Category Archives: Justice
RCMP investigating hack of spy watchdog network involving theft of files, agency says
OTTAWA — The national spy watchdog says the RCMP is investigating a cybersecurity breach that resulted in the theft of two files and the compromise of personal information. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency says that between March 9 ...
Prosecutor: South Dakota AG to take plea deal in fatal crash
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg will avoid a trial and take a plea deal for misdemeanor traffic charges in a crash last year in which he hit and killed a man who was walking along
Charleston church shooter’s death sentence upheld
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld the conviction and sentence of a man on federal death row for the 2015 racist slayings of nine members of a Black South Carolina congregation.
Lawsuit argues Iowa’s unemployment benefit cuts are illegal
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A proposed class-action lawsuit claims that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ decision to cut off enhanced unemployment benefits for tens of thousands of residents violated state law and asks a court to reinstate their eligibility.
Trial in Ahmaud Arbery slaying set by judge for February
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge has scheduled an early 2022 trial for three Georgia men charged with hate crimes in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery.
Rittenhouse lawyer: Defense donors none of state’s business
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — An attorney for the Illinois teen accused of killing two men and wounding a third during a protest in Wisconsin last summer, says he doesn't know who donated to his client's defense and therefore cannot produce
Editorial Roundup: U.S.
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: Aug. 24
Masks ordered for most Florida students, defying DeSantis
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Just over half of Florida’s 2.8 million public school students now face mandates to wear masks in classrooms as a courtroom battle continues over efforts by Gov. Ron DeSantis to leave such decisions up to
Video sparks arrest of Thai police in drug suspect’s death
BANGKOK (AP) — Four Thai police officers charged with murder in connection with the deadly shakedown of a suspected drug dealer in custody were arrested Wednesday after a video clip of the incident shared on social media caused a public
‘Pain compliance’: Video shows trooper pummeling Black man
MONROE, La. (AP) — Graphic body camera video kept secret for more than two years shows a Louisiana State Police trooper pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight — an attack the trooper defended as “pain compliance.”
