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Identification issues derail prosecution in killing of Fort Bragg soldier
8+ hour, 44+ min ago (306+ words) Reuters Connect//June 15, 2026// Charges were dismissed recently against the Fayetteville, NC, man accused of fatally shooting Fort Bragg soldier Jonah Malik Taylor outside a Ramsey Street hookah lounge in 2024. The Cumberland County District Attorney's Office voluntarily dismissed charges of first-degree…...
Telesca Center for Justice names new executive director
4+ hour, 45+ min ago (552+ words) Bennett Loudon//June 15, 2026// Mary Loewenguth, former clerk of court for the U. S. District Court for the Western District of New York and executive director of the Monroe County Bar Association, has been appointed executive director of the Telesca Center for Justice....
US judge orders halt to Trump administration's 'censorship' of park exhibits
5+ hour, 39+ min ago (341+ words) US judge orders halt to Trump administration's "censorship' of park exhibits A painting for a slavery exhibit is being installed by workers from the National Park Service at a historic site in Philadelphia, following a U. S. judge's order, in Pennsylvania, U. S. , February…...
New York congressional candidate found not guilty over ICE facility protest
9+ hour, 14+ min ago (333+ words) The Washington Post//June 15, 2026// (The Washington Post) " Brad Lander, the former New York City comptroller and a Democratic candidate for the U. S. House, was found not guilty of a federal misdemeanor charge tied to a protest he and other local politicians…...
NY man charged in federal sex trafficking case tied to foot-model website
3+ day, 9+ hour ago (320+ words) Reuters Connect//June 12, 2026// (USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect) " A man with ties to Albany and New York City has been charged in a federal sex trafficking case after prosecutors alleged he lured aspiring foot models to Manhattan hotel rooms…...
Gov. Hochul calls for investigation of accusations against former judge
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (483+ words) Bennett Loudon//June 12, 2026// Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling for an investigation into allegations that former state Supreme Court Justice Matthew Rosenbaum sexually abused his secretary. Plaintiff Rebecca J. Klymn already has civil lawsuits pending in state and federal courts. In state…...
Trump appeals court order to strip his name from Kennedy Center building
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (492+ words) Merchandise with the Trump name remains for sale in the Kennedy Center gift shop in the hours before a federal judge's deadline to remove U. S. President Donald Trump's name from the facade of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing…...
New York courts adopt new rule on AI use by lawyers
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (239+ words) Nicole Black//June 12, 2026// AI case citation hallucinations are accelerating in frequency, and courts are amping up penalties in turn. Sanctions have reached new heights, and judges have even begun to chastise both the lawyers who submit faulty briefs and their…...
Onondaga County attorney disbarred after federal convictions
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (440+ words) Bennett Loudon//June 11, 2026// The Appellate Division of state Supreme Court, Fourth Department, has disbarred an Onondaga County attorney convicted of federal crimes. The attorney, Joseph B. Gerardi, was admitted to practice law in January 1987. In October 2018, the Grievance Committee of the…...
US judge denies request to temporarily halt Trump's abandoned 'weaponization' fund
4+ day, 2+ hour ago (270+ words) US judge denies request to temporarily halt Trump's abandoned "weaponization' fund U. S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order for the "Great American Recovery Initiative" to coordinate a federal government response to drug addiction and substance abuse, in the Oval Office…...