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Mother of Boy Shot by Off-Duty Baltimore Cop Awarded $30K

Baltimore County and an apartment rental company reached a $30,000 settlement with the mother of a boy who was shot by an off-duty police officer working security at a Randallstown apartment building. So reports The Baltimore Sun.

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Aaron Hernandez Seeks to Block Texts, Tattoos as Evidence in Double Murder Trial

Attorneys for former New England Patriots player Aaron Hernandez argued his tattoos and certain text messages should not be used against him in his upcoming February double murder trial. So reports The New York Daily News.

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BoA Reaches $335M Settlement with Penn. School Employees’ Retirement System

The $51 billion Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System (PennPSERS) pension fund was awarded a $335 million settlement in a suit against Bank of America. So reports Pensions & Investments.

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Dylann Roof, Sans Lawyers, Plans No Defense in Penalty Phase

Convicted Charleston church shooter Dylann Roof will not present evidence or call any witnesses during the penalty phase of his death penalty trial. So reports CBS News.

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Prosecutors Seek Amazon’s Help Getting Murder Evidenced from Echo Device

Arkansas prosecutors are pressing Amazon for information gathered from its Echo device that they believe may be relevant in a murder trial. So reports the ABC News.

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Publishers, YouTube Find Common Ground on Royalties

YouTube announced a settlement with the National Music Publishers’ Association, regarding unpaid songwriting royalties. So reports The New York Times.

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Admissible: Bill Cosby's Prior Testimony About Drugging Woman Before Sex

Testimony that Bill Cosby gave in a separate lawsuit admitting that he drugged women before sex can be used in his current sexual assault trial. So reports the Associated Press.

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BLM Lawyers: Police Should Hand Over Footage of Garner Protests

Attorneys for Black Lives Matter requested that a Manhattan judge force the NYPD to fork over surveillance records pertaining to protests stemming from the 2014 death of Eric Garner. So reports The New York Post.

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Apple Loses Once-in-a-Century Patent Case to Samsung

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Samsung in its smartphone patent battle with Apple, reversing a decision that called for a $399 million penalty for Samsung. So reports Entrepreneur.

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