An Orange County, Calif. judge suspended court proceedings July 8 against Aminadab Gaxiola Gonzalez, the man accused of killing four people and injuring another, pending a mental competency evaluation. The proceedings marked Gonzalez’s first court appearance since a March 31 mass shooting in Orange that ended when he was shot in the head by police. He could be…
Judge Suspends Criminal Proceedings Against Alleged Mass Shooter, Orders Mental Exam
July 8, 2021
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Wisconsin Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit to Ban Absentee Ballot Drop Boxes
The Wisconsin Supreme Court recently rejected a lawsuit that sought to ban the state’s usage of absentee ballot drop-boxes, although another legal challenge on their use is still being considered in a lower court. Conservative businessman and GOP donor Jere Fabick in March petitioned (pdf) the state Supreme Court in March to consider a ban…
Fraudsters Use COVID-19 Relief Funds to Buy Luxury Homes, Jewelry
June 29, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Calif.—Sentencing is scheduled Sept. 13 for four Los Angeles residents found guilty of scheming to submit fraudulent loan applications under which they and their co-defendants obtained more than $18 million in COVID-19 relief funds used to put down-payments on luxury homes in Tarzana, Glendale and Palm Desert and purchase jewelry and other high-end…
Parents Sue LA School District Over COVID Mandates for Children
June 24, 2021
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The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is being sued by parents concerned about mask mandates and obligatory COVID-19 testing for the coming school year. The lawsuit, filed June 22 by Southern California law firm Tyler and Bursch LLP and Children’s Health Defense California, seeks to prohibit the LAUSD and county officials from imposing the COVID-19 related…
Former Irvine Officer Pleads Guilty to Overtime Pay Scam
June 24, 2021
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A former Irvine police officer pleaded guilty June 23 and was immediately sentenced to a year in jail for stealing about $68,000 by putting in for overtime he never worked. Matthew Christian August, 49, of Aliso Viejo, was also placed on three years of formal probation upon pleading guilty to 34 felony counts…
Grand Jury Finds Security Flaws in Orange County Jails
June 21, 2021
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The Orange County Grand Jury (OCGJ) has released a 34-page report highlighting various security flaws in the California county’s jails, including escape risks for inmates and trafficking of contraband. The Theo Lacy Facility, in the City of Orange, was identified in the report for needing a security wall between the jail facility and a nearby vacant animal shelter. “The lack of a…
Sidney Powell Summoned to Michigan Court for Sanctions Hearing: Judge
Attorney Sidney Powell and other lawyers who filed lawsuits to support former President Donald Trump’s claims about the 2020 election were summoned by a judge to a sanctions hearing in Michigan. U.S. District Judge Linda Parker ordered Powell—who filed a series of third-party lawsuits in Michigan and other states—and the other lawyers to appear at…
Details Emerge on Road Rage Killing of 6-Year-Old Boy
June 17, 2021
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SANTA ANA—Days after the man and woman charged with killing a six-year-old boy in a road-rage shooting on the Costa Mesa (55) Freeway, they got into another traffic altercation in which the alleged shooter waved a gun at another motorist, prosecutors said in court papers filed June 16. Marcus Anthony Eriz, 24, and Wynne Lee,…
Florida Court Rules Against County Mask Mandate
A Florida state appeals court overturned a ruling last year that allowed Alachua County to implement a mask requirement amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The First District Court ruled 2-1 to overturn last year’s decision by Alachua County Circuit Judge Donna Keim. “The trial court simply looked at the right asserted by Green too narrowly, relying on the…
Hong Kong Judiciary Says British Judge to Step Down From City’s Top Court
HONG KONG—British judge Brenda Hale will step down from Hong Kong’s Court of Final Appeal next month when her three-year term expires, the judiciary said on Friday, a move that may deepen uncertainty over the role of foreign judges in the semi-autonomous city. The departure of Hale, a former president of Britain’s Supreme Court, comes…
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