Court: Son of Sam Law Allows State to Take Murderer's Comp Settlement

A New York appeals court said a law created nearly 50 years ago to ensure serial killer David Berkowitz couldn't profit from his murder spree supersedes work comp law and allows the state to take a murderer's work comp settlement to pay victim restitution. New York lawmakers adopted the so-called "Son of Sam Law" shortly after Berkowitz pleaded guilty to eight shootings in New York City in 1976 and 1977. Although the original law was struck down as an unconstitutional content-based restriction on speech, New York lawmakers in 2001 adopted a new law requiring the state to not...