Law

American actor Michael Andrew Jace from “The Shield” has been convicted of murdering his wife April Denise Jace, by shooting her in the back and legs. The incident was partially witnessed by their two young children. LA Times reports: A jury of six women and six men deliberated about two hours before finding Michael Jace, 53, guilty of second-degree murder in April Jace’s May 19, 2014, death. Jurors also found true the special allegation that Jace used a firearm to commit the crime.

Former California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) CEO Federico Buenrostro was sentenced Tuesday by a federal judge to four and a half years in prison for accepting more than $200,000 in bribes trying to steer investments.

Authored by Rachel Stockman via LawNewz.com,

Donald Trump has undoubtedly made the class action lawsuit against Trump University a campaign issue. For the last several days, he has been on a tear against federal Judge Gonzolo Curiel who is overseeing one of the class action lawsuits against Trump University. In the lawsuit, former students claim that the University and Trump violated federal law by luring them to sign up with false promises and then defrauded them once they handed over their checks.

Authored by Jenna McLaughlin via TheIntercept.com,

Courts across the country are grappling with a key question for the information age: When law enforcement asks a company for cellphone records to track location data in an investigation, is that a search under the Fourth Amendment?

By a 12-3 vote, appellate court judges in Richmond, Virginia, on Monday ruled that it is not — and therefore does not require a warrant.

A U.S. judge ordered the destruction of vital 9/11 evidence during a trial held at a military tribunal at Guantanamo Bay, according to leaked documents. Judge James Pohl allegedly colluded with prosecutors to hide evidence that supported the defense of suspected 9/11 architect Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, thus harming his case, the court document says. Commondreams.org reports: The accusation could be the impetus to reform the highly controversial tribunals at the U.S.