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A judge declared a mistrial Tuesday after a jury deadlocked on whether Victor Malavet was guilty of repeatedly raping a teenage girl in 2001 while he worked as a counselor at a state-run youth detention facility. Malavet was facing 12 counts of aggravated felonious sexual assault; each count carried a…
Continue reading →The Manchester School District’s policy of allowing students to keep their gender identity while at school private does not violate a parent’s constitutional rights, according to an opinion released Friday by the New Hampshire Supreme Court. The lawsuit was filed by the mother of a student who found out inadvertently…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Mortgage rates remain relatively high and existing-home inventory is low as a result. That’s providing a golden opportunity for homebuilders. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported Tuesday that its Home Building Geography Index (HBGI) showed growth in the number of building permits during the second quarter of…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire With elevated mortgage rates having persisted over the past two years, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated recently that a cut to the federal funds rate at this month’s meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) is on the table, which would likely have the effect of driving…
Continue reading →HousingWireHousingWire Florida-based independent brokerage The Keyes Co./Illustrated Properties has joined the growing list of brokerages that have settled the commission lawsuits. The firm notified the court of its settlement agreement on Tuesday in the consolidated Gibson and Umpa suits suits via a motion to stay the case. No details of the conditions of the…
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