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Judges Question Whether Life Sentence For Silk Road Founder Is Unfair
In 2015, 32-year-old Ross Ulbricht was sentenced to life without parole after he was convicted of seven drug crimes in connection with running the massive dark-web drug bazaar, the Silk Road.
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“Making A Murderer’s” Brendan Dassey Asks To Be Released While State Appeals Case
Dassey’s conviction was overturned last month, but he is still in jail due to an appeal by prosecutors in his case. His lawyers argue that their client deserves to be released while the appeal is decided.
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Kesha Appeals Dr. Luke Decision, Claims Career Will “Fade Quickly”
Kesha is appealing a judge’s refusal to allow her to break her contract with Dr. Luke, whom she has accused of abuse and rape.
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Texas Executes Man For 2001 Murder
Lawyers for Richard Masterson, convicted of strangling a man to death, said he is innocent and that the victim died of a heart attack.
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Silk Road Creator Seeks To Reverse His Conviction, Life Sentence
Ross Ulbricht’s appeal focuses on the corrupt federal agents who were convicted of money laundering in the fallout from the Silk Road investigation.
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Steven Avery Of “Making A Murderer” Files Motion For New Trial
Steven Avery’s new attorney on Tuesday said she was confident his name would be cleared, tweeting: “Won’t quit until he’s out.”
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Boston Bomber Tsarnaev Wants New Trial Based On Jury’s Social Media Exposure
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev claims that the jury in the Boston Marathon bombing trial could not have avoided the “intense and all-encompassing community immersion” on social media during the trial.
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Appeals Court Keeps Obama’s Immigration Program On Hold
A panel of judges from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals denied the government’s request to allow the president’s immigration executive action to move forward.
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Adnan Syed Of “Serial” Wins Right To Petition Court To Hear Alibi Testimony
The decision paves the way for a circuit court to hear the testimony of Asia McClain, a potential alibi witness who says she was with Syed when prosecutors say he killed his ex-girlfriend.
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Family Of Mexican Teen Shot From Across The Border Can’t Sue In U.S.
A U.S. Border Patrol agent who fired across the border and killed a teenager on Mexican soil can’t be sued in the U.S., an appeals court ruled Friday.
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David Hicks, Former Guantanamo Inmate, Has Terrorism Conviction Overturned
David Hicks was held at the military detention facility in Cuba between 2002 and 2007.
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Adnan Syed Of “Serial” Files First Brief In Appeal Against His Murder Conviction
The appeal, which was granted in February, relates to arguments his trial attorney failed to properly represent him.
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Oklahoma, Florida Execute Men After Supreme Court Turns Down Requests
Charles Warner, who raped and killed his roommate’s 11-month-old daughter, was executed tonight. Additionally, Florida executed Johnny Kormondy for a 1993 murder.
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What Do Other People Find Attractive About You?
There’s no cure for your allure.
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U.S. Couple Cleared Of Child’s Death To Return Home From Qatar
An appeals court in Qatar overturned the conviction of Matthew and Grace Huang on Sunday but the couple was stopped at the airport and barred from leaving the country.
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Danny Green Calls Convicted Murderer Brett Peter Cowan “The Lowest Form Of Scum”
The Australian boxer’s words come the same day it is announced Brett Peter Cowan will be appealing his conviction.
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Report: Ray Rice Will Argue NFL Made Decision Based On Edited TMZ Video
The NFL Players Association filed an appeal of the indefinite suspension on behalf of Ray Rice on Sept. 16.
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How Ray Rice Will Fight The NFL To Play Football Again
The players’ union announced Tuesday it is appealing the NFL’s decision to indefinitely suspend Ray Rice following the release of a video that showed the running back punching his then-fiancée. BuzzFeed News takes a look at what happens next.
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Missouri Executes John Middleton After 19-Hour Delay
UPDATED: Stay of execution of John Middleton ended at 6 p.m. CT Wednesday. The U.S. Supreme Court later denied Middleton’s four requests to stay his execution.
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Alex Rodriguez Suspended 211 Games For Involvement With Performance-Enhancing Drugs Case
Major League Baseball’s suspension of New York Yankees third baseman Alex Rodriguez includes the rest of the 2013 MLB season and all of 2014.
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Amanda Knox Won Her Appeal
Amanda Knox, following the lengthy appeal in an Italian court of her conviction for the murder of Meredith Kercher, had the conviction overturned. View List ›