Republican State Rep. Bob Bezotte, a prominent figure in Livingston County, has been accused by his wife of physical and emotional abuse in divorce documents filed last week in 44th Circuit Court.
Tirany Savage, from Michigan, asked the court for protection in June because her husband, Bo Savage, was increasingly becoming dangerous. She wanted a divorce.
9th Circuit upholds part of federal anti-riot law in case against white supremacists
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The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals at San Francisco on Thursday revived the prosecution of four white supremacists under a federal anti-riot law, even as it struck down some parts of the law for infringing protected speech.
The 9th Circuit decision allowed the Anti-Riot Act prosecution of members of the Rise Above Movement, a white supremacist group, who were accused of traveling to California rallies where they attacked people.
The appeals court upheld provisions of the Anti-Riot Act that ban inciting, participating in or carrying on a riot, and that ban committing acts of violence in connection with a riot.
Law student using American Sign Language wins 4th Circuit appeal
Jehanne McCullough.
Jehanne McCullough, a University of Virginia School of Law student who is deaf, recently argued a federal excessive force appeal through the school’s appellate clinic, and three American Sign Language interpreters were also involved in the process.
McCullough, a 3L, signed oral arguments, which one interpreter, Kate O’Regan, spoke to the court. Another interpreter, Rene DeVito, signed what was said by the court, opposing counsel and McCullough’s co-counsel Nina Oat, another 3L at the law school who handled the rebuttal. A third interpreter, Jen Diggans, interpreted during case preparation.