Georgia attorneys are weighing in on the Supreme Court’s decision regarding presidential immunity in criminal cases. “Essentially it’s gutted the Georgia case as far as going forward anytime soon,” Attorney Manny Arora said. On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court voted six to three, rejecting Donald Trump’s claim of presidential immunity from criminal prosecution. [DOWNLOAD: Free […]
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The next abortion cases en route to the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s decision to sidestep key legal questions in its abortion decisions this term sets up another showdown as early as next year. And the next wave of lawsuits around the procedure — including challenges targeting the ability of patients to cross state lines for abortions, the regulation of abortion pills, and minors’ ability […]
Justice Department eyeing ways to sustain obstruction cases against Jan. 6 defendants
Federal prosecutors began signaling Monday that they may attempt to salvage dozens of felony cases they’ve leveled against Jan. 6 defendants, even after a Supreme Court ruling seemed poised to upend them. It’s a sign the Justice Department does not view last week’s ruling from the high court as a blanket rejection of their efforts […]
U.S. Supreme Court ruling on obstruction law helps cases of Jan. 6 defendants
The U.S. Capitol, Jan. 6, 2021. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images) Policy, politics and progressive commentary WASHINGTON — A former Pennsylvania police officer who joined the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol that delayed the certification of the 2020 presidential election results cannot be charged with obstructing an official proceeding unless a lower […]
FLiRT variants push up COVID cases in L.A. County; Mayor Karen Bass tests positive
COVID-19 cases are continuing to climb in Los Angeles County, as are the number of people hospitalized with infections, as the typical summer surge in the illness creeps up. Among those recently testing positive for the coronavirus was Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, whose office disclosed the result Friday morning, shortly before she spoke at […]
El Paso juries return not guilty verdicts in unrelated murder, sexual assault cases
El Paso juries returned not guilty verdicts in several criminal cases, including unrelated trials involving charges of murder and sexual abuse of a child. An El Paso jury also acquitted a woman of intoxicated manslaughter and convicted her of misdemeanor driving while intoxicated in a fatal 2021 crash, while another woman was sentenced by a […]
6 of the most notorious murder cases in Kentucky history
Ann Gotlib. Crystal Rogers. Trent DiGiuro. Theirs are just a few Kentucky cases that have been the topics of true crime podcasts and television shows for years. Thousands of people across the country have been left wondering if they’ll ever know the whole story or whether those responsible will ever be held accountable — or […]
Supreme Court’s Jan. 6 ruling expected to ripple through rioters’ cases but not necessarily Trump’s
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s ruling Friday in favor of a Jan. 6 defendant charged with obstruction of an official proceeding quickly triggered activity to revisit that charge in other Capitol rioter cases, but it’s unlikely to derail former President Donald Trump‘s federal election interference case. Justice Department officials and attorneys for Jan. 6 defendants […]
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18-year-old sentenced to prison in four separate cases
Jun. 28—An Austin 18-year-old has been sentenced to a maximum of three years in prison for a rash of violent crimes committed in 2023 and January of 2024. Izaiah Frank Fuentes was convicted and sentenced to prison Thursday in Mower County District Court in four cases that involved a firearm. The maximum sentence he received […]
Missouri, Kansas Jan. 6 cases thrown into questions by Supreme Court
Factbox-What the US Supreme Court’s obstruction ruling means for Jan. 6 riot cases
By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday that federal prosecutors erred in how they charged a man for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol could affect 249 other cases against the rioters, as well as one against Donald Trump. The court found […]