Funerals

September 5, 2018

Potential jurors to be in court in Chicago officer’s case

CHICAGO (AP) — Prospective jurors in the murder trial of the white Chicago police officer who killed black teenager Laquan McDonald are to be given questionnaires as the first phase of jury selection starts Wednesday. The judge has sealed the questionnaires, but potential jury members will most likely be asked how closely they have followed... Read More

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Jason Van Dyke, Laquan McDonald

September 5, 2018

As bishop looked on, abusive ‘Father Ned’ got new assignment

A Roman Catholic bishop who apologized to his flock last month for the “misguided and inappropriate decisions of church leaders” is reckoning with his own role — revealed in federal court a decade ago — in the system that protected pedophile priests. Scranton Bishop Joseph Bambera handled three sexual misconduct cases during his three-year tenure... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Religion, Sexual Abuse

Catholic Church, Joseph Bambera

September 5, 2018

Parents of Penn State hazing victim settle with fraternity

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The parents of a Penn State University student who died after a night of hazing and drinking have settled with the national organization of the fraternity he was pledging, their lawyer said. The amount for which Jim and Evelyn Piazza, the parents of the late 19-year-old Tim Piazza, settled with Beta Theta... Read More

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Penn State, Timothy Piazza

September 5, 2018

5 residents of New Mexico compound face firearms charges

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Five former residents of a ramshackle New Mexico desert compound where a 3-year-old boy’s body was found last month made their initial appearance in federal court Tuesday on firearms-related charges amid accusations by prosecutors that a group member had been training children and others in military tactics. The brief hearing focused... Read More

Bad Parenting, Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

Siraj Ibn Wahhaj

September 5, 2018

Lawsuit filed over protest outside Trump rally in Phoenix

PHOENIX (AP) — Two advocacy groups alleged in a lawsuit Tuesday that police in Phoenix violated the free-speech rights of protesters outside a rally by President Donald Trump by firing tear gas as they were about to confront Trump supporters. The excessive force lawsuit against the Phoenix Police Department says police didn’t try to remove... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Immigration, Phoenix Police Department

September 5, 2018

Lawyer for homeless man: $400K in donations is all gone

MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. (AP) — The lawyer for a homeless man in Philadelphia whose selflessness led to donations of over $400,000 through an online fundraising page said Tuesday that all the money is gone. Johnny Bobbitt’s attorney, Chris Fallon, said he learned to his surprise that the cash was gone during a call with lawyers... Read More

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Johnny Bobbitt

Hearing set over media interviews that Chicago officer gave

Ex-deputy sued over 2003 disappearance of black man

Prosecutors ask for accusers to testify at Cosby sentencing

Another USA Gymnastics president resigns in Nassar fallout

David Beckham challenges speeding charge on technicality

Court: Cities can’t prosecute people for sleeping on streets

Twitter, Facebook set to defend polices ahead of midterms

Lawyer: Funeral homes not liable for mishandled burials

Potential jurors to be in court in Chicago officer’s case

As bishop looked on, abusive ‘Father Ned’ got new assignment

Parents of Penn State hazing victim settle with fraternity

5 residents of New Mexico compound face firearms charges

Lawsuit filed over protest outside Trump rally in Phoenix

Lawyer for homeless man: $400K in donations is all gone

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