Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has published a commentary in The Wall Street Journal defending himself from questions about his ethical conduct raised in an upcoming article by ProPublica. Alito claims he had recused himself from cases involving entities connected to hedge fund founder Paul Singer and reported gifts on his financial disclosure forms. ProPublica is expected to publish its investigation into Alito’s ethical conduct later today, raising questions about the accuracy of Alito’s claims.
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Nine women have filed a lawsuit against Bill Cosby in U.S. District Court for Nevada, accusing him of using his power and fame to sexually assault them between 1979 and 1992. The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages for the nine women, who are identified only by their initials, and claims that Cosby knew his victims were vulnerable due to their youth and inexperience. The case is ongoing and no court date has been set.
The Las Vegas Golden Knights have won their first Stanley Cup in franchise history, defeating the Florida Panthers 9-3 on Tuesday night. Head coach Peter Cassidy had expressed confidence the day before the game that his team would play well, and they certainly did, blowing open a one-goal game in the second period to lead 6-1. The win marks a historic moment for the Golden Knights, who have only been in existence since 2017, and is the first major professional sports championship in Las Vegas history.
David Chou, 69, of Las Vegas, has been charged with 98 counts, including weapons and explosives charges and forcefully obstructing the free exercise of religion, in connection with the fatal shooting of one person and wounding of five others at a Southern California church luncheon in May 2022.
Abdelaziz and Wilson, two parents from Las Vegas, have had their fraud convictions overturned by a federal appeals court on Wednesday. The pair were found guilty in 2021 of paying bribes to get their kids into elite universities as part of the “Operation Varsity Blues” scandal. The appeals court ruling is a major victory for the two parents, and could have implications for other parents who were charged in the scandal. It remains to be seen how the ruling will affect the college admissions process going forward.
The Clark County coroner's office has identified human remains found at Lake Mead in Nevada last summer as those of Claude Russell Pensinger, a 52-year-old man who went missing in 1998. His brother identified him as a Navy and Coast Guard veteran, and the remains were found on three different dates. The cause of death is still unknown, but the coroner's office said it is not suspicious.