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Judge dismisses most claims in federal lawsuit filed by Black high school student punished over hairstyle
Read full article: Judge dismisses most claims in federal lawsuit filed by Black high school student punished over hairstyleA federal judge has dismissed most of the claims in a lawsuit filed by a Black high school student who was punished by a Texas school district for refusing to change his hairstyle.
Repeat offender from Pearland sent back to prison for having sadomasochistic child pornography images
Read full article: Repeat offender from Pearland sent back to prison for having sadomasochistic child pornography imagesInvestigators found a total of 831 images of child pornography, 736 of which contained prepubescent minors. Approximately 100 included sadomasochistic activity. Evidence shows that the suspect has had sexual interest in children since the late 1980s.
66-year-old Seabrook man convicted of operating illegal charter cruise business
Read full article: 66-year-old Seabrook man convicted of operating illegal charter cruise businessOfficials said a 66-year-old man has pleaded guilty to operating an illegal charter cruise business in Galveston. According to the United States Attorney’s Office, Gordon Johnson said that he operated the MV SPANISH PRINCESS without complying with an order from the highest-ranking U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) officer in the Houston-Galveston area.
Operation ‘Wrecking Ball’ leads to 10-year sentence for Mexican man distributing cocaine, heroin from Houston area
Read full article: Operation ‘Wrecking Ball’ leads to 10-year sentence for Mexican man distributing cocaine, heroin from Houston areaA federal jury convicted Juan Gonzalez-Cardebas following an 11-day trial in August 2022. He was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five or more kilograms of cocaine and one or more kilograms of heroin, as well as possession with intent to distribute 18 kilograms of cocaine. He could also lose his status to reside in the United States.
Court rehears fight over vaccine mandate for federal workers
Read full article: Court rehears fight over vaccine mandate for federal workersThe question of whether the Biden administration can require federal employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been argued in an appeals court in New Orleans for a second time.
Trump appointee blocks Biden federal worker vaccine mandate
Read full article: Trump appointee blocks Biden federal worker vaccine mandateA U.S. judge in Texas has issued a nationwide injunction barring the federal government from enforcing President Joe Biden’s requirement that federal workers without qualifying medical or religious exemptions be vaccinated for COVID-19.