Alec Baldwin files lawsuit against New Mexico prosecutors over manslaughter charge in fatal “Rust” shooting

Actor Alec Baldwin has filed a civil lawsuit for malicious prosecution and civil rights violations in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of the Western movie “Rust.” The lawsuit was filed Thursday in state district court in Santa Fe, where a judge in July dismissed a charge of involuntary manslaughter against Baldwin…

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Prosecutor drops appeal to reinstate charges against Alec Baldwin in “Rust” shooting

Prosecutor drops appeal to reinstate charges against Alec Baldwin in “Rust” shooting

New Mexico prosecutors have dropped their appeal to reinstate charges against Alec Baldwin in connection with the fatal shooting on the set of his movie “Rust.”  Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey withdrew the state’s appeal, originally filed in November, on Monday, according to a statement from the First Judicial District Attorney’s Office.  “The appeal would have…

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