Most Presidential Verdict: Judge Rules Trump Asylum Ban Can’t Be Enforced
A federal judge ruled the Trump administration cannot refuse asylum to immigrants who crossed into the U.S. illegally from the southern border, according to an article from Fox News.
President Donald Trump issued the order on Nov. 9 and is expected to challenge the ruling. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights sued on behalf of the immigrants shortly after the proclamation was issued.
Homeland Security officials said there are more than 6,000 people in Tijuana awaiting processing at the San Ysidro crossing.
Most Savage Verdict: Watts Gets Three Life Sentences and 84 Years for Triple Homicide
Christopher Watts, the suburban father who was convicted of killing his pregnant wife along with their two daughters, was sentenced to three life terms in addition to 84 years in prison by a Colorado judge, according to an article from USA Today.
He pleaded guilty to the charges in an agreement with prosecutors. As a result of receiving a life sentence, he will not be eligible for parole, per Colorado law. After the murders,
Watts took the bodies to an oil field, buried his wife in a “shallow grave” and then pushed his young daughters into separate oil tanks. Later, he gave an impassioned TV interview asking his family to return home after claiming they had gone missing.
Most Disrespectful Verdict: Woman Spits at Onlookers Following Guilty Verdict
Lashawn Lewis, who was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the second degree murder of her mother in 2005, responded to her conviction by spitting into the gallery of the courtroom, according to an article from WIVB.
Lewis was handed the sentence after being accused of stabbing her mother 40 times. As a result of her conviction, she received the maximum sentence. She had 30 days to appeal the sentence.
Most Deceptive Verdict: Self-proclaimed Cancer Expert Ordered to Pay $105M to Patient
Robert O. Young, who was previously convicted for practicing medicine without having a license, now must also pay $105 million to former patient Dawn Kali, who was diagnosed with terminal cancer, according to an article from NBC 7 San Diego.
Kali alleged negligence and fraud in her lawsuit against Young. She claims she was misled into paying thousands of dollars for ineffective baking soda infusions, colonic therapy and massages even as her cancer worsened.
Young is serving three years and eight months in prison for his practicing without a license conviction.
Most Curios Verdict: Monster Energy Wins $5M in Punitive, $0 in Actual Damages
Monster Energy Co. won a $5 million trademark infringement verdict, but the jury elected to award $0 in actual damages, according to an article from The Recorder.
Lawyers representing Integrated Supply Network LLC, which was sued by Monster, said the composition of the verdict ultimately means the automotive supply company won’t have to actually pay out anything.
It argued “no punitive damages can be awarded in the absence of compensatory damages,” the article reads. The litigation is likely unsettled at this point.