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Suspect accused of killing Elizabeth Howell drops hearing

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Prosecutors said Wednesday that a man in upstate New York accused of shooting SUNY Potsdam student Elizabeth Howell from a car will not appear in court later this week. St. Lawrence County District Attorney Gary Pasqua confirmed to The Post that the attorney general for Michael J. “As a result, the jurisdiction of the charges against Snow will be transferred to St. Lawrence County Court for further proceedings,” Pasquah said in a statement, adding that an investigation into the seemingly indiscriminate killing is continuing. “There will be no further comment…

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Connecticut socialite mum admits to secretly photographing minors for sexual pleasure

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a Connecticut Social Voyeur She pleaded guilty to taping three people, including a child, into a sexual position at the multi-million dollar Greenwich Palace. Hadley Palmer The mother-of-four pleaded guilty to three counts of voyeurism and endangering a minor — all committed in 2017 — on Jan. 19 in state supreme court. As part of the plea deal, the two most serious charges ever brought against her were dropped – employing a minor in indecent performance, a first-degree felony, and possession of child pornography. The charges allege that she filmed…

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Prosecutors face uphill battle in Rittenhouse trial, indictment ‘possible’: experts

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Ambiguity in Wisconsin law works in Kyle Rittenhouse’s favour, but jurors can still be affected by the guilty verdict if they buy the argument of the allegation that the teen brought “a gun into a fist fight,” legal experts say. Both the prosecution and defense attorneys presented their closing arguments on Monday. Before the jurors met in the courtroom, the judge dismissed one count of a dangerous weapon by a person under 18, a misdemeanor. Julius Kim, a criminal defense attorney and former Milwaukee attorney general, said the charges were…

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Judge refuses to block January 6 release of records that Trump sought to suppress

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A federal judge has refused to block the release of documents sought by former President Donald Trump that were requested in the House investigation into the January 6 siege of the US Capitol. Trump claimed “executive privilege” while trying to prevent the records from being released.Photo by Robert Nickelsberg/Getty Images Lawyers for former President Donald Trump requested a preliminary injunction, but District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Tuesday called the case a “dispute between the former president and the current president” after President Joe Biden waived executive privilege in White House…

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Court axes challenge religious freedom for New York State mandate

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Subscribe to our site Special Edition Newsletter For a daily update on the coronavirus pandemic. A federal appeals court overturned a temporary injunction on Friday that could have health care workers in New York state request a religious exemption to avoid getting COVID-19 vaccines. Three judges from the Second Circuit of the US Court of Appeals have endorsed New York state’s requirement that all health care workers receive a COVID-19 vaccine regardless of religious beliefs or face termination. Governor Cathy Hochhol is consistent in ruling. “On the first day, I…

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Brad Pitt’s petition denied in Angelina Jolie custody case

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Brad Pitt’s petition to challenge a court ruling to exclude the special judge in his ongoing custody battle with Angelina Jolie has been denied. On Wednesday, the California Supreme Court blocked Pete’s request to review a California Court of Appeals ruling disqualifying Judge John Oderkerk from overseeing a custody dispute, News agency reports. “Multiple sclerosis. Jolie focuses on her family and is happy that the well-being of her children will not be guided by immoral behavior,” Robert Olson, Jolie’s attorney, ET . said in the current situation. “It welcomes the…

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