In New Hampshire, Pamela Smart’s lawyers hope a judge will approve her latest request for a new trial. Smart is serving a life sentence for orchestrating her husband’s 1990 murder by a teenage student. Her trial was one of the first to be broadcast live on television. At 22, Smart was a high school media […]
Criminal Charges Against Batarti Gabbard Bartati Gabbard, brother of Tulsi Gabbard, faces charges in a case involving children. Honolulu Police Department (HPD) reported Gabbard’s arrest for custodial interference related to an incident on July 12. The suspect allegedly approached children at the Waikīkī hotel pool area, offering gum and money. He asked for their names […]
The husband of Lindsay Clancy, a Massachusetts mother facing charges for the murder of her three young children, is expected to support her in court. This week, Clancy, a 35-year-old former nurse, will be tried in Plymouth Superior Court for the deaths of her children, aged 5, 3, and 8 months. Jury selection starts Monday […]
Legal experts across different political views are criticizing a federal judge, appointed during the Obama administration, for suggesting sanctions against lawyers working for the president and the Justice Department. Some argue this is not an acceptable practice in legal education. Judge’s Actions U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams recently referred attorney Alejandro Brito to the Florida […]
Retired Detective Backs Scott Peterson Conviction On Fox & Friends, retired homicide detective Jon Buehler strongly defended the conviction of Scott Peterson for the murder of his wife, Laci Peterson. Buehler criticized recent documentary claims proposing alternate theories, such as Laci interrupting a burglary or sightings of her walking their dog after Peterson left. He […]
A federal appeals court has ruled that New Jersey’s bans on assault weapons and magazines holding more than 10 rounds are unconstitutional. This marks the first time a federal appeals court has invalidated a state ban on these weapons. The decision arrives as the U.S. Supreme Court considers whether bans on semiautomatic rifles breach the […]
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of a Colombian man in Maine has a history of violence and racist beliefs, according to those familiar with him. Yuki Iwamura/AP David Brouillette, identified by his ex-wife Ashley Brouillette, allegedly shot Joan Durán Guerrero four times during an attempted traffic stop […]
Supreme Court Civil Rights Decisions The notion of a ‘Colorblind Constitution’ has sparked conversations following recent Supreme Court decisions. The idea is seen as a conservative concept gaining traction as the court’s stance shifts rightward. However, examining historical records complicates this perspective. On July 14, a prominent article highlighted constitutional colorblindness, suggesting it is a […]
A Vietnam veteran, Larry Dean Brown, 79, faces charges related to the 1981 murder of Beverly Bruneau in Texas. Authorities detained Brown at the Tarrant County Corrections Center following his extradition from Colorado. A grand jury indicted him for murder in late September, connecting him to the death of Bruneau, who was 35 at the […]
On July 16, Chief U.S. District Judge Hala Y. Jarbou from the Western District of Michigan expressed concerns over a legal filing by the Department of Justice (DOJ), which potentially used a nonexistent court decision generated by artificial intelligence. This arose during a habeas corpus case involving an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detainee, Izzeddin […]