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Sotomayor dissents as Supreme Court declines to hear Texas journalist’s wrongful-arrest appeal
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The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear an appeal by Texas citizen journalist Priscilla Villarreal, leaving in place a divided ruling that she cannot sue local officials over her 2017 arrest for obtaining nonpublic information from police. Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued a lone dissent, calling the arrest an obvious First Amendment violation.
President Donald Trump has not endorsed a candidate in the upcoming Texas Senate Republican primary runoff between Senator John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton. The decision hangs over the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Grapevine, Texas, where MAGA supporters celebrate the lack of support for Cornyn. Paxton recently met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago amid efforts to secure his backing.
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Cody Arnold, who was 21 at the time, received a 34-year prison sentence for his role in the 2022 killing of 16-year-old Katelynn Stone in Jefferson County, Texas. His co-defendant, Chelsea Shipp, had earlier pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 40 years. Prosecutors said the pair feared Arnold would face legal trouble after Stone became pregnant.
Chase Cook and Alexander Nicholas, both 23, have been charged with murder in the death of 24-year-old John Richardson, whose body was found in a shallow grave in a Fort Worth wooded area. The case unfolded after witness statements, a drunken confession, and cellphone data linked the suspects to the scene. Nicholas was arrested on Christmas Day, while Cook was booked more recently.
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Stanley Earl Hardin faces two counts of capital murder after driving his truck into a house in Conroe, Texas, and shooting his estranged wife and her mother, authorities said. The incident occurred Monday afternoon on Shoreview Drive. Hardin later surrendered to police.
The Texas Department of Banking has issued a consent order against Chicago-based cryptocurrency kiosk operator CoinFlip for conducting unlicensed money transmission. The company must pay over $40,000 and halt transactions until licensed. This follows prior violations and a merger-related issue.
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Channel Jasmine Yonko, 31, has been convicted of first-degree murder and sentenced to life in prison for killing her 17-month-old daughter, Hannah, in Galveston, Texas. The incident involved stabbing the child the day before and later dropping her from a fourth-story hotel balcony. Prosecutors presented evidence of premeditation despite the defense's insanity claim.
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