By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The U.S. Supreme Court will begin its 2015-2016 term with oral arguments in October on three tough cases on capital punishment from the minority of states which still maintain a de facto death penalty. In Kansas v. Carr, Gleason, the issues presented involve the trial judge’s instruction to the jury and…
Ross Parker was chief of the criminal division in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Detroit for 8 years and worked as an AUSA for 28 in that office By Ross Parker ticklethewire.com The U.S. Supreme Court will begin its 2015-2016 term with oral arguments in October on three tough cases on capital punishment from the…
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen G. Kane has found herself on the other side of the law. After state authorities began investigating her over an allegedly shady deal with a union and trip to Haiti, the FBI is making its own inquiry, The Philadelphia Inquiry reports. Kane is under investigation following allegations…
Border Patrol in Maine has a new chief.
By Steve Neavling ticklethewire.com It was no joking matter to law enforcement or the thousands of people who were visiting the Statue of Liberty. A 42-year-old man is accused of claiming to be a well-known terrorist and calling in a threat to blow up the Statue of Liberty, The Hill reports. The FBI and other…
A Sarasota woman said the FBI knew for years about allegations that now-former Subway spokesman Jared Fogle was interested in underage girls.
A reputed Klansman from Saratoga County in New York believed he was capable of making a mobile device that would decimate Muslim towns with radiation.
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com DETROIT — Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy on Wednesday morning presented a mountain of evidence to defend the actions of ICE agent Mitchell Quinn who fatally shot Terrance Kellom, 20, in late April in Detroit during a raid at his home. He was wanted for armed robbery and other charges. Worthy,…
