Double jeopardy? Luigi Mangione state case unlikely to proceed, experts say Defense files motion to dismiss state case after federal guilty plea but prosecutors say they are prepared to litigate The Guardian - US · Aug 23
Nine out of 10 unsolved murders in London linked to minority ethnic victims Exclusive: Analysis risks deepening perception of ‘unequal protection under the law’, say campaigners The Guardian - UK · Aug 23
Teen convicted of fatal stabbing at high school track meet denied new trial The Texas teenager convicted of fatally stabbing a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet was denied a new trial on Saturday. The Independent UK · Aug 22
Shabana Azeez: ‘The most disgusting thing I’ve seen on The Pitt? American coffee’ The Australian actor on posing as a patient for medical schools, having multiple birthdays on The Airport Chaplain and the song ‘nobody likes’ by the Strokes The Guardian - AU · Aug 22
Supreme Court to Decide How Long ICE Can Hold Green Card Holders Without a Hearing The Supreme Court will hear arguments Oct. 13 on whether ICE can detain green card holders indefinitely without a bond hearing. Latin Times · Aug 22
Australia’s capital to join gun buyback after deadly Bondi Beach attack, Albanese says Australia's most populous state, NSW, was the first to commit to the plan The Independent UK · Aug 22
What to know about Alex Jones' Texas court win and more than $1 billion in damages he still faces Alex Jones won a Texas court ruling that reduced one of the defamation lawsuit judgments against him for calling the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting massacre a hoax by more than $40 million The Independent UK · Aug 22
A Texas man used a 160-year-old Civil War artillery shell as a paperweight for years; bomb experts later discovered it was still a live explosive For years, Steve Martin of Atascosa County, Texas, kept a heavy, rust-coloured object on his desk as a conversation piece, unaware it was a potentially deadly Civil War artillery shell. His son, Jarrett, had found the object while fishing along the Guadalupe River and brought it home, where the family… The Times of India · Aug 22
Dad sentenced in 9-year-old autistic son’s shooting death in California The boy was shot in the head in his grandparent’s yard, police said at the time of the murder The Independent UK · Aug 21
Lindsay Clancy murder trial: rebuttal witnesses called after defense rests Closing arguments could come on Monday as prosecutors seek murder conviction over deaths of three young children The Guardian - US · Aug 21
18-Year-Old Soccer Star Stabbed to Death by Boyfriend Who Said a 'Demon' Told Him To Karoline Heintz, an 18-year-old soccer player, was allegedly killed by her boyfriend, Royce Moser, with his mother accused of helping cover up the crime. Both face multiple charges. International Business Times UK · Aug 21
Ritzy California beach town outraged after gun store opens up next to a daycare A group of community members has launched a petition to stop the gun store from opening The Independent UK · Aug 21
ACT second jurisdiction to join federal gun buyback The ACT has joined NSW in agreeing to a federal gun buyback set up after the Bondi shooting massacre but other states are yet to be convinced. AAP · Aug 21
'I'm Not Going to Send Another Black Man To Prison': Tupac Murder Witness Refuses To Name Names In Court Mob James, former Death Row Records associate, refused to identify individuals involved in Tupac Shakur's 1996 murder, citing a reluctance to contribute to another Black man's imprisonment International Business Times UK · Aug 21
Bangkok Post · Aug 21 Expelled student apologises for school shooting threat in Hat Yai SONGKHLA - A 14-year-old former student has apologised after posting social media messages threatening to carry out a shooting at a school in Hat Yai district of this southern province, prompting a police investigation.
The Canberra Times · Aug 21 'Take guns off our streets': ACT government to join national buyback scheme There are about 23,000 firearms in the territory.
The Guardian - UK · Aug 21 ‘It could only have been one person’: top ex-detective says system failed murdered journalist Lyra McKee Jason Murphy believes he knows who killed McKee in Derry, but culture of silence and mistrust of police is denying her family justice
The Independent UK · Aug 20 New York woman charged in plot to set off explosives at state Capitol, kill lawmakers, FBI says A woman accused of launching a plot to set off an explosive at the New York State Capitol building in Albany is being charged with providing material support or resources to a foreign terrorist organization
Reason · Aug 20 Tenn. S. Ct. Lets Stand Decision That Copyright Law Doesn't Bar Release of Covenant Shooter Manifesto Last week, the Tennessee Supreme Court denied the parents' application to review the Tennessee Court of Appeals' ruling, so that… The post Tenn. S. Ct. Lets Stand Decision That Copyright Law Doesn't Bar Release of Covenant Shooter Manifesto appeared first on Reason.com.
The Independent UK · Aug 20 Suspect in murder of three men at Hollywood apartment is a convicted killer who once ran for state Congress Patrick Kevin Spurlock was sentenced to 17 years in prison for shooting and killing a man in 2003
Tom’s Hardware · Aug 20 Federal judge strikes down ATF 'ghost gun' rule for 3D printed parts — says restrictions violate Fifth Amendment and historical tradition of DIY gunsmithing Judge Reed O'Connor of the Northern District of Texas said that the ATF ruling that putting part kits that can easily be turned into firearms in the same category as actual guns is unconstitutional. He also said that the vagueness of some parts of the rule violated the Due Process…
Newcastle Herald · Aug 20 Accused gunman acquitted of shooting man in the neck He was found guilty of possessing the gun used in the shooting.
Bangkok Post · Aug 20 Australian prosecutors demand life in prison for mushroom killer MELBOURNE - Australian prosecutors asked judges Thursday to stiffen mushroom murderer Erin Patterson's prison sentence—saying she should never be set free.
AAP · Aug 20 Buyback could leave gun owners thousands out of pocket Farmers are concerned they will be left thousands out of pocket when they surrender their guns under the scheme.
The Independent UK · Aug 20 Judge will consider new trial for Karmelo Anthony in Texas track meet killing A judge is set to consider whether to grant Texas teen Karmelo Anthony a new trial following his murder conviction in the stabbing death of a 17-year-old athlete at a high school track meet