Courts & Law
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Trump administration requests Supreme Court allow it to place restrictions on mail-in voting
Solicitor General D. John Sauer requested that the justices allow the administration to prevent the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) from sending mail-in ballots to residents of states that have not provided a list of eligible voters based on U.S. citizenship information.
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Detransitioner’s malpractice lawsuit heading to North Carolina appeals court
Mosley, now 28, said she was prescribed hormones at 17 and underwent a double mastectomy at 18.
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D.C. court ruling prevents Trump admin from using system to verify U.S. citizenship of voters
The system would allow states to bulk search Department of Homeland Security and Social Security data, according to court documents.
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Former Trump ‘fixer' Cohen tells federal judge he wasn’t aware AI he used had generated fake cases
Cohen said he wasn’t aware that the service he was using as an artificial intelligence app that could produce citations and descriptions that looked real but weren’t.
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Federal judge blocks enforcement of Iowa law banning pornographic books and LGBTQ+ topics in classes
The law bans books depicting sex acts from school libraries and classrooms and blocks teachers in Iowa classrooms from discussing gender identity and sexual orientation issues with students through the sixth grade.
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Maine GOP chairman says state party will appeal Trump ballot decision
“This political activism by Shenna Bellows, it’s not going to stand,” GOP Chairman Joel Stetkis said.
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Maine’s decision to disqualify Trump ups ante for U.S. Supreme Court
Legal experts say justices are likely to conclude that the 14th amendment can’t be enforced by states and only by Congress.
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Abe Hamadeh files lawsuit to remove Arizona Attorney General Mayes from office
The lawsuit argues that Mayes unlawfully holds public office.
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Stefanik blasts New York court for allowing mail-in voting law to take effect: 'lawless'
State Republicans are expected to appeal the ruling.
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Judge temporarily blocks law in Idaho that would ban gender-affirming care for minors
The law was passed by the GOP-controlled Idaho legislature in February and later the ACLU and two families filed a lawsuit to stop it from being taken into effect.
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Apple wins bid to temporarily pause Apple Watch ban
The executive branch had until Christmas Day to review the ban but did not intervene.
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Jack Smith asks court to ban Trump from introducing evidence of Jan. 6 security failures
Special prosecutor claims evidence that Trump statements are protected by free speech, that police mishandled security and are "partisan political attacks."
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Michigan Supreme Court keeps Trump on 2024 primary ballot
One of the four Democratic-nominated justices on the seven-member Michigan Supreme Court dissented.