Homeowners Say Mamdani’s New Tax Rollout Wrongly Targets Them
Messy rollout of New York City mayor’s pied-à-terre tax is annoying many New Yorkers who say their properties are primary residences. Source link
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South Carolina store owner acquitted of murder in 2023 killing of Black teen wrongly suspected of shoplifting
A South Carolina jury on Monday found a store owner not guilty of murder in the 2023 shooting of a Black 14-year-old. Chikei Rick Chow, 61, who is Asian, shot Cyrus Carmack-Belton in the back after chasing him from his convenience store in Columbia, but maintained he acted to defend his son. The killing sent … Read more
Man wrongly convicted of killing 2 hunters in 1990 agrees to $5.25M settlement
DETROIT — A man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the deaths of two Michigan hunters agreed to a $5.25 million settlement after accusing police of failing to turn over evidence that could have helped him at trial, a lawyer said Monday. Jeff Titus was released in 2023 and his murder convictions were … Read more
Men wrongly accused of yogurt shop murders reach $35 million settlement with city
The city of Austin will pay $35 million to three men and the family of a fourth who were wrongly accused of the 1991 rape and murder of four teenage girls at a yogurt shop, a case that initially sent one of the men to death row and another to life in prison, under a … Read more
Chief Justice John Roberts says American public wrongly views the justices as ‘political actors’
HERSHEY, Pa. — Chief Justice John Roberts on Wednesday defended the Supreme Court from what he believes are misconceptions held by the American people that he and his colleagues are “political actors” who are making decisions based on policy, not law. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive … Read more