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It takes a lot to survive and thrive in New York City’s downtown rock scene, but Ursa Minor have been doing just that for two decades now, making themselves a particularly beloved live act. In June, they released Sian Ka’an (which is Mayan for “origin of the sky”) via Velvet Elk Records, which is their first studio album in a long time (their last one, Silent Moving Picture, came out in 2003). During a recent Zoom video chat with vocalist/guitarist Michelle Casillas, drummer Rob Jost, they discussed how they (along with guitarist Tony Scherr, who produced this new album) returned to recording, what makes their live show so special, and how fate brought them together in the first place (even though a bad wedding band almost kept them apart). ....
The highest criminal court in Texas, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, last month refused to review the life sentence of Wesley Mathews for the 2017 death of his 3-year-old ....
Texas appeals court won’t take up case of Wesley Mathews, convicted in death of 3-year-old daughter Sherin Mathews Richardson man Wesley Mathews, 40, will continue to serve a life sentence in prison. Wesley Mathews (left) was sentenced to life in prison in connection to the 2017 death of Sherin Mathews(Archive Photos) The state’s highest criminal court refused Wednesday to review the life sentence for Wesley Mathews for the death of his 3-year-old daughter, Sherin Mathews. Mathews, 40, of Richardson argued he deserves a second trial because jurors were exposed to emotionally charged testimony and photos of Sherin’s badly decomposed body that would have unfairly upset them, among other issues. ....
Free speech advocates losing legal challenges against revenge porn Follow Us Question of the Day Free speech advocates are striking out in their legal challenges to revenge porn laws. The Minnesota Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously upheld a law that bars displaying intimate images or video of another person, either nude or engaged in sexual acts, without the subject’s consent. A lower court had thrown out the state’s non-consensual porn law, saying the statute banned constitutionally protected if unsavory content. TOP STORIES Free speech advocates don’t defend Michael Casillas, who had tapped into his ex-girlfriend’s Dish Network account to access intimate photos with her and another man that he then posted to the internet. ....
The Minnesota Supreme Court Chamber, located inside the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul. (Photo via Jonathunder/Wikipedia Commons) ST. PAUL, Minn. (CN) Minnesota’s highest court unanimously upheld the state’s nonconsensual-porn statute Wednesday, bringing holiday cheer to privacy advocates and a year-end letdown to free-speech groups. The court found that the statute, which has been embroiled in litigation since its passage in 2016, criminalizes constitutionally protected speech but is focused tightly enough on preventing the nonconsensual dissemination of explicit images to stand up to strict scrutiny. “The constitutional right to free speech stands as a bedrock for our democracy,” Justice Natalie Hudson wrote in the 26-page opinion. “To protect this fundamental promise, we evaluate any encroachment on free speech with both caution and skepticism.” ....