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DOJ dismisses last of the drug trafficking charges against  FedEx: two key takeaways
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DOJ dismisses last of the drug trafficking charges against FedEx: two key takeaways

By: Brett Ingerman/Jonathan W. Haray/Lindsay R. Barnes Recently, four days into what had been scheduled to be seven-week trial, the US Department of Justice voluntarily dismissed the last of the criminal charges it had brought in its money laundering and drug trafficking prosecution of FedEx. Such was the abrupt end of two years of litigation in the US District Court…

Reagan shooter granted full-time convalescent leave
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Reagan shooter granted full-time convalescent leave

[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia [official website] on Wednesday ordered [opinion] Ronald Reagan shooter John Hinckley Jr. released from a government psychiatric hospital. Hinckley was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 1981 and was admitted to a psychiatric hospital where he has remained for 35…

Federal judge gives preliminary approval to Volkswagen settlement
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Federal judge gives preliminary approval to Volkswagen settlement

[JURIST] A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California [official website] on Tuesday gave preliminary approval [order, PDF] to a $15 billion settlement [case materials] between German automaker Volkswagen AG (VW) [corporate website] and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) [official website], California officials and consumers. Judge Charles Breyer’s ruling…

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Charges dropped against remaining officers in Freddie Gray case

[JURIST] Baltimore City State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby [official profile] announced Wednesday that charges against the three remaining officers facing trial in connection with Freddie Gray’s death will be dropped [press release]. While in police custody in 2015, Gray sustained a spinal cord injury, which ultimately resulted his death. Three officers were previously acquitted in the…