Ms Wilson had been subjected to 'brutal' treatment at the hands of McFarlane's defence lawyer who questioned whether she had a personality disorder.
California officials are suing the beachside city of Huntington Beach over a voter ID amendment it passed last month with support from a majority of residents. The lawsuit, from California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, challenges Huntington Beach’s voter ID law, Measure A, which amends the city’s charter to allow voter ID requirements by 2026. In their lawsuit, Bonta and Weber argued that the city’s voter ID law "unlawfully conflicts and is...
California has sued Huntington Beach, alleging that the city's new law requiring voters to show photo identification is a violation of state law. The 320-page lawsuit, filed Monday in Orange County Superior Court, accuses Huntington Beach of violating California's Constitution and the state election code over a new charter amendment that would require voters to show photo identification in local elections starting in 2026. Huntington Beach has argued that the city charter grants local officials...
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — California officials on Monday sued Huntington Beach over a new law that lets the city require voters to provide identification to cast ballots at the polls starting in
The Republican governor said protection of children has been and will continue to be a point of emphasis in the state.
The beleaguered federal Bureau of Prisons says it is planning to close a women’s prison in California known as the “rape club” despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse. Bureau of Prisons Director Colette Peters said in a statement to the AP that the agency had “taken unprecedented steps and provided a tremendous amount of resources to address culture, recruitment and retention, aging infrastructure - and...
The complainant alleges that former Burmantofts and Richmond Hill representative, Ron Grahame, groomed her before sexually touching her over a period of time, and then finally tried to rape her when she stayed at his Leeds home in the early 1980s. A trial of facts is taking place at Leeds Crown Court this week after it was determined that 80-year-old Grahame was not fit to stand trial after being diagnosed with vascular dementia. However, he has previously entered not-guilty pleas to four...
House Bill 486, also known as Aisha's Law, is personal for Ohio Representative Juanita Brent of Cleveland. Brent, who represents District 22, is a co-sponsor of the bill that was introduced for the third time last week.
'Democrats in Albany see this as an opportunity to expand their power by tying in local elections to those years,' said Dutchess County Legislature Chair Will Truitt.
Drake Bell revealed he feels he finally feels 'free' after coming forward as a victim of 'unspeakable' childhood sexual abuse at the hands of his former dialogue coach.
The remains of a 12-year-old boy who had been missing for years were found in the attic of a residence in New York where a sex offender reportedly lived at a sober living group. Jaylen Griffin left his home on August 4, 2020, to go to the grocery store and was never seen alive again. On Sunday, three and a half years later, his grandmother heard the news she had been praying against for years. “I ask the Lord to give me strength. That’s how I process it,” Shirley Banks said to WGRZ-TV....
At a press conference on Monday, Ashley's parents Julie and Paul said Houston would threaten her with text messages, as many as 70 a day.