Lawsuit: Former Hendersonville High School football player sexually assaulted by teammates

A former student and football player at Hendersonville High School said he was sexually assaulted and called racial slurs by teammates in a new lawsuit against Sumner County Schools. The former student has since changed schools as a result, the lawsuit states. Two of the players are facing criminal prosecution, while other players involved received… Continue reading Lawsuit: Former Hendersonville High School football player sexually assaulted by teammates

US announces criminal cases involving flow of technology, information to Russia, China, Iran

Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 20 | Friday, May 12, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department announced a series of criminal cases Tuesday tracing the illegal flow of sensitive technology, including Apple’s software code for self-driving cars and materials used for missiles, to foreign adversaries like Russia, China and Iran. Some of… Continue reading US announces criminal cases involving flow of technology, information to Russia, China, Iran

Former state Sen. Brian Kelsey won’t be allowed to change guilty plea; July sentencing set

Former Tennessee state Sen. Brian Kelsey will not be allowed to withdraw his guilty plea in a federal campaign finance case, a judge ruled Tuesday. Kelsey sought to take his case to trial after what he called a mistake of a plea deal in November 2022, when he pleaded guilty to two campaign finance charges… Continue reading Former state Sen. Brian Kelsey won’t be allowed to change guilty plea; July sentencing set

Justice Dept. seeks to put Trump deposition in case missing FBI text messages

Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 20 | Friday, May 12, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department asked a judge Thursday to put on hold a scheduled deposition of Donald Trump in a lawsuit brought by an FBI agent who was fired over text messages critical of the former president. The government said… Continue reading Justice Dept. seeks to put Trump deposition in case missing FBI text messages

Federal Appeals Court: Musk must abide by SEC settlement over 2018 tweets

Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 20 | Friday, May 12, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk cannot back out of a settlement with securities regulators that was reached after his 2018 tweets claiming he had secured funding to take Tesla private caused the electric vehicle maker’s share price to jump and led… Continue reading Federal Appeals Court: Musk must abide by SEC settlement over 2018 tweets

Trump to get schooled on rules after DA worries he’ll use evidence to slam witnesses

Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 20 | Friday, May 12, 2023 NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was ordered Thursday to appear by video at a May 23 hearing in his Manhattan criminal case after a judge this week set rules barring him from using evidence in the case to attack witnesses. Judge… Continue reading Trump to get schooled on rules after DA worries he’ll use evidence to slam witnesses

GOP lawmaker: Former Trump prosecutorwon’t give details on hush-money probe

Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 20 | Friday, May 12, 2023 WASHINGTON (AP) — An ex-prosecutor who once oversaw Manhattan’s yearslong investigation of former President Donald Trump repeatedly declined to substantively answer questions at a closed-door deposition Friday of the House Judiciary Committee, according to a Republican lawmaker in the meeting. Rep. Darrell… Continue reading GOP lawmaker: Former Trump prosecutorwon’t give details on hush-money probe

Idaho man who dangled from Senate balcony during Capitol riot gets 15 months

VOL. 47 | NO. 20 | Friday, May 12, 2023 The Associated Press Updated 6:53AM An Idaho man who traveled to Washington in a car loaded with weapons and was photographed dangling from the Senate balcony during the Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to 15 months in prison. Josiah Colt, one of the first rioters… Continue reading Idaho man who dangled from Senate balcony during Capitol riot gets 15 months

Judge dismisses 44 charges including rape, oppression against former TN deputy

Home > Article VOL. 47 | NO. 20 | Friday, May 12, 2023 CHATTANOOGA (AP) — A judge dismissed a 44-court indictment on Friday against a former Tennessee sheriff’s deputy that included charges of rape, sexual battery, oppression and extortion. The move by Criminal Court Judge Barry Steelman came after a prosecutor said he “sees… Continue reading Judge dismisses 44 charges including rape, oppression against former TN deputy