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SCOTUS to Weigh in on Legal Sports Betting
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The United States Supreme Court will decide the future of sports betting, as the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act will come under the microscope. So reports ESPN.
Read more...Bill O’Reilly, Fox Sued for Defamation Following Harassment Settlement
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Rachel Witlieb Bernstein, who had settled with Fox News personality Bill O’Reilly over harassment allegations, sued Fox News and O’Reilly for breach of contract and defamation. So reports The New York Times.
Read more...Man Uses ‘Stand Your Ground’ Defense After Beating 5-Year Old with Tennis Racket
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Osmailer Torres, of Miami, is seeking to have charges against him dropped under Florida’s Stand Your Ground law after he was accused of hitting a 5-year-old with a tennis racket. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Volkswagon Exec Sentenced to 7 Years in Emissions Scheme
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Volkswagen senior manager Oliver Schmidt was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in concealing software used to cheat pollution limit tests on close to 600,000 Volkswagen diesel-fuel vehicles. So reports CBS News.
Read more...Judge Critical of Lawyer’s Cerebral Palsy Likely Out of Housing Court
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Susan Avery, a Manhattan judge with years of complaints against her, is likely out of a job after the Housing Court advisory council recommended she get the boot. So reports The New York Post.
Read more...Rapper Meek Mill Claims Judge is Stalling His Appeal
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Rapper Meek Mill claims a Pennsylvania judge is stalling his post-sentencing motions, making an appeal of his probation-violation case nearly impossible. So reports The New York Daily News.
Read more...Philando Castile’s Girlfriend Reaches Settlement with City Over Police Shooting
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The St. Anthony City Council in Minnesota voted to pay $675,000 to Diamond Reynolds and her daughter after her boyfriend Philando Castile was fatally shot during a police stop. So reports NBC News.
Read more...'Making a Murderer' Subject Avery Denied New Trial
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Steven Avery, who was featured on the Netflix series “Making A Murderer,” was again denied a new trial. So reports the Associated Press.
Read more...Turkish Trader to Testify Against Co-defendant in Iran Sanctions Case
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Turkish gold trader Reza Zarrab pleaded guilty after participating in a plot to evade U.S. sanctions of Iran and will testify against his co-defendant, Turkish banking executive Mehmet Hakan Atilla. So reports NBC News.
Read more...NYC Mayor Repeals Decades-Old Ban on Dancing
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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a repeal of a law that banned dancing in “thousands” of bars, restaurants and clubs. So reports The Daily Mail.
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