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FILE - Masih Alinejad greets friends and supporters outside the federal courthouse after testifying at the trial of two men accused of allegedly plotting to kill her in New York, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

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FILE - Masih Alinejad blows a kiss to supporters outside the federal courthouse after testifying at the trial of her would-be assassins in New York, March 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Trial has begun in a $40 million lawsuit accusing a former assistant principal at a Virginia elementary school of ignoring multiple warnings that a 6-year-old student had a gun hours before he shot his teacher. Teacher Abby Zwerner was shot in the hand and chest at a Newport News elementary school in 2023. She spent nearly two weeks in the hospital and required six surgeries. Her lawsuit accuses an ex-school administrator of failing to act after four different people voiced concerns that the student brought a gun to school. Lawyers delivered opening statements in the trial Tuesday.

A Utah judge has ruled that the 22-year-old man charged with killing Charlie Kirk can appear in court wearing street clothes but must be physically restrained due to security concerns. Attorneys for Tyler Robinson said images of him shackled and in jail clothing would spread widely in a case with extensive media coverage. They argued it could prejudice future jurors. Judge Tony Graf agreed to make some allowances to protect Robinson’s presumption of innocence before a trial. Utah prosecutors have charged Robinson with aggravated murder and plan to seek the death penalty. Graf said the charges are extremely serious and present safety concerns, so Robinson must be restrained.