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Start or stop subscription? 541-385-5800 PHONE HOURS 6 a.m.-noon Tuesday-Friday 7 a.m.-noon Saturday-Sunday and holidays GENERAL INFORMATION LOCAL, STATE & NATION DESCHUTES COUNTY 129 new cases COVID-19 data for Monday, May 17: Deschutes County cases: 9,200 (39 new cases) Deschutes County deaths: 75 (1 new death) Crook County cases: 1,140 (2 new cases) Crook County deaths: 22 (zero new deaths) Jefferson County cases: 2,222 (2 new cases) Jefferson County deaths: 37 (zero new deaths) Oregon cases: 195,882 (310 new cases) Oregon deaths: 2,590 (3 new deaths) COVID-19 patients hospitalized at St. Charles Bend on Monday: 47 (8 in ICU) VACCINATION RATES For eligible people: Deschutes: 62.6% Crook: 42.7% Jefferson: 47.1% 90 new cases 7-day average 110 103 new cases (April 23) 100 (Nov. 27) 90 74 new cases 80 (April 10) 50 new cases 70 60 50 (Nov. 14) (July 16) 40 *State data unavailable for Jan. 31 31 new cases (Oct. 31) 16 new cases 30 (Sept. 19) 9 new cases EMAIL 120 (Jan. 1) (Feb. 17) 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Mon.-Fri. bulletin@bendbulletin.com 130 (April 29) 108 new cases 47 new cases 28 new cases ONLINE Vaccines are available. 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They may not be reproduced without explicit prior approval. Lottery results can now be found on the second page of Sports. Nonunanimous jury decision isn’t retroactive U.S. Supreme Court says prisoners convicted by split juries in Oregon, Louisiana do not need new trials BY JESSICA GRESKO Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that prisoners who were convicted by nonunanimous juries before the high court barred the practice a year ago don’t need to be re- tried. The justices ruled 6-3 along conser- vative-liberal lines that prisoners whose cases had concluded before the justices’ 2020 ruling shouldn’t benefit from it. The decision affects prisoners who were convicted in Louisiana and Oregon as well as the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, the few places that had allowed criminal convictions based on divided jury votes. Justice Brett Kavanaugh wrote for the conservative majority that the court’s “well-settled retroactivity doctrine” led to the conclusion that the decision doesn’t apply retroactively. The decision “tracks the Court’s many longstanding precedents on retroactivity,” he wrote. In a dissent joined by her two liberal colleagues, Justice Elena Kagan wrote that as a result of the ruling, “For the first time in many decades ... those con- victed under rules found not to produce fair and reliable verdicts will be left without recourse in federal courts.” During arguments in the case in December, which were held by phone because of the coronavirus pandemic, the justices were told that ruling in fa- vor of the prisoners could mean retrials for 1,000 to 1,600 people in Louisiana alone. States and the Trump adminis- tration had urged the court not to give more prisoners the benefit of the ruling, saying doing so would be “massively disruptive” in both Louisiana and Ore- gon and might mean “the release of vi- olent offenders who cannot practically be retried.” As a result of the high court’s 2020 ruling, juries everywhere must vote unanimously to convict. But that de- cision affected only future cases and cases in which the defendants were still appealing their convictions when the high court ruled. The question the high court was answering in the current case was whether the decision should be made retroactive to cases that were final before the ruling. During arguments, several justices noted the very high bar past cases have firmed long-final convictions involving rape, murder, child molestation, and other violent crimes,” he said in a state- ment. “At a time when crime rates are through the sky and attempts to erode law and order are incessant, it is assur- ing that the Supreme Court upheld the rule of law.” The case the justices ruled in involves Louisiana prisoner Thedrick Edwards. A jury convicted Edwards of rape and multiple counts of armed robbery and kidnapping. The jury divided 10-2 on most of the robbery charges and 11-1 on the remaining charges. Edwards, who had confessed to police, was sen- tenced to life in prison without the pos- sibility of parole. Edwards, who is Black, has argued among other things that prosecutors intentionally kept Black ju- rors off the case; the lone Black juror on the case voted to acquit him. In a statement, Edwards’ attorney André Bélanger said he was “disap- pointed in the Court’s ruling.” But he said the “fight is not over,” contending that rights guaranteed by the federal Constitution are just a minimum stan- dard and Louisiana is free to apply the Supreme Court’s 2020 ruling retroac- tively as a matter of state law. “This is obviously something that will be liti- gated moving forward,” he said. Also: Justices pick up case that could challenge Roe The Supreme Court agreed Monday to a showdown over abortion in a case that could dramatically alter nearly 50 years of rulings on abortion rights. With a 6-3 conservative majority, the court is taking on a Mississippi case about whether states can ban abor- tions before a fetus can survive outside the womb. Abortion rights supporters believe the case is a clear threat to the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision confirming a woman’s right to an abortion. — Associated Press set to making similar new rules retro- active. Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry praised the ruling. “Today, the Supreme Court reaf- WHY CHOOSE MIRACLE-EAR? LOCAL BRIEFING Pair arrested in alleged weekend arson fire in Bend A man and a woman were arrested over the weekend in an at- tempt to burn down a camp in Bend over a drug debt, police said. Around 6 p.m. Sunday, multiple people called 911 to report hearing explosions and seeing smoke in an undeveloped area east of SE 15th Street and SE Lostine Circle. Police say the 44-year-old man who lived there told them Elicia Nicole Katz and Daniel Julio Mendez had come to the camp to settle the debt. He said Katz had poured gasoline around the camp then lit it on fire. The fire quickly spread to the adjacent undeveloped area, according to a statement by Bend Police Department. Bend Fire Department extinguished the fire before it spread to nearby residential areas. Fire- fighters closed 15th Street between Wilson Ave- Katz nue and Reed Market Road for two hours. Officers located Mendez near a camp near Brosterhous Road and SE Third Street, and he allegedly ran from them. Police used dogs and pepper spray in apprehending him, according to Bend Police. Officers found Katz near Brosterhous Road and SE Clay Pigeon Court. She was taken into custody without incident. Mendez Katz, 37, was arrested on suspicion of first-de- gree arson, reckless endangering, reckless burn- ing and first-degree criminal mischief. Mendez, 37, was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit first-degree arson, conspiracy to commit reckless endangering, conspiracy to commit reckless burning, conspiracy to commit first-degree criminal mischief, third-degree escape, resisting arrest and interfering with a police officer. Both were taken to Deschutes County jail, where they remained Monday. Granddaughter of Les Schwab gives $6 million to Friends of the Children The national organization Friends of the Children is receiving a $6 million matching gift from Diana Tomseth as a way to honor her grandfather Les Schwab, according to an announcement from the organization. Friends of the Children is a nonprofit organization that pairs children facing obstacles with paid, professional mentors who work with them from childhood to high school graduation. Tomseth has followed the organization’s work for many years and has made other gifts in the past, according to the announcement. The organization has a chapter in Central Oregon. Tomseth, who is a Washington-based philanthropist and founder of Echo Fund, said the donation is a way to honor Schwab’s commitment to the people and company he cared for. Schwab was the founder of Les Schwab Tire Centers, which he started in his hometown of Prineville in 1952 and grew into one of Oregon’s largest companies with nearly 500 stores in 10 West- ern states. He died in 2007. “He attributed his own success to empowering those around him and providing opportunities for them to succeed,” Tomseth said in a written statement. “He had very little means growing up and was fiercely committed to building impactful programs that have a larger vision and purpose, similar to Friends of the Chil- dren’s founder Duncan Campbell. My hope is that this gift will honor my grandfather’s legacy for many years to come.” — Bulletin staff reports L O C A L LY O W N E D A N D O P E R AT E D “Th e people at Miracle- Ear are aso friendly, so personable, and a very professional.” -Coleen Greene, Bend Miracle-Ear of 12 years! RECHARGABILITY SAVE ON HEARING AIDS $ 995 No more buying batteries! Good only from participating Miracle-Ear® representatives. 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