American woman joined Islamic State group ‘to fit in and be cool’: FBI witnessProsecutors say Halima Salman trained alongside other wives of IS fighters in an all-female battalion.Courthouse News Service2d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticeisis recruitment trial
Judge in Cornell Jane Doe suit declines to issue gag order on attorneysFears of internet vigilantism don't warrant restricting attorneys' First Amendment rights, the judge said.Courthouse News Service2d agoWhole story →TechnologyGovernmentcornell jane doe suit ruling
New Mexico judge tosses charges against actor Timothy Busfield, citing prosecutor misconductThe case stems from when Busfield was directing the TV series “The Cleaning Lady” from 2022 to 2024.Courthouse News Service2d agoWhole story →Justiceprosecutor misconduct ruling
Colorado judge denies bond to woman convicted in 2008 of murdering her childrenDeborah Nicholls was granted a new trial after a judge discovered Brady violations in her first trial.Courthouse News Service2d agoWhole story →Justicecolorado murder retrial ruling
War and minerals: Erik Prince and paramilitaries in DR CongoPrince is the founder of Blackwater — a military security contractor whose members were convicted of atrocities in Iraq.Courthouse News Service2d agoWhole story →SecurityGovernmenterik prince paramilitary scandal
Republicans lose bid to block Nebraska ‘nonresident’ votingThe Republican National Committee sued the Nebraska secretary of state — himself a Republican — claiming an overseas voting law violates the state constitution by extending voter qualifications to those who have never lived there.Courthouse News Service2d agoWhole story →GovernmentJusticenebraska voting law ruling
Arizona police negotiators dismissed from wrongful death lawsuitThough casting doubt on the strength of the few examples listed, a federal judge greenlit claims that the city of Mesa has a pattern of escalating police interactions.Courthouse News Service3d agoWhole story →Justicemesa police lawsuit ruling
