Washington state florist fined for refusing to service gay wedding
(Reuters) – A judge in Washington state on Friday fined a florist $1,000 after she refused to sell flower arrangements for a gay couple’s wedding, officials said.
Three charged with murder in Wyoming case of headless corpse
(Reuters) – Police in Wyoming have charged three people with murder in the case of a headless corpse found in a ditch whose ornately worked belt and buckle ultimately yielded clues to its identity, authorities said on Friday.
Boston police officer shot and critically wounded
(Reuters) – A Boston police officer was shot in the face and critically wounded on Friday during a traffic stop, and other officers killed the suspected gunman, police said.
Use of force brings charges against Missouri police officer
KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) – A former Missouri police officer was indicted on federal civil rights violations and obstruction of justice charges involving his use of a stun gun and other force on a teenager, the U.S. Justice Department said on Friday.
Jury clears Kleiner firm in Silicon Valley gender bias case
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A California jury on Friday cleared venture capital firm Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield and Byers of gender discrimination claims brought against it by a woman former partner in a trial that transfixed Silicon Valley.
No charges for Arizona high schoolers arrested in ‘murder plot’
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Five Arizona high school students who were arrested last week on suspicion of plotting to kill a classmate will not face charges in the case, prosecutors said on Friday.
Man indicted in incident involving noose on Univ. of Mississippi statue
(Reuters) – A former University of Mississippi student has been indicted on civil rights charges accusing him of draping a noose and a Confederate flag around the neck of a statue of the school’s first black student, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday.
Colorado urges U.S. Supreme Court to dismiss interstate pot lawsuit
DENVER (Reuters) – Colorado’s attorney general on Friday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to throw out a lawsuit by Nebraska and Oklahoma which challenges the state’s recreational marijuana laws.
White supremacist pleads not guilty in Kansas Jewish center killings
OLATHE, Kan. (Reuters) – A Missouri white supremacist charged with fatally shooting three people outside two Jewish centers in a Kansas City suburb last April and trying to kill others pleaded not guilty on Friday.
Arkansas Senate passes religion bill seen as targeting gays
(Reuters) – The Arkansas Senate overwhelmingly approved on Friday a Republican-backed bill whose authors say is intended to protect religious freedoms but critics contend could allow businesses to refuse service to gay people.
