Courts & Law
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Trump can't stop celebrating SCOTUS ruling on firing federal employees
Though the Supreme Court issued several major opinions on Monday, and Trump commented on most of them, he has repeatedly applauded the decision in the Slaughter case, which draws its name from the fired FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter.
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Judge delays trial for man accused of trying to assassinate Trump at WHCA Dinner
Cole Allen injured a secret service agent during attempted assassination attempt that occurred April 25 at the White House Correspondent Dinner.
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Ethics panel dismisses complaint against Gallego, but feds reportedly investigating
Gallego created a legal defense fund in late May after Luna first lodged the complaint, saying he was "under attack from right-wing conspiracy theorists like Anna Paulina Luna, the Trump Administration, and their cronies."
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Court hearing to begin in Harvard's lawsuit against Trump admin over federal funding freeze
The lawsuit's goal is to block the Trump administration from withholding federal funding "as leverage to gain control of academic decisionmaking at Harvard"
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Former utility CEO next defendant to be sentenced in federal corruption case
Prosecutors said Pramaggiore should serve 70 months, or nearly six years in prison and pay a fine of $1.75 million.
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Federal judge dismisses Trump lawsuit against Bob Woodward after long delay
Trump sued Woodward in January of 2023 for selling audio recordings of the interviews, which were for the reporter's book titled "Rage." Trump gave Woodward 19 interviews and has admitted that he allowed the interviews to be recorded.
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Justice Department asks court to unseal grand jury testimony in Jeffrey Epstein case
“The public’s interest in the Epstein matter has remained," the filing reads. "Given this longstanding and legitimate interest, the government now moves to unseal grand jury transcripts associated with Epstein."
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Trump officially sues Wall Street Journal, Rupert Murdoch over Epstein story
Trump promised to sue the outlet in an angry social media post, where he claimed the story was "fake" and that the birthday card the outlet claimed he had sent to Epstein for his 50th birthday did not even sound like him.
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Former Andrew Cuomo aide settles sexual misconduct lawsuit for $450K
Cuomo, who is running for New York City mayor as an independent after losing the Democratic nomination, has denied all allegations of sexual misconduct.
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Wisconsin Bar Association settles to remove DEI from programs
A December 2023 federal lawsuit alleged the Bar promoted DEI practices, specifically its “Diversity Clerkship Program.”
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Federal judge rules Trump's axing of a former Democratic FTC commissioner was illegal
U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan ruled the administration’s attempt to remove Slaughter violated precedent set by the Supreme Court in 1935 that says a president could only fire FTC commissioners for cause, including neglect of duties, inefficiency or malfeasance.
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Former Voice of America employee indicted for allegedly threatening MTG
The suspect allegedly used various VOA phone lines connected to studios and control rooms at its headquarters to make the calls, where he allegedly threatened to use firearms to kill Greene, her staff and their family members.
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Arkansas wins case to ban critical race theory in schools
“Since the Free Speech Clause does not give the students the right to compel the government to say something it does not wish to, they cannot show a likelihood of success,” the judges wrote