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Two Men Charged in Stealing Government Documents

May 13, 2021
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SANTA ANA—An Orange County, Calif. man and a Department of Defense contract worker from Florida were arrested May 12 on charges of theft of government property, federal prosecutors said. The U.S. Attorney’s Office identified them as Marc Chavez, 53, of Trabuco Canyon, and defense department contractor employee Sarfraz Yousuf, 43, of Miramar, Florida. The investigation of…

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Judge Agrees to May 2022 Trial Date for Huizar

May 10, 2021
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LOS ANGELES—The judge overseeing the public corruption case involving ex-Los Angeles City Councilman Jose Huizar agreed May 10 to put off the trial until next year. Citing concerns over issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, attorney schedules and voluminous evidentiary materials, prosecutors and defense lawyers filed a stipulation to start the trial on May 24,…

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Man Charged in Stabbings of 2 Asian Women a No-Show in Court

May 8, 2021
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SAN FRANCISCO—The arraignment of a man who allegedly stabbed two older women without warning at a San Francisco bus stop was postponed Friday after he refused to leave his jail cell and appear in court. Patrick Thompson’s arraignment on charges of attempted murder, assault with a deadly weapon, and elder abuse was postponed until Monday….

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Federal Judge Orders DOJ to Release Memo Related to Trump Obstruction of Justice Charge

May 5, 2021
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A federal district court judge in Washington has ordered the release of a legal memorandum prepared by the Trump-era Justice Department for then-Attorney General William Barr to assist in his decision on whether to prosecute then-President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice during the Mueller investigation. The Justice Department had withheld the March 24, 2019…

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Judge Orders DOJ to Release Memo Related to Trump Obstruction Decision

May 5, 2021
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A federal judge has ordered the release of a legal memorandum prepared by the Trump-era Justice Department for then-Attorney General William Barr to assist in his decision on whether to prosecute then-President Donald Trump for obstruction of justice during the Mueller special counsel investigation. The Justice Department (DOJ) had withheld the March 24, 2019, internal…

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Critical Race Theory Is About to Face Its Day(s) in Court

April 27, 2021
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As recently as last summer, few people outside academia had heard of critical race theory, whose central claim is that racism, not liberty, is the founding value and guiding vision of American society. Then, President Trump issued an executive order last September banning the teaching of this “malign ideology” to federal employees and federal contractors….

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Irvine Man Agrees to Plead Guilty to Tax Evasion

April 13, 2021
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SANTA ANA—An Irvine, Calif., man has agreed to plead guilty to tax evasion for failing to report interest income from his bank accounts in Hong Kong and Singapore, federal prosecutors announced April 13. Jean Guy Minn, 56, a South Korean national who lives in Irvine as a legal permanent resident, was charged April 13 with…

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Harvey Weinstein Indicted on 11 Sexual Assault Charges, Appears at Extradition Hearing

April 12, 2021
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Harvey Weinstein has been indicted in California on sexual assault charges, one of his lawyers said on Monday, as the former Hollywood movie producer appeared in a New York court proceeding over whether to extradite him. The 69-year-old Weinstein wore a collarless rust-colored shirt as he appeared from the Wende Correctional Facility near Buffalo by…

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Man Pleads Guilty to Poisoning Eight Transients in Huntington Beach

April 10, 2021
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WESTMINSTER—A 38-year-old San Andreas man has pleaded guilty and was sentenced to four years in prison for poisoning eight homeless people in Huntington Beach, according to court records obtained April 9. William Robert Cable admitted 13 counts of poisoning, one count of inflicting injury on an elder adult, all felonies, and seven misdemeanor counts of…

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Pronouns, Free Speech, and The Advocate

April 9, 2021
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Commentary The B.C. Law Society’s trade journal, The Advocate, is caught in the jaws of a disagreement between transgender advocates and court authorities, and those who favour traditional pronouns. At stake is The Advocate’s integrity as a forum of free discussion. The journal had planned to publish competing viewpoints about a recent change in court procedure concerning…

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