Crime, Law and Justice

October 2, 2017 5:39 PM

Los Angeles police deny confirming Tom Petty's death to CBS

A spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department says it has no information on the well-being of Tom Petty and its spokespeople did not provide info CBS News used to report the rocker had died.

by Associated Press

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October 2, 2017 12:03 PM

Brother: Las Vegas gunman was wealthy real-estate investor

Asked about a potential motive, Sheriff Joseph Lombardo said he could not "get into the mind of a psychopath at this point."

by The Associated Press

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October 2, 2017 11:46 AM

Why media law matters to all Americans, not just journalists and sources

Last fall, the New York Times published a story with the accounts of two women who said they had been groped by now-President Trump. When Trump's legal team threatened to sue the Times for libel, the Times' lawyer responded with a letter that went viral.

by Kerri Miller and Julia Franz

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October 2, 2017 11:40 AM

Political Junkie: Tragedy in Las Vegas, and gun politics in America

The Las Vegas shooting is now being called the deadliest in United States history -- and it's yet another test in recent weeks for the Trump administration's response to national crisis.

by Kerri Miller and Julia Franz

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October 2, 2017 11:31 AM

U.S. Supreme Court won't hear Minnesota assisted suicide case

The high court's decision means the 2015 conviction will stand against Final Exit Network Inc., which was found guilty of assisting in the suicide of 57-year-old Doreen Dunn, of Apple Valley.

by The Associated Press

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October 2, 2017 9:34 AM

Trump on Las Vegas shooting: 'An act of pure evil'

President Trump is speaking from the Diplomatic Reception Room at the White House on the deadly mass shooting in Las Vegas.

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October 2, 2017 8:56 AM

U.S. Supreme Court lets Minnesota sex offender program stand

The nation's highest court declined to hear an appeal challenging the constitutionality of a Minnesota program to keep the most-dangerous sex offenders locked up indefinitely.

by Brian Bakst

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October 2, 2017 8:14 AM

Man who killed Adrian Peterson's son taking case to high court

The case of a man serving life in prison for killing the 2-year-old son of NFL running back Adrian Peterson in South Dakota is going before the state Supreme Court.

by The Associated Press

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October 2, 2017 6:58 AM

Supreme Court to open a whirlwind term

In a term one justice predicts will be "monumental," the issues range from politics to privacy, and from same-sex anti-discrimination law to sports betting.

by Nina Totenberg

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October 2, 2017 6:04 AM

Catalonia calls for Spain mediation amid referendum dispute

The referendum debacle brought Spain and Catalonia closer to a potentially disastrous showdown as each side said Sunday's events proved them right and neither looked prepared to cede ground.

by The Associated Press

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