Mother sues hospital over drug test that led to abuse probe

A mother sued a Pittsburgh hospital Wednesday, saying it collected and tested her urine for drugs without her consent while she was in labor and reported a false positive result to protective services that resulted in a child abuse investigation. It is the second such lawsuit filed against the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center since... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Drugs, News

Cherell Harrington

March 12, 2020

Man shot by police in Chicago subway sues city, officers

CHICAGO (AP) — Lawyers for a short-order cook shot by Chicago police trying to arrest him for using a subway train’s gangway doors filed a lawsuit Wednesday alleging officers used excessive force in violation of policies laid out in court-monitored police reforms. Neither officer seeking to detain 33-year-old Ariel Roman — whose Feb. 28 shooting... Read More

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Ariel Roman

March 12, 2020

US appeals judges hear Down syndrome abortion arguments

CINCINNATI (AP) — Federal judges on Wednesday sharply questioned attorneys on both sides of an Ohio law that faces doctors with a felony charge if they perform abortions aimed at preventing the birth of a baby with Down syndrome. Jessie Hill, an attorney for the ACLU of Ohio, argued that the law seeks unconstitutionally to... Read More

Abortion, Criminal Justice News, News

Abortion

March 12, 2020

California AG drops challenge to T-Mobile-Sprint merger

NEW YORK (AP) — California’s attorney general said Wednesday that the state will not appeal a judge’s decision approving T-Mobile’s $26.5 billion purchase of Sprint, bringing the companies closer to creating a new wireless giant on par with AT&T and Verizon in size. Attorney General Xavier Becerra and New York Attorney General Letitia James led... Read More

Business, Criminal Justice News, News, Technology

Sprint, T-Mobile

March 12, 2020

Charges dropped as youth center abuse investigation widens

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — The New Hampshire attorney general’s office said Wednesday it is dropping 82 rape charges against two former youth counselors in order to strengthen its expanded investigation into sex abuse at the state’s youth detention center. Jeffrey Buskey, 53, of Boston, and Stephen Murphy, 50, of Danvers, Massachusetts, were charged in July... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse

Sununu Youth Services Center

March 12, 2020

‘Remain in Mexico’ is just one US response to asylum-seekers

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to continue making asylum-seekers wait in Mexico for their U.S. court hearings. It may be the most far-reaching measure in a series of policies the government has put in place over the last year amid an unprecedented surge of asylum-seeking arriving at the... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, National Security, News

Asylum

March 12, 2020

After police shoot him, North Carolina man faces charges

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A police shooting that wounded a suspect during a foot chase in North Carolina sparked protests early Wednesday from hundreds who demanded answers and burned a flag outside the governor’s mansion. Firearms-related charges were later filed against the man, who was wounded in the encounter with police in the city of... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, Law Enforcement, News

Javier Torres

March 12, 2020

Weinstein gets 23 years in sentence hailed by accusers

NEW YORK (AP) — Harvey Weinstein was sentenced Wednesday to 23 years in prison after breaking his courtroom silence with a rambling plea for mercy in which he professed to be “totally confused” by the #MeToo movement that spelled the Hollywood producer’s downfall. His accusers — those who testified against him and many others who... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

Harvey Weinstein

March 12, 2020

3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Former Olympic high jumper Erin Aldrich planned to die with a secret she kept quiet for two-plus decades: an affair with a college coach she began falling in love with as a teenager and with whom she had an sexual relationship as a young woman. When Aldrich watched “Leaving Neverland,”... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News, Sexual Abuse, Sports

NCAA

March 11, 2020

Panda and poke: Restaurant trademarks can stir legal fights

GILBERT, Ariz. (AP) — When picking a name for their Asian-Mexican fusion restaurant in suburban Phoenix, Paul and Nicole Fan settled on “Panda Libre,” hoping the mix of China’s iconic bear and the Spanish word for “free” would signal to customers the type of cuisine it offered. That decision could cost them dearly. Chinese takeout... Read More

Business, Criminal Justice News, News

Panda Express, Panda Libre

March 11, 2020

Sniper Lee Malvo marries while serving life in prison

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Lee Boyd Malvo, who is serving life in prison for his role in the 2002 sniper spree that terrorized the nation’s capital region, is now a married man. Carmeta Albarus, who has served as an adviser and mentor for Malvo since testifying at his 2003 trial, confirmed the wedding took... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

Lee Malvo

March 11, 2020

Man pleads not guilty in 1991 Missouri killing of classmate

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri man charged in the fatal shooting his 14-year-old classmate almost 30 years ago pleaded not guilty Monday to first-degree murder. William Christopher Niemet, 43, of Fulton, is charged in the death of Greg Jones, whose body was found in June 1991 near Russellville. He had been shot twice... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Guns, News

William Christopher Niemet

March 11, 2020

Lawsuit seeks to require LA to provide beds for homeless

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks to force Los Angeles officials to provide thousands of shelter beds in an effort to stem what it described as the unfolding “human tragedy” of people living in squalor on the streets. While once largely confined to the notorious Skid Row neighborhood, encampments have spread... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

March 11, 2020

Lawyer says Durst found body of slain friend, will testify

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Robert Durst’s defense lawyer said Tuesday that the multimillionaire real estate heir found the body of the friend he is charged with killing, and told jurors that Durst will testify at his trial. It was the first time defense attorneys have publicly said Durst discovered the body of Susan Berman, his... Read More

Criminal Justice News, News

Robert Durst

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Mother sues hospital over drug test that led to abuse probe

Man shot by police in Chicago subway sues city, officers

US appeals judges hear Down syndrome abortion arguments

California AG drops challenge to T-Mobile-Sprint merger

Charges dropped as youth center abuse investigation widens

‘Remain in Mexico’ is just one US response to asylum-seekers

After police shoot him, North Carolina man faces charges

Weinstein gets 23 years in sentence hailed by accusers

3 former track athletes suing NCAA, coach over alleged abuse

Panda and poke: Restaurant trademarks can stir legal fights

Sniper Lee Malvo marries while serving life in prison

Man pleads not guilty in 1991 Missouri killing of classmate

Lawsuit seeks to require LA to provide beds for homeless

Lawyer says Durst found body of slain friend, will testify

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