A series of brutal killings in the southwest Colombian area of Valle del Cauca shows how small urban gangs are increasingly using a type of violence that was previously only …
Elijah Jones
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High profile
‘I am not comfortable winging this’: Jan. 6 rioter who attacked cops with metal whip faces sentencing issues after judge wants to add enhancement not in plea agreement
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah JonesA sentencing hearing fell apart this week over a disagreement about a sentencing enhancement for a self-employed handyman from Texas who admitted to using a metal whip and unloading a …
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High profile
'Are you missing my point?': Trump lawyer scolded strongly by judge after jury leaves in hush-money trial
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah Jones“I don’t think you’re responding to what I’m saying,” Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan told Trump’s attorney.
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Rape
Rapist To Be Physically Castrated for Impregnating 14-Year-Old Girl
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah JonesA man from Louisiana was given a 50-year prison sentence and physical castration after he confessed on Wednesday to impregnating and repeatedly raping a 14-year-old girl. The victim reported the …
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Criminal NewsUnited States America
A man has been found guilty of killing his girlfriend by pushing her off a balcony and then dropping a heavy orange recliner on her, resulting in fatal injuries
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah JonesThis week, a man was found guilty by a jury of killing his then girlfriend by throwing her off the second-floor balcony of her apartment and then tossing a hefty …
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Supreme Court
'Thankfully, it's never been presented to us': After Gorsuch worries about the day a president issues self-pardon, Alito urges DOJ lawyer to answer the question in real-time to 'decide this case'
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah JonesAfter Justice Gorsuch expressed reluctance to envision a scenario where a sitting president tries to pardon himself, Justice Alito challenged a Department of Justice lawyer to respond to the question …
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Harvey WeinsteinUnited States America
The New York highest court, which is deeply divided, reversed the rape conviction of disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein due to serious mistakes made during the trial
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah JonesNew York's top court, while having strong disagreements, ruled that serious mistakes in the Harvey Weinstein rape case require a new trial.
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Court
Women in the US Supreme Court oppose Idaho’s tough Anti-Abortion Law
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah JonesAll four women on the US Supreme Court pushed back on Idaho’s strict abortion ban during oral arguments Wednesday on whether the law conflicts with a federal emergency care law. …
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GeorgiaHigh profile
The deposition of Lin Wood became heated when the attorney for his former law partners asked if he believed Jesus told him to take all the money, to which Wood reacted strongly and warned the attorney of eternal hellfire
by Elijah Jonesby Elijah JonesLin Wood's sometimes contentious deposition in his former law partners' federal defamation case has been made public as both sides dispute over an upcoming trial.