Trump administration sues California over sales of US land

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday sued California over a law that aims to give the state power to override the sale of federal lands, the latest battle between President Donald Trump and the nation’s most populous state. California vowed to fight for the state’s first right to purchase federal... Read More

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California, Donald Trump

April 3, 2018

Trump seeks arbitration in Stormy Daniels case

LOS ANGELES (AP) — President Donald Trump asked a federal judge on Monday to order private arbitration in a case brought by a porn actress who claimed she had an affair with him. Trump and his personal attorney, Michael Cohen, filed papers in federal court in Los Angeles asking a judge to rule that Stormy... Read More

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Donald Trump, Stormy Daniels

April 3, 2018

Court to hear case accusing Maine governor of blackmail

BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit accusing Republican Maine Gov. Paul LePage of abuse of power and blackmail. The full 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston will meet on Tuesday to examine the case brought by former Democratic House Speaker Mark Eves. Eves says... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Fraud, News, Politics

Paul LePage

April 3, 2018

Man whose relatives died mysteriously due in court

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A Vermont man accused by family members of killing his millionaire grandfather and possibly his mother in an attempt to collect inheritance money is due in court in New Hampshire. Nathan Carman is scheduled to appear in court in Concord for a hearing on Tuesday in response to a lawsuit filed... Read More

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Nathan Carman

April 3, 2018

New video shows aftermath of North Carolina police beating

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Weeks after a North Carolina police beating became public, new footage is revealing what was said in the aftermath of the black pedestrian being punched and choked by the white officer. City officials in Asheville, North Carolina, released nine body camera videos Monday of the August 2017 encounter — most of... Read More

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Christopher HIckman, Jermaine Rush

April 3, 2018

Justice Department imposes quotas on immigration judges

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The Trump administration has introduced production quotas for immigration judges in an effort to reduce enormous court backlogs, raising concern among judges and attorneys that decisions may be unfairly rushed. The Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review said judges must complete 700 cases a year to earn a satisfactory grade.... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Immigration, News

Immigration

April 3, 2018

Gang member pleads guilty to role in Boston teen’s slaying

BOSTON (AP) — A member of the violent MS-13 gang has pleaded guilty to his role in the slaying of a 15-year-old Boston boy who was lured to his death by a fake Facebook page. Federal prosecutors say 21-year-old Carlos Melara pleaded guilty last week to racketeering conspiracy. Authorities say the El Salvador national and... Read More

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Carlos Melara, MS-13

April 3, 2018

Massachusetts man files defamation suit against InfoWars

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Massachusetts man filed a defamation lawsuit Monday against right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones and his Texas-based InfoWars website, alleging they falsely identified him as the gunman who killed 17 people at a Florida high school on Feb. 14. In a complaint filed in a state district court... Read More

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Alex Jones, Infowars

April 3, 2018

Texas man who invoked ‘affluenza’ defense released from jail

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Ethan Couch, who as a 16-year-old driver drunkenly struck and killed four pedestrians but dodged prison after suggesting at trial that his irresponsibility was a result of his entitled upbringing, walked free Monday after serving almost two years in a Texas jail on a probation violation. Couch, 20, was released... Read More

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Ethan Couch

April 3, 2018

An atypical terror case comes to close with 20-year sentence

BALTIMORE (AP) — It was July 2015 when the FBI, scrambling to contain a surge in Islamic State group propaganda, first visited an Egyptian-American newspaper deliveryman in Maryland. Agents needed to ask Mohamed Elshinawy why his phone number had surfaced in an investigation involving ISIS extremists and how he came to receive a $1,000 Western... Read More

Criminal Justice News, National Security, News

Mohamed Elshinawy, Terorrism

April 3, 2018

1 juror selected, key rulings coming in Bill Cosby retrial

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — One juror has been picked and key rulings are on the way in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault retrial. Judge Steven O’Neill said he will reveal his decisions on lingering issues in the case before jury selection resumes on Tuesday in suburban Philadelphia. O’Neill is expected to rule if Cosby’s lawyers can... Read More

Criminal Justice News, Entertainment, News, Sexual Abuse

Bill Cosby

April 2, 2018

Years later, reputed mobster’s death stoking court battle

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — A recent court ruling could give a reputed mobster’s family access to sealed evidence from a 14-year-old criminal case, materials they say can prove his murder was caused by law enforcement officials outing him as an informant. Frank Lagano was one of dozens arrested in 2004 in a high-profile gambling and... Read More

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Frank Logano, Jersey Boys, Michael Mordaga

April 2, 2018

States protect their carnival ride inspectors from lawsuits

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Just hours before a rusted steel arm snapped on a carnival ride and flung passengers onto the ground at the Ohio State Fair last summer, four state inspectors gave the ride a final look. In what their boss called a vigorous and lengthy review, the veteran inspectors said they didn’t notice... Read More

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Carnival Ride

April 2, 2018

Maine man charged with killing, burying wife to go on trial

SKOWHEGAN, Maine (AP) — The trial of a Maine man charged with killing his wife and burying her in a shallow grave is due to get underway. Opening statements are scheduled for Monday in the trial of Luc Tieman, who told police that he watched his wife overdose. An autopsy showed that Valerie Tieman had... Read More

Bad Parenting, Criminal Justice News, News

Luc Tieman

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Trump administration sues California over sales of US land

Trump seeks arbitration in Stormy Daniels case

Court to hear case accusing Maine governor of blackmail

Man whose relatives died mysteriously due in court

New video shows aftermath of North Carolina police beating

Justice Department imposes quotas on immigration judges

Gang member pleads guilty to role in Boston teen’s slaying

Massachusetts man files defamation suit against InfoWars

Texas man who invoked ‘affluenza’ defense released from jail

An atypical terror case comes to close with 20-year sentence

1 juror selected, key rulings coming in Bill Cosby retrial

Years later, reputed mobster’s death stoking court battle

States protect their carnival ride inspectors from lawsuits

Maine man charged with killing, burying wife to go on trial

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