Courts & Law
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Appeals court declines to restore Trump name to Kennedy Center pending appeal
The dispute arose after the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees, whose members were appointed by President Trump, voted in December to rename the institution “The Donald J. Trump and John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.”
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Federal appeals court blocks parts of Florida’s Stop WOKE Act
Law, which took effect in 2022, would have prohibited professors at Florida’s public universities and colleges from endorsing certain ideologies about race and sex.
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Judge upholds oversight commission for Georgia prosecutors
2023 law established the Prosecuting Attorneys Qualifications Commission that would investigate local district attorneys
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Pakistani man with alleged ties to Iran arrested for political assassination plots including Trump
Merchant is currently in federal custody after getting arrested while allegedly planning to leave the U.S.
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X sues major firms, advertiser coalition over alleged illegal boycott
"The illegal behavior of these organizations and their executives cost X billions of dollars," Yaccarino said.
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Judge allows 'QAnon Shaman' to get back iconic helmet, spear he used in Jan. 6 riot
The judge ruled that Chansley's motion would be granted "since the government has not established that it still needs these items as evidence and has not sought their forfeiture."
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America First Legal sues Maricopa County recorder over not removing non-citizens from voter rolls
The lawsuit notes that the number of registered voters without proof of citizenship has jumped from 21,595 in April to 26,108 in July.
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Senate Democrat claims Clarence Thomas failed to disclose more luxury travel
Thomas has been under intense scrutiny over luxury vacations he's taken with Crow and their wives, which he never paid for, with critics claiming they should count as extravagant gifts. But Crow and Thomas have been friends for decades.
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Columbia students file lawsuit against campus protesters, Squad members over anti-Israel encampments
The case claims that the students were victims of harassment and bullying, and were unable to finish their in-person learning because of the unrest.
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Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis strikes cooperation deal in Arizona electors case
Arizona was one of several battleground states that former President Donald Trump lost to President Joe Biden in 2020 that ultimately saw Republicans submit an alternate slate of pro-Trump electors.
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Supreme Court won't delay Trump's sentencing in DA Bragg case until after election
Trump is currently scheduled to face sentencing on Sept. 18.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court agrees to hear arguments in controversial stabbing ruled a suicide
Ellen Greenberg, a teacher, was found dead by her fiancee in 2011 with 20 stab wounds, including to the back of her head. Her suspicious death was ruled suicide.
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Nevada SOS, attorney general, ask state Supreme Court to hear election certification case
"The Supreme Court must take up this issue and confirm the obligation of county commissioners to certify the votes of their constituents," Secretary of State Francisco Aguilar said.