California judge delays Cosby’s deposition in sex abuse lawsuit
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Reuters) – A California judge on Wednesday delayed a deposition of comedian Bill Cosby that had been scheduled for next week in a sex abuse lawsuit to avoid any interference with a criminal case against Cosby in Pennsylvania.
Unappealing legal strategy: Boston man charged with forging verdict slip
BOSTON (Reuters) – A Boston man who was convicted in 2014 of stealing a laptop from his law school but spent no time in prison could be looking at 20 years behind bars after prosecutors charged him with tampering with the verdict slip from his trial.
U.S. states to dissolve cancer charities accused of misusing funds
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Two cancer charities accused of misusing $75 million in donations for Jet Ski outings, dating website subscriptions and other personal spending are being dissolved, attorneys general for all 50 U.S. states said on Wednesday.
U.S. court halts execution of Texas man who killed his daughters
AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court halted the execution planned for Wednesday of a Texas a man who killed his two daughters at his Dallas apartment while the girls’ mother listened on the phone, hearing the gunshots and her children’s screa…
Virginia governor vetoes religious protection bill
(Reuters) – Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have allowed ministers and others refuse to marry gay couples because of their religious beliefs.
Apple, Google routinely asked to help government access devices: ACLU
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – The American Civil Liberties Union on Wednesday said it had identified 63 cases across the U.S. in which the federal government asked for a court order compelling Apple Inc or Google to help access devices seized during invest…
Families of U.S. personnel ordered to leave parts of Turkey amid security concerns
(This version of the story corrects reference to location of Izmir and Mugla provinces in story)
Man arrested in Vermont with equivalent of 1,400 bags of heroin in his body: police
(Reuters) – A New York man was charged with drug trafficking and other crimes after authorities in Vermont discovered the equivalent of more than 1,400 bags of heroin hidden in his body, state police said on Wednesday.
U.S. top court hands win to unions, splits 4-4 without Scalia
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Public sector unions triumphed before the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday when the justices preserved a vital source of cash for organized labor, splitting 4-4 on a conservative challenge that had seemed destined for success until …
Mississippi woman pleads guilty to trying to join Islamic State
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Mississippi woman pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to trying to join Islamic State in Syria, 2-1/2 weeks after her husband entered the same plea.
