'Hell on wheels' killer Mackenzie Shirilla’s latest appeal for new trial shot down ^66.2%

New York Post - By Kenneth Garger - 6/24/2026, 12:22 AM

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Convicted “hell on wheels” killer Mackenzie Shirilla’s latest appeal for a new trial was rejected by the Ohio Supreme Court. The legal blow to Shirilla – who’s serving 15 years to life for crashing her sedan into a building, killing her boyfriend and a close pal in July 2022 – was handed down Tuesday. “Upon consideration of the... more

Mahmoud Khalil to appeal to Supreme Court, after appeals court declined to review his case ^53.1%

Gothamist - By Arya Sundaram - 5/23/2026, 7:48 PM

Negativity Bias 29.1% - Appeal to Emotion 24.5% - Pessimism Bias 22.2%

Federal judges on Friday declined to review an appeal filed by Mahmoud Khalil, the Columbia graduate who was arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers last March at the start of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian campus activists. Khalil’s lawyers said they will appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.... more

Gateway tunnel money remains frozen while feds appeal court order ^0%

Gothamist - By Stephen Nessen - 2/9/2026, 9:31 PM

Funding for the Gateway project remained in limbo on Monday, three days after a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to release the money earmarked for the $16 billion Hudson River tunnel project. The Trump administration appealed the court ruling on Monday and U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas allowed the feds to hold off... more