ACLU announces deal in fight-related immigration detention

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A lawsuit was settled by a Peruvian man who alleged police officers in a city north of Anchorage wrongfully detained him over his immigration status after he tried to break up a bar fight, the American Civil Liberties Union of Alaska announced Tuesday. In exchange for dropping his lawsuit against the... Read More

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ACLU, Immigration

September 12, 2018

Woman sues Michigan State, says Nassar raped her in 1992

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A woman has filed a lawsuit against Michigan State University, saying she became pregnant after she was drugged and raped by Larry Nassar when he was a medical student in 1992 but that campus police refused to investigate. The lawsuit was among dozens filed to meet a Monday deadline for... Read More

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Larry Nassar, Sexual Abuse

September 12, 2018

MGM offers deal to shooting victims it’s suing

LAS VEGAS (AP) — MGM Resorts International drew criticism Tuesday for saying hundreds of survivors of the Las Vegas mass shooting, who are being sued by the casino operator, could opt to have the money that will be used to serve them a lawsuit instead donated to a charity. The company in July sued more... Read More

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Mandalay Bay, MGM, Stephen Paddock

September 12, 2018

Elizabeth Smart upset 1 of her kidnappers to be freed early

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A woman convicted of helping a former street preacher kidnap Elizabeth Smart in 2002 will be freed from prison more than five years earlier than expected, a surprise decision that Smart called “incomprehensible” on Tuesday. Wanda Barzee, 72, will be released Sept. 19 after the Utah Board of Pardons and... Read More

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Elizabeth Smart

September 11, 2018

Judge appoints bank trustee for Hawaiian heiress’ millions

HONOLULU (AP) — A 92-year-old Native Hawaiian heiress doesn’t have sufficient mental capacity to manage her $215-million trust, a judge ruled Monday in a bitter case that has raised allegations her wife is trying to wrestle control over her assets. Abigail Kawananakoa inherited her wealth by being the great-granddaughter of James Campbell, an Irish businessman... Read More

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Abigail Kawananakoa

September 11, 2018

Cosby lawyers fight testimony of other women at sentencing

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby’s lawyers will fight a prosecution bid to have other accusers testify at his sentencing this month on felony sex assault charges. Prosecutors in Pennsylvania want at least some of Cosby’s dozens of other accusers to testify at the Sept. 24 sentencing. Five testified at the spring trial, when jurors convicted... Read More

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Bill Cosby

September 11, 2018

Hillsborough police commander enters not guilty plea

PRESTON, England (AP) — The man who was in control of police operations at the Hillsborough Stadium tragedy in 1989 pleaded not guilty on Monday to a charge of manslaughter by gross negligence. David Duckenfield, who is now 74, appeared via video link at Preston Crown Court in northern England. The charge was put to... Read More

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David Duckenfield

September 11, 2018

Monday deadline looms for claims in $75M Nassar settlement

DETROIT (AP) — Lawyers rushed to meet a Monday deadline to file lawsuits against Michigan State University to qualify for $75 million set aside for more victims of Larry Nassar. Dozens of lawsuits have been filed in the past week, including one on behalf of 21 Jane Does who said they were sexually assaulted by... Read More

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Larry Nassar

September 11, 2018

Judge moves 4 Oklahoma teens’ rape case to juvenile court

TULSA, Okla. (AP) — A judge in Oklahoma has decided to move the rape case against four former Bixby football players to juvenile court, which will close the proceedings to the public. The Tulsa World reports Tulsa County Special Judge April Seibert ruled Monday that the four teenagers presented adequate evidence they were amenable to... Read More

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Colten Cable, Joe Wood, Samuel Lakin, William Thomas

September 11, 2018

Rapper Kamaiyah pleads guilty in airport disturbance

ENFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Rapper Kamaiyah has pleaded guilty to creating a public disturbance at Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport in May when police say she went on a profanity-laced tirade against security officers. The artist from Oakland, California, will be required to pay a fine of $50. The Hartford Courant reports that her attorney said... Read More

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Kamaiyah

September 11, 2018

Canadian man sentenced for bilking US victims out of $18M

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Canadian con man who bilked at least 60,000 U.S. residents through a cross-border telemarketing scheme has been sentenced to federal prison. A judge in Los Angeles sentenced Mark Wilson on Monday to more than 11 years behind bars. Prosecutors say the Vancouver man targeted mainly the elderly with a scheme... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, News, Technology

Mark Wilson

September 11, 2018

Nevada high court says execution doctor’s name stays secret

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The name of the physician picked to attend a state inmate’s execution can remain secret, even from drug makers suing to ban the use of their products in the twice-postponed lethal injection, the Nevada Supreme Court ruled Monday. In a twist, lawyers for three pharmaceutical companies who won the right to... Read More

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Execution, Scott Dozier

September 11, 2018

After Moonves, CBS takeover possible in new media landscape

NEW YORK (AP) — The resignation of longtime CBS chief Les Moonves won’t likely lead to drastic changes in network programs, but a related deal could make the company ripe for a takeover as traditional media companies compete with upstarts such as Netflix and Amazon. Moonves was ousted Sunday, just hours after the New Yorker... Read More

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CBS, Les Moonves, Sexual Abuse

September 11, 2018

Lawyer enters plea for man who sold bullets to Vegas shooter

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A lawyer entered a plea of not guilty Monday to a federal ammunition-manufacturing charge in Las Vegas on behalf of an Arizona man who has acknowledged selling bullets to the gunman in the deadliest mass shooting in the nation’s modern history. Defendant Douglas Haig’s attendance was waived while his attorney, Marc... Read More

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Douglas Haig, Stephen Paddock

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ACLU announces deal in fight-related immigration detention

Woman sues Michigan State, says Nassar raped her in 1992

MGM offers deal to shooting victims it’s suing

Elizabeth Smart upset 1 of her kidnappers to be freed early

Judge appoints bank trustee for Hawaiian heiress’ millions

Cosby lawyers fight testimony of other women at sentencing

Hillsborough police commander enters not guilty plea

Monday deadline looms for claims in $75M Nassar settlement

Judge moves 4 Oklahoma teens’ rape case to juvenile court

Rapper Kamaiyah pleads guilty in airport disturbance

Canadian man sentenced for bilking US victims out of $18M

Nevada high court says execution doctor’s name stays secret

After Moonves, CBS takeover possible in new media landscape

Lawyer enters plea for man who sold bullets to Vegas shooter

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