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Suspended Yale student won’t face charges in D.C., wants reinstatement

Nov 14 - New Haven Register

Police in Washington, D.C., have closed their investigation into an allegation that suspended Yale student Saifullah Khan sexually assaulted two people, and authorities will not pursue charges against him,...

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Khan’s hearings postponed

Nov 12 - Yale Daily News

Saifullah Khan — the Yale student who was suspended in October in response to new allegations of sexual assault against him— will not return to campus this semester, as his legal battle to return...

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Federal Judge Advocates Jury Nullification After Being Shocked by Overzealous Child Pornography Prosecution

It just makes sense to let jurors know about their already established power to exercise discretion over bad laws and ill-considered prosecutions.

Nov 6 - Reason

"This is a shocking case. This is a case that calls for jury nullification."
Many have had similar reactions when confronting cases involving authorities running roughshod over people with bad laws,...

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Oligarch in Bridgeport seeking to be reunited with daughter

Oct 23 - LMT Online

The city rarely gets to host an honest-to-goodness Russian oligarch.
But there Shalva Chigirinsky was, pacing the fifth floor of the Fairfield County Courthouse on Tuesday in an impeccably tailored suit,...

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Yale student suspended again amid new allegations of sexual assault

Oct 10 - Houston Chronicle

A Yale student who was acquitted earlier this year of sexually assaulting a female student reportedly has been suspended by university officials in the wake of allegations by a former male friend of his that...

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Student Suspended After Sexual Assault Allegation Sues To Force Yale To Let Him Return To Class

Oct 10 - Hartford Courant

A Yale student has asked a Superior Court judge to lift a suspension imposed by the university on Sunday after the Yale Daily News reported sexual assault allegations against him.
Saifullah Khan filed...

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Nurse convicted of killing college student gets new lawyer

Sep 12 - The Hour

A local nurse, convicted last year after a third trial of killing a 20-year-old college student and scattering her body parts in Trumbull, is now being represented by his fourth lawyer.
Attorney Norman...

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New Haven officer at center of barricaded SWAT standoff appears in court

Ray Tennant faces serious felonies

Sep 11 - WTNH Channel 8

Embattled New Haven police Lt. Ray Tennant went from the hospital psychiatric ward Tuesday directly to court to face charges of beating his wife. He's also accused of holding his wife and their children...

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Trial begins for man accused of threatening court officials

Sep 4 - Republican American

Jury selection is set to begin in the case of a man accused of threatening court officials after having been convicted and sentenced to prison for threatening a state judge.
Edward Taupier, of Cromwell,...

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Trial begins for man accused of threatening court officials

Sep 3 - New Haven Register

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