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A recent legal ruling has upheld the requirement for Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones to undergo a paternity test amidst a legal dispute with a 27-year-old woman claiming to be his biological daughter. A Texas judge on Wednesday upheld a previous ruling from 2022, denying Jones’ appeal in a paternity case filed by Alexandra Davis,…
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Despite potential challenges, legal experts assert that Willis’s prosecution efforts have been significantly compromised by an ongoing ethics scandal.
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The planned execution of Thomas Eugene Creech, one of the nation’s longest-serving death row inmates, was abruptly put on hold Wednesday in Idaho after a series of failed attempts to establish intravenous access for the lethal injection. Creech, 73, convicted of multiple murders across three states, including the killing of a fellow prisoner in 1981,…
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Sixty-six-year-old Kevin Monahan faced Judge Adam Michelini’s stern words before receiving a sentence of 25 years to life for the murder of 20-year-old Kaylin Gillis.
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A Missouri lawmaker has introduced a bill aiming to clarify the state’s laws regarding divorce, particularly when one spouse is pregnant. The issue has sparked controversy, with some arguing that the current policy unfairly controls pregnant women and may potentially trap them in abusive marriages. While Missouri law does not explicitly prohibit finalizing divorces for…
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Peter Cichuniec, one of the paramedics involved in the tragic 2019 death of Elijah McClain has received a five-year prison sentence for criminally negligent homicide and second-degree assault.
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After nearly 22 years since the tragic killing of Run-DMC’s Jam Master Jay, justice has finally been served as a federal jury in Brooklyn convicted his godson Karl Jordan Jr. and childhood friend Ronald Washington of his murder. The verdict marks a long-awaited moment in one of hip-hop’s most elusive cases. Jam Master Jay, born…
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A Chicago police officer, Mohammad Yusuf, has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city seeking the right to change his race on official records. Yusuf, 43, is challenging the Chicago Police Department’s refusal to allow him to switch his race from “Caucasian” to “Egyptian and African American.” The lawsuit, filed last week, comes…
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The family of Leonard Cure, who tragically lost his life during a Georgia highway traffic stop last year, has filed a $16 million federal lawsuit against the sheriff’s office and the deputy involved in his death.
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In a tense moment during a Virginia Senate session, Senator Danica Roem, the first transgender person to serve in the state legislature, stormed out of the chamber after being referred to as “sir” by Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears. The incident occurred on Monday, Feb. 26 when Roem, a Democrat, questioned Lt. Gov. Sears about the…
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