County sued because jail barred man from wearing artificial leg
SAULT STE. MARIE (AP) — A man says his rights were violated when an Upper Peninsula jail refused to allow him to wear his artificial leg during a three-day stay.
Ralf Keller of Sault Ste. Marie has filed a lawsuit in federal court against Chippewa County commissioners and the sheriff’s department. He says he was being held in jail in 2016 for a non-violent matter.
Keller says his rights were violated under federal disability law. The lawsuit describes him as a “small, frail, non-violent man” whose prosthetic left leg posed no risk to other people in jail.
Attorneys for Chippewa County say the jail had “legitimate reasons” to take Keller’s leg. The lawsuit seeks a cash award of more than $75,000.
Justices reject new colleague’s arguments in fraud case
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is rejecting arguments made by Justice Brett Kavanaugh when he was an appeals court judge in a case involving securities fraud.
The court’s recent 6-2 ruling affirms an appeals court decision against investment banker Francis Lorenzo over false and misleading statements Lorenzo sent in emails to potential investors in a company.
The emails described the company as having assets of $10 million when Lorenzo knew the real figure was $400,000.
Kavanaugh had dissented from the appellate ruling. He took no part in the high court case.
Justice Stephen Breyer’s majority opinion rejected Lorenzo’s argument that he did not violate Securities and Exchange Commission anti-fraud regulations because he merely sent the emails at the direction of his boss, who supplied the messages’ contents.
Sunoco cuts ties with gas station owner over billboard slur
WORTHINGTON, Pa. (AP) — Sunoco is cutting ties with a Pennsylvania gas station owner after his digital billboard down the street flashed a racial slur and praised the acquittal of a white police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen.
Former East Pittsburgh Police Officer Michael Rosfeld was acquitted of a homicide charge recently. After the jury’s verdict, a digital billboard in Worthington displayed photos of Rosfeld and 17-year-old Antwon Rose II. The message branded Rose a “criminal” and said, “Justice Served, Get over it.” A separate message asked why black people can use a racial slur and white people can’t.
The Tribune-Review reports that Sunoco is halting fuel deliveries and removing Sunoco signage from the station. A Sunoco spokeswoman says the messages “do not represent our values and beliefs in any way.”
Is that beer skunked? Skunk gets head stuck in beer can
BILLERICA, Mass. (AP) — A skunk that somehow got its head stuck in a discarded can of beer is being cared for by veterinarians in Massachusetts.
Animal control officers in Billerica posted a picture of the unfortunate critter on Twitter, saying it was “amazing” that its head could fit into such a small opening and noted that it gave new meaning to the term “skunked beer.”
Police said the skunk was taken to a wildlife clinic. The plan was to sedate the skunk before removing the aluminum can.
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