Wyoming State

RadarOnline

R. Kelly has long claimed his personal information was leaked by prison employees – and now it appears the disgraced R&B star may been proven right.RadarOnline.com can reveal the singer-turned-convicted sex offender, 57, was seemingly vindicated this week when the U.S. government demanded Kelly’s 2023 lawsuit be tossed from court.A lawyer for the government wrote: “The United States is not subject to institutional liability stemming from allegedly widespread negligent practices or policies.”Kelly, initially known for hit songs like I Believe I Can Fly before he was convicted of sex trafficking in 2021, filed a lawsuit last year against the U.S....

Prison Workers ‘Illegally Leaked’ R Kelly’s Private Emails and Phone Logs — as Feds Ask Judge to Toss Lawsuit

Minnesota State

WashingtonExaminer

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that when a person is being threatened or attacked, he or she must retreat if “reasonably possible” rather than brandish a “dangerous weapon.” In June 2021, Earley Romero Blevins pulled out a machete after a man with a knife allegedly threatened him on a rail platform in Minnesota. Blevins was […]

Minnesota Supreme Court rules person being threatened cannot brandish weapon if ‘reasonably possible to retreat’

Polk County, FL

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Fort Meade, FL

Uncovering Florida

The Polk County Sheriff's Office has made an arrest after conducting an investigation into a case of credit card fraud involving 28-year-old Burger King employee, Kellyn Miley. The incident was discussed in detail during this morning's briefing with Sheriff Grady Judd.

Burger King Employee Caught Using Customer's Credit Card for Food at Former Job

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch issued a dire warning on the dangers arising from federal agencies acting as “prosecutor and judge,” pointing to data showing an alarming trend of cases effectively barred from public jury trials. In an excerpt of his new book, Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law, obtained by the Washington […]

Gorsuch slams government agencies acting as ‘prosecutor and judge’ in new book

Ohio State

The Lantern

On Tuesday, licensed Ohio dispensaries began legally selling non-medical marijuana to consumers; however, the drug’s possession, growth and/or usage are still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus. Credit: Jefferee Woo/Tampa Bay Times/TNS [Original caption: Four citizen-led petitions with proposals to update Dallas’ charter hit the 20,000 valid signature threshold to make it on the Nov. 5 election ballot, including one that would ban police officers from arresting or citing people carrying less than four ounces of marijuana.] As of Tuesday, students 21 and older can now legally purchase marijuana in Ohio.

Dispensary sales of recreational marijuana began Tuesday; possession and usage still prohibited on Ohio State’s campus

As marijuana use becomes more mainstream, Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) is sponsoring legislation that will prevent federal agencies from rejecting applicants if they have smoked a “doobie.” The Dismantling Outdated Obstacles and Barriers to Individual Employment Act, also known as the DOOBIE Act, was introduced to the Senate on July 11 and referred to the […]

Democratic senator leads legislation preventing federal agencies from barring applicants for marijuana use

Los Angeles, CA

Connecticut State

Court documents filed Tuesday in Conneticut’s Superior Court reveal new details about federal and state investigations into Prospect Medical Holdings, a for-profit 16-hospital system headquartered in Los Angeles. The investigations — launched by the U.S. Department of Justice, Connecticut Attorney General and Connecticut Commissioner of Consumer Protection — allege...

Unsealed court filings offer details of DOJ investigation into Prospect Medical

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The Supreme Court Finally Tells the Alphabet Agencies That They Are Not Legislators

Colorado State

David Heitz

A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Denver, CO

No, pallet shelters for people experiencing homelessness don’t fold into caskets. It’s a question a reader posed one of the first times I wrote about pallet shelters. I find the pallet shelters to be more palatable than ice fishing tents. The Colorado Village Collaborative operates both micro-communities and the so-called Safe Outdoor Spaces with the tents. We all learned the tents are not safe when a fire roared through a CVC Safe Outdoor Space, destroying the compound quickly. Officials never disclosed a cause of the fire.

Opinion: No, pallet shelters for homeless in Denver, Aurora don’t fold into caskets

Washington, DC

NBC News

WASHINGTON — A Donald Trump supporter who stood in front of a gallows and spoke of his desire to hang Democratic politicians before he assaulted numerous police officers during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Friday. It’s the second-longest...

‘One of the most violent’ Jan. 6 rioters receives a 20-year prison sentence

Fox News

The Biden administration has paused travel authorizations for a controversial program that allows tens of thousands of migrants to arrive in the U.S. each month.

Biden admin freezes controversial migrant flight program after fraud revelations

Manhattan, KS

Manhattan prosecutors are urging Donald Trump’s criminal hush money judge to keep a 34-count verdict after the former president argued the case should be tossed following the Supreme Court’s ruling on presidential “immunity.”. Prosecutors with Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office argue that nothing about the case...

Manhattan DA tells judge to reject Trump’s attempt to toss his hush money verdict after ‘immunity’ ruling

Salon

In January 2017, a bank manager at the National Bank of Egypt in Cairo received a letter from an organization linked to the Egyptian intelligence service asking them “kindly withdraw” about $10 million in cash from the organization’s account. That took place just five days before Donald Trump became president, The Washington Post reported in an exclusive on Friday, revealing that federal investigators believed the withdrawn cash may have been intended as a bribe for the Republican.

Federal investigators suspected that Egypt may have bribed Trump with $10 million in cash

North Carolina State

Southern Pines, NC

(CN) — The Fourth Circuit found Monday that a Black minister who was arrested and held on a $5 million bond after helping community members file complaints against the local police department was arrested without probable cause. Police officers in the town of Southern Pines, North Carolina, arrested Lee...

North Carolina father arrested over son’s drugs can sue cops who withheld evidence, appeals court rules

A federal judge has ordered the Justice Department to “answer” charges in a $30 million wrongful death suit on behalf of Ashli Babbitt, the 35-year-old Trump supporter shot dead as she entered a lobby just off the House floor during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. In a sign that the case filed by Babbitt’s estate […]

Justice Department ordered to answer for Jan. 6 killing of Ashli Babbitt

CINCINNATI (CN) — The Treasury Department could violate crypto traders' free speech and Fourth Amendment rights when it requires them to disclose sensitive personal information during transactions, the Sixth Circuit ruled Friday. The decision by a three-judge appellate panel determined several claims brought by a group of traders are...

Appeals court reinstates crypto traders’ claims against feds

In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Georgia State

Dublin, GA

Daily Coffee Press

Officials from the U.S. Department of Justice have announced that a 42-year-old man from Dublin, Georgia, has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl.

Georgia Man Sentenced to Nearly 20 Years for Fentanyl Distribution

NewsBreak

Feds accused of withholding info

CASPER — Conservation groups are accusing federal agencies of systematically denying access to public information in Wyoming and other western states in order to play political...

Feds accused of withholding info

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