Courts & Law
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Columbia protester Mahmoud Khalil sends legal fight with Trump admin to Supreme Court
Khalil, a Columbia University graduate who became a focal point in the Trump administration’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian foreign students, was jailed for months last year and has argued his detention was retaliation for his protected speech.
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Judge declines to recuse self in dispute on Trump's DC golf course renovation
"The Government has not met its burden to demonstrate that the Court’s actions and words demand disqualification," Reyes wrote. "Motion DENIED."
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Supreme Court upholds Pentagon decision to toss plea deal for alleged 9/11 conspirators
The decision keeps in place a decision from an appeals court last year that found former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had the authority to cancel the agreements, which took the death penalty off the table for the three alleged conspirators, CNN reported.
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Court date set for June 2027 as Bryan Kohberger seeks to withdraw guilty plea
He announced his bid to withdraw his guilty plea in July.
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Maryland judge blocks redistricting amendment from November ballot, pending appeal
Oversight Project President Mike Howell brought the suit against the state Board of Elections.
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Judge lifts final injunction on mail-in ballot rules
Talwani was one of two federal judges who had blocked the order. The Supreme Court recently lifted a separate stay in an unrelated challenge to the order
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Election integrity group urges Supreme Court to take up voter roll case
Executive director of Honest Elections Project Jason Snead told The Center Square that “the Ninth Circuit absurdly ruled that voter rolls are not a record related to list maintenance, but the result of list maintenance activity, and therefore can be kept secret.”
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Meta settles social media addiction case brought by 29 states for $16.7 billion
As part of the settlement, Meta will implement limits on daily usage and "nighttime blocks" for teenagers, improve age assurance measures to prevent children from using the apps, and create additional tools for parents and guardians.
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Man who allegedly wore scary Halloween mask in Philadelphia to harass people arrested in Las Vegas
The U.S. Marshals Service on Tuesday identified the person arrested in a social media post as 22-year-old Zymire Hughes.
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Federal judge says USPS 'feigned' compliance with stay on mail-in ballot rule
USPS issued the final rule last week and argued it did not violate Talwani's initial order because it made clear that the provision would not apply to the November midterms.
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America First Legal petitions AmeriCorps to remove DEI role
The petition asks AmeriCorps to abolish the role and restore merit-based leadership, reconnecting the organization with its roots of strengthening communities, preserving natural resources, and fostering civic engagement.
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Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell bid to overturn conviction
She had already exhausted her appeals on the sex-trafficking conviction, but had sought to argue she did not receive a fair trial.
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Air Force officer who called for impeachment gets hit with criminal charges
It can be considered a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to participate in uniform in any overtly partisan activity, such as a political protest. It can also be a violation to use "contemptuous words" against the president or other high-ranking officials.