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An Iowa court has ruled against an inmate who claimed he completed his life sentence by briefly dying. Benjamin Schreiber, 66, serving life for murder, was resuscitated after his heart stopped, and Schreiber argued that his “death” qualified him for release. The court was unpersuaded. “Schreiber is either still alive,” wrote Judge Amanda Potterfield, “in which case he must remain in prison, or he is actually dead, in which case this appeal is moot.”

Residents of Chicago Public Housing could face eviction for marijuana use, even though the drug will soon be legal for both medical and recreational use in Illinois. Marijuana is still illegal under federal law, the housing authority warns, so those who consume it in public housing will still be guilty of “drug-related criminal activity.”

Trump admits to misusing charity

President Trump admitted to misusing his charity’s funds last week and agreed to pay $2 million in damages. Settling a lawsuit with New York state, the president acknowledged using Trump Foundation funds on his businesses and to buy an autographed Tim Tebow football helmet and a $10,000 portrait of himself that was hung at his Doral, Fla., golf resort. The foundation raised $2.8 million at a supposed veterans fundraiser in 2016, which Trump illegally diverted to his campaign. Trump agreed to disperse the foundation’s remaining $1.8 million to eight charities and follow restrictions in future charitable work, such as submitting to audits. Trump himself has donated little to his foundation in recent years and donated nothing from 2009 to 2015.

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November 15, 2019 THE WEEK
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