High court urged to hear out-of-state wine shipments case
The Institute for Justice asks the Supreme Court to overturn a 2nd Circuit ruling upholding New York’s ban on direct alcohol shipments to consumers. The push follows a 6th Circuit decision striking Michigan’s shipment ban, highlighting conflicts over 21st Amendment versus commerce clause rules and online sales.
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Ex-firefighter sentenced for Arizona wildfire case
Former firefighter Leonard Gregg, 31, admitted starting the largest Arizona wildfire, pleaded guilty to two counts, received a 10 year prison term, and was ordered to pay 27 million in restitution. The June 18 2002 fire burned 469000 acres in eastern Arizona, destroyed homes, forced 30000 evacuations, and damaged Apache sacred sites. Gregg, part time Bureau of Indian Affairs firefighter, had sparked a prior fire near Cibecue to seek work.
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Supreme Court denies Boy Scouts appeal on gay hiring policy
The Supreme Court refused to hear the Boy Scouts challenge to states treating the group differently over its policy against openly gay leaders. Connecticut officials dropped the Scouts from a state employee charity payroll plan, a move the Scouts called unconstitutional discrimination. The group had about $10,000 annual donations via the campaign, and the decision ends the case after two prior federal losses.
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Baltimore water taxi capsizes. search for 3 missing continues
Rescue crews using dogs, sonar, and helicopters comb a 1,000 square yard area of Baltimore Harbor for three missing after a Seaport Taxi pontoon boat overturned in a sudden storm near Fort McHenry. Divers probe three objects. one identified as debris. Weather remains a factor as five hospitalized, including an 8 year old girl and a 30 year old woman in critical condition. The two crew members survived and investigators examine weather and vessel condition.
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Two brothers get life terms in Philadelphia mass killings
Dawud Faruqqi and Khalid Faruqqi, aged 29 and 28, received seven consecutive life sentences after pleading guilty to participating in a December 28, 2000 massacre in a West Philadelphia drug den. The plea avoided the death penalty, angering victims’ relatives who demanded capital punishment.
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