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  • Alec Baldwin Rust Shooting Trial Begins with Opening Statements

    Alec Baldwin’s Trial: Was it his Responsibility to do a Safety Check on his Gun? Alec Baldwin’s Trial: Was it his Responsibility to do a Safety Check on his Gun? Alec Baldwin’s criminal trial has begun, and it centers on one crucial question – whether Baldwin acted negligently by failing to do a safety check […] More

  • Philadelphia chooses not to pursue death penalty for Temple U. officer’s murder, unsettling colleagues and family.

    Philadelphia District Attorney Chooses Not to Seek Death Penalty in Murder of Police Officer Background In a decision that has drawn criticism from the victim’s family and colleagues, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has announced that he will not seek the death penalty for Miles Pfeffer, the 19-year-old accused of killing Temple University Police Officer […] More

  • Philadelphia disappoints colleagues and family of fallen Temple U. officer with decision not to seek death penalty

    Philadelphia’s DA Refuses to Seek Death Penalty for Teen Accused of Shooting Officer Background Summary District Attorney Larry Krasner has drawn criticism from law enforcement officials after he announced that his office would not seek the death penalty for a teenager charged with fatally shooting a Temple University officer. The accused, Miles Pfeffer, allegedly shot […] More

  • Ex-NYPD Officer Convicted of Assault for Punching Man Six Times

    Former NYPD Officer Convicted of Assault for Punching Man on Patrol Introduction Former NYPD officer Juan Perez has been found guilty of assault by a judge in Manhattan for punching Borim Husenaj in the face six times, breaking his nose. This incident took place in the Greenwich Village neighborhood in November 2021. Perez and his […] More

  • Raw Courtroom Footage of Dismissed Case Involving Alec Baldwin and Cinematographer’s Death

    Alec Baldwin Not Convicted in Fatal Shooting of Cinematographer Overview Alec Baldwin’s near three-year legal battle in the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins ended with no verdict on Friday. Baldwin faced involuntary manslaughter charges, and though the trial is now over, many questions remain about the mishandling of a prop gun that resulted in […] More

  • Alec Baldwin’s Rust shooting trial dismissed due to withheld evidence

    The Alec Baldwin Involuntary Manslaughter Trial Ends Abruptly Introduction The involuntary manslaughter trial of Alec Baldwin, which began just a few days before it ended, has come to an unexpected conclusion. A New Mexico judge dismissed the case against the actor citing that the state withheld evidence related to how live ammunition ended up on […] More

  • Glitzy Scottsdale couple jailed in $900M fraud

    The Cost of White-Collar Crime: A Case Study of a Scottsdale Couple Jailed in a $900M Fraud Scheme The Background Tom and Leslie Cavanagh, a couple from Scottsdale, Arizona, were recently sentenced to prison for their role in a $900 million Ponzi scheme. The Cavanaghs operated a company named Oxford Investments Holdings that purportedly provided […] More

  • Judge in Young Thug trial ordered off case by court

    Why the Young Thug case is at risk of being derailed Judge Ural Glanville removed from the case amid complaints of misconduct The highly publicized criminal racketeering trial against rapper Young Thug took an unexpected turn on Monday when Judge Ural Glanville was formally removed from the case. This followed complaints that he and prosecutors […] More

  • Family wants Phoenix police to give up case on man shot and killed

    Why Paul Franco’s Family is Calling for an Outside Agency to Investigate his Death Background on the Shooting On the Fourth of July, Paul Franco, 51, was killed in the parking lot of his apartment complex in uptown Phoenix. The woman who shot him is claiming self-defense after an argument with several pro-Palestinian protestors turned […] More

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