Silk Road drug site staff member avoids further U.S. prison time
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An Australian man who moderated the discussion forums on the underground drug website Silk Road was sentenced to time served on Tuesday after already being in custody for 17 months.
Appeals court rules with states challenging Obama’s immigration action
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Barack Obama’s plan to shield millions of undocumented immigrants from deportation was dealt another setback on Tuesday when a U.S. appeals court refused to lift a block put in place by 26 states that argued Obama overs…
Data thieves gain access to 100,000 U.S. taxpayers’ information: IRS
(Reuters) – Tax return information for about 100,000 U.S. taxpayers was illegally accessed by cyber criminals over the past four months, U.S. IRS Commissioner John Koskinen said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of data thefts that have alarmed Americ…
Nebraska governor vetoes death penalty repeal in face of likely override
(Reuters) – Nebraska’s governor on Tuesday vetoed a bill to repeal the death penalty, although lawmakers backing the measure have enough votes to override it.
New York woman indicted for murder for pulling plug on fiancé’s kayak
NEW YORK – A kayaker who reported her fiance missing after they capsized on the Hudson River was indicted for murder, accused of pulling the plug on his boat and pushing his paddle out of reach, a prosecutor said on Tuesday.
California woman missing for two weeks found alive in car, husband dead
SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – A California woman who went missing two weeks ago after she and her husband set off for a Mother’s Day gathering has been found alive in a remote area where the couple’s car was stranded, although her husband did not survive, poli…
U.S. justices to hear Georgia inmate’s race claim over jury selection
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear a black Georgia death row inmate’s claim that prosecutors unlawfully avoided picking any black jurors to serve in his trial.
U.S. top court to hear ‘one person, one vote’ challenge in Texas case
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday to decide whether urban, often Hispanic voters get too much voting power because of the way state legislative districts are drawn in a Texas case that could end up giving more clout to rur…
Supreme Court ruling endorses role of bankruptcy judges
(Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that bankruptcy judges can resolve disputes that otherwise would have to be decided in a federal court, in an opinion tied to the legal legacy of the late Anna Nicole Smith.
West Virginia’s 20-week abortion ban takes effect
(Reuters) – A law banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy took effect in West Virginia on Tuesday, making the state one of 12 to prohibit abortions after that period.
