A Trial With Training Wheels

D MagazineA Trial With Training WheelsD MagazineThis is Emily Deans, a harried 30-year-old assistant district attorney, the kind of woman who, in her second year of law school, took five of the hardest classes possible, participated in two moot court teams, and worked a part-time job at a criminal ...

His Exile Was Intolerable

The New York Review of BooksHis Exile Was IntolerableThe New York Review of BooksA police search on the false pretext of unearthing a cache of illegal weapons led him to depart for Great Britain, leaving his wife, Friderike, and his two stepdaughters behind. Unlike his ... More surprising still, Richard Strauss—who had asked Zweig ...

William Cohan on the Duke Lacrosse Scandal, How the School Is Like Goldman ...

New York MagazineWilliam Cohan on the Duke Lacrosse Scandal, How the School Is Like Goldman ...New York MagazineEveryone knows some version of the story: In 2006, three white players from Duke's lacrosse team were accused of raping a black woman hired to strip at a private party off-campus. ... The easiest thing for me to do would be to write another book about ...

Shorter summer for students

Castanet.netShorter summer for studentsCastanet.net“Clearwater RCMP is currently dealing with a police incident which involves the deployment of additional police resources,” the force said in a statement. “Police are not able to provide ... been dispatched to the home. Neighbours said a man is ...

Mounties respond to an unconfirmed incident at a home in Clearwater, BC April ...

Castanet.netMounties respond to an unconfirmed incident at a home in Clearwater, BC April ...Castanet.net“Clearwater RCMP is currently dealing with a police incident which involves the deployment of additional police resources,” the force said in a statement. “Police are not able to provide ... been dispatched to the home. Neighbours said a man is ...

Democratic primary: Three Democrat vie for sheriff in Montgomery

Asheboro Courier TribuneDemocratic primary: Three Democrat vie for sheriff in MontgomeryAsheboro Courier TribuneOwens, 47, 4421 N.C. 134, Star, is seeking his second term as sheriff. ... The sheriffs also answer and respond to all of the law enforcement calls of service in the county and assists the city and town police departments. .... I was also a warehouse ...

The scene outside Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pennsylvania ...

Castanet.netThe scene outside Franklin Regional High School in Murrysville, Pennsylvania ...Castanet.netFive UPMC patients had been discharged, including three 15-year-old boys, a 16-year-old girl and an adult. ... School officials and Murrysville police didn't immediately return calls seeking further details, but the school issued a bulletin on its ...

Invisible Victims: When Men Are Abused

PsychCentral.com (blog)Invisible Victims: When Men Are AbusedPsychCentral.com (blog)In cases of domestic abuse throughout the world, the stereotype involves a man abusing a woman. For some, however ... Some excuses include “she was abused when she was younger”; “she experienced severe emotional trauma”; or “it's just hormones.” Even ...

Feds investigate restaurant

Castanet.netFeds investigate restaurantCastanet.netLiu, 23, had been chatting via webcam with her ex-boyfriend in China in the early morning hours of April 15, 2011, when he saw a man force his way into Liu's room and knock her down. Dickson's lawyer ... Police say they were called to the Thorsby ...

Photo: The Canadian Press

Castanet.netPhoto: The Canadian PressCastanet.netLiu, 23, had been chatting via webcam with her ex-boyfriend in China in the early morning hours of April 15, 2011, when he saw a man force his way into Liu's room and knock her down. Dickson's lawyer ... Police say they were called to the Thorsby ...

Will New York Follow Texas In Criminal Justice Reform?

City LimitsWill New York Follow Texas In Criminal Justice Reform?City LimitsAmong the omissions that could have aided in Ramos' defense was a log showing that the grandmother who testified against him had not, in fact, picked the girl up from day-care that day in 1984. There was ... He recounts the fictional courtroom comedy ...