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FILE - In this Sept. 17, 2011, file photo, Mississippi head coach Houston Nutt leaves the field after losing to Vanderbilt 30-7 in an NCAA college football game, in Nashville, Tenn. Former Mississippi coach Houston Nutt has filed a civil lawsuit against the university and its athletics foundation, alleging a breach of his contract because of false statements he says school officials made during an ongoing NCAA investigation.The lawsuit was filed Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in federal court in Mississippi. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)
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Attorney Andrew Dhuey, from left, representing photographer David Slater, attorney Angela Dunning, representing Blurb, a San Francisco-based self-publishing company, and Trevor Cooper, Legal Counsel at Blurb, speak to reporters outside of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Attorneys for Slater, a wildlife photographer whose camera was used by a monkey to snap selfies, asked a federal appeals court to end a lawsuit seeking to give the animal rights to the photos. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals sought a court order in 2015 allowing it to administer all proceeds from the photos to benefit the monkey. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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Jeffrey Kerr, general counsel to the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), speaks to reporters outside of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Attorneys for David Slater, a wildlife photographer whose camera was used by a monkey to snap selfies, asked a federal appeals court to end a lawsuit seeking to give the animal rights to the photos. PETA sought a court order in 2015 allowing it to administer all proceeds from the photos to benefit the monkey. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
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This photo released by the Gardendale (Ala.) Police Department, shows Kenneth Dion Lever. Authorities searched for Lever, 52, of of Pensacola, Fla., described as armed and dangerous Wednesday, July 12, 2017, following a shooting that left multiple people dead at an Alabama mobile home community near Birmingham. Court records show a judge issued an order in December telling Lever to stay away from ex-wife Dana Lever and their daughter, a juvenile. (Gardendale (Ala.) Police Department via AP
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Plaintiffs Saul Jimenez Perea, and his mother, Analilia, arrive a a news conference to announce a suit filed by attorneys with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, commonly known as MALDEF, and the Civil Rights Education and Enforcement Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday, July 12, 2017. California is harming medical care for more than 13 million lower-income residents, more than half of them Latinos, by failing to pay doctors enough to provide proper care, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
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This undated photo provided by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, shows the Cookie Monster doll discovered by a deputy with two packages of cocaine hidden inside. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said in a news release Wednesday, July 12, 2017, that 39-year-old Camus McNair was arrested after a Florida Keys traffic stop involving a car with heavily tinted windows and an obscured license plate. (Deputy Matthew Cory/Monroe County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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Thurston County Sheriff's deputies walk away from the Dept. of Social and Health Services building at the state Capitol campus in Olympia, Wash., after a lockdown was lifted, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. The Washington State Patrol said in an email alert that troopers conducted a thorough search of buildings on campus Wednesday after reports of suspicious noises, but that nothing was found. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Law enforcement officers keep watch on a pedestrian walkway after a lockdown at the state Capitol campus in Olympia, Wash. was lifted, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. The Washington State Patrol said in an email alert that troopers conducted a thorough search of buildings on campus Wednesday after reports of suspicious noises, but that nothing was found. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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A Thurston County Sheriff's deputy returns to his vehicle at the state Capitol campus in Olympia, Wash., after a lockdown was lifted, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. The Washington State Patrol said in an email alert that troopers conducted a thorough search of buildings on campus Wednesday after reports of suspicious noises, but that nothing was found. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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A Thurston County Sheriff's deputy walks with a gun after a lockdown at the state Capitol campus in Olympia, Wash. was lifted, Wednesday, July 12, 2017. The Washington State Patrol said in an email alert that troopers conducted a thorough search of buildings on campus Wednesday after reports of suspicious noises, but that nothing was found. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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Matthew Jordan Carrier, left, shows emotion as Magistrate Jerry Sherwood reads the charges against him during a video arraignment at the Livingston County Courthouse, Wednesday, July 12, 2017 in Howell, Mich. Carrier, of Fenton, Mich., faces charges including five counts second-degree murder, operating while intoxicated causing death, and driving with a suspended license causing death, the Livingston County prosecutor's office said. He faces life in prison if convicted. (Gillis Benedict/Livingston County Daily Press & Argus via AP)
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Matthew J. Carrier, 21, is seen on a television screen as he is arraigned in the 53rd District Court in Livingston County, Mich., Wednesday, July 12, 2017. Livingston County Prosecutor William Vailliencourt said Wednesday during Carrier's arraignment that the Fenton man's blood-alcohol level was "well in excess" of the limit for driving. He was arraigned on 19 felony counts stemming from the May 9 crash and denied bond. (Melanie Maxwell/The Ann Arbor News via AP)
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Paul Manafort talks to reporters on the floor of the Republican National Convention at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
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Rachelle Bond, right, stands next to her defense attorney, Janice Bassil while clerk Dave Sheehan (not shown) reads the sentence imposed by Suffolk Superior Court Judge Janet L. Sanders (cq), for her after-the-fact involvement in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Bella Bond. She was sentenced Wednesday to time served and two years of probation for her role in disposing of her daughter's body. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)
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Rachelle Bond, right, smiles with defense attorney Janice Bassil before she is sentenced by Suffolk Superior Court Judge Janet L. Sanders Wednesday, July 12, 2017, for her after-the-fact involvement in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Bella Bond was sentenced Wednesday to time served and two years of probation for her role in disposing of her daughter's body. (Pat Greenhouse/The Boston Globe via AP, Pool)
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FILE - In this Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2017, file photo, Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley speaks during the annual State of the State address at the Capitol, in Montgomery, Ala. Bentley went to court trying to regain the pistol permit he lost after pleading guilty to misdemeanor charges and resigning. Court records show Bentley filed an appeal Tuesday, July 11, 2017, challenging the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office decision to revoke his gun permit. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)
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Mundelein, Ill., resident Jorge Calvillo removes a stray garbage can that floated into driveway Wednesday morning, July 12, 2017, after heavy rains caused flooding in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. (Paul Valade/Daily Herald via AP)
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FIILE - In this March 16, 2017 file photo, Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, right, listens as Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc talks about efforts to overhaul Louisiana's criminal justice system, in Baton Rouge, La. Edwards recently signed a package of bills overhauling criminal-sentencing laws. Under the laws, which take effect later this year, an estimated 1,200 additional inmates will be released on probation or parole within two years, Corrections Secretary Jimmy LeBlanc has said. Veteran probation officers say the new laws will mean thousands of additional people for them to supervise, with a minimal increase in compensation for the larger workload. (AP Photo/Melinda Deslatte, File)
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks to federal, state and local law enforcement officials about sanctuary cities and efforts to combat violent crime, Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
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David Wildstein, left, walks with his attorney Alan Zegas from a federal court in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, July 12, 2017, after he was sentenced. Wildstein, a former ally to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie who was the mastermind of the 2013 George Washington Bridge lane-closing scheme, will avoid prison after pleading guilty and giving testimony that helped convict two former aides to him. Federal Judge Susan Wigenton sentenced him to three years' probation, along with 500 hours of community service and a ban on working in government. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)
