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In what feels like a repeat of last year’s legal battle over Kentucky’s fetal heartbeat and abortion procedure laws (and its ultrasound law the year before), the state’s last abortion clinic has filed a federal lawsuit looking to block a new bill that makes abortion illegal if motivated by a diagnosis or potential for disability, or the sex, race, color, or national origin of the embryo or fetus. The suit also comes while the American Civil Liberties Union is battling another fetal Kentucky heartbeat law, and you can read it below....

A lost cell phone found at a Florida Walmart contained child porn videos that led to the arrest of a registered sex offender and his housemate. Sex offender Alan Robert Johnson, 33, and Jennifer A. Sparks, 37, were arrested on suspicion of molesting a 4-year-old girl allegedly seen in the cell-phone porn videos, Ft. Myers’ WINK-TV reports. The girl’s parents are now under investigation. Customers at a Walmart in Coral Gables, Fla....

A drunk Matthew Fox punched and hit a bus driver in Cleveland, Ohio early Sunday morning after she refused to let him onto her bus, the driver alleges. Matthew Fox’s assault may soon result in criminal or civil charges. Heather Bormann, the 29-year-old bus driver that Fox allegedly assaulted says she was chartering a bus for a private party outside a local bar. She did not recognize Fox, who is famous for starring in the popular television series Lost....

You may have heard of the Netflix contest where dozens of movie choices and ratings made by Netflix customers were released to contestants in the hopes they could write a program to better predict the individual’s future movie preferences. Thanks to the release of this personal information online, Netflix is now the subject of a class action suit, Doe v. Netflix, for “the largest voluntary privacy breach to date.” Private information, such as a one’s video rental history is actually protected under the Video Privacy Protection Act, which was inspired by the first historical incidence of “borking....

It’s rare for prosecutors to voluntarily dismiss cases. But thousands in one swoop? That gets headlines. San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon announced Wednesday that his office will review and move to expunge thousands of Marijuana-related convictions in the city going back to 1975. California voters legalized the recreational sale of marijuana by passing Proposition 64 in 2016. After decades criminalizing the possession, sale, and transportation of marijuana, the Golden State’s about-face has upended California’s marijuana laws....

Teonna Mae Brown, the 19-year-old who took part in a transgender beating in a Maryland McDonald’s in April, was sentenced to 5 years in prison on Tuesday. Brown pleaded guilty to beating transgender woman Chrissy Lee Polis, 22, inside the fast food restaurant last month, reports the New York Daily News. Polis was attacked after she came out of the women’s bathroom in the restaurant. Police say that the attack came after the two teens complained to an employee that a man had gone into the ladies restroom, according to The Baltimore Sun....

From mistaken drug possession to sexual assaults, Americans who become victims of crime while abroad are often unaware of what their options are after enduring a harrowing experience while out of the country. Apart from turbulence and jet-lag, usually international travel goes smoothly. But if you become the unfortunate victim of a crime, would you know what to do? Call the U.S. Embassy or Consulate The State Department assists American victims of crime overseas, and suggests that crime victims contact the nearest U....

What is an indictment, and how does the indictment process go? News about John Edwards’ recent indictment over allegations that he misused campaign funds is splashed all over the headlines. But, what is it that leads up to a criminal indictment in the first place? The criminal indictment process begins with a grand jury. A grand jury is one type of jury that is brought in to analyze some of the evidence brought by the prosecution to determine if the case should be brought to trial....

It is no shock that minors will land in jail for using, possessing or selling drugs, or for stealing. After all, these are criminal offenses that are not unique to minors. However, when a minor is arrested for possessing or drinking alcohol, it’s a little bit different, because adults cannot be arrested just for possessing or drinking alcohol. This distinction is what is known as a “status offense.” There are many crimes that only apply to juveniles because the crime requires that the offender be a minor....

Shopping deals don’t end after Black Friday anymore. The rest of the weekend and the Monday after Thanksgiving fallunder the Cyber Monday online shopping banner. In addition to a credit card, shoppers must have an internet connection to take advantage of these highly-coveted deals. Thus it should come as no surprise that many East Coast Comcast customers want a refund because an internet outage cost them some sweet deals. Comcast left its East Coast customers internet-less on quite possibly the most important online shopping weekend of the year....

Is it illegal to open another person’s mail, even if it’s mistakenly delivered to your address or mailbox? The answer is generally yes, if you recognize that the letter is not intended for you. If you’re caught opening someone else’s mail, the federal criminal consequences could be dire. Here are a few common scenarios when you receive someone else’s mail: Since most of us grab our mail from our mailboxes and open letters without a second thought, it is entirely possible to open someone else’s mail by mistake....

The murder of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway captured the nation’s attention, not least of all because police made no arrests in the days following the crime. But on Wednesday police announced the arrest of a teen Austin Reed Sigg in connection with her death. Sigg, 17, lives just a mile from the Ridgeway family. A tip led police to his home on Tuesday night and they arrested him for his role in Jessica’s death and in the attempted abduction of a jogger....

In the first phase of a case that may represent the standard for thousands of other similar cases, the AP reported that a jury on Thursday ruled that chain-smoker Stuart Hess’s death was caused by his addiction to cigarettes. This ruling represents a serious blow to tobacco giant Philip Morris, which sought to avoid liability in this and related Florida cases. The jury’s decision that Hess did not continue smoking by his own choice was vitally important considering that Philip Morris lawyers had argued that Hess could have quit smoking....

The 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City are most likely remembered as the first since 9/11, or the first to feature more extreme cold-weather sports like snowboarding, moguls, and aerials. (Or maybe you remember it for the bribery scandal that surrounding the site bidding process.) But for many of those who attended and worked at those winter games and the Olympians that competed, 2002 will be remembered for the National Security Agency “spying on anyone and everyone in the Salt Lake City area” at the time....

Many people and millions of dollars are being taken in by living trust scams. Overselling (or lying about) the benefits of living trusts causes thousands to spend money on living trusts they do not need. According to CNN, states attorneys general have become increasingly concerned about the sale of living trusts to seniors who often do not need them and can in fact be harmed by purchasing them. First off, what is a living trust?...

The New Jersey Death Penalty Study Commission, established in 2006 by the New Jersey Legislature, issued its final report (PDF) on January 2nd. In its report the commission recommended that the state end the death penalty in New Jersey. Today’s New York Times has an article on the commission’s report. Capital punishment is allowed in the United States. A key court ruling in the modern history of the death penalty is the U....

There are often stories about how the use of post-conviction DNA testing has exonerated a wrongfully convicted defendant. But, on the flip side, such testing also has the ability to reconfirm a rightful conviction. And lead to a new one. At least in the case of convicted serial rapist Timothy Boles, whose request just connected him to an unsolved case. Convicted in 1993 of sexually assaulting four girls, Timothy Boles asked the Arizona Justice Project to help exonerate him in one of those cases....

Getting something in the mail is awesome. Getting something free in the mail is even better. But getting dozens of packages containing cheap hair ties from China? Even free has its limits. The more interesting question is why a company, or anyone for that matter, would send you the same thing for free, over and over again? It’s called “brushing,” and it’s illegal, even in China. Fake Sales Forbes explains brushing through the recent experience of Pennsylvania resident Heaven McGeehan, who was getting small epackets postmarked from China “at least one a day”:...

Allegations have surfaced against Syracuse basketball’s Bernie Fine, causing university officials to place him on administrative leave. The assistant basketball coach has been accused of molesting two former ball boys “hundreds of times.” Bobby Davis, now 39, alleges that Fine began molesting him while he was in the 7th grade. The abuse occurred at Fine’s home, Syracuse basketball facilities, and on team road trips. He first made these allegations in 2003, and again in 2005....

Heads up! There are recalled smoked turkeys on the loose. New Braunfels Smokehouse of Texas has recalled 2,609 pounds of (not so) ready-to-eat smoked turkey breast. The turkey may be contaminated with Listeria. For those of you scoring at home, Listeria is a bacteria named after the English pioneer of sterile surgery, Joseph Lister. Listeria bacteria can cause listeriosis, a rare but potentially lethal food-borne infection. In addition, Listeria can cause miscarriages, stillbirths and a potentially fatal infection in those with weakened immune systems....