News Roundup

As the New York Times reports, a prolonged shootout at a Kosher supermarket in Jersey City, New Jersey, on Tuesday terrified the city and left six people dead, including a police officer.  Now being investigated as an anti-Semitic hate crime, it appears that the supermarket was purposefully chosen as a target. Suspects David N. Anderson and Francine Graham, who both died during the attack, are thought to have shot Detective Joe Seals, a 15-year law enforcement veteran, in an encounter at a cemetery and then to have driven to the market where they began shooting at people with rifles.  When police arrived at the scene, they were immediately fired upon and a lengthy gun battle ensued, eventually concluding when an armored vehicle was used to ram through the front of the market. Keep reading for more news. Myers Confirmed.  As the UNC School of Law announced late last week, Professor Richard Myers recently was confirmed by the Senate to be a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina.  Myers was an Assistant United States Attorney prior to joining the UNC School of Law faculty in 2004. He graduated from UNC Law in 1998 and taught criminal law and criminal procedure as a professor.  The seat Myers filled was the longest standing vacancy in the federal courts. Shootings Justified.  The News & Observer reports that Wake County District Attorney Lorrin Freeman announced this week that two recent officer-involved shootings were justified based on self defense.  On [...]