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The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control and its employees are not liable for the tragic drowning deaths of two young men in the Murderkill River, a federal judge ruled. The men’s mother argued that the department’s dredging and jetty construction operation caused a change in the tidal flow, resulting in dangerous conditions for recreational swimmers. Although the “state-created danger doctrine” allows recovery against state officials, there must be evidence that they “acted with a degree of culpability that shocks the conscience,” which was not present in this case.
A federal judge refused to reconsider his decision to certify a class of female mental and medical health care workers who say they were forced to endure exposure to prisoners masturbating and other vulgarities while at work. All the class members worked in the same department at the Pontiac Correctional Center, held civilian jobs working directly with the prison’s “all-male predominantly maximum security population,” and had to traverse in close proximity to cellhouses and the infirmary.
The Massachusetts Appeals Court affirmed defendant’s convictions for “four counts of rape, photographing an unsuspecting person in the nude, assault and battery on a family or household member, and threats to commit a crime.” He raped and battered his wife multiple times and filmed himself doing so on at least one occasion. It is concluded that “contrary to … defendant’s assertion … the judge appropriately balanced the probative weight of the evidence with the risk of unfair prejudice.”
A federal court in Pennsylvania granted class certification to child support debtors who say they were forced to work for $5 a day at a Pennsylvania recycling center while jailed for unpaid support. The debtors were allegedly required to work at the recycling center through a community service program in order to gain access to work release and an earlier release from jail. The class members were all allegedly subject to the same rule requiring them to work in the recycling program to qualify for work release.
The Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals found the trial court properly denied a criminal defendant’s motion to dismiss, as the Tennessee statute prohibits possession of a firearm for a misdemeanor domestic violence crime and is constitutional. The statute aligns with historical traditions of disarming those who pose a threat to the public safety.
After purchasing an orange juice at a Northeast Portland Trader Joe's, a woman said she took a sip, only to swallow what she thought was the tip of a human finger. She said she spit out a piece of rubber glove and went to urgent care.
