A protester is seeking probation and a nominal fine after a Charlotte, North Carolina, jury found him guilty of hindering U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from carrying out their official duties, arguing he was acquitted of the more serious charge and saying the conduct didn’t stem from “selfish motives.” Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted) )

Karen Read, the Massachusetts woman acquitted last year of killing her police officer boyfriend in a trial that garnered national attention, said in a suit filed Thursday that police agencies were negligent for entrusting the case to “biased and corrupt” officers whose private messages were filled with bigoted language. Law360: (headline:(acquitted) OR summary:(acquitted) )