Courts & Law
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French actor Gérard Depardieu found guilty of sexually assaulting two women
Gérard Depardieu's sentence for sexually assaulting two women on the set of a 2021 movie that he starred in was a suspended 18-month prison sentence and a fine of 29,040 euros.
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Federal judge allows IRS to share information about alleged illegal migrants with DHS
Friedrich ruled that the partnership, which allows Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials to submit names of illegal migrants to the IRS who would provide the current addresses to ICE and DHS, did not violate the IRS' code.
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Defense attorney in Combs case tells jurors defendant was a 'swinger' not a trafficker
Combs' lawyer did acknowledge some of his faults and said he had a bad temper and sometimes "did the wrong drugs."
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DOJ argues judge cannot order return of illegal immigrant deported to El Salvador prison
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis ruled on Friday that the Trump administration has to “facilitate and effectuate” Abrego Garcia’s return to U.S. soil by late Monday evening.
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LA County agrees to pay $4 billion to settle thousands of foster care sexual abuse claims
The payout is expected to impact more than 6,800 people with cases stemming as far back as 1959. Most of the cases occurred in the 1980s, 1990s, and early 2000s, and a significant number took place at the MacLaren Children’s Center.
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Hundreds of law firms, former judges express support for Perkins Coie in lawsuit against Trump admin
Democratic strategist James Carville slammed the law firms who struck deals with the president, comparing them to Nazi collaborators.
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Supreme Court rules Trump administration can cancel $65 million in teaching grants
Chief Justice John Roberts dissented in the 5-4 ruling, along with the court's three liberal justices.
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Multiple Democratic states sue Trump administration over termination of NIH grants
The lawsuit contends that the administration's actions are harming research facilities that are awaiting funding to conduct studies on things like new treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease.
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Federal judge orders Trump admin to bring Maryland man back to US after he was wrongly deported
The Trump administration has admitted that Abrego Garcia's deportation was an "administrative error."
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Legal nonprofit sues Trump over Chinese tariffs
The NCLA argued that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA), which Trump used to impose the new tax, freezes economic sanctions, and other assets, but not tariffs.
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19 Democratic state attorneys general sue over Trump's election integrity executive order
The lawsuit argues that the executive order is unconstitutional.
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Federal judge considering whether to hold Trump admin in contempt over deportation flights
The judge also said that he would not issue a decision on moving forward with the contempt orders until next week at the earliest.
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Twitter Files journalist Matt Taibbi sues Democratic lawmaker for $10 million for defamation
Taibbi denies the allegations, and claims that he has never been accused of sexual harassment.