News Roundup

Trial began this week in Oregon for Ammon Bundy and six codefendants facing various charges stemming from their armed occupation of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge earlier this year.  The Oregonian reports that people began lining up at 7 a.m. on Tuesday to get a seat inside the courtroom. According to USA Today, each of the seven defendants is charged with conspiring to impede federal land managers through force and intimidation, and five defendants are charged with firearm offenses.  In the waning days of the standoff, the de facto spokesman for the occupation, LaVoy Finicum, was shot and killed after he fled a traffic stop and, in an ensuing confrontation with police officers and FBI agents, appeared to be preparing to draw a handgun.  Keep reading for more news. Sexual Assault at UNC.  As USA Today reports, UNC sophomore Delaney Robinson alleges that UNC junior Allen Artis sexually assaulted her in February, and has accused the University of mishandling the investigation and showing improper favoritism towards Artis, a UNC football player.  The story is receiving national attention this week, as evidenced by the fact that it is being reported in USA Today. According to Robinson, both the University and the Orange County District Attorney’s Office unjustifiably failed to act in response to her report.  District Attorney Jim Woodall disagrees with Robinson’s characterization of his office’s response to the incident.  In this WRAL report, Woodall says that a felony investigation is ongoing and that his office has been in regular contact with [...]