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  Associated Press

  Judge keeps slain Vegas reporter's files protected, for now

  Las Vegas police, prosecutors and defense attorneys must wait to access a slain investigative journalist’s cellphone and electronic devices, over concerns about revealing the reporter’s confidential sources and notes, a judge said Tuesday. Clark County District Court Judge Susan Johnson said the pause will last until all sides craft a way for a neutral party to screen the records. The judge granted a Las Vegas Review-Journal request to block immediate review of the records, which are expected

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  Yahoo Sports

  Judge rules that former Raiders WR Henry Ruggs' BAC test from deadly crash is allowed as evidence

  Henry Ruggs is facing up to 50 years in prison after he allegedly killed a 23-year-old woman and her dog in a fiery crash last November.

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  Associated Press

  Ex-Raider Henry Ruggs' hearing in fatal crash case delayed

  A Las Vegas judge agreed Thursday to postpone hearing evidence in the criminal case accusing ex-Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs of driving drunk and causing a high-speed crash that killed a woman last November. Ruggs’ defense attorney, David Chesnoff, asked for more time to examine evidence that police say shows Ruggs was driving 156 mph (251 kph) with a blood-alcohol level twice the Nevada legal limit before the fiery rear-end crash early Nov. 2 that killed 23-year-old Tina Tintor

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  Associated Press

  Ruggs' lawyer says he's viewing post-crash police body video

  A lawyer for ex-Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs told a judge he has received body-worn camera video from police who arrived after a high-speed crash that killed a woman. The former NFL wide receiver didn't have to appear in court Thursday with his attorney, David Chesnoff, ahead of a March 10 preliminary hearing of evidence that will determine if Ruggs faces trial in state court. Ruggs, 23, a former first-round NFL draft pick, is on house arrest with electronic GPS and alcohol monitors.

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  Politics

  Associated Press

  Judge: Vegas man's vote fraud claim 'cheap political stunt'

  A Las Vegas man’s admission that he voted twice in November 2020 in a case that state Republicans seized on to claim voter irregularities amounted to “a cheap political stunt” that backfired, a state court judge said Tuesday. Donald “Kirk” Hartle appeared by videoconference from his defense attorney’s office to plead guilty to a misdemeanor — voting more than once in the same election — and told Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny he accepted full responsibility for his actions and r

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  The Daily Beast

  Ruggs’ Lawyers Suggest Firefighters May Be to Blame for Crash Victim’s Death

  Steve Marcus/GettyFormer Las Vegas Raiders player Henry Ruggs III’s defense team have suggested in a new court filing that firefighters’ slow response could be partly to blame for the death of a woman in a fiery car crash.A witness claimed firefighters were slow to extinguish a RAV4 that burst into flames after Ruggs slammed his Corvette Stingray into it, defense attorneys David Chesnoff and Richard Schonfeld wrote in their filing, according to the Las Vegas Review Journal.Prosecutors allege Rug

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  Associated Press

  Ruggs lawyers: Witness says firefighting slow in fatal crash

  A witness said firefighters were slow to extinguish a vehicle fire sparked by a deadly crash that authorities blame on former Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III, his lawyers say in a court filing. Ruggs, 22, is accused of causing the pre-dawn crash by driving drunk at speeds up to 156 mph with his girlfriend in his Corvette sports car. Raiders owner Mark Davis was seen among more than 100 people entering the Thursday funeral for the woman who died, Tina Tintor, at St. Simeon Serbian Orthodo

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  SPIN

  Flavor Flav Arrested for Alleged Domestic Violence

  Public Enemy rapper Flavor Flav was arrested earlier this month in Henderson, Nevada. The alleged incident occurred on the evening of October 4, a representative from the Henderson Police Department confirms to SPIN. Flav was arrested on October 5 and was charged with one count of Domestic Battery. First reported by TMZ, Flav allegedly “poked … Flavor Flav Arrested for Alleged Domestic Violence Read More » The post Flavor Flav Arrested for Alleged Domestic Violence appeared first on SPIN.

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  LA Times

  Jury begins deliberations in Robert Durst murder trial

  A jury begins deliberating whether to convict Robert Durst of murdering his best friend, who allegedly helped cover up Durst's killing of his wife.

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  Deadline

  Ex-‘SNL’ Cast Member Laraine Newman Again Testifies In Robert Durst Trial, Claims She Was Told Of Alibi

  UPDATE: Former `Saturday Night Live cast member Laraine Newman took the witness stand today for the second time at the murder trial of real estate scion Robert Durst. Newman reiterated her claim that she was “ashamed” for not recognizing the importance of her friend, Susan Berman, telling her that she had helped Durst pull a […]

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