A deeply divided 11th Circuit acknowledged prosecutors misled victims of billionaire Jeffrey Epstein when they struck a plea deal granting him immunity from prosecution on sex-trafficking charges, but a majority held victims cannot challenge the deal now.
Jeffrey Epstein, center, is shown in custody in West Palm Beach, Fla., in 2008. (Uma Sanghvi/Palm Beach Post via AP, File)
ATLANTA (CN) In a mammoth ruling Thursday that included two scathing dissents, the en banc 11th Circuit rejected a victim’s challenge to a plea deal struck over a decade ago which shielded investment tycoon Jeffrey Epstein and his co-conspirators from criminal liability for running an underage sex ring.
By Benjamin Cox on April 6, 2021 at 6:08am
Several area communities are expecting some turn over in their local school boards at the ballot box today.
The Waverly and New Berlin School Districts have had controversies surrounding their superintendents over the past year, and now members of the community are stepping forward to run against incumbents.
In Waverly, one incumbent, Jim Brown is seeking re-election to one of the 3 seats open. Newcomers David Carter, Makayla Fawcett, and Stefanie Ortman are looking to reshape the board. In New Berlin, no incumbents sought re-election. Three new members will be chosen out of 5 choices that include Holly Kotner, Jenny Mann, Casey Binkley, David Bridges, and Andrew Brashear.
Transparency focus for New Berlin candidates
Rochelle Eiselt, Journal-Courier
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NEW BERLIN New Berlin voters will fill three open spots on the school board Tuesday.
There are five candidates running for the three open positions that are on the school board for a four-year term: Holly Kotner, Jennifer Mann, Casey Binkley, David Bridges and Andrew Brashear.
Kotner said she is running for a position on the school board because she has five children in the school district and would like to volunteer her time.
She grew up in New Berlin and graduated high school there.
“I will do my absolute best to put the children first and foremost,” Kotner said. “I grew up in the town and I think we have an amazing school district. We have a lot of room for growth and I hope that people will put their trust in me to make decisions that are in best interest to our kids.”
Five years deep into litigation, the 11th Circuit rejected an officer’s move to shield himself from liability for using his Taser on an incapacitated 17-year-old.
While the officer claims the girl was acting violently, her family says she was experiencing symptoms of her seizure disorder and meant no harm to police.
(CN) The 11th Circuit unanimously ruled that an Alabama police officer is not entitled to immunity for an incident in which he repeatedly deployed a Taser on an innocent teenager who was having grand mal seizures at a concert.
Upholding a district court decision, the ruling by a three-judge panel of the Atlanta-based appeals court paves a path to trial for a federal lawsuit filed by Michelle Lee Helm, who claims officer George Morris of the Rainbow City Police Department tased her daughter for no good reason while the girl was suffering a medical emergency.
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