Trial of Minnesota men accused of backing ISIS to start Wednesday
(Reuters) – Opening statements in a federal trial in Minnesota for three Somali-American men accused of trying to assist Islamic State and fight with the militant group in Syria are expected to begin on Wednesday.
Colorado inmate files first claim of paternity in Prince’s estate
(Reuters) – A man serving time in federal prison in Colorado has come forward claiming he is the biological son and legal heir of the late pop star Prince, marking the first paternity claim filed in court since the recording artist’s death last month.
Suspect dead after four stabbed at Massachusetts home, mall
(Reuters) – A man stabbed four people, two of whom later died, in twin attacks in the Boston area on Tuesday before being fatally shot by police, authorities said.
Women arrested with drugs worth $3 million in luggage: Chicago police
(Reuters) – Three women were arrested at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport with more than $3 million of heroin and opium in their luggage, and were due to appear in court for a bond hearing on Wednesday, police said.
U.S. will not seek death penalty against Benghazi attack suspect
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Federal prosecutors will not seek the death penalty in the case against Abu Khatallah, the man charged in the 2012 attacks on the American consulate in Benghazi, Libya, according to court documents filed Tuesday.
Missouri lawmakers pass bill to restrict viewing of police camera footage
(Reuters) – Missouri lawmakers passed a bill on Tuesday to restrict the public’s access to police camera footage, nearly two years after the slaying of a black teen in a St. Louis suburb fueled demands across the country for more police accountability….
Illinois Senate OKs school funding revamp with boost for Chicago
CHICAGO (Reuters) – Illinois’ Democrat-controlled Senate on Tuesday passed a bill to revamp the way the state funds K-12 public schools over the objections of Republicans, who labeled it a bailout for the cash-strapped Chicago Public Schools (CPS).
New York sued over anti-farm union law, refuses to defend it
NEW YORK (Reuters) – New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday he would not defend a state law that excludes farmworkers from the right to unionize, hours after the state was sued by a dairy worker who claimed he had been fired for meeting with la…
Competency hearing resumes for accused Colorado clinic gunman
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Reuters) – The man who proclaimed himself a “warrior for the babies” after a fatal shooting spree at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado last year returned to court on Tuesday for the second day of a hearing on his mental s…
North Carolina transgender battle could expand civil rights law
(Reuters) – The legal battle over transgender rights between the state of North Carolina and the U.S. government has moved the country closer to settling one of the last frontiers in civil rights law.
