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MORGAN LEE

MORGAN LEE

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New Mexico justices hear challenge to public health ban on guns in public parks and playgrounds

Advocates for gun rights are urging the New Mexico Supreme Court to block emergency orders by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham that temporarily ban firearms at public parks and playgrounds by treating gun violence as a public health crisis

New Mexico justices hear challenge to public health ban on guns in public parks and playgrounds
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News|US

Grand jury indicts Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer on movie set in New Mexico

A grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on an involuntary manslaughter charge Friday in a 2021 fatal shooting during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico, reviving a dormant case against the actor

Grand jury indicts Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer on movie set in New Mexico
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|US

Grand jury indictment against Alec Baldwin opens two paths for prosecutors

Alec Baldwin once again is facing a felony involuntary manslaughter charge after a grand jury indicted the actor in connection with the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie in New Mexico

Grand jury indictment against Alec Baldwin opens two paths for prosecutors
Business|Economy|News|US

Bid to overhaul New Mexico oil and gas regulations clears first hurdle amid litigation

An effort to modernize state oversight of a thriving petroleum industry in the nation’s No. 2 state for oil production has advanced past its first committee vetting at the New Mexico Legislature

Bid to overhaul New Mexico oil and gas regulations clears first hurdle amid litigation
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charge in fatal film-set shooting

Actor Alec Baldwin has pleaded not guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico

Alec Baldwin pleads not guilty to involuntary manslaughter charge in fatal film-set shooting
Education|News|US

New Mexico legislators seek endowment to bolster autonomous tribal education programs

New Mexico legislators want to create a unique educational endowment of at least $50 million to help Native American communities create their own student programs, include efforts to teach and preserve Indigenous languages

New Mexico legislators seek endowment to bolster autonomous tribal education programs
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How did live ammunition get on Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' set? The armorer's trial will focus on this

How did live ammunition find its way onto the set of a film set in which Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer

How did live ammunition get on Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' set? The armorer's trial will focus on this
Crime|Entertainment|News|US

Jury selection begins for trial of "Rust" armorer in fatal 2021 shooting by Alec Baldwin

Prosecutors are pursuing accountability in the 2021 death of a cinematographer who was shot by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal for the Western movie “Rust."

Jury selection begins for trial of "Rust" armorer in fatal 2021 shooting by Alec Baldwin
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News

Trial of 'Rust' armorer to begin in fatal film rehearsal shooting by Alec Baldwin

Attorneys are prepared to make opening statements at the first trial related to the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal for the Western film “Rust.”

Trial of 'Rust' armorer to begin in fatal film rehearsal shooting by Alec Baldwin
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News|US

Witness at trial recounts fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin

An eyewitness has recounted the fatal 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins by actor Alec Baldwin during a movie rehearsal in New Mexico

Witness at trial recounts fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News|US

Expert in Old West firearms says gun wouldn't malfunction in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

Courtroom testimony by an independent gun expert is casting new doubt on Alec Baldwin’s account that his gun went off without pulling the trigger in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer during a 2021 rehearsal on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”

Expert in Old West firearms says gun wouldn't malfunction in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News

Production manager testifies about gun oversight in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin in 2021 rehearsal

Jurors in a trial over the fatal movie-set shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin have heard in courtroom testimony that a manager increased oversight of firearm safety but was only partially aware of misfires in the days leading up to it

Production manager testifies about gun oversight in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin in 2021 rehearsal
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Assistant director says armorer handed gun to Alec Baldwin before fatal shooting of cinematographer

Courtroom testimony from an assistant director in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin is providing new details about a final safety check on a revolver and exactly who handed the gun to the actor

Assistant director says armorer handed gun to Alec Baldwin before fatal shooting of cinematographer
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Film director who was shot by Alec Baldwin says it felt like being hit by a baseball bat

A movie director who was shot by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal has testified at trial that he was approaching the cinematographer when he heard a loud bang

Film director who was shot by Alec Baldwin says it felt like being hit by a baseball bat
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News|Videos

Ammo supplier says he provided no live rounds in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin

A movie-ammunition supplier has testified at trial that he provided only inert dummy rounds without gunpowder to the Western movie “Rust,” where actor Alex Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer during a 2021 rehearsal

Ammo supplier says he provided no live rounds in fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News|US

Workplace safety regulator says management failed in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

A workplace safety investigator says safety complaints by a movie armorer to managers went largely unheeded on the set of the Western movie “Rust,” where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot a cinematographer

Workplace safety regulator says management failed in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
Crime|Entertainment|News

Jury hears closing arguments in trial of armorer over fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

A jury will soon weigh whether a movie weapons supervisor should be held to blame in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie as attorneys deliver closing arguments in the trial of Hannah Gutierrez-Reed

Jury hears closing arguments in trial of armorer over fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News

'Rust' armorer's trial gives Alec Baldwin's team a window into how his own trial could unfold

The trial against an armorer in a fatal shooting on the set of the Western movie “Rust” has given Alec Baldwin's team a window into how his own trial could unfold

'Rust' armorer's trial gives Alec Baldwin's team a window into how his own trial could unfold
Business|Economy|Environment

New Mexico halts some oil-field lease sales in standoff over royalty rates in Permian Basin

New Mexico’s State Land Office will withhold lease sales indefinitely on its most promising tracts for oil and gas development in the Permian Basin as it seeks approval for the state Legislature to increase top-tier royalty rates

New Mexico halts some oil-field lease sales in standoff over royalty rates in Permian Basin
Crime|Entertainment|News|US

Judge schedules sentencing for movie armorer in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin

A movie set armorer convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust” is scheduled to be sentenced next month

Judge schedules sentencing for movie armorer in fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|US

Alec Baldwin seeks dismissal of grand jury indictment in fatal shooting of cinematographer

Defense attorneys for Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge to dismiss a grand jury indictment against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.”

Alec Baldwin seeks dismissal of grand jury indictment in fatal shooting of cinematographer
Crime|News|US

Supreme Court rejects appeal by former New Mexico county commissioner banned for Jan. 6 insurrection

The Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by a former New Mexico county commissioner banished from public office for participating in the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection

Supreme Court rejects appeal by former New Mexico county commissioner banned for Jan. 6 insurrection
News|US

Supreme Court opens new frontier for insurrection claims that could target state and local officials

A pair of recent U.S. Supreme Court actions has opened the door to a new legal frontier in which local and state officials can be disqualified from office for life for engaging in “insurrection” or providing “aid and comfort” to enemies of the Constitution

Supreme Court opens new frontier for insurrection claims that could target state and local officials
Election|News|Opinion|US

Judge sides with conservative group in its push to access, publish voter rolls online

A federal judge has ruled that New Mexico election officials violated public disclosure provisions of the National Voter Registration Act by refusing to provide voter rolls to a conservative group and its public online database

Judge sides with conservative group in its push to access, publish voter rolls online
Health|News|Opinion|US

What to know about the Arizona Supreme Court ruling that reinstates an 1864 near-total abortion ban

The Arizona Supreme Court has delivered a landmark decision in giving the go-ahead to enforce a long-dormant law that bans nearly all abortions

What to know about the Arizona Supreme Court ruling that reinstates an 1864 near-total abortion ban

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