Discord over deal to settle Houston-area bail lawsuit

HOUSTON (AP) — Both law enforcement officials and advocates in Texas’ most populous county say they support efforts to change a bail system that was deemed unconstitutional by a federal judge and kept people arrested for lesser offenses languishing in jail. But there is deep disagreement on whether a proposed settlement to a lawsuit over... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

October 28, 2019

Native Hawaiian heiress faces court test to control millions

HONOLULU (AP) — A 93-year-old heiress doesn’t need a guardian to take care of her, but a hearing will be held to determine whether she needs a conservator to oversee her $215 million trust, a judge ruled Friday in an ongoing battle over her wealth. Abigail Kawananakoa’s fortune has been tied up in a court... Read More

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Abigail Kawananakoa

October 28, 2019

Lawsuit: Southwest pilots streamed video from bathroom cam

PHOENIX (AP) — A lawsuit filed against Southwest Airlines by a flight attendant alleges pilots on a 2017 flight had an iPad streaming video from a hidden camera in a bathroom in one of the airline’s jets. Southwest responded Saturday by denying it places cameras in aircraft lavatories and by calling the 2017 incident an... Read More

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Southwest Airlines

October 28, 2019

Ex-worker says Oklahoma prosecutor ordered illegal probe

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — A former investigator for an Oklahoma prosecutor has accused his ex-boss of ordering an illegal investigation into supporters of criminal justice reform, then firing him when he failed to find any wrongdoing. The investigator, William Muller, has filed a “notice of claim” with the state and county against Oklahoma County District... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

October 28, 2019

Trial set for ex-Georgia officer accused of sex assault

ATLANTA (AP) — The trial for a former Georgia police officer accused of multiple sexual assaults has been delayed. News outlets report the defense for former East Point police Sgt. Richard Gooddine was granted additional time to review records. A new trial date was set for January 2020. The trial was originally scheduled to start... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News, Sexual Abuse

Richard Gooddine

October 28, 2019

Hearing begins on fate of Missouri’s lone abortion clinic

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The fate of Missouri’s only abortion clinic is at stake starting Monday, when a member of the state’s Administrative Hearing Commission will begin hearing arguments over whether the clinic can keep its abortion license. The hearing at a downtown St. Louis state office building is expected to last five days. Missouri... Read More

Abortion, Criminal Justice News, News

Abortion

October 25, 2019

Woman charged after gripe about ex on Facebook gets justice

TENNILLE, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia woman who was criminally charged after complaining about her ex-husband on Facebook said she feels like she’s finally gotten justice. Anne King posted in 2015: “That moment when everyone in your house has the flu and you ask your kid’s dad to get them (not me) more Motrin and... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

Anne King, Facebook

October 25, 2019

Governor: Ohio making plans to divide future opioid dollars

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Some 100 lawyers and government officials from across Ohio have made a “positive start” on deciding how millions of dollars that communities might receive through national opioid litigation settlements should be spent, said Gov. Mike DeWine. DeWine said a meeting he convened Wednesday involving the state attorney general, lawyers for cities... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

Opioids

October 25, 2019

Pennsylvania told to produce documents about mystery FBI dig

Score another one for the treasure hunters. A father and son who believe they found a legendary cache of buried Civil War-era gold have been fighting for access to government documents about an FBI dig at the remote Pennsylvania site. The FBI has said it found nothing at Dent’s Run. Dennis and Kem Parada of... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Dennis Parada, Kem Parada

October 25, 2019

Indiana attorney general testifies he didn’t grope women

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana’s attorney general testified Thursday that he did nothing wrong at a party where a state lawmaker and three legislative staffers say he drunkenly groped them, allegations that could threaten his law license and ability to remain in office. Republican Curtis Hill was less defiant during his hearing on professional misconduct charges... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Curtis Hill

October 25, 2019

Navajo company shuts coal mine in dispute over sovereignty

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — One of the largest coal mines in the U.S. was indefinitely shuttered Thursday in a dispute over whether its new owner should be immune as a tribal entity from future lawsuits for environmental violations or reclamation costs. The Navajo Transitional Energy Company blamed the state of Montana for the impasse over... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Environment, News

The Navajo Transitional Energy Company

October 25, 2019

South Dakota, ACLU settle lawsuit over ‘riot-boosting’ laws

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s governor said Thursday that the state has agreed not to enforce aspects of laws that critics say were meant to suppress expected protests against the Keystone XL pipeline, under a settlement with a group that challenged the laws as unconstitutional. Republican Gov. Kristi Noem said in a statement... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

ACLU, American Civil Liberties Union

October 25, 2019

Report: Philadelphia inspector facing sex assault charges

A Philadelphia police inspector is facing charges he sexually assaulted three female officers, the latest development in a department plagued by sexual misconduct allegations that fueled the police commissioner’s recent resignation. A grand jury probe determined that Inspector Carl Holmes, 54, abused his power after mentoring female officers at the police academy and in other... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Law Enforcement, News, Sexual Abuse

Carl Holmes

October 25, 2019

NYC mayor says Trump would be arrested if he shot someone

NEW YORK (AP) — Yes, of course President Donald Trump would be arrested if he shot someone on Fifth Avenue, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio says. De Blasio, a Democrat, was asked about that hypothetical scenario Thursday, a day after Trump’s lawyers told a federal appeals court a sitting president cannot legally be... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Bill De Blasio, Donald Trump

Discord over deal to settle Houston-area bail lawsuit

Native Hawaiian heiress faces court test to control millions

Lawsuit: Southwest pilots streamed video from bathroom cam

Ex-worker says Oklahoma prosecutor ordered illegal probe

Trial set for ex-Georgia officer accused of sex assault

Hearing begins on fate of Missouri’s lone abortion clinic

Woman charged after gripe about ex on Facebook gets justice

Governor: Ohio making plans to divide future opioid dollars

Pennsylvania told to produce documents about mystery FBI dig

Indiana attorney general testifies he didn’t grope women

Navajo company shuts coal mine in dispute over sovereignty

South Dakota, ACLU settle lawsuit over ‘riot-boosting’ laws

Report: Philadelphia inspector facing sex assault charges

NYC mayor says Trump would be arrested if he shot someone

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