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California Democrats cut proposed penalties for child prostitution buyers
The Center Square· 5 days agoA “wobbler” is a crime that can be punished as either a felony or a misdemeanor in California. Under...
‘A state of triage’: Illinois public defenders in crisis amid staffing shortage
Courthouse News Service· 5 days agoMore than half are without a public defenders’ office altogether. Meanwhile, a 2021 report from the...
Weinstein sex crime 'loophole' bill faces uncertain fate at Capitol
Albany Times Union· 11 hours agoA last-minute push to expand New York’s Criminal Procedure Law to allow prosecutors to invoke...
Jack Olson spent decades raising money for police. He now awaits trial over his work in Omaha
Omaha World-Herald· 3 days agoJack Olson, a 67-year-old Iowa man, is no stranger to police. Federal prosecutors allege Olson...
U.S. Senate committee weighing nomination of Portland attorney to serve as federal judge
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 7 days agoMay 22—A Portland attorney who was nominated to serve as a U.S. District Court judge in Portland appeared in Washington, D.C., Wednesday for a Senate nomination hearing. Stacey Neumann, who ...
Jury returns guilty verdicts in case of Lodi-area skydiving instructor accused of fraud
The Sacramento Bee· 5 days agoTodd and Francine Turner clutched hands as a courtroom deputy read the first verdict. “Not guilty,” the deputy said of the charge against Robert Pooley, one of six counts he faced related to ...
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The Longview News-Journal· 1 day agoNEW YORK (AP) — “The Godfather” producer Albert S. Ruddy has died at 94. The Canadian-born producer and writer won Oscars for “The Godfather” and “Million Dollar Baby,” developed the raucous ...