Multiple news outlets, including the Washington Post and New York Times reported yesterday that former President Donald Trump has been federally indicted in connection with the discovery of classified documents in his Mar-a-Lago home after he left the White House. The charges have been called a “seismic event” that puts the nation in an “extraordinary position” since not only is Trump the first former president to ever be federally charged, but he also is the front-runner for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination. The latest charges add to the former president’s legal woes as he was indicted in March in New York state court in connection with allegations that he paid hush-money to adult film star Stormy Daniels days before the 2016 presidential election. As big as this news is, it is just one of the many criminal law headlines from the past week. Florida woman shot and killed by her neighbor. Last Friday in Ocala, Florida, a 35-year-old black woman was allegedly shot and killed by her 58-year-old white neighbor. The AP story is here. Sheriff Billy Woods said that Ajike Owens was shot through the front door of her neighbor Susan Lorincz’s apartment moments after Owens approached the door. Owens went to Lorincz’s apartment after Lorincz reportedly yelled at Owens’ children as they played nearby and threw a pair of skates that hit one of them. Owens’ nine-year-old son was standing beside his mother when she was fatally shot. Several days elapsed between the shooting and Lorincz’s arrest on Tuesday. [...]
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