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Helpers or Law Breakers? Oregon Standoff Trial Begins
Helpers or Law Breakers? Oregon Standoff Trial Begins
Helpers or Law Breakers? Oregon Standoff Trial Begins
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The leaders of an armed standoff at a rural wildlife refuge say they came to Oregon's high desert country to help locals deal with an overreaching federal government that has abused people's land rights for decades. Occupier Ryan Bundy said as a federal trial began Tuesday that the protesters came to enforce the law, and that he wasn't anti-government...
Jury Selection Begins in Trial of Washington State Auditor
Jury Selection Begins in Trial of Washington State Auditor
Jury Selection Begins in Trial of Washington State Auditor
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Jury selection is under way in Tacoma in the trial of indicted Washington state Auditor Troy Kelley. Kelley, the first Washington state official to be indicted in 35 years, faces a range of charges stemming from conduct that began before he was elected in 2012, when he ran a real-estate services firm. Pro...
Bill Cosby Seeks Criminal Defense Attorney
Bill Cosby Seeks Criminal Defense Attorney
Bill Cosby Seeks Criminal Defense Attorney
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Looks like Bill Cosby is getting lawyered up. An attorney in Philadelphia says the veteran comedian wants to hire a criminal defense lawyer. Edwin Jacobs says he was approached by Cosby's agents — but he referred them to another Philadelphia-area lawyer...