In a dramatic development in an already dramatic case, Jeffrey Epstein was found dead over the weekend of apparent suicide in the Manhattan jail where he was being detained prior to trial on sex trafficking charges. Epstein’s death has generated a tremendous amount of news, ranging from criticism of his supervision to conspiratorial speculation about whether he was murdered. It is being reported that two guards at his unit, one of whom wasn’t even a fully credentialed correctional officer, fell asleep and didn’t check on Epstein for several hours prior to his death. They later falsified records to cover up that lapse. Attorney General William Barr has ordered the Justice Department’s inspector general to investigate Epstein death. Keep reading for more news. Myers Nominated. The News & Observer reports that this week President Donald Trump announced his intent to nominate UNC law professor Richard E. Myers to be a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. Myers is the Henry Brandis Distinguished Professor of Law and Director of Trial Advocacy at the UNC School of Law. He previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of North Carolina and the Central District of California. The Eastern District seat has been vacant since January 2006, longer than any other federal judicial seat in the country. President Trump previously nominated Raleigh attorney Thomas Farr for the seat, but his nomination was blocked in the Senate. President Obama made two nominations for the seat, each [...]
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