Courts & Law
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Appeals court sides with Trump admin over panels' wording on slavery at George Washington's home
Academics and other critics were concerned the change wouldn't focus heavily enough on America's sins in the past in favor of a perspective that focuses too much on America's qualities.
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Appeals court rules against Trump admin over time immigrants can be held without bond opportunity
The decision has the potential to impact thousands of immigrants who are being held in Immigration and Customs Enforcement facilities in Texas and Louisiana.
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Justice Barrett faces brunt of backlash to Supreme Court rulings on birthright, election issues
Some on the right branded the Trump-appointed Amy Coney Barrett a "turncoat" and a "DEI hire" after she broke with the administration in two cases, but even scholars who think she got the law wrong came to her defense.
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Former Columbus officer found guilty of murder in fatal shooting of Andre Hill
Adam Coy has been convicted of murder, reckless homicide, and felonious assault in the death of Andre Hill.
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RNC sues Milwaukee Elections Commission for limiting poll watchers
"Wisconsin voters deserve to know that there are poll watchers from both parties in the room as votes are being cast and counted on Election Day," Michael Whatley and Lara Trump said.
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Judge rules Musk's giveaway can continue after lawyer says that winners are not chosen by chance
“The $1 million recipients are not chosen by chance,” conservative lawyer Chris Gober said in court. “We know exactly who will be announced as the $1 million recipient today and tomorrow.”
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Georgia Supreme Court rules county may not count absentee ballots received after Election Day
"Election Day is Election Day — not the week after," RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said.
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Arkansas joins with 19 other states in filing calling for ouster of Special Counsel Jack Smith
The states participating in addition to Arkansas include Florida, Iowa, Alabama, Alaska, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah and West Virginia.
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Biden judge rules that Iowa can check ballots of potential noncitizens in loss for ACLU
The state's representatives argued that the process of investigating and possibly removing 2,000 names could prevent illegal voting by noncitizens.
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RNC poll watchers allowed into Georgia county buildings, lawsuit still pending
"Fulton, Cobb, DeKalb, and Gwinnett counties decided at the last minute to accept ballots over the weekend — which disregards the law," RNC Chairman Michael Whatley announced.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules against effort to count mail-in ballots without handwritten date
Pennsylvania Republicans praised the ruling, saying that the Supreme Court upheld the law.
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Former police officer convicted of violating Breonna Taylor's rights during fatal raid
The new jury deliberated for more than 20 hours over the course of three days, and told the judge twice that they were also deadlocked. However, they were urged to continue deliberating and finally reached their verdict.
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Judge orders Pennsylvania county to reissue thousands of missing ballots ahead of election
The judge outlined a remedy that included keeping the elections office in the county courthouse open for longer hours, overnighting ballots to out-of-state voters, and providing voters with new ballots if theirs is missing.