Legal pot backers in Oregon submit signatures to put issue before voters
PORTLAND Ore. (Reuters) – Supporters of a voter initiative to legalize marijuana for recreational use in Oregon said they submitted more than enough signatures to state election officials on Thursday to qualify the measure for the November ballot.
California Supreme Court rules for migrant who used other’s ID
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – A California law that protects workers from discrimination regardless of immigration status could be used by a migrant to sue his employer even though he used another man’s Social Security number, the state Supreme Court ruled o…
Wisconsin man charged with hiding corpses found in suitcases
MILWAUKEE (Reuters) – A Wisconsin security guard charged with hiding the corpses of two women in suitcases told investigators he caused their deaths and stashed them in the luggage that he hid in his apartment and in the trunk of his vehicle, authoriti…
Federal judge upholds Colorado gun laws, dismisses lawsuit
DENVER (Reuters) – A federal judge upheld gun laws on Thursday introduced by Colorado in the wake of deadly shooting rampages there and in Connecticut, dismissing a lawsuit brought by sheriffs, gun shops, outfitters and shooting ranges.
Georgia parents who kept boy locked in basement to surrender: police
(Reuters) – A Georgia couple accused of locking their 13-year-old son in the basement for up to two years have agreed to turn themselves in on Friday to face felony child abuse charges, police said.
California pair arrested over prostitution website
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – An adult website that prosecutors say hooked up prostitutes with clients, under a thin disguise of offering strip club reviews, has been shut down and the website’s two Northern California operators were arrested, federal auth…
Federal judge upholds Colorado gun laws, dismisses lawsuit
DENVER (Reuters) – A federal judge upheld gun laws on Thursday introduced by Colorado in the wake of deadly shooting rampages there and in Connecticut, dismissing a lawsuit filed by sheriffs, gun shops, outfitters and shooting ranges.
Florida Supreme Court tosses death row conviction on DNA evidence
TAMPA Fla. (Reuters) – Florida’s Supreme Court threw out the death sentence of a man who spent almost 30 years in jail for the 1985 rape and murder of a woman found in a car trunk in the woods after new DNA evidence cast doubt on his guilt.
New York man convicted of murder after rap lyrics used as evidence
NEW YORK (Reuters) – An accused New York City gang member was found guilty of a slew of violent crimes, including three murders, on Thursday after a trial in which his boastful, graphic rap lyrics were used as evidence against him.
Emboldened by Utah ruling, Colorado clerk issues gay marriage licenses
DENVER (Reuters) – A left-leaning Colorado county defiantly issued marriage licenses to gay couples on Thursday, emboldened by a landmark decision by a regional appeals court that found in favor of same-sex marriage in neighboring Utah.
