Courts & Law
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S Korean court sentences former S Korea leader Yoon to prison for violating political funding laws
Yoon violated the country’s political funding law, according to the Seoul Central District Court.
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List of possible Trump SCOTUS nominees has some with no bench experience, not unusual for high court
Historically, more than one-third of Supreme Court justices had no prior judicial experience before joining the court.
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New York Times reporters hit with subpoenas after reporting on Trump's new Air Force One
According to the newspaper, the subpoenas require the journalists to appear before a federal grand jury in Manhattan on Wednesday.
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Elise Stefanik files bar complaint against NY AG James over Trump prosecution
James has brought a civil fraud case against Trump, alleging that he manipulated the value of his assets to secure favorable loan terms and lower insurance premiums.
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Biden the Bolshevik? Vax injury groups, GOP, RFK Jr. challenge social media coercion at SCOTUS
Administration compared to Italian government for punishing Galileo over his "Copernican and heliocentric theories" in Supreme Court briefs against censorship of COVID wrongthink.
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Judge orders Elon Musk to testify in SEC probe of Twitter purchase
The decision is another legal loss for Musk, who in late January saw a Delaware judge reject his $55 billion compensation package with Tesla as part of a shareholder lawsuit.
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Trump asks SCOTUS to block appeals court decision rejecting immunity claims
Smith had initially asked the Supreme Court to intervene ahead of the appeals court, which the justices declined to do.
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Judge says Fani Willis could be ‘disqualified,’ believes hearing ‘must occur’ on relationship
Fani Willis is accused of entering an improper romantic and financial relationship with the lead prosecutor on the Georgia election interference case against former President Trump.
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Trump co-defendant alleges Willis and Wade lied about when their 'personal relationship' started
Wade said in court papers that the relationship developed in 2022, but Roman claims that the relationship started earlier.
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Celebrity climate scientist’s libel suit win raises concerns about free speech protections
A 2012 blog posting compared investigation into Mann’s research practices to the university's investigation into assistant coach Jerry Sandusky, who was found guilty of sexually abusing 10 young boys over the course of 15 years.
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Qualified immunity on trial: SCOTUS reviews cases by jailed grandma, coerced college student
Donald Trump is campaigning to protect qualified immunity for police in a federal statute that would override local jurisdictions' decisions.
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SCOTUS appears reluctant to keep Trump off CO ballot for insurrection, questioning the implications
“It now appears that it is possible for Chief Justice Roberts to secure a unanimous or nearly unanimous ruling of the Court against this dangerous theory,” said George Washington University Law Professor Jonathan Turley.