Up in Smoke: Marijuana activists cuffed after lighting up at U.S. Capitol
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two dozen red-hatted protesters gathered on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on Monday to call for easing federal marijuana laws, but police snuffed out the party by arresting four of them after they lit up joints.
Two Bundy supporters convicted in Nevada: attorney
(Reuters) – A Nevada jury found two supporters of cattle rancher Cliven Bundy guilty on Monday of charges stemming from an armed standoff with federal authorities in 2014, an attorney for one of four other defendants in the case said.
Students sue UC Berkeley over canceled Ann Coulter speech
(Reuters) – Students who invited conservative commentator Ann Coulter to speak at the University of California at Berkeley sued school officials on Monday, saying their cancellation of the event was discriminatory and violated free speech rights.
Ex-Eaton Vance portfolio manager to plead guilty to fraud in U.S. court
BOSTON (Reuters) – A former Eaton Vance Corp portfolio manager has agreed to plead guilty to having engaged in a fraudulent scheme involving call options that enabled him to illegally make $1.9 million, according to papers filed in Boston federal court…
Trump talks about Mars mission on call with record-breaking astronaut
(Reuters) – U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson broke the 534-day U.S. record for cumulative time in space on Monday and marked the occasion by speaking with President Donald Trump about plans for human trips to Mars.
Ex-Goldman programmer wins right to appeal conviction
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The nearly eight-year legal odyssey of former Goldman Sachs Group Inc programmer Sergey Aleynikov is not over, after New York State’s highest court agreed to review his reinstated conviction for stealing high-frequency trading code…
Liberal U.S. justices lean toward death row inmate in mental health dispute
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Liberal U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday indicated support for a convicted murderer held on Alabama’s death row who argued he had a right to an independent medical expert to assess his mental health and potentially help him …
Former Magyar Telekom executives settle FCPA charges with U.S. SEC
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Two former executives at the Hungarian telecommunications company Magyar Telekom will pay financial penalties and accept corporate officer and director bars to settle alleged anti-bribery law violations, U.S. regulators said Mond…
Anti-Semitic acts spiked since Trump election win, watchdog says
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Anti-Semitic incidents, from bomb threats and cemetery desecration to assaults and bullying, have surged in the United States since the election of President Donald Trump, and a “heightened political atmosphere” played a role in th…
U.S. top court won’t review Houston police shooting ‘waistband’ defense
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court, turning down a chance to test the limits of police use of force, declined on Monday to revive an unarmed suspect’s lawsuit accusing a Houston officer of unconstitutional excessive force for shooting him in the back a…
