A lawsuit brought by the father of an Alabama woman who died from pneumonia in jail will finally get its day in court, alleging jail nurses never treated his daughter, even as her condition worsened, AL.com reports. Autumn Harris, 34, died in the Walker County Jail on Dec. 5, 2018 after being incarcerated for three … Read more
John Stamos candidly addressed his ongoing support for former Full House costar Lori Loughlin following her college scandal. “We talked last night about you. It was something that you were saying about how you hate when people bring her up because if you defend her then people get mad. If you don’t defend her, then … Read more
Donald Trump announced his 2024 run for the presidency on Nov. 15. In his address he railed against what he perceived as the “persecution” of himself and his family, but made scant mention of his legal woes. Confirmation of Trump’s White House bid comes at a curious time – a week after a lackluster Republican … Read more
CNN — An Australian man already sentenced to life in prison in the Philippines for human trafficking and rape has been given an extra 129-year sentence for sexually abusing children as young as 18 months, according to prosecutors. Peter Gerard Scully, his Filipina girlfriend Lezyl Margallo, and two accomplices were charged with 60 offenses that … Read more
FILE–Miles Bridges #0 of the Charlotte Hornets. Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images/AFP Miles Bridges, a restricted free agent with the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets, pleaded no contest to felony domestic violence charges in California and agreed to a three-year probation, prosecutors in Los Angeles said Thursday. Bridges had originally pleaded not guilty to three domestic violence and child … Read more
Crypto influencers may need to practice what they preach and “do their own research” when it comes to sharing their crypto tips. According to several digital asset lawyers, the popular disclaimer “this is not financial advice” — may not actually protect them in the eyes of the law. United-States-based securities lawyer Matthew Nielsen from Bracewell … Read more
Tens of millions of dollars that were supposed to keep people out of prison or jail in Oklahoma are nowhere to be found.Back in 2016, a state question, approved by voters, required money that would have been spent on housing inmates with low-level drug offenses to be redirected toward drug rehab and other care.”There’s been … Read more
UPDATE: A Russian court has upheld the nine-year prison sentence of American basketball star Brittney Griner, drawing a rebuke from President Biden’s national security adviser Jake Sullivan, who called for Griner’s immediate release and decried the “sham judicial proceeding.” Today’s ruling upholds the nine-year sentence in a penal colony. Griner, a WNBA star and two-time … Read more
A senior executive at Saudi Aramco spent almost a week in an Indian jail over the summer after he was arrested for having a satellite phone while on a yoga holiday near the country’s border with China. Fergus MacLeod, head of investor relations at the world’s largest oil exporter, said he was arrested on July … Read more
Zuma’s jailing last year sparked riots that descended into looting and left more than 350 dead in the worst violence to hit the country since the advent of democracy in South Africa. Zuma’s jailing last year sparked riots that descended into looting and left more than 350 dead in the worst violence to hit the … Read more