Meek Mill’s conviction thrown out, granted new trial

A Pennsylvania appeals court on Wednesday overturned rapper Meek Mill’s conviction in a drug and gun case that has kept the rapper on probation for a decade and made him a celebrity crusader for criminal justice reform. The unanimous three-judge panel said that new evidence that undermines the credibility of the officer who testified against... Read More

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Meek Mill

July 25, 2019

Madoff seeks sentence reduction for epic Ponzi scheme

NEW YORK (AP) — Epic Ponzi schemer Bernard Madoff is seeking an early release from prison after a decade behind bars. The Department of Justice confirmed Wednesday that Madoff has a pending request to get a reduction of the 150-year sentence that a federal judge in Manhattan imposed in 2009 with the public furor over... Read More

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Bernard Madoff

July 25, 2019

Force-feeding ordered for Russian immigrant on hunger strike

PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities have won a court order to force-feed an emaciated immigrant who has staged a monthlong hunger strike at an immigration detention center in Arizona as he awaits his forced return to his native Russia. Eugenii Glushchenko began fasting on June 19, resulting in a 25% reduction in his weight that could... Read More

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Eugenii Glushchenko

July 25, 2019

Spokesman: Cosby’s insurer settles Janice Dickinson lawsuit

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bill Cosby’s spokesman says an insurance company has settled another defamation suit filed by an accuser, this one by model Janice Dickinson. ? Dickinson and lawyer Lisa Bloom have scheduled a press conference Thursday near Los Angeles. Cosby spokesman Andrew Wyatt says American International Group Inc. settled the case without Cosby’s... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

Bill Cosby, Janice Dickinson

July 25, 2019

Man convicted in 1987 killings of Canadian couple gets life

EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — A man convicted of killing a young Canadian couple more than three decades ago after a trial that hinged on DNA evidence and newly-emerged genealogical technology was sentenced in Washington state Wednesday to life in prison. William Talbott II received two consecutive life terms with no parole, The Daily Herald reported... Read More

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William Talbott II

July 25, 2019

California gets time to consider bids to take over PG&E

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A federal judge agreed Wednesday to give California officials two weeks to sort out competing proposals to seize control of Pacific Gas & Electric and pull the utility out of a bankruptcy tied to billions in wildfire claims. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Dennis Montali’s decision came after lawyers for Gov. Gavin Newsom... Read More

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PG&E

July 25, 2019

Minnesota deputy pleads not guilty in man’s death

STILLWATER, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota sheriff’s deputy pleaded not guilty Wednesday to manslaughter in the 2018 shooting death of an apparently suicidal 23-year-old man, in a brief hearing that gave no new details on the circumstances of the shooting. Brian Krook, 31, wore a dark suit and said little in a courtroom that was... Read More

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Brian Krook

July 25, 2019

Record Facebook fine won’t end scrutiny of the company

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Facebook survived its latest brush with U.S. privacy regulators, at the cost of a record $5 billion fine and other restrictions imposed by the Federal Trade Commission. But it’s far from home free. While the company looks set to prosper in the wake of the FTC case, it faces a series... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

Facebook

July 25, 2019

Death penalty sought for man linked to 19 deaths

DALLAS (AP) — Prosecutors have served notice that they’ll seek the death penalty for a Dallas man linked to 19 deaths. In court papers filed this week, Dallas County prosecutors say they’ll seek the ultimate penalty if jurors find Billy Chemirmir guilty of capital murder. Chemirmir is a Kenyan citizen who has been living illegally... Read More

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Billy Chemirmir

July 25, 2019

Media wants search warrants unsealed from synagogue attack

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Associated Press and other media outlets are asking a San Diego judge to unseal 17 search warrants that contain details about the April shooting at a synagogue in the suburb of Poway that killed one worshipper and injured three others, including the rabbi. A San Diego Superior Court judge was... Read More

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John T. Earnest

July 25, 2019

Judge blocks Trump asylum restrictions at US-Mexico border

A federal judge on Wednesday ordered the Trump administration to stop denying asylum to anyone who transits through another country to reach the U.S. border, marking the latest legal defeat for a president waging an all-out battle to stem the flow of migrants entering from Mexico. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar in... Read More

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Asylum, Immigration

July 25, 2019

Judge to hear arguments in Georgia voting machine case

ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge is considering whether to order Georgia to immediately stop using its outdated voting machines, even as state officials prepare to announce their replacement. A lawsuit filed by election integrity activists argues that the paperless touchscreen voting machines Georgia has used since 2002 are unsecure, vulnerable to hacking and can’t... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Politics

July 25, 2019

Plea expected in case of 10-year-old girl abducted in 1999

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. (AP) — Federal prosecutors in Pennsylvania say a Maryland man is about to enter a plea in the case of the kidnapping and sexual abuse of a 10-year-old girl nearly two decades ago. A plea hearing for Timothy D. Nelson Jr. is scheduled for Thursday morning in the Johnstown federal courthouse. Nelson, a... Read More

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Timothy D. Nelson Jr.

July 24, 2019

US citizens and Iranian relatives sue over travel ban

SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — A group of American citizens and legal residents trying to bring their Iranian spouses and other family to join them in the United States has filed a federal lawsuit saying they are being unfairly blocked by the Trump administration’s travel ban. The families sued late Monday in federal court in... Read More

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Farzan Nematollah

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Meek Mill’s conviction thrown out, granted new trial

Madoff seeks sentence reduction for epic Ponzi scheme

Force-feeding ordered for Russian immigrant on hunger strike

Spokesman: Cosby’s insurer settles Janice Dickinson lawsuit

Man convicted in 1987 killings of Canadian couple gets life

California gets time to consider bids to take over PG&E

Minnesota deputy pleads not guilty in man’s death

Record Facebook fine won’t end scrutiny of the company

Death penalty sought for man linked to 19 deaths

Media wants search warrants unsealed from synagogue attack

Judge blocks Trump asylum restrictions at US-Mexico border

Judge to hear arguments in Georgia voting machine case

Plea expected in case of 10-year-old girl abducted in 1999

US citizens and Iranian relatives sue over travel ban

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