Cases soared in New York, but constitutionality questioned

ALBANY, NY — The use of the red flag law in New York has surged over the past year to allow judges to confiscate weapons from people they deem dangerous.

The rise in cases, according to prosecutors and elected officials, has helped quell gun violence in New York after an alarming spike during the Covid-19 pandemic.

With an expanded law and more attention to it, the growth in cases has been extraordinary after it was barely used when it was first passed in 2019. In 2021, there were 538 extreme risk protection orders issued. A year later, the number soared

Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v SSE Generation Ltd [2023] UKSC 17 – UKSC Blog

SSE Generation Ltd, the respondent, claimed capital allowances on expenditure incurred when constructing a hydro-electric power station at Glendoe, Fort Augustus in Scotland. Such allowances may be deducted from income for the purpose of calculating a company’s trading profits subject to corporation tax. Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) disputed certain allowances claimed by SSE for tax years 31 March 2006 to 31 March 2012 on the basis that in their view certain relevant assets did not give rise to allowable expenditure under the Capital Allowances Act 2001 (the “Act”).

SSE appealed to the First-tier Tribunal (the “FTT”).

Indianapolis Indians honor Terry Badger III this week with anti-bullying homestand

INDIANAPOLIS – Terry Badger III would’ve loved the Indianapolis Indians’ next homestand, six games against the Triple-A Iowa Cubs, because he loved the Indians, he loved the Cubs, he loved baseball. Playing it, watching it, talking about it, you name it. He was 13. It’s baseball. You get it.

Terry had been to Victory Field before, you know. His Pee Wee league in Covington – a few miles on this side of the Illinois border – named its teams after the Triple-A International League. Terry played on the Mud Hens when he was 4, so when the Mud Hens traveled

Heartbreaking Idaho murders update as community mourns and Bryan Kohberger demands cops turn over ‘exculpatory evidence’

THE University of Idaho has announced that four of its students murdered last year will receive posthumous degrees later this week.

They will be conferred at the school’s graduation ceremony on Saturday.

Four University of Idaho students murdered in an off-campus apartment last year will receive posthumous degrees at the school's graduation ceremony this weekend

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Four University of Idaho students murdered in an off-campus apartment last year will receive posthumous degrees at the school’s graduation ceremony this weekend
The legal team for the murder suspect Bryan Kohberger, 28, has demanded that authorities hand over more evidence ahead of the trial

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The legal team for the murder suspect Bryan Kohberger, 28, has demanded that authorities hand over more evidence ahead of the trialcredit: Getty

Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves, both 21, will each receive a bachelor’s degree, NewsNation reported.

Mogen studied marketing while

Texas family called police 5 times before shooting spree that killed 5

A resident of the Texas home where a man opened fire with an AR-15-style rifle said his family called police five times over a span of more than 10 minutes before the rampage that left five people dead and set off a manhunt for the killer .

Wilson Garcia said he asked his neighbor, who was shooting a gun in his yard late Friday night, to shoot farther away because Garcia’s 1-month-old son was sleeping. Garcia said he called the police when the man refused. The family made four more calls, according to The Associated Press.

“I told my wife:

Trustees of the Barry Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses v BXB [2023] UKSC 15 – UKSC Blog

In this appeal, the Supreme Court is asked to decide whether the Jehovah’s Witness organization is vicariously liable for a rape committed by Mark Sewell, a former elder.

In 1984, Mr and Mrs B began attending services of the Barry Congregation. There, they made friends with Mark Sewell, his wife Mary, and their children. The families became close, visiting each other’s houses for tea and going on holidays and days out together. Mrs B considered Mark Sewell to be her best friend.

Towards the end of 1989, Mark Sewell’s behavior changed. He began abusing alcohol and appeared depressed. He began

‘We don’t have to live like this’

Michigan Gov.  Gretchen Whitmer.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.Al Goldis/AP

  • The Michigan governor has signed multiple gun safety laws this month, including more background checks.

  • Gretchen Whitmer is expected to also sign a “red flag” law, allowing judges to confiscate guns from people they deem dangerous.

  • Lawmakers say they hope to target gun manufacturers and domestic abusers next, per Bridge Michigan.

Michigan lawmakers have passed three gun safety laws this month, and they say they’re not stopping there.

Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed two bills — one requiring safe storage of firearms and another extending background checks to rifles and shotguns — into law

A Black 16-Year-Old Teen Was Shot In The Head After Ringing The Doorbell Of The Wrong Home, His Family Said

Ralph Yarl

Protests erupted over the weekend over the shooting of a Black 16-year-old in Missouri whose family said was shot in the head after going to the wrong home to pick up his twin brothers.

Ralph Yarl was allegedly shot by the homeowner outside the Kansas City residence when he arrived on Thursday. According to a GoFundMe created by his aunt Faith Spoonmore, Yarl mistakenly went to a house one block away from where he was supposed to pick up his brothers. When he pulled into the driveway and rang the doorbell, the home owner shot him twice, including once in