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Nick Reiner, Rob Reiner’s son, returned to a Los Angeles court where prosecutors indicated he may enter a plea in connection with the killings of his parents, with no resolution announced as the case continues.
A 22-year-old man, Luke Fortune of Longwell Green near Bristol, appeared at Bristol Magistrates’ Court charged with eight firearms offences after police found a Glock-style pistol and a revolver hidden in a bush; authorities allege he bought nearly 40 firearms and more than 1,000 bullets, including antiques and blank-firing models, with a 3D-printed sub-machine gun among the charges.
A 37-year-old man was found guilty of grossly negligent manslaughter for leaving his inexperienced girlfriend on Austria’s highest mountain, the Grossglockner, where she later froze to death. The Innsbruck Regional Court sentenced him to a suspended five-month prison term and a €9,600 fine, noting factors like his clean record and the loss of a relative; the verdict can be appealed.
An Austrian climber was found guilty of gross negligent manslaughter after his girlfriend died of hypothermia during a winter ascent on the Grossglockner. He received a five-month suspended sentence and a €9,600 fine. The court cited the girlfriend's lack of winter climbing experience and his role as the more experienced climber, while prosecutors argued he should have turned back or called for help; the case has sparked debate about risk and criminal liability in mountaineering.
An immigration judge in Vermont temporarily halted the Trump administration's deportation of Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian student activist, delaying removal while his legal case proceeds.
A federal judge blocked California from enforcing its No Secret Police Act—banning ICE agents from masking during deportations—finding it likely violates the Supremacy Clause by singling out federal officers, while allowing the No Vigilantes Act requiring names or badge numbers to proceed and likely pass constitutional muster. The ruling suggests the masking ban could be constitutional if extended to state officers, paused enforcement of the mask rule pending further action (with a Feb. 19 deadline for potential stays), and leaves room for a legislative expansion. The DOJ did not immediately comment; the ruling keeps the identity-disclosure requirement in limbo for now.
New York’s Luigi Mangione will face a June 8 start for his state trial over the December 2024 killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, even as his federal case moves forward after a death-penalty charge was dismissed on a technicality; Mangione contends the overlap between the state and federal cases amounts to double jeopardy, while his defense seeks to suppress backpack evidence and challenge Miranda rights, with a May ruling expected on the suppression issue. If convicted in either case, he could face life in prison.
In Manhattan, Luigi Mangione erupted in court as the judge set June 8 for his state trial in the killing of Brian Thompson, while the tug‑of‑war between state and federal prosecutions could affect which trial proceeds first; federal charges with potential death penalty were dismissed (aside from stalking), and backpack evidence was ruled admissible in the federal case, with a May decision due on its use in the state case.
Virginia Democrats unveiled a proposed 10-1 congressional map aimed at tilting 10 of 11 districts blue, including two majority‑minority districts in the 3rd and 4th; they’re pursuing a referendum to authorize mid‑decade redistricting, set for April 21, while Republicans blocked the measure in court and the case is being appealed to the Virginia Supreme Court for expedited review.
A Budapest court sentenced German national Maja T. to eight years in prison for taking part in violent attacks on a neo-Nazi gathering in February 2023 and for membership in a criminal organization; prosecutors had sought 24 years. The verdict sparked cross-border debate in Germany over extradition legality and Hungary’s political system, with left-wing lawmakers criticizing the proceedings as politicized. Maja T., who identifies as non-binary, has the right to appeal.
A Minnesota judge declined to pause a surge of immigration enforcement while a lawsuit challenging the actions proceeds, allowing the operations to continue as the legal battle moves forward.
A New York State Supreme Court judge summoned Luigi Mangione to a Feb. 6 hearing as prosecutors seek a July 1 state trial in the murder case tied to UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Mangione has pleaded not guilty to state and federal charges, and his defense may raise double-jeopardy concerns as federal and state proceedings proceed; a federal judge recently dismissed a death-eligible federal murder charge, while questions about suppression of evidence in the case remain pending.
A London court heard that former Nigerian oil minister Diezani Alison-Madueke did not request or receive bribes; her defense contends UK spending was reimbursed in Nigeria and paid by others, while she denies five counts of bribery and a conspiracy charge as the trial proceeds.
A man pretended to be an FBI agent in an effort to secure the release of Luigi Mangione from jail; authorities say the scheme was connected to Mangione's upcoming evidence hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court.
A federal judge temporarily barred ICE from deporting 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Conejo Ramos, and from transferring them out of the Western District of Texas while their immigration cases proceed. The family has been detained at the Dilley, Texas, family detention center after their Minnesota arrest drew national attention, and the court’s order stays removals or transfers until further notice.