Just two years after a US supreme court ruling paved the way for a variety of rulings invalidating states’ same sex marriage bans, the court on Friday agreed to hear appeals to four subsequent lower court decisions holding that state bans on same sex marriage unconstitutional. If, as court-watchers widely believe will happen, Justice Anthony…
New York senator proposes law to allow terminally ill to seek suicide with doctor support
ALBANY — A Manhattan state senator wants to make New York the fifth state to allow assisted suicide for the terminally ill. Democrat Brad Hoylman said his proposed law would permit doctors to prescribe lethal medication to terminally ill adults who want to take their own lives. In a memo seeking co-sponsors, Hoylman cited the…
Sentencing set for ex-officer dubbed Cannibal Cop
NEW YORK — A former New York City police officer acquitted in a conspiracy to kidnap, kill and eat women faces sentencing for his conviction on a minor charge. Gilberto Valle is likely to remain free after appearing before a Manhattan federal judge Wednesday for sentencing for unlawfully accessing a federal database. Prosecutors say they…
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