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Case against Parkland school shooting suspect continues in court; judge blasts local newspaper

At a hearing Wednesday, Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer called the newspaper "shameful" for publishing those details, but stopped short of ruling the newspaper in contempt of court.
Credit: Broward County Sheriff's Office
Nikolas Cruz, 19, is charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder.

The case against shooting suspect Nikolas Cruz continues in court, where the Broward County school board asked a judge to hold the South Florida Sun Sentinel in contempt for publishing details about Cruz's educational background that were supposed to be redacted to protect his privacy.

At a hearing Wednesday, Broward Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer called the newspaper "shameful" for publishing those details, but stopped short of ruling the newspaper in contempt of court.

The Sun Sentinel contends the school board had already exposed those details by mistakenly releasing them in a way anyone could see.

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