Tag: law and legal system

Suspect in killing of elite cyclist used someone else’s passport in escape to Costa Rica, officials say. Here’s how authorities say she was caught

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CNN  —  The woman accused of killing an elite cyclist in Texas used someone else’s passport to flee to Costa Rica, where she changed her hair length and color to avoid authorities, according to the US Marshals Service. Authorities say they found Kaitlin Marie Armstrong at a hostel in Costa Rica on Wednesday. She’s facing … Read More “Suspect in killing of elite cyclist used someone else’s passport in escape to Costa Rica, officials say. Here’s how authorities say she was caught” »

Brittney Griner: US basketball star appears in Russian court on drug smuggling charges

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CNN  —  The two-time US Olympic basketball gold medalist Brittney Griner went on trial at a court near Moscow on Friday, on drug smuggling charges which can be punishable by up to 10 years in prison. Griner, 31, a Phoenix Mercury player who plays in Russia during the WNBA’s off season, was arrested February 17 … Read More “Brittney Griner: US basketball star appears in Russian court on drug smuggling charges” »

Sydney climate protests: Camouflaged figures lurking in the bush expose Australia’s angst over climate activists

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Brisbane, Australia CNN  —  Climate activists were sharing toast and coffee at a private campsite in mountains outside Sydney last Sunday when someone noticed movement on a nearby slope. A member of the group went to investigate and found two figures in full camouflage gear, who appeared to radio for help from a black car … Read More “Sydney climate protests: Camouflaged figures lurking in the bush expose Australia’s angst over climate activists” »

Supreme Court says Maine cannot exclude religious schools from tuition assistance programs

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Stefani Reynolds/AFP/Getty Images CNN  —  The Supreme Court said Tuesday that Maine cannot exclude religious schools from a tuition assistance program that allows parents to use vouchers to send their children to public or private schools. The 6-3 ruling is the latest move by the conservative court to expand religious liberty rights and bring more … Read More “Supreme Court says Maine cannot exclude religious schools from tuition assistance programs” »

Johnny Depp, Amber Heard trial Tiktok posts are making accidental influencers out of some, targets out of others

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CNN  —  TikTok posts about actor Johnny Depp’s defamation trial against his ex-wife, actress Amber Heard, have turned a stay-at-home mom based in Scotland into an accidental influencer. Or, perhaps more aptly, a DeppTok influencer. Sophie Doggett, whose TikTok was previously populated by videos on everyday things such as herself or her pets, posted to … Read More “Johnny Depp, Amber Heard trial Tiktok posts are making accidental influencers out of some, targets out of others” »

Senators quickly pass bill to expand security for families of Supreme Court justices

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CNN – Members of the U.S. Senate passed a bipartisan bill Monday that would expand security protection to the immediate family members of Supreme Court justices, following recent protests at some justices’ homes. The Supreme Court Police Parity Act was approved by unanimous consent, meaning no senators objected to its quick passage. The legislation must … Read More “Senators quickly pass bill to expand security for families of Supreme Court justices” »

Phoebe Bridgers says she had an abortion last year

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CNN – Phoebe Bridgers has said she had an abortion last year. “I had an abortion in October of last year while I was on tour,” the American singer-songwriter wrote in a post published to her verified Twitter account “I went to planned parenthood where they gave me the abortion pill,” she added. “It was … Read More “Phoebe Bridgers says she had an abortion last year” »

Vicky White and Casey White: Colleagues of an Alabama corrections officer are ‘devastated’ after she’s accused of helping a man charged with murder escape from jail

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CNN – As the search for an Alabama inmate and corrections official stretches into a fifth day Tuesday, Vicky White’s family and colleagues are trying to make sense of how someone on the brink of retirement with “an unblemished record” is now the subject of a warrant and accused of helping a man charged with … Read More “Vicky White and Casey White: Colleagues of an Alabama corrections officer are ‘devastated’ after she’s accused of helping a man charged with murder escape from jail” »

Tulsa Race Massacre: A judge could decide today if the reparations lawsuit filed by survivors and their descendants will go forward to trial

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Tulsa, Oklahoma CNN – A district court judge Monday could determine the fate of a reparations lawsuit filed by survivors and descendants of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and whether the suit will go forward to trial. The lawsuit was filed in March 2021 and looks to not only set the record straight on what … Read More “Tulsa Race Massacre: A judge could decide today if the reparations lawsuit filed by survivors and their descendants will go forward to trial” »

3 Florida corrections officers are charged in the alleged beating death of an inmate

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CNN – Three Florida Department of Corrections officers have been arrested in the alleged beating death in February of an inmate at a prison south of Miami, authorities said. Ronald Connor, 24, Christopher Rolon, 29, and Kirk Walton, 34, were arrested Thursday by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the agency said. They were booked … Read More “3 Florida corrections officers are charged in the alleged beating death of an inmate” »

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