Environmentalists seek to block New Mexico border wall work

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A coalition of environment groups filed a lawsuit Thursday seeking to stop work to replace existing vehicle barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border in southern New Mexico. The lawsuit filed in federal court in Washington, D.C. claims the U.S. Department of Homeland Security does not have authority to waive environmental laws as... Read More

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Border, Border Wall

March 23, 2018

Suit settled in death of Anton Yelchin, actor crushed by SUV

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The parents of Anton Yelchin have reached a settlement with the makers of the Jeep Grand Cherokee, the SUV that crushed and killed the “Star Trek” actor in his driveway in 2016. The confidential settlement agreement between Victor and Irina Yelchin and Fiat Chrysler was filed this week in Los Angeles... Read More

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Anton Yelchin

March 23, 2018

Cosby wants judge ousted over wife’s sex-assault advocacy

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby’s lawyers on Thursday asked the judge in his upcoming sexual assault retrial to step aside, arguing the judge could be seen as biased because his wife is a social worker who has described herself as an “activist and advocate for assault victims.” Cosby’s lawyers contend some of Judge Steven O’Neill’s... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

Bill Cosby

March 23, 2018

The Latest: Mom has court appearance in baby smoking case

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on the case of a mother accused of letting her infant daughter smoke marijuana (all times local): 4 p.m. A judge has ordered a mother accused of helping her 1-year-old daughter smoke marijuana not to have contact with the girl while the case is pending. Brianna Ashanti Lofton of... Read More

Bad Parenting, Criminal Justice News, News

Brianna Ashanti Lofton

March 23, 2018

Canadian who ran airborne drug-smuggling ring pleads guilty

SEATTLE (AP) — A Canadian man who ran a helicopter-based drug-smuggling ring years before Washington state legalized marijuana pleaded guilty to a conspiracy charge Thursday, after fighting his extradition to the U.S. for much of the past decade. Colin Hugh Martin, formerly of Malakwa, British Columbia, entered the plea in U.S. District Court in Seattle.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

Colin Hugh Martin

March 23, 2018

Lawyers for Marine call serviceman’s stabbing an accident

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The defense team of a Marine accused in a fatal stabbing on a California Marine Corps base argued Thursday that the death was a tragic accident and the two friends were playing around with a knife. Pfc. Raymond W. Begay faces charges of murder and obstruction of justice in the death... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Ethan Barclay-Weberpal, Rymond W. Begay

March 23, 2018

911 calls: Police fast on scene of Florida bridge collapse

MIAMI (AP) — Police and rescue workers arrived at the scene of a pedestrian bridge collapse near a Florida university campus even before witnesses could finish making 911 calls for help, according to audio files released Thursday. Miami-Dade Police released 15 calls made to 911 dispatchers in the moments after the collapse on March 15.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Florida Bridge Collapse

March 23, 2018

Penn State fraternity members due in court over hazing death

Some members of a now-closed Penn State fraternity facing charges over the death of a pledge last year are due back in court on Friday. A preliminary hearing at the courthouse near campus will involve 11 of the 26 young men charged in connection with the February 2017 death of Tim Piazza after a night... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Penn State

March 23, 2018

No bond for man accused of stealing car with baby inside

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge has denied bond to a man accused of stealing a car with a baby inside. Marquise Sharkear Hudson is accused of stealing a car parked with the engine running outside a West Palm Beach gas station early Tuesday. Police said he dropped the baby at another... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Marquise Sharkear Hudson

March 23, 2018

Lawyer: $500K bond excessive for shooting suspect’s brother

PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — An attorney for the brother of Florida school shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz said in court papers Thursday that a $500,000 bond for trespassing at the school is excessive and that the brother should be released from jail. Lawyer Joseph Kimok said in the documents that 18-year-old Zachary Cruz already paid the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Zachary Cruz

March 23, 2018

Prosecutor: Kansas militia members wanted to kill immigrants

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Three militia members plotted for months to blow up an apartment complex housing Somali immigrants in western Kansas, saying that they wanted to “exterminate cockroaches,” a federal prosecutor said Thursday at the start of their trial. Gavin Wright, Patrick Stein and Curtis Allen are charged with conspiracy to use a weapon... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News, Race

Curtis Allen, Gavin Wright, Patrick Stein

March 22, 2018

Murder case dropped against man imprisoned for 22 years

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors dropped charges Wednesday against a New York man who spent 22 years in prison for a double killing before new witnesses came forward and his conviction was overturned. The decision came after a judge had already overturned Calvin Buari’s conviction and freed him in May. Newfound witnesses said Buari wasn’t... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Calvin Buari

March 22, 2018

Lawsuit against Neo-Nazi site’s founder clears legal hurdle

A lawsuit against a neo-Nazi website publisher over an anti-Semitic online trolling campaign against a Montana family shouldn’t be dismissed just because he has been traveling outside the U.S. for several years, a federal magistrate judge said in an order Wednesday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah Lynch said there’s sufficient evidence that The Daily Stormer’s publisher,... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Race, Technology

Tanya Gersh

March 22, 2018

ICE director set to testify in California immigration suit

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The nation’s top immigration enforcer is likely to testify in a lawsuit brought by the Trump administration over California’s so-called sanctuary laws seeking to protect people in the country illegally, a federal judge said Wednesday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Kendall Newman said his “strong inclination” is to require four hours of sworn... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Immigration, Thomas Homan

Environmentalists seek to block New Mexico border wall work

Suit settled in death of Anton Yelchin, actor crushed by SUV

Cosby wants judge ousted over wife’s sex-assault advocacy

The Latest: Mom has court appearance in baby smoking case

Canadian who ran airborne drug-smuggling ring pleads guilty

Lawyers for Marine call serviceman’s stabbing an accident

911 calls: Police fast on scene of Florida bridge collapse

Penn State fraternity members due in court over hazing death

No bond for man accused of stealing car with baby inside

Lawyer: $500K bond excessive for shooting suspect’s brother

Prosecutor: Kansas militia members wanted to kill immigrants

Murder case dropped against man imprisoned for 22 years

Lawsuit against Neo-Nazi site’s founder clears legal hurdle

ICE director set to testify in California immigration suit

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