Legal News

Whistleblower: 665 Left FBI Over Misconduct In Two Decades

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/10/2022 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. senator is pressing the FBI for more information after a whistleblower alleged that an internal review found 665 FBI personnel have resigned or retired to avoid accountability in misconduct probes over the past two decades.

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Biden To Pardon All Federal Offenses For Simple Marijuana Possession, Review Criminalization

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/10/2022 - 12:00am

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden last Thursday announced executive actions that would pardon thousands of people with prior federal offenses of simple marijuana possession.

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Guilty! Law School Sends Out Erroneous Admissions Emails

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/10/2022 - 12:00am

BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts law school says it's guilty of accidentally sending acceptance emails to thousands of former and current applicants.

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A Custody Evaluator Who Disbelieves 90% Of Abuse Allegations Recommended A Teen Stay Under Her Abusive Father’s Control

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/07/2022 - 5:00am

Elina Asensio had a restraining order in place against her father when she met with a court-appointed psychologist assigned to determine whether he should be part of her life.

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The Onion And The Supreme Court – Not A Parody

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/07/2022 - 3:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Onion has some serious things to say in defense of parody.

The satirical site that manages to persuade people to believe the absurd has filed a Supreme Court brief in support of a man who was arrested and prosecuted for making fun of police on social media.

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Struggling Homeowners Can Now Tap Pandemic-Related Fund For Overdue Utility And Internet Bills

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 10/06/2022 - 4:00am

The State of Nebraska is expanding the types of overdue house-related bills that a federal aid program will cover to keep homeowners from being displaced.

The Nebraska Homeowner Assistance Fund, established in February with $50 million in federal funds, was designed to help eligible homeowners who have fallen behind in paying their mortgage, real estate taxes, insurance and homeowners association fees.

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Problem-Solving Courts Broadly Popular, But How To Expand Them Remains Unclear

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 10/06/2022 - 2:00am

LINCOLN — A very low number of accused felons in Nebraska — just over 4% — can access a problem-solving court, touted Tuesday by officials as a more effective way to turn lives of crime around and a much less costly alternative than prison.

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Most Americans Believe #MeToo Has Changed The Climate Around Workplace Sexual Misconduct

Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 10/06/2022 - 1:00am

Almost five years since the #MeToo went viral, new data from the Pew Research Center finds that most Americans believe that the movement has made it more likely that people would be held accountable for workplace sexual harassment and assault. It also found that most Americans think that people who report sexual misconduct in the workplace are more likely to be believed today than they would have been five years ago.

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Justice Jackson Makes Supreme Court Debut In Brief Ceremony

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 10/04/2022 - 3:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson made her first appearance on the Supreme Court bench in a brief courtroom ceremony Friday, three days before the start of the high court's new term.

President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and their spouses attended the invitation-only ceremonial investiture for Jackson, the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.

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Independent Firm Reviewing Lincoln Police Department Warns About "Polarization"

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 10/04/2022 - 1:00am

LINCOLN — Mayor Leirion Gaylor-Baird, Police Chief Teresa Ewins and Lincoln-Lancaster County Human Resources Director Barb McIntyre unveiled the 21st Century Policing Solutions assessment at a news conference Thursday.