ALHS Legal Studies

"The 14-page opinion issued by the the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled that the "ancient gesture of insult is not the basis for a reasonable suspicion of a traffic violation or impending criminal activity.""

""I want to leave it in the hands of God," Jonchuk said. John Jonchuk is charged with first-degree murder. EXPAND IMAGE Asked if that meant he wanted to represent himself, Jonchuk repeated his answer, to which the judge said, "Pretty sure God's not going to be representing you in this case. You're going to be standing trial."

"There is a defined racial divide in America between how whites and non-whites view police and the criminal justice system, according to a CNN / ORC poll released Monday."

When customers came into an Arby's Thursday night frantically telling staffers that a man was engulfed in flames, manager Lindsay Riedlinger ran to the parking lot with a fire extinguisher and saved his life. But her account of what unfolded outside of the Phoenix, Arizona, restaurant is practically unbelievable,...

Hong Kong (CNN) -- A court in Hong Kong has ruled that a British banker charged with the grisly murder of two Indonesian women is psychologically fit to enter a plea on both counts. However, the case has been adjourned until July next year to allow for more than 200 pieces of forensic and DNA evidence to be analyzed.

She told her neighbours the annoying buzzing noise came from a new ice-cream machine in her cafe. Estibaliz Carranza was sorry if they'd been disturbed. The pretty Mexican's warm and reassuring smile hid a chilling reality. The noise locals had really heard at the Schleckeria ice-cream parlour in Vienna, Austria, was cold-hearted Carranza cutting up her murdered lover's body with a chainsaw.

NEW CASTLE - When Henry County authorities went to a rural address east of Summit Lake in late June, they found a mother and her four children, all younger than 4, in their home of the past 15 months - a dilapidated, filthy mobile home with no running water, electricity, heat, working bathroom, stove or refrigerator.

(Newser) - A naked man fell through the ceiling of a women's bathroom at Logan Airport yesterday, then ran out of the restroom and viciously assaulted an elderly man while he was still in the buff and bleeding, before being arrested, state police said.

(CNN) -- Arnold Abbott handed out four plates of food to homeless people in a South Florida park. Then police stopped the 90-year-old from serving up another bite. "An officer said, 'Drop that plate right now -- like I had a weapon,'" Abbott said.

Newington police said they have identified the man suspected in a bizarre crime early Wednesday morning. They said he backed an SUV into a Connecticut gas station, stole a banana, ate it and left in the damaged vehicle. Police responded to the Citgo Gas Station, located at 502 Cedar Street, after a burglary alarm went off at 1:48 a.m.

The lone gunman who carried out a gun attack at the Florida State University library had sent packages to several people in the days leading up to the deadly shooting.

A British man charged with the murder of two women in Hong Kong has been ruled fit to stand trial by a judge. Rurik Jutting, a 29-year-old banker, was remanded in custody in Hong Kong earlier this month and referred for psychiatric testing.

Victorville, California (CNN) -- The man accused of killing the McStay family pleaded not guilty Wednesday in a California court to murder charges. Charles "Chase" Merritt, 57, was a close friend and business partner of Joseph McStay, whose body -- along with those of his wife Summer and their two young sons, Gianni and Joseph Jr.

"The high court will hear oral arguments Monday in the first examination of free speech rights and social media. The outcome of the groundbreaking case, Elonis v. U.S., could decide the limits of what you post online."

"What has changed is the prevalence of cell phones equipped with cameras. Cell phone videos of alleged police misconduct have proliferated online, flooding social media websites and provoking questions about law enforcement behavior."