A white restaurant manager in Conway, South Carolina, is accused of beating and forcing an intellectually disabled black man to work for little to no pay for five years. According to The Post and Courier, the US Attorney’s Office announced Wednesday that they indicted Bobby Paul Edwards, 52, on a felony forced labor charge. The victim, John Christopher Smith, 39, reportedly …
A federal judge ruled Thursday that Colorado’s sex offender registration violated the rights of three sex offenders—possibly resulting in sweeping implications as to how the public gets the list. The Denver Post reports that U.S. District Court Judge Richard Matsch determined that the Colorado Sex Offender Registration Act violates the cruel and unusual clause of …
A federal judge in Tampa, Florida, denied prosecutors’ request to delay a trial due to Monday’s total eclipse. The Washington Post reported that a Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) agent wanted to postpone court proceedings because he had prepaid for an eclipse trip. However, Judge Steven Merryday ruled that the trial, surrounding a felon …
