U.S. top court allows judicial campaign solicitations ban
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – States may bar judicial candidates from soliciting campaign contributions, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday in a decision rejecting a Florida candidate’s assertion that such limits violate the Constitution’s guarantee of…
Ex-official in New Jersey bridge scandal to plead guilty: Bloomberg
(Reuters) – A former ally of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie is expected to plead guilty on Thursday to criminal charges related to the George Washington Bridge closure scandal, Bloomberg said on Wednesday.
FBI facilitated ransom payment from hostage Weinstein’s family: WSJ
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation in 2012 helped facilitate a ransom payment from the family of American hostage Warren Weinstein to al Qaeda in an unsuccessful attempt to get him released, the Wall Street Journal said on …
Nearly half of young Americans lack confidence in justice system: survey
(Reuters) – Nearly half of young Americans believe the U.S. justice system has racial and ethnic biases and they strongly believe the use of police body cameras will make law enforcement fairer, a Harvard University study showed on Wednesday.
Former Goldman banker acquitted of all charges in rape case
RIVERHEAD, New York (Reuters) – A former Goldman Sachs banker was found not guilty on Wednesday of charges that he raped an Irish student at his rental home while vacationing in Long Island in the summer of 2013.
Ohio man accused of threat to Boehner competent for trial
(Reuters) – A federal judge on Wednesday ruled that an Ohio bartender is competent to stand trial on a charge that he threatened to kill U.S. House of Representatives Speaker John Boehner.
New York jury says it cannot reach verdict in Etan Patz case
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Jurors in the trial of a former deli worker accused of kidnapping and murdering 6-year-old Etan Patz in New York in 1979 said on Wednesday they could not reach a verdict, but a judge ordered them to keep trying.
Alaska pizza thieves busted after trying to sell frozen pies to police
(Reuters) – Thieves who stole 80 frozen pizzas from a warehouse in a remote Alaskan village were arrested after they attempted to sell the pies to the police department, state troopers said.
Ex-NBA player Crittenton gets 23 years in prison for Atlanta shooting death
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Former National Basketball Association player Javaris Crittenton pleaded guilty on Wednesday in the 2011 death of an Atlanta woman, admitting he fired an automatic rifle in a drive-by shooting but saying he never meant to kill anyon…
Washington state tribe’s whale hunting request triggers new backlash
SEATTLE (Reuters) – A Native American tribe’s request to resume its sacred canoe and harpoon hunts of federally protected gray whales off the Washington state coast has drawn fresh opposition while the treaty-enshrined proposal is weighed by U.S. fishe…
