Courts & Law
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Philadelphia's ICE Out law challenged by U.S. Justice Department
Philadelphia recently passed a package of bills aimed at protecting its immigrant communities.
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Federal judge allows some challenges to Trump's mail-in ballot executive order
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, noted that Trump's executive order could affect the November elections and therefore the challenges needed to be reviewed quickly to limit its impact.
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Luigi Mangione pulls plan to use emotional disturbance as legal defense
If the defense had opted to use the extreme emotional disturbance justification for the murder charge and succeeded, the crime would have dropped from second-degree murder to first-degree manslaughter.
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DOJ adds charges against suspected National Guard shooter
The new charges include six that carry the death penalty, The Hill reported. But the DOJ has not decided whether to pursue that option.
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FBI reveals details in new affidavit about alleged terror plot to attack UFC 250 event
The affidavit identified three of the five apprehended suspects, including 19-year-old Tycen Proper, who was arrested in Ohio and charged with attempted murder and several firearms violations after he allegedly admitted to helping plan an attack.
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Supreme Court declines to hear nonagenarian Judge Pauline Newman’s challenge to suspension
Newman, who turns 99 this week, has been barred from receiving new case assignments since 2023 following an investigation into concerns about her mental fitness and ability to perform judicial duties
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Mexican citizen sentenced to 87 months for global human smuggling operation
A Mexican citizen was sentenced to 87 months in prison for their role in human smuggling operations through Central Asia, Africa and the Middle East before facilitating illegal crossings at the Mexico-U.S. border.
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SCOTUS declines to hear 98-year-old judge's suspension case regarding mental fitness concerns
Pauline Newman appealed her case to the nation's highest court in March after she was suspended by her colleagues on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit three years ago over the mental fitness concerns.
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Trump nominates former fed prosecutor, personal attorney McDonald to serve as US attorney for SDNY
McDonald is a partner at Sullivan & Cromwell and previously served as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York.
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‘No Tolerance:’ Florida AG sues Tiktok over child safety concerns
The Sunshine State cracks down on TikTok's flimsy protections for kids against adult content.
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Supreme Court rejects Carter Page's attempt to revive James Comey lawsuit
Page argued in his appeal to the Supreme Court that the public revelations of the surveillance had harmed his reputation and business opportunities, and he asked the high court to reconsider the lower court's rulings.
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No friends for Comey; judge rules no amicus briefs
He is facing two federal counts of threats against the president.
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Supreme Court nears end of term with several high-profile cases still pending
Perhaps no case this term has attracted more public attention than the challenge to Trump’s executive order purporting to deny birthright citizenship to children born in the U.S. to parents who are unlawfully present or on temporary visas.