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Menendez calls case "witch hunt"

The former New Jersey senator was sentenced on Wednesday to 11 years in prison on corruption charges

Salon

MLB Players Association affiliate withdraws image lawsuit against Pirates' parent company

An affiliate of the Major League Baseball Players Association has withdrawn its lawsuit against the parent company of the Pittsburgh Pirates and the convenience store chain Sheetz Inc. that alleged unlicensed use of players’ names and images on social media

The Independent UK

Indiana To Carry Out First Execution In 15 Years

Indiana prepares to execute Joseph Corcoran, sparking debate over mental illness and the death penalty.

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Student-athletes find more power in the changing legal landscape of college sports

Ever since the NCAA permitted college athletes to get paid by companies that use their names, images and likenesses, athletes have tested the limits of their increasing power.

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The disturbing messages shared between AI Chatbot and teen who took his own life

Warning distressing content: When the teen expressed his suicidal thoughts to his favorite bot, Character.AI ‘made things worse,’ a lawsuit filed by his mother says

The Independent UK

14-Year-Old Boy’s Tragic Passing Sparks Concern Over AI Chat Dangers

Sewell had been using Character.AI, a role-playing app that allows users to create their own AI characters or chat with characters created by others. The post 14-Year-Old Boy’s Tragic Passing Sparks Concern Over AI Chat Dangers first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Teenager took his own life after falling in love with AI chatbot. Now his devastated mom is suing the creators

Sewell Setzer III had professed his love for the chatbot he often interacted with - his mother Megan Garcia says in a civil lawsuit

The Independent UK

Protester sprayed ‘Hamas is comin’ at a pro-Gaza rally. He was turned in by a gym buddy

Zaid Mohammad Mahdawi, 26, was taken into custody on Friday

The Independent UK

Iowa school logo dispute aims to settle who gets the ‘D’

Drake University comes for the DMACC.

Creative Bloq

Alaska Judge Resigns Amid Misconduct Allegations And Impeachment Threat

A U.S. District Court judge in Alaska resigns over inappropriate relationship, impacting court operations and pending cases.

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Judge Allows Suit Over Alabama Abortion Travel To Go Forward

Abortion rights groups have sued Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall after he said he would prosecute anyone who facilitates legal out-of-state abortions.

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Robe and Gavel: SCOTUS to hear arguments in four cases this week

Welcome to the April 15 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

Chicago Sun-Times

Feds want a year in prison for Chicago police officer who entered the Capitol on Jan. 6

Prosecutors also allege that Karol Chwiesiuk lied on the stand, writing that “nearly every aspect” of his testimony “was self-serving and a misrepresentation of the facts.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Feds want Heather Mack to get 28 years behind bars for mom’s ‘vicious’ murder in Bali

“The objective evidence is that despite enduring years of abuse, [Sheila von Wiese-Mack] loved her daughter and did everything she could to provide the best for her,” prosecutors wrote in a court filing.

The Independent UK

January 6 rioter busted by high school classmate’s selfie tip

Another Jan 6 rioter has been indentified and arrested

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Robe & Gavel: Federal Judicial Vacancy Count released for December 2023

Welcome to the Dec. 11 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.

The Independent UK

Jan 6 rioter running for George Santos’ House seat made jarring comment about Congress on day of attack

‘I’m here to stop the steal. It’s our f****** House!’ Philip Sean Grillo said on Jan 6, unaware that Congress convened in US Capitol

Chicago Sun-Times

Feds’ seizure of jet in Gary tied to reputed leader of Mexican cocaine ring

Oswaldo Espinosa shipped thousands of pounds of cocaine from Mexico, according to an indictment this summer. The global supply of the drug is way up — and so is the quantity of coke the feds have been seizing in the Chicago area.

Zenger

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried To Plead Not Guilty In Wire Fraud Case

Prosecutors seek guilty verdict for entrepreneur facing decades in prison; Defense argues lack of wrongdoing

Chicago Sun-Times

Botched 1988 Chicago bank robbery scheme inspires a movie, ‘HEIST 88’

Showtime film draws from the audacious plotting of Armand Moore, a man who used his skills ‘not as a genius but stupidly,’ a judge said.

The Independent UK

Former teen beauty queen claims she was sex-trafficked and forced into porn

Kirsty Althaus claims she was raped, drugged and sex trafficked in a lawsuit bought against pornography platforms, yet another woman who was affected by Girls Do Porn

Chicago Sun-Times

Ex-Chicago Park District electrician gets more than 3 years for helping break through barricades on Jan. 6

Daniel Leyden’s brother, Joseph Leyden, was also sentenced to six months in prison for his role in the rioting at the U.S. Capitol, court records show.

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