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Auburn cop convicted of murder won’t get new trial, judge rules

A Seattle-area cop found guilty of murder won't get a retrial, a King County Superior Court judge ruled on Friday. Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson, 46, was convicted in June of second-degree murder and first-degree assault in the 2019 killing of 26-year-old Jesse Sarey.
Stephen Howie

Liz Brazile
National

An Indiana man is sentenced to 130 years in prison for murdering 2 teenage girls

Richard Allen, who was convicted in the 2017 killings of two teens who vanished during a winter hike, received the maximum prison sentence in a case that's long cast a shadow over the town of Delphi.
The Associated Press
Law & Courts

Transgender woman sues Washington state corrections department over placement in men’s facility

She and her lawyers argue that her recent relocation to a men's prison is a violation of the state’s constitution, and are seeking her return to the Washington Corrections Center for Women.
Gustavo Sagrero Álvarez
National

Supreme Court takes up South Carolina's effort to defund Planned Parenthood

The state cut off funding to Planned Parenthood because it provided non-abortion services to Medicaid patients.
Nina Totenberg
Law & Courts

Suspect is charged with murder as an act of terrorism in health care CEO's death

Luigi Mangione was indicted in New York Tuesday on eleven counts related to the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. They include three murder charges.
Sarah Ventre

Steve Inskeep
Politics

Man set to be put to death in Indiana's first execution in 15 years

Barring intervention by Gov. Eric Holcomb, Corcoran is scheduled to be executed before sunrise Wednesday at the Indiana State Prison in Michigan City.
The Associated Press
National

U.S. to pay $116M settlement over rampant sexual abuse at Calif. women's prison

The lawsuits were brought by more than 100 women who say they were abused or mistreated at a now-shuttered federal prison in California that was known as the "rape club" because of rampant staff-on-inmate sexual misconduct.
The Associated Press
National

Luigi Mangione is charged with murder as an act of terrorism in CEO's death

The man accused of killing UnitedHealthcare's CEO has been charged with murder as an act of terrorism. The indictment could help move along procedural steps toward extraditing the suspect.
The Associated Press
National

The suspect in the Gilgo Beach killings is charged in the death of a 7th woman

The New York architect facing murder charges in a string of deaths known as the Gilgo Beach killings was charged in the death of Valerie Mack, 24, whose remains were found on Long Island in 2000.
The Associated Press
National

'Love Is Blind' cast are employees, labor board says. Could a reality TV union be next?

The case could have big implications for what glues reality show fans to the tube. A pending ruling, whatever the outcome, would set a precedent that other unscripted TV cast members could follow.
Emma Bowman

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