NCAA seeks judge’s recusal in Alabama basketball case
(CN) — An Alabama judge who allowed a former professional basketball player to return to Tuscaloosa to play for the Crimson Tide last week is the target of a motion for recusal, as attorneys for the defendant National Collegiate Athletic Association claim a...
Sex trafficking trial prosecutors say Alexander brothers were predators, not partiers
MANHATTAN (CN) — Three wealthy brothers used drugs, alcohol and sometimes force to carry out numerous “brutal rapes” of young women and teenagers, federal prosecutors said Tuesday during opening statements of a high-profile sex trafficking trial. And according to the...
Golden State Democrats push back on federal immigration actions, call for ban on ICE agents taking state jobs
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (CN) — California Democrats on Tuesday continued their legislative assault on what they see as the federal government’s overreach, targeting ICE agents’ ability to get a state job. Introduced this week, Assembly Bill 1627 would prohibit anyone from...
Paxton sues Delaware nurse for sending abortion pills to Texas
(CN) — Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sued a Delaware nurse practitioner Tuesday, accusing her of violating Texas’ abortion ban by mailing abortion pills to Texas. Nurse practitioner Debra Lynch operates a Delaware-based practice called Her Safe Harbor...
House Freedom Caucus endorses Insurrection Act for Minnesota despite deaths
WASHINGTON (CN) — A group of right-wing House Republicans told President Donald Trump on Tuesday that he would have their support should he choose to invoke the Insurrection Act and call in the U.S. military to crack down on protests against immigration operations in...
Ecuadorian accused of assassination plot hits attorney general with defamation suit
(CN) — An Ecuadorian businessman levied a defamation lawsuit against the attorney general of Ecuador on Tuesday, claiming he has been falsely accused of involvement in the assassination of a presidential political candidate named Fernando Alcibiades Villavicencio....
Judge holds Norfolk’s license plate reader use constitutional
NORFOLK, Va. (CN) — A federal judge sided with the city of Norfolk Tuesday, ruling its use of automated license plate readers doesn’t violate Fourth Amendment privacy rights. “Today, the federal court decided that Norfolk Police Department’s use of...
Doomsday Clock moves closer to annihilation than ever
(CN) — Scientists set the metaphorical “Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds to midnight Tuesday, signaling their belief that humanity is closer to annihilation than at any other point since the clock’s began ticking. The Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of the...
Father fights trans bathroom policy in Chicagoland schools at Seventh Circuit
CHICAGO (CN) — A dubious Seventh Circuit panel on Tuesday weighed whether a school district’s policy allowing students to use the bathroom that aligns with their gender identity violates other students’ privacy rights. A 17-year-old Bolingbrook High School...