Lawyers for NY man shot by ICE say officer fired into car without warningThe lawyers for Oscar Belgal disclosed the more detailed sequence of events in a petition filed in Brooklyn federal court Wednesday seeking his release.Baltimore Sun3d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticeice shooting incident
Gang rape allegation at Cornell highlights how Title IX guides casesCornell University’s handling of an alleged fraternity house gang rape is raising questions about how a decades-old federal civil rights law shapes colleges’ treatment of campus sexual assault.Baltimore Sun3d agoWhole story →EducationGovernmenttitle ix controversy
Ex-fiance of US Rep. Nancy Mace and 2 others charged with sex crimesThe ex-fiance of U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace and two of his business associates have been charged with sex crimes and voyeurism. The Republican congresswoman from South Carolina described the episode in a speech on the House floor last year about how crimes against women are not investigated thoroughly.Baltimore Sun3d agoWhole story →JusticeNancy Mace
Americans with disabilities worry about proposed health survey changesThe federal government plans to dramatically shrink the size of its National Health Interview Survey, sparking concerns about underestimating disability rates.Baltimore Sun3d agoWhole story →HealthJusticenational health interview survey changes
Fixer in lucrative NCAA basketball betting scheme sentenced to 6 years in prisonBy SAFIYAH RIDDLE A man charged with rigging college basketball games as part of an elaborate point-fixing scheme that raked in millions was sentenced to six years in federal prison, prosecutors in Pennsylvania announced on Tuesday. It was the first penalty handed down as part of an investigation that revealed a sprawling network of professional […]Baltimore Sun4d agoWhole story →EducationCulturencaa betting scheme sentencing