Legal News Roundup - 8/24/18
Had a busy week? Here are some of the top legal news stories you may have missed.
1) “In a development that could pose serious political and legal risks for President Donald Trump, his former lawyer and longtime fixer Michael Cohen pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to tax evasion, bank fraud and campaign-finance violations.” Read more from USA Today
2) “An 83-year-old former city council member in Cedar Lake, Indiana, told investigators he shot and killed the prominent lawyer who handled his taxes as a “spur-of-the-moment thing,” according to court records in the case.” Read more from the ABA Journal
3) “Google is facing a new legal complaint from a man based in San Diego, California, who claims that the technology giant tracked his location without permission.” Read more from Newsweek
4) “Republican Congressman Duncan Hunter and his wife, Margaret, routinely -- and illegally -- used campaign funds to pay personal bills big and small, from luxury vacations to kids' school lunches and delinquent family dentistry bills, according to a stinging 47-page indictment unsealed Tuesday.” Read more from CNN
5) “Protesters toppled ‘Silent Sam,’ the towering Confederate monument at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, on Monday night, swiftly intensifying a debate over a divisive symbol at a renowned public institution.” Read more from The New York Times
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