Courts & Law
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Supreme Court temporarily reinstates Texas redistricting map in potential win for Republicans
A panel of federal judges ruled Tuesday that Texas Republicans must use its 2021 congressional map, declaring that the state legislature likely racially gerrymandered the one passed this summer.
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Arizona AG asks state Supreme Court to revive 2020 election subversion case
AG Kris Mayes' request comes as she faced a Friday deadline to either seek a new indictment, drop the case or ask the state's highest court to step in.
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Some evidence appears to be missing in Charlie Kirk murder case: Report
Robinson has been charged with aggravated murder, two counts of obstruction of justice, witness tampering and commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child for Kirk's death.
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US attorney acknowledges in court full grand jury never saw final indictment for Comey
“The Constitution forbids the government from prosecuting an individual based on his protected speech or based on a government official’s animus toward the individual,” James Comey's attorneys said
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Federal appeals court rejects Trump's 'Big Lie' defamation lawsuit against CNN
The appeals panel, which included two of Trump’s own appointees, agreed Tuesday that CNN's use of the phrase was not defamatory because it was not verifiable fact, and amounted to First Amendment-protected opinion instead.
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Legal watchdog requests federal investigation into Springfield schools for racial discrimination
The foundation claimed that the underlying issue of racial discrimination in Missouri's Springfield Public Schools (SPS) has not been resolved and that the discrimination has been rebranded as “access and opportunity."
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Trial for alleged Abbey Gate bombing co-conspirator delayed until 2026 after lead prosecutor fired
The U.S. attorney's office handling the case against Mohammed Sharifullah is the same one prosecuting James Comey.
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Federal court blocks new Texas congressional map favoring GOP
“The public perception of this case is that it’s about politics,” U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Brown said
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Vandals break into Browns rookie QB Shedeur Sanders' home during Sunday debut; latest game day ruse
Sanders is latest in line of athletes who have had homes burgled
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Judge orders Justice Department to give grand jury materials to Comey's defense team
"The record points to a disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps, missteps that led an FBI agent and a prosecutor to potentially undermine the integrity of the grand jury proceeding," Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick wrote in his order.
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DOJ obstruction charge on Comey relates to denying knowing about Clinton Plan on Trump and Russia
Comey's allegedly false denial that he did not remember being briefed about the Clinton Plan intelligence will still be central to the DOJ's prosecution.
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Judge casts doubt on DHS program allowing states to purge non-citizens from voter rolls
The case comes as the administration continues its efforts to crackdown on illegal immigration and election integrity in a string of measures that have met with legal challenges nationwide.
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NetChoice files lawsuit over Virginia law limiting children's use of social media
"The First Amendment forbids government from imposing time-limits on access to lawful speech," NetChoice Litigation Center Co-Director Paul Taske said