Overturns
California gun ruling: A federal judge, who compares an AR-15 to a Swiss Army knife, overturns ban on assault weapons
Assault weapons have been banned in California since 1989, according to the ruling. The law has been updated several times since it was originally passed. “Like the Swiss Army Knife, the popular AR-15 rifle is a perfect combination of home defense weapon and homeland defense equipment,” Benitez said in the ruling. “Firearms deemed as ‘assault …
At least 3 killed and 27 others hospitalized when boat overturns off San Diego coast
At least three people were killed and at least 27 others were hospitalized after a boat overturned Sunday morning off the coast of San Diego, according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department. Multiple agencies — including local lifeguards, the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Border Protection — responded to the emergency, officials said. Officials said …
BREAKING NEWS: President Biden Overturns Trump-Era Executive Order On Combatting Race And Sex Stereotyping | Jackson Lewis P.C.
As one of his first actions as President, Joe Biden has issued an executive order overturning the much controversial Executive Order 13950: Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping. In addition to additional actions aimed at promoting and ensuring equity, the new Executive Order On Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government …
4 children dead, 1 missing after horse-drawn buggy overturns in Kentucky storm
Four children were killed and a fifth was missing after a horse-drawn buggy overturned in Kentucky during a rainstorm Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. The search was ongoing in Bath County in the northeastern part of the state, where the horse and buggy were navigating a low-water bridge when it overturned the children and an adult …
Cardinal George Pell freed from prison after High Court overturns sex abuse conviction
The momentous decision, handed down Tuesday by Chief Justice Susan Kiefel, ends a five-year legal battle that started when a man in his 30s approached police alleging Pell had abused him as a child in the mid-1990s. At the time, Pell was Vatican Treasurer and the highest ranking Catholic official to ever be publicly accused …
33 injured including 11 Britons after bus overturns in France | World news
Eleven Britons were among 33 people injured after a Paris-London bus overturned in northern France, French police have said. The vehicle, operated by the FlixBus inter-city service, toppled on to its side at around midday as it took an exit in the northern Somme region from the A1 motorway, France’s busiest route. There were 33 …
California Court Overturns Gun Conviction Against Illegal Immigrant In Kate Steinle Case
The San Francisco Chronicle reports that a California Appeals court has overturned the gun conviction against the illegal immigrant who killed the young American woman, Kate Steinle, in 2015. Jose Inez Garcia Zarate had already been acquitted of murder charges in 2017 related to the case after the court ruled his actions as an accident. …
