Courts & Law
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Judge clears way for release of Biden recordings with author in blow to ex-president
U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich ruled the public’s interest in the information outweighed Biden’s privacy rights.
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Philadelphia's ICE Out law challenged by U.S. Justice Department
Philadelphia recently passed a package of bills aimed at protecting its immigrant communities.
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Federal judge allows some challenges to Trump's mail-in ballot executive order
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, who was appointed by former President Barack Obama, noted that Trump's executive order could affect the November elections and therefore the challenges needed to be reviewed quickly to limit its impact.
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FBI arrests seven people for allegedly threatening University of Michigan officials
Patel said the indictment alleges the conspirators engaged in a coordinated campaign that sought to pressure university officials to cut ties with Israel after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack on Israel in 2023.
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Jury sentences Karmelo Anthony to 35 years in prison for Texas killing
Anthony was convicted by the jury in Collin County earlier Tuesday after a week-long trial. The jury determined that Anthony fatally stabbed Metcalf at a track meet in Frisco, Texas. He faced up to life in prison.
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Navy sailor sentenced to over 40 years in military prison for killing of fellow servicemember
Copeland pleaded guilty Monday to unpremeditated murder, aggravated assault by strangulation, indecent recording, obstruction of justice and making a false official statement.
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US attorney in California suspects voter fraud investigation will result in charges
Essayli said his team and Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon have been trying to audit the state for over a year under the National Voter Registration Act, the Help America Vote Act and the Civil Rights Act.
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Jury finds Texas teen Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder in stabbing of competitor at track meet
The defendant, who is now 19-years-old, faces up to life in prison.
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Former cryptocurrency tycoon convicted of fraud applies for pardon
Bankman-Fried received 25 years in prison after being convicted on two counts of conspiracy and five counts of fraud in 2023 after his cryptocurrency empire collapsed unexpectedly in November of 2022.
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Judge strikes down Trump's $100K fee on new H-1B visas
Trump signed a proclamation in September that imposed the new fee on the program, which has been the target of immigration hawks for years. Critics have argued large firms use the program to import cheap labor, mostly from India, to replace Americans.
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Rep Fuller announces impeachment articles on Judge Eleanor Ross over alleged courthouse misconduct
In a video posted Friday on X, Fuller called the Obama-appointed judge “unfit to sit on the federal bench."
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Suit seeks to cancel Freedom 250 UFC fight on White House lawn, alleging it needs congressional OK
A Trump administration official called the lawsuit "obstructionist, baseless, and dilatory."
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Trump suffers rare court setbacks amid broader record of legal success
The first recent loss came on May 29, when U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper ordered that Trump’s name be stripped from the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.