Courts & Law
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Schmitt calls to impeach Boasberg after appeals court finds 'abuse of discretion'
Schmitt's call followed a three-judge panel of the D.C Court of Appeals ordering that Boasberg end the investigation earlier this week.
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Los Angeles District Attorney confirms Swalwell is under investigation
Hochman said he has assigned his department's Sex Crimes Division to work closely with law enforcement partners as part of the investigation, but no charges have been formally brought so far.
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DOJ moves to dismiss J6 seditious conspiracy convictions of Oath Keepers and Proud Boys leaders
President Donald Trump has already commuted the sentences of over 1,500 Proud Boys and Oath Keeper members, including some of its leaders, but the motion goes further to erase the convictions.
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Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles agrees to $880 million settlement over abuse claims
"My hope is that this settlement will provide some measure of healing for what these men and women have suffered," says Archbishop José H. Gomez
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Arizona Supreme Court rejects bid by Senate candidate Gallego to keep divorce records sealed
The files may provide ammunition for Gallego’s lagging Republican challenger Kari Lake who has used the divorce to paint her opponent as a lier for concealing the details of his divorce.
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Diddy asks court to release identities of sex-trafficking accusers
Combs has been arrested and charged with sex trafficking, transportation to engage in prostitution, and racketeering conspiracy in New York City.
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NH Supreme Court justice indicted over allegedly trying to interfere in criminal investigation
Marconi’s attorneys said they plan to file a dismissal of the charges and maintain that their client is innocent. She has been placed on administrative leave since July.
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Federal judge stops Alabama from removing certain residents from voter rolls
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, a Republican, previously announced that 3,251 registered voters would be removed from the rolls and were referred to the state attorney general’s office for criminal prosecution.
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Fulton County judge decides seven Georgia State Election Board rules are 'illegal'
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox said that the new rules are “illegal, unconstitutional and void.”
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'Women’s sports are legal': Female athletes challenge trans activists at Minnesota Supreme Court
USA Powerlifting says it excludes athletes from women's competition on the basis of having undergone male puberty, a "legitimate business purpose" rather than transgender discrimination under the Minnesota Human Rights Act.
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Fani Willis asks appeals court to reinstate three election charges against Trump
Judge Scott McAfee dismissed six charges against Trump and his allies over their alleged efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election in March. McAfee determined at the time that there was not enough evidence of an underlying crime that that the group was soliciting from a public officer.
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Judge expands punishment for former Nevada politician convicted of killing journalist
Telles was initially sentenced to life in prison with a chance of parole after 20 years, but judge Michelle Leavitt added on the extra years for use of a deadly weapon, the age of the reporter, and lying in wait before the attack.
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Man facing execution in shaken baby syndrome case denied clemency in Texas
Robert Roberson's execution by lethal injection is scheduled for Thursday.