Category Archives: Justice
Hard lessons for lawyers in Cosby case; tougher for victims
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The seven justices who reversed Bill Cosby’s conviction this week spent months debating whether he had a secret agreement with a prosecutor that tainted his 2018 criminal sexual assault conviction.
Woman: Officers didn’t ID selves in fatal Minnesota shooting
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The woman who was with a St. Paul man when he was fatally shot by members of a U.S. Marshals Service task force during an arrest attempt in Minneapolis said through her attorneys Thursday that the
Rashad draws critics and dismissal calls for defending Cosby
WASHINGTON (AP) — Phylicia Rashad has found herself embroiled in controversy after expressing public support for Bill Cosby's release from prison, with some prominent Black voices calling for her dismissal as dean of Howard University's College of Fine...
Lawyer: Ex-officer reaches plea deal in Black man’s death
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A white former Nashville police officer will plead guilty to voluntary manslaughter Friday just ahead of his first-degree murder trial, three years after he fatally shot an armed Black man from behind during a foot chase,
Street racing, stunt driving penalties increased in Highway Traffic Act changes
TORONTO — Drivers charged with street racing or stunt driving in Ontario will face harsher penalties starting today. The changes to the Highway Traffic Act are part of the Moving Ontario More Safely Act, which was signed into law in early
Judge orders release of Wisconsin woman in Slender Man case
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A Wisconsin judge on Thursday ordered the release of a woman who has spent 3 1/2 years in a state mental health facility after being convicted of stabbing her classmate to please the Slender Man character.
Greece: Fugitive far-right former lawmaker arrested
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A leading member of Greece’s extreme right-wing Golden Dawn party has been arrested in Athens, nearly nine months after he disappeared before a court sentenced him to 13 years in prison.
Judge: Iowa jail must let murder suspect meet with lawyers
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Security officials at an Iowa jail must allow a man charged with killing a state trooper to meet privately with his lawyers, a judge ordered Thursday.
Louisiana’s ex-Lt. Gov. Jimmy Fitzmorris dies at 99
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Jimmy Fitzmorris, the affable two-time lieutenant governor who narrowly lost his long-sought-after bids for New Orleans mayor and Louisiana governor, has died. He was 99.
Whither #MeToo? Chilling effect of Cosby reversal feared
When Indira Henard, director of the DC Rape Crisis Center, received the text message Wednesday, she thought she wasn’t reading her phone correctly. “Indira oh my god,” said the message from a colleague. “Cosby’s walking out of prison.”
