The Supreme Court declined to take up appeals in two criminal cases on Monday. The court is staying out of a case that involves former Blackwater security contractors convicted in the 2007 slayings of 14 Iraqi civilians at a crowded ...
Read More »Greitens’ lawyer says prosecutors have stopped photo search
A lawyer for Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens said Monday that prosecutors have stopped looking after being unable to find a photo that is central to the allegations in his felony invasion-of-privacy trial. The Republican governor is charged with taking and ...
Read More »Supreme Court rules for inmate whose lawyer conceded guilt
The Supreme Court ruled Monday that a lawyer for a criminal defendant cannot override his client’s wish to maintain his innocence at trial, even if the lawyer’s aim is to avoid a death sentence. The justices voted 6-3 in favor ...
Read More »Supreme Court greenlights driver rights in rental case
The Supreme Court said Monday that people who borrow rental cars from friends or family are generally entitled to the same protections against police searches as the authorized driver. The justices ruled unanimously that as a general rule someone who ...
Read More »Governor’s troubles trace to action in spring 2015
Eric Greitens was a busy man in spring 2015. He was launching a gubernatorial campaign by calling donors to a veterans’ charity he founded. He was promoting his new book “Resilience” with the help of a university-administered grant. And he ...
Read More »Glesner Fines named UMKC law dean
Barbara Glesner Fines has been named as the permanent dean of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. Glesner Fines, a member of the law school’s faculty since 1986, has been serving as interim dean since March 2017. She ...
Read More »Sex-abuse lawsuits illustrate USOC’s difficult path
Two lawsuits filed recently against the U.S. Olympic Committee illustrate the peril the federation finds itself in regarding its handling of decades’ worth of sex-abuse cases, while shining a light on the murky relationship the USOC has with the sports ...
Read More »SUPREME COURT NOTEBOOK: Mystery, a faux pas, wordy Breyer
Spring is the season of mystery at the Supreme Court. The courtroom arguments are done, but the big cases have yet to be decided. Is a justice retiring? (So far no.) Another puzzle this year concerns an unusual appeal the ...
Read More »Could disgraced attorney general be charged with a crime?
Detailed accusations that New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman abused women were enough to force him to resign, however, are they enough to charge him with a crime? Investigators say they are just beginning to look into the allegations made ...
Read More »Chelsea Manning: Insurgent bid for US Senate is genuine
Chelsea Manning is no longer living as a transgender woman in a male military prison, serving the lengthiest sentence ever for revealing U.S. government secrets. She’s free to grow out her hair, travel the world, and spend time with whomever ...
Read More »Charles Manson’s purported sons could be out of estate fight
One of the purported sons of Charles Manson could soon be out of the legal battle regarding the late cult leader’s estate after failing to show up in court. Matthew Lentz, who claims he was fathered by Manson at a ...
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