A Facebook post has ignited legal trouble for a West Texas judge, putting him at the center of a federal civil rights lawsuit and a move to remove him from office. Midland County Judge Terry Johnson is accused of revealing personal information of a political critic on Facebook. The critic, Christino Rodriquez, known online as...
Nick Reiner has been charged with the murders of his parents, Rob and Michele Reiner, following a December stabbing incident at their Brentwood home. On Wednesday, he entered a plea of not guilty to two counts of murder. These charges include special circumstances of multiple murders and murder by lying in wait, as stated by...
The trial of Lindsay Clancy took an intriguing turn on Tuesday as it began with a debate over a potential witness rooted in a TikTok video. This witness, a former mental health facility staff member, accused others of spreading misinformation about the hospital where Clancy stayed before the tragic deaths of her three children. Defense...
The trial of a man accused of orchestrating the murder of rap star Tupac Shakur has commenced with jury selection, nearly 30 years after the rapper’s shooting near the Las Vegas Strip. Lawyers started assessing potential jurors on Monday for a case centered around a defining moment in hip-hop history and one of its enduring...
Testimony at the Lindsay Clancy murder trial in Massachusetts will continue on Tuesday with the cross-examination of Julie Paul, a psychiatric nurse practitioner who briefly consulted Clancy in November 2022. Viewers can follow the trial live on CBS News Boston through the embedded video or on YouTube during court sessions. Clancy, aged 35, faces charges...
Jury selection started Monday for the trial of Duane “Keffe D” Davis, a former gang leader. Davis faces accusations of orchestrating the murder of famed rapper Tupac Shakur in 1996. Tupac Shakur achieved immense fame in the 1990s, and his untimely death in 1996 shocked the music world. The trial of Davis marks a significant...
Background on Case Dismissal Last week, a judge dropped the federal government’s vandalism charges against former U.S. Olympian David “Davey” Hearn and three others. They were accused of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. However, Hearn’s legal struggle persists. Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman has not yet decided if the case might be reopened later....
The San Francisco Pretrial Diversion Project, a key part of the city’s legal system for five decades, will close in November. This decision follows the reduction in its budget by Mayor Daniel Lurie, reflecting the changing views on crime and law enforcement among Democrats. The organization has been nationally recognized for providing diversion services that...
A police official from suburban New York has been implicated in allegedly driving the getaway vehicle for her son’s gang-related shooting. Jennifer Lackard, 49, and her son Chase, 20, were apprehended by the New York Police Department, linked to a drive-by shooting targeting rival gang members near the Bronx Criminal Court. Before her arrest, Lackard...
Temporary Stay Granted in BBC Lawsuit President Donald J. Trump received a temporary break from a federal judge in Florida regarding his lawsuit against the BBC. Trump had been ordered to disclose details of his business’s financial performance but achieved a reprieve on this requirement. U.S. District Judge Roy Altman issued the stay while considering...