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'Fake electors' from 2020 are casting 2024 votes for Trump while facing felony charges
1 week ago

'Fake electors' from 2020 are casting 2024 votes for Trump while facing felony charges

NPR  

'Fake electors' from 2020 are casting 2024 votes for Trump while facing felony charges toggle caption Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images Some supporters of President-elect Donald Trump are set to cast their states' Electoral College votes Tuesday while still dealing with felony charges stemming from the last presidential race. Eight of this year's designated Republican presidential electors in Michigan and …

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Son charged with murder after calling 911 wanting to dispose of dad’s body
1 week, 4 days ago

Son charged with murder after calling 911 wanting to dispose of dad’s body

The Independent  

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Simi Valley teen charged with possessing child pornography, using a minor for sex acts
1 week, 4 days ago

Simi Valley teen charged with possessing child pornography, using a minor for sex acts

LA Times  

A Simi Valley teenager faces almost two dozen felony charges for allegedly using a minor for sex acts and possessing over 600 images depicting sexual exploitation of children and babies, authorities said Friday. That search and arrest followed an investigation the district attorney’s Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking Unit launched in August after receiving multiple tips regarding mass distribution of …

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Former Trump attorney lashes out at ‘lawfare’ after court appearance in Wisconsin fake electors case
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1 week, 4 days ago

Former Trump attorney lashes out at ‘lawfare’ after court appearance in Wisconsin fake electors case

Associated Press  

MADISON, Wis. — Former associates of President-elect Donald Trump made their initial appearances in a Wisconsin court Thursday on felony charges related to a plan to submit paperwork falsely claiming that Trump had won the swing state in 2020. Jim Troupis, who was Trump’s attorney in Wisconsin, lashed out following the hearing, saying he was the victim of “lawfare” being …

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Missouri introduces ‘Donald Trump’ bill that makes it legal for people with felonies to run for office
1 week, 5 days ago

Missouri introduces ‘Donald Trump’ bill that makes it legal for people with felonies to run for office

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Republican state representative in Missouri has proposed legislation that …

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Ohio politician proposes bill to make flag planting a felony after fight in Michigan rivalry game
1 week, 5 days ago

Ohio politician proposes bill to make flag planting a felony after fight in Michigan rivalry game

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Republican state Rep. Josh Williams said Wednesday on social media he’s introducing a bill to make flag planting in sports a felony in the state. His proposal comes after the Nov. 30 fight at the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry football game when the Wolverines beat the Buckeyes …

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Woman driving drunk who killed bride still in her wedding dress sentenced to 25 years in prison
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Woman driving drunk who killed bride still in her wedding dress sentenced to 25 years in prison

The Independent  

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Francesca Eastwood won’t be charged with felony domestic violence, D.A. says
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Francesca Eastwood won’t be charged with felony domestic violence, D.A. says

LA Times  

Francesca Eastwood, daughter of Oscar-winning actor-director Clint Eastwood, will avoid criminal charges following her October arrest on suspicion of domestic violence, the Los Angeles district attorney’s office confirmed. Eastwood, a 31-year-old actor whose credits include “Twin Peaks” and “Juror #2,” was arrested Oct. 12 in Beverly Hills on suspicion of felony domestic violence, according to police. “Officers conducted an investigation, …

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"Enough is enough": President Joe Biden pardons son Hunter Biden
3 weeks, 2 days ago

"Enough is enough": President Joe Biden pardons son Hunter Biden

Salon  

After years of claiming he would not do so, President Joe Biden issued a pardon for his son's felony gun and tax convictions on Sunday. "From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere with the Justice Department’s decision-making, and I kept my word even as I have watched my son being selectively, and unfairly, prosecuted," Biden …

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Teen mom faces murder charge after ‘slicing newborns throat and cutting out his heart with a pocket knife’
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Teen mom faces murder charge after ‘slicing newborns throat and cutting out his heart with a pocket knife’

The Independent  

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Judge delays sentencing in Trump’s felony conviction, asks both sides about next steps
1 month ago

Judge delays sentencing in Trump’s felony conviction, asks both sides about next steps

LA Times  

President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers want his felony conviction to be immediately dismissed. A judge confirmed Friday that President-elect Donald Trump will not be sentenced this month in his hush money case in which he was convicted of 34 felony counts. Amid a flurry of filings in the case since Trump’s election win this month, it had already become clear that …

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Attorneys want the US Supreme Court to say Mississippi’s felony voting ban is cruel and unusual
1 month ago

Attorneys want the US Supreme Court to say Mississippi’s felony voting ban is cruel and unusual

Associated Press  

— The U.S. Supreme Court should overturn Mississippi’s Jim Crow-era practice of removing voting rights from people convicted of certain felonies, including nonviolent crimes such as forgery and timber theft, attorneys say in new court papers. “Mississippi’s harsh and unforgiving felony disenfranchisement scheme is a national outlier,” attorneys representing some who lost voting rights said in an appeal filed Wednesday. …

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Rather than pay a debt, he carried out a vicious, convoluted double-murder plot, prosecutors say
1 month, 1 week ago

Rather than pay a debt, he carried out a vicious, convoluted double-murder plot, prosecutors say

LA Times  

A Glendale man is headed to court in Orange County, accused of killing a couple he owed money to. He allegedly met Wang in the desert on Oct. 12, shot him in the head and put the body in Wang’s Tesla before returning to the victim’s home in Brea, prosecutors said. Next, he returned to the Brea home to retrieve …

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How Trump's blowout election win scrambles the sentencing for his felony convictions
1 month, 2 weeks ago

How Trump's blowout election win scrambles the sentencing for his felony convictions

Daily Mail  

Donald Trump is likely to face a mere 'tongue lashing' from a judge as his return to the White House looks set to ensure he does not end up doing jail time. The Justice Department, through Special Counsel Jack Smith, has spent years building a case against Trump for seeking to overturn the 2020 election results and allegedly absconding with …

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Will US Get Its First Female President or Elect a Person Convicted of a Felony?
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Will US Get Its First Female President or Elect a Person Convicted of a Felony?

India TV News  

The 2024 presidential election is a tight race between Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump. The outcome will have significant historical implications, as Harris would become the first female president in the United States' history. A Trump victory would represent a different kind of accomplishment, as he would become the first person convicted of a felony elected to the …

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Suspect Linked To Shootings At DNC Office Has Extensive Weapon Collection
2 months ago

Suspect Linked To Shootings At DNC Office Has Extensive Weapon Collection

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Authorities searching the home of a 60-year-old man accused of shooting at a Democratic National Committee office in Tempe, Arizona, discovered an extensive collection of weapons — including 120 guns, 250,000 rounds of ammo, body armor and a grenade launcher — while executing a search warrant, according to local outlet ABC15. “The state and law enforcement believe …

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Trump has notched a list of once-unthinkable ‘firsts.’ Will they prevent him from winning?
2 months ago

Trump has notched a list of once-unthinkable ‘firsts.’ Will they prevent him from winning?

LA Times  

Donald Trump is escorted to a New York courtroom in April. “And it’s worse than you think.” “Trump right now is doing what he needs to do to be successful, and that’s making it an issues referendum on the last four years of Biden-Harris,” Strimple said. It took three hours before Trump said in a Rose Garden video that his …

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Arizona election denier pleads guilty in certification case, avoids felony
2 months ago

Arizona election denier pleads guilty in certification case, avoids felony

Raw Story  

Cochise County Supervisor Peggy Judd has entered into a plea deal to avoid a felony after she and another supervisor delayed certifying the 2022 election over fears of non-existent voter fraud in Maricopa County. “Today’s plea agreement and sentencing should serve as a strong reminder that I will not hesitate to use every tool available to uphold the rule of …

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Rosie O’Donnell calls addiction a ‘deadly disease’ after daughter’s drug-related arrest
2 months ago

Rosie O’Donnell calls addiction a ‘deadly disease’ after daughter’s drug-related arrest

LA Times  

Rosie O’Donnell’s daughter Chelsea was arrested last month in Wisconsin on felony drug and child neglect charges. Following reporting on her eldest daughter’s arrest, Rosie posted a statement alongside a photo of Chelsea “from a better time.” “Sadly this is not new for our family,” the former talk show host said, adding that her daughter has “struggled with drug addiction …

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Parole board halts early release of serial rapist, heir to cosmetics fortune
2 months, 1 week ago

Parole board halts early release of serial rapist, heir to cosmetics fortune

LA Times  

Convicted rapist Andrew Luster is led out of the U.S. Customs building after arriving at LAX in federal custody in June 2003 after being caught in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The California Board of Parole Hearings reversed a decision made in August to allow the early release of Andrew Stuart Luster, a serial rapist who drugged young women in college bars …

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Francesca Eastwood arrested in Beverly Hills on suspicion of felony domestic violence
2 months, 1 week ago

Francesca Eastwood arrested in Beverly Hills on suspicion of felony domestic violence

LA Times  

Francesca Eastwood was arrested in Beverly Hills on Saturday after police received a call about a possible domestic violence incident. Francesca Eastwood, the daughter of screen legend Clint Eastwood, was arrested in Beverly Hills over the weekend on suspicion of felony domestic violence. The “Old” and “Twin Peaks” actor was arrested on Saturday after Beverly Hills Police responded to a …

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‘Bad Boys’ actor Theresa Randle detained by LAPD after suspected felony assault incident
2 months, 1 week ago

‘Bad Boys’ actor Theresa Randle detained by LAPD after suspected felony assault incident

LA Times  

“Bad Boys” actor Theresa Randle, seen in 2003, will not be facing charges for an Oct. 5 incident that led to her detainment this week. Theresa Randle, the actor who long played the devoted wife of Martin Lawrence‘s Marcus Burnett in three “Bad Boys” films, was taken into custody in Los Angeles earlier this week on suspicion of felony assault …

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Many people in jail have the right to vote. So do many felons
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Many people in jail have the right to vote. So do many felons

NPR  

Many people in jail have the right to vote. “On paper, they have the right to vote, but it is not being actualized.” toggle caption Charles Rex Arbogast/AP Voting while incarcerated The U.S. is a patchwork system of state laws where it is up to voters, lawmakers, election administration and funding to allow incarcerated individuals to vote, Das said. Sponsor …

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Felony murder appeal before Pa. Supreme Court on Tuesday offers a slim hope for ‘lifers’
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Felony murder appeal before Pa. Supreme Court on Tuesday offers a slim hope for ‘lifers’

Raw Story  

Denise Alexander couldn’t remember the last time she saw her younger brother John. A crucial part of the Supreme Court’s decision, if it finds the punishment to be unconstitutional, is whether it should apply to free people who have already been sentenced to life without parole, said Philadelphia attorney Teri Himebaugh, who is working to reopen John Alexander’s case. “By …

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