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A former Charleston judicial officer has pleaded guilty in federal court to possessing and distributing child sexual abuse material (CSAM), according to the U.S. Department of Justice, after investigators uncovered thousands of files during a cyber exploitation investigation. James Benjamin Gosnell Jr., 69, of Charleston, admitted to the charges after Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed…
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A South Florida judge has found Precious Bland not guilty by reason of insanity in a closely watched criminal case involving the death of her 15-month-old daughter, accepting defense arguments that she was experiencing a severe psychotic episode at the time of the 2021 incident. The decision followed testimony from expert witnesses and the presentation…
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Fulton County Commission Chair candidate Mo Ivory is placing constitutional rights, pretrial detention reform, and jail conditions at the center of her runoff campaign, arguing that the county’s long-running jail crisis cannot be solved without reducing unnecessary incarceration and replacing the existing detention facility. In a recent interview with Courier Georgia, Ivory, an attorney and…
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In a unanimous 5-0 decision, the South Carolina Supreme Court has overturned Alex Murdaugh’s 2023 double murder conviction, ruling that he was denied a fair trial due to significant interference by the Colleton County Clerk of Court and the improper admission of extensive financial crimes evidence. The court found that Becky Hill, who served as…
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Former Texas Police Officer Indicted for Excessive Force in Arrest of Black Autistic College Student
A former Wichita Falls police officer has been indicted by a grand jury for his role in the controversial and violent arrest of Victoria Lang, a 19-year-old Black autistic college student, at a McDonald’s restaurant in August 2025. According to body camera footage released by the city on May 6, 2026, Officer Daniel Wilson was…
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U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley is intensifying her call for systemic legal accountability in cases of sexual abuse and trafficking, warning that the justice system must do more to address long-standing failures that have left survivors without adequate redress. In a recent public statement, Pressley underscored the gravity of abuse suffered by victims, many of whom…
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Prosecutors in St. Louis County have formally charged 20-year-old Jada Bell with multiple felonies, including first-degree murder, in connection with the fatal shooting of fast-food worker Chauncia Meekins during a drive-thru dispute earlier this month. The charges, announced Monday, stem from an April 8 incident at a Steak ‘n Shake restaurant in north St. Louis…
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A fatal crash in Mexico’s northern state of Chihuahua that killed two individuals linked to the Central Intelligence Agency and two Mexican officials has prompted a high-level legal inquiry into whether the operation they were involved in violated Mexican national security law. The incident, which occurred on April 19, 2026, is now at the center…
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The case of Tiffany Moss continues to generate legal scrutiny years after her conviction, raising complex questions about self-representation, competency standards, and the application of capital punishment in the United States. Moss remains the only woman on death row in Georgia following her 2019 conviction for the 2013 killing of her 10-year-old stepdaughter, Emani Moss.…
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Elise Colin has been elected president of Harvard Defenders for the 2026–2027 academic year, positioning her to lead one of the nation’s most established student-run criminal defense clinics at a time of continued scrutiny over access to justice for low-income defendants. Founded in 1949, Harvard Defenders operates as a student-practice organization within Harvard Law School,…
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