Courts & Law
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Judge blocks Trump admin from pulling funding for 34 cities, counties over 'sanctuary' policies
U.S. District Judge William Orrick in San Francisco extended his previous injunction to cover additional locations, after his original order blocked the administration from pulling funding for more than a dozen other cities and counties.
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from federal custody in Tennessee, en route to family in Maryland
Abrego Garcia will stay with his brother in Maryland ahead of his criminal trial but must report to Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials at its Baltimore field office.
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Federal judge orders admin to stop sending illegal migrants to Florida's 'Alligator Alcatraz'
U.S. District Judge Kathleen Williams determined in her preliminary ruling that the facility can remain operational for now, but barred the administration from installing any additional industrial-style lighting and expanding the facility.
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Trump asks judge to dismiss guilty verdict in New York hush money case after SCOTUS ruling
Sentencing for Trump's guilty verdict was originally scheduled for Thursday, but Merchan allowed a delay last week for Trump's lawyers to argue on the Supreme Court ruling, according to NBC News.
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Missouri AG slams Biden admin for rule he says requires hospitals to perform gender transitions
"This a disgraceful attempt by the Biden administration to rewrite Obamacare to require hospitals and doctors to perform radical life altering gender mutilation surgeries on children," AG Andrew Bailey said.
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Russian court issues arrest warrant for late opposition leader Alexei Navalny's widow
Navalnaya responded to the court issuance of the arrest warrant on X: 'Vladimir Putin is a murderer and a war criminal'
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Hillary Clinton's 2016 campaign and aligned super PAC violated federal election rules, court says
The Clinton campaign and the super PAC incorrectly used an “internet exemption” to setup a “Benghazi Hearing War Room” to respond to critics during the campaign but did not report it as a campaign expense, according to the court
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NY Rep. Pat Ryan urges Biden to step aside 'for the good of the country'
Biden has faced a litany of calls to abandon his reelection bid in the wake of his disastrous debate performance against former President Donald Trump.
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Judge rules protesters cannot march through security zone surrounding Republican convention
GOP leaders will gather in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from July 15 to July 18, for the national convention where former President Donald Trump will officially become the Republican nominee for president.
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US Marshal tasked with protecting Justice Sotomayor shoots armed suspected carjacker
Washington D.C. saw a drastic increase in carjackings every year since 2018, but 2024 has seen a decrease in carjackings, compared to 2023. There have been 258 carjackings in D.C. so far this year, down from the 477 carjackings in the city this time last year.
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Jury selection begins in Alec Baldwin involuntary manslaughter trial for 'Rust' shooting
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer said she expects all 12 primary jurors to be seated by the end of the first day. The jury panel are then expected to listen to an approximately nine day trial, before they receive the case.
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Hunter Biden withdrawls request for new gun trial
Hunter Biden sought to have the case retried for a jurisdiction issue.
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House Judiciary says New York prosecutors violated Trump’s constitutional and legal rights
The new report from the committee follows its investigation into Manhattan District Attorney’s prosecution of the former president.