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Last week, a young woman was randomly shot and killed by a man she did not know. This week, Juan Francisco Lopez-Sanchez, also known as Francisco Sanchez, has been charged with murder in the death of Kathryn Steinle. On July 1, Steinle was walking along Pier 14 with her father after dinner. Suddenly, Steinle fell. She had been shot. Steinle died soon after. Within hours of the shooting, police, relying on witness’ descriptions, found and detained Sanchez....

The U.S. Supreme Court has rejected a pair of NRA appeals challenging federal and state gun laws, leaving those laws more or less intact. The High Court on Monday declined to hear two NRA cases concerning the ability to sell guns to those under 21, Reuters reports. It also declined to hear a third firearms-related case, brought by some District of Columbia residents, about consumers’ ability to challenge regulations on gun sales....

Twitter’s two-step authorization has finally come to town. It’s about time, too. From the Associated Press to The Onion, to E! Online, to celebrities, and then of course all the way down to the rest of any of us tweeters, it seems as though nobody on Twitter is safe from being hacked. It happens, and it happens often. Let’s hope that, by following in the footsteps of Apple, Google, and many others, implementing a two-step verification system can help Twitter protect you from getting hacked....

Just ahead of Independence Day weekend, California’s governor addressed the pressing issue of gun ownership. He signed six gun control bills and vetoed five measures, including one that would have allowed people to petition courts for a temporary restraining order on gun ownership for seemingly dangerous coworkers. The legislation, initiated after the San Bernardino shooting, reached Governor Jerry Brown’s desk just the day before he acted, reports the Los Angeles Times....

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Taylor Armstrong says domestic abuse is the culprit behind the demise of her marriage. The Real Housewives divorce comes after a five-year marriage to her husband, Russell Armstrong, a venture capitalist. Armstrong, 40, filed for divorce just a few weeks ago, according to The Daily Mail. She recently revealed the allegations of abuse in an interview with People magazine. Armstrong says that during their marriage, her husband was both physically and verbally abusive with her....

After a strong start with last week’s premiere, “The Good Wife” is following up with the Cary/Bishop arc and introduces Taye Diggs as this season’s guest star. While not nearly as legally dense as the previous episode, “Trust Issues” lays down some interesting breadcrumbs for what’s to come – for Alicia’s political career, for Florrick/Agos, and for Cary’s freedom. Usually we enjoy Eli Gold’s puppetmaster routine, but ever since Eli focused his manipulations on getting Alicia to run for State’s Attorney, we’ve been treated to at least 20 obnoxious minutes of Alicia telling people she isn’t running....

A recent Gallup poll finds that about one in four American households includes someone who’s been victimized by crime – a figure that’s remained fairly constant over the past decade. According to a Gallup study from 2000 to 2014, between 22 and 27 percent of households have reported being victimized by crime over the last 14 years. Victimization on the individual level has been slightly less reported, with between 14 and 19 percent of Americans claiming to be individual victims of crime....

There were over 1 million arrests for driving under the influence in 2015. And while that number might have dipped a tad from 2014, the potential penalties drunk drivers face has been steadily increasing. Here’s a look at the most common DUI punishments, and when and why they may apply to your DUI case. Depending on the severity of your DUI, you may be placed in a diversion program. These programs, which are often only available to first-time offenders, are a way to avoid a criminal conviction on your record....

The Supreme Court’s bankruptcy court-based decision in Stern v. Marshall has made headlines partially because of the case’s major players: Anna Nicole Smith, the now-deceased Playboy Playmate and E. Pierce Marshall, son of the billionaire tycoon she was married to. But the Supreme Court 5-4 decision also narrows the authority of U.S. bankruptcy courts - state-law based decisions will not be allowed by bankruptcy court judges. Smith married her late husband, J....

They’re right there in the Constitution, prefacing the right to bear arms: “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State …” Those words were ratified in 1791, a time before a standing army, National Guard, or city, county, or state police forces. Are militias still necessary? And beyond that, are they even legal? The legality of militias depends largely on which militia you’re talking about. By strict definition, a militia is a group of private citizens who are trained for military duty in case they need to be called upon to defend their state or country in an emergency....

In the first ever ruling of its kind, a New Jersey judge ruled that a woman in labor has the right to ban an unwed father from the delivery room. The case – argued the day the mother went into labor (!) – stemmed from an estranged couple who called off their wedding prior to the birth of their child. Steven Plotnick sued his ex-fiancée Rebecca DeLuccia for the right to know when she went into labor and for access to the baby upon its birth, The Star-Ledger reports....

After a criminal conviction, or being released from custody, a person usually must ‘walk on thin ice’ for a varied length of time. That’s usually due to being on probation or parole. Sadly, when probationers and parolees violate the terms of their parole or probation, they can end up facing time in custody. Probation, or parole, officers are tasked with regularly meeting with individuals and reporting violations to the courts. As such, individuals often wonder whether they can record their meetings with a parole or probation officer, as they would with a police officer conducting a traffic stop....

The Food and Drug Administration has received almost 1,000 complaints from pet owners claiming Chinese jerky treats made their dogs sick. Owners and vets reported the treats caused vomiting and diarrhea in pets. In some cases, death and kidney failure occurred, Time.com reports. Eventually the FDA issued warnings about the products, which are sold variously as chicken jerky strips, nuggets, and treats. So what are your options if your dog has fallen ill to one of these products?...

It seems like a simple enough idea: Get some comedians together and record their off-the-cuff conversations. These guys and gals have to be funny all the time, right? And who better to host than Jerry Seinfeld? But now there’s some legal disagreement over who actually came up with the idea, with Seinfeld saying the new copyright claims came only after a former director found out how much the comedian was making per episode after the show was picked up by Netflix last year....

A California father’s Playboy Mansion-themed party for his daughter’s 18th birthday wasn’t just in questionable taste, it was also allegedly criminal. San Diego County sheriff’s deputies arrested attorney Jeffrey Lake, 48, for violating a local social host ordinance, reports the Poway News Chieftan. There were reportedly as many as 200 people at the party, including many scantily clad teenage girls and underage drinkers. Deputies reported finding one 16-year-old passed out in a bathroom who had urinated on himself and another 19-year-old passed out in a bedroom closet....

Custody battles are nasty. One judge ordered Kelly Rutherford’s children to live in Monaco with their dad. Another judge ruled that Rutherford could bring the children back to the United States. Then, yet another judge halts the temporary custody order. What’s going on? Does Kelly Rutherford have custody of her kids or not? The Custody Battle In 2007, Kelly Rutherford married Daniel Giersch. By 2009, the couple had one son and another child on the way....

This week an already-imprisoned gang leader in North Carolina stands trial for the kidnapping of an assistant district attorney’s father, among other crimes, like planning to kill his defense attorney. The chilling tale took place in 2014, when Kevin Melton ordered the hits from his prison cell. Frank Janssen was accidentally kidnapped, allegedly under orders from the “Godfather” Kevin Melton. The gang leader was recorded telling his underlings to kill the prosecutor’s father after they grabbed him instead of his kid....

Thinking of getting a pet? Are cats and dogs too normal for you? While many of us love kitties and puppies, some people want something a little bit more exotic, such as a gorilla, Chinese alligator, ploughshare tortoise, or hyacinth macaw. With the illegal animal smuggling industry worth an estimated $20 billion, second only to the illicit drug business, many people are getting their hands on exotic animals that they have no right to possess....

This past weekend, the first ever Fyre Festival, a luxury getaway music festival in the Bahamas, turned out to be more like a disaster relief drill than luxury music experience. Thousands of concert goers, who all paid thousands of dollars to be there, were essentially deceived and needlessly put in harm’s way. Rather than luxurious accommodations, attendees found FEMA disaster relief tents. Rather than gourmet food, bread with sliced cheese was poorly rationed out alongside relatively plain salad....

Rapper Ja Rule’s tax evasion has landed him 28 months in prison. Ja Rule was sentenced in federal court in New Jersey. They say that nothing is certain in life besides death and taxes. And, as the IRS’ crackdown on Jas Rule for tax evasion illustrates, even celebrities can’t dodge paying taxes. Ja Rule admitted that he had not filed taxes for five years, reports CNN. This isn’t even the first of Ja Rule’s legal woes....