Doubt Cast Over Baltimore Charges:  Lawyers representing the six Baltimore police officers arrested on felony charges in the death of Freddie Gray, have found contradictions between State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby's announced findings and a police department investigation of the indicent.  Evan Perez, Shimon Prokupecz and Wesley Bruer of CNN report that the police investigation concluded that the knife found on Gray is in fact illegal under Baltimore city code, refuting Mosby's key finding that the knife was legal.  Investigators also said that the incident "at most contemplated a manslaughter charge," not second degree murder.  

Bill Would Allow TX To Enforce Federal Immigration Laws:  A bill passed by the Texas Senate would give the state's law enforcement officers authority to enforce laws to combat illegal immigration and improve border security.  Lana Shadwick of Breitbart reports that the authority would be authorized through an interstate compact with at least one other state, and the U.S. Congress's approval.  The President's approval is not needed.  The bill, SB 1252, hopes to fix a major issue "that the Federal government has ignored. "

Aging Inmates In Federal Prisons:  A new report highlights the burden faced by the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) in dealing with a growing population of aging inmates.  Michael Doyle of McClatchy Washington Bureau reports that in Fiscal 2013, the BOP spent 19 percent of their total budget, or $881 million, on inmates over the age of 50.  Besides the obvious financial burden, older inmates present other challenges with regard to their medical needs which require special accommodations, such as elevators and lower bunk beds which either don't exist in prison or have been compromised by overcrowding.

NSA Program Ruled Illegal:  A federal appeals court in New York ruled today that the National Security Agency's secret program that collects Americans' phone records "in bulk" is illegal.  Charlie Savage of the NY Times reports that the provision of the USA Patriot Act known as Section 215, which permits the FBI to collect relevant business records in the course of counterterrorism investigations, "cannot be legitimately interpreted to permit the bulk collection of domestic calling cards."  The three-judge panel held that if Congress chooses to authorize a similar program in the future, they must do so "unambiguously."

Terrorist who Killed Army Medic Released:  A convicted terrorist sentenced as a teenager to 40 years in Guantanamo Bay for the 2002 killing of a U.S. Army Delta Force medic in Afghanistan was ordered released by a Canadian judge because he has allegedly changed his jihadist ways.  Maxim Lott of Fox News reports that Omar Khadr, a Canadian citizen who grew up in Pakistan, threw a grenade at medic Christopher Speer and four other soldiers in an ambush attack, killing them.  Khadr has never expressed remorse, according to a Pentagon report.  Khadr accepted President Obama's plea bargin for an 8-year sentence, and is supposed to be heavily monitored once released with a tracking bracelet and a 10 P.M. curfew.