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Mother sues day care after live video feed allegedly captures worker slapping 2-year-old boy to get him to go to sleep
A Texas mother is suing a day care center after one of its workers was seen in live feed footage smothering her 2-year-old son with a blanket and slapping him repeatedly in the face and head to try to get him to go to sleep during naptime last summer. The post ‘Smothering and hitting a child’: Mother sues day care after live video feed allegedly captures worker slapping 2-year-old boy to get him to go to sleep first appeared on Law & Crime.
‘Be remembered as fierce’: Teenage boy allegedly killed his on-again, off-again girlfriend by running her over with his truck
A Connecticut teenager has been charged with killing his on-again, off-again girlfriend by running her over with his pickup truck. Cooper Ouellette, 19, currently stands accused of one count each of manslaughter in the first degree — involving grave risk or death and illegally selling or delivering alcohol to a minor, according to the Connecticut State Police.
Lawyer who drafted special counsel regulations predicts fate of Judge Cannon's 'cuckoo' dismissal of Trump's Mar-a-Lago indictment
A Supreme Court lawyer and former acting U.S. solicitor general who drafted the special counsel regulations blasted Judge Cannon's dismissal of Trump's Mar-a-Lago indictment as "cuckoo." The post Lawyer who drafted special counsel regulations predicts fate of Judge Cannon’s ‘deeply dangerous’ dismissal of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago indictment first appeared on Law & Crime.
Mom 'wanted time alone' after 'rough day' so she drowned 7-year-old in shallow creek: Police
Brandi Nicole Elliot is accused of drowning her 7-year-old daughter in Tennessee, telling police she wanted to be "alone" after having a "rough day." The post Mom ‘wanted time alone’ after ‘rough day’ so she drowned 7-year-old in shallow creek, saying she held girl underwater ‘like a large mouth bass’: Police first appeared on Law & Crime.
Donald Trump sues Gretchen Whitmer for making VA medical centers a designated voter registration site
Attorneys for Trump say Whitmer's directive "undermines the integrity of elections by increasing the opportunity for individuals to register to vote even though they are ineligible to do so." The post Donald Trump sues Gretchen Whitmer for making VA medical centers a designated voter registration site first appeared on Law & Crime.
Rudy Giuliani bashes 'onerous, punitive' request to drain 'all funds' in his bank accounts to pay financial investigator before apartment sale
Attorneys for Rudy Giuliani are still working through some particulars on how exactly to pay the potentially hefty professional fees owed to a forensic financial investigator hired by his creditors. The post Rudy Giuliani bashes ‘onerous, punitive’ request to drain ‘all funds’ in his bank accounts to pay financial investigator before apartment sale first appeared on Law & Crime.
'I can't go to jail. I won't last there': Woman crashes BMW convertible into Popeyes
A woman in Miami, Florida who careened into the side of a Popeyes restaurant with her luxury convertible has been cited for driving too fast for conditions and careless driving. The post ‘I can’t go to jail. I won’t last there’: Woman crashes BMW convertible into Popeyes first appeared on Law & Crime.
Man admits leaving girlfriend's murdered body wrapped in garbage bag on bed with note saying 'it is what it is'
Matthew Scott Brenneman pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for brutally killing his girlfriend last year less than two weeks after being released from jail. The post Man admits leaving girlfriend’s murdered body wrapped in garbage bag on bed with note saying ‘it is what it is’ first appeared on Law & Crime.
Armed with shotgun, man held everyone in rest stop at gunpoint before fleeing into woods on foot: Police
A man allegedly armed with a shotgun who burst into a rest stop early Sunday morning in Tennessee and held those inside at gunpoint before fleeing into the woods on foot has been arrested. The post Armed with shotgun, man held everyone in rest stop at gunpoint before fleeing into woods on foot: Police first appeared on Law & Crime.
The last straw: Judge Cannon's obliteration of Jack Smith's authority sets up 11th Circuit showdown after special counsel's other threats to appeal
Well before Judge Cannon tossed Trump's Mar-a-Lago case, ruling Jack Smith was unlawfully appointed, prosecutors threatened to appeal. That will finally occur. The post The last straw: Judge Cannon’s obliteration of Jack Smith’s authority sets up 11th Circuit showdown after special counsel’s other threats to appeal first appeared on Law & Crime.
'These are the actions of a coward': Man allegedly kills nearly entire family in mysterious massacre — leaving 1-year-old injured
The defendant killed his wife, his 6-year-old son, his mother-in-law, and his father-in-law, police say. Killian is also alleged to have shot and critically injured his 1-year-old son. The post ‘These are the actions of a coward’: Man allegedly kills nearly entire family in mysterious massacre — leaving 1-year-old injured first appeared on Law & Crime.
'Enraged' caregiver beat elderly woman to death because she 'had the television on too loud'
Dmitri G. Rogatchev will likely spend the rest of his life in an Illinois prison for beating an elderly woman to death during an argument over her watching TV too loud` The post ‘Enraged’ caregiver beat elderly woman to death because she ‘had the television on too loud’ first appeared on Law & Crime.
'Preserving the public’s confidence in the judicial system': Judge kicked off Young Thug RICO case after improperly defending himself against recusal
A judge says she "agrees generally" with Ural Glanville's assessment that a secret meeting was proper – but takes issue with how recusal motions were dealt with once they were filed. The post ‘Preserving the public’s confidence in the judicial system’: Judge kicked off Young Thug RICO case after improperly defending himself against recusal first appeared on Law & Crime.
Neo-Nazi protester who struck bartender with flagpole arrested for aggravated assault: Police
A man from Canada bearing a Nazi flag in downtown Nashville on Sunday has been arrested for felony aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after he used the flagpole to strike a bartender, according to police in Tennessee. The post Neo-Nazi protester who struck bartender with flagpole arrested for aggravated assault: Police first appeared on Law & Crime.
Couple arguing over 'fuel use' ends with boyfriend kicking pregnant girlfriend in the stomach: Sheriff
Justin James Coddington was arrested and charged with felony domestic battery after he allegedly kicked his pregnant girlfriend in the stomach during a fight over "fuel use." The post Couple arguing over ‘fuel use’ ends with boyfriend kicking pregnant girlfriend in the stomach: Sheriff first appeared on Law & Crime.
With bankruptcy case dead, Rudy Giuliani sexual assault accuser nudges judge to jump-start lawsuit after 'significant delay'
An attorney for a woman accusing "America's Mayor" of sexual assault, harassment, and wage theft in the course of her employment asked a judge to jump-start the long dormant case. The post With bankruptcy case dead, Rudy Giuliani sexual assault accuser nudges judge to jump-start lawsuit after ‘significant delay’ first appeared on Law & Crime.
Judge Aileen Cannon repeatedly cites Clarence Thomas and his solo concurrence in SCOTUS presidential immunity to justify dismissing Trump's Mar-a-Lago indictment
Thomas was the only justice to cite the Appointments Clause issue in an unfavorable light for the government in any of the opinions on Trump v. United States. Cannon took those complaints and ran. The post Judge Cannon repeatedly cites Clarence Thomas and his solo concurrence in SCOTUS presidential immunity to justify dismissing Trump’s Mar-a-Lago indictment first appeared on Law & Crime.
'Destined for reversal': Calls for immediate appeal of Cannon Mar-a-Lago dismissal as Trump allies celebrate return to 'sanity'
Now that U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon has thrown out Donald Trump's indictment for unlawfully retaining classified documents including state secrets on the basis that Attorney General Merrick Garland unconstitutionally appointed special counsel Jack Smith to prosecute the former president, legal analysts and lawmakers alike are weighing in. The post ‘Destined for reversal’: Calls for immediate appeal of Cannon Mar-a-Lago dismissal as Trump allies celebrate return to ‘sanity’ first appeared on Law & Crime.
Boyfriend admits sexually assaulting and choking girlfriend in dorm after initially facing claims of waterboarding and holding her captive for days
A boyfriend initially accused of holding his girlfriend of two months captive for three days, raping her and waterboarding her in a university dorm room, has pleaded guilty to one sex crime. The post Boyfriend admits sexually assaulting and choking girlfriend in dorm after initially facing claims of waterboarding and holding her captive for days first appeared on Law & Crime.
'Astounded even the seriously jaded': Mom of 6 killed blind toddler, hid body in basement freezer for months
Azuradee France on Friday pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for beating her 18-month-old child to death then stuffing his body in the freezer for months. The post ‘Astounded even the seriously jaded’: Mom of 6 beat blind toddler to death, hid body in basement freezer for months first appeared on Law & Crime.
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