Accused Florida school shooter wants inheritance to go to charity: lawyer
MIAMI (Reuters) – The 19-year-old man accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school in February wants funds from an $800,000 trust left by his late adoptive mother to be donated to charity, a defense attorney said on Wednesday.
‘You know what you did,’ witness tells Cosby at sexual assault trial
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – The judge in Bill Cosby’s sexual assault trial on Wednesday refused a defense request that he declare a mistrial after one of the accusers called as a prosecution witness blurted out, “You know what you did, don’t you, Mr. C…
Cosby lawyers suggest accuser testified against him to help career
NORRISTOWN, Pa. (Reuters) – Bill Cosby’s defense team on Wednesday questioned the motives of a witness who says the comedian drugged her for four days in 1984 and sexually molested her, asking whether she was telling her story in a bid to revive her fl…
Family of Tesla crash driver hires law firm, questions autopilot
(Reuters) – The family of a driver killed in a Tesla car crash has hired law firm Minami Tamaki LLP to explore legal options, the law firm said on Wednesday, adding that the Autopilot feature in the electric carmaker’s vehicle probably caused his death…
Chicago aviation officer who dragged man from plane sues United, city
(Reuters) – A former Chicago aviation police officer who helped drag a 69-year-old male passenger off a parked United Airlines plane last year in an incident that drew international outrage is suing the airline and the city that fired him.
ACLU sues to block new Kentucky law restricting abortions
LOUISVILLE (Reuters) – A civil rights group on Wednesday sued to block a Kentucky law that restricts abortion access in the state a day after the governor signed the bill.
ACLU sues Trump administration for separating immigrant couples
BOSTON (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a lawsuit challenging what it calls a pattern by President Donald Trump’s administration of detaining illegal immigrants seeking to legalize their status based on marriages to U.S. citizen…
Syracuse, N.Y. must face water shutdown lawsuit: U.S. appeals court
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal appeals court on Wednesday revived a lawsuit accusing Syracuse, New York of violating the constitutional rights of residential tenants by shutting off water service when landlords failed to pay their water bills.
Parkland, Florida, school district rejects funds to arm teachers
(Reuters) – The Florida school district that includes the high school where a gunman massacred 17 people has rejected its share of new state funding to be used for arming teachers, county officials said on Wednesday.
Striking Oklahoma teachers push for more funds, Republicans say done
OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) – A strike by Oklahoma educators demanding more school funding entered a 10th day on Wednesday, as the state’s Republican leaders warned they plan no further increases after approving $450 million in new revenue to boost teacher…
