Courts & Law
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Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell bid to overturn conviction
She had already exhausted her appeals on the sex-trafficking conviction, but had sought to argue she did not receive a fair trial.
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Air Force officer who called for impeachment gets hit with criminal charges
It can be considered a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to participate in uniform in any overtly partisan activity, such as a political protest. It can also be a violation to use "contemptuous words" against the president or other high-ranking officials.
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Trump vows to sue Clinton-associated think tank for report Guard deployment didn't lower DC crime
Neera Tanden, CAP president and CEO, called the threats a "transparent attempt to silence" the Center for American Progress, which is refusing to comply with the demand they retract the report.
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Jury selection begins in Elon Musk, OpenAI trial
The trial will be done in two parts and the jury will only have input in the first phase, which is the liability phase to decide if any wrongdoing occurred. There will also be a remedies phase to determine the appropriate damages.
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Blanche on WHCD shooting: 'Law enforcement did not fail'
The incident marked the latest attempt on Trump's life, following the shooting in Butler, Pa., and a later attempt at a Florida golf course.
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Supreme Court hears oral arguments to case involving police access to anonymous cellphone data
After seeing their suspect using a cellphone on a security camera, law enforcement served Google with the warrant, and the company provided anonymized location data in a 17.5-acre area over a two-hour period.
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Supreme Court approves Texas's congressional map redraw, handing big win to GOP
The Texas redraw started the string of map redraws across the country that has seen many states attempt to flip the balance of the House for the midterms.
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Virginia judge blocks GOP challenge to redistricting referendum
The measure narrowly passed, ushering in a set of maps that heavily favor Democrats.
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Supreme Court hears landmark Roundup case, with ruling expected to impact tens of thousands of suits
The high court's ruling on Monsanto Company. v. Durnell is expected to shape the future of tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that Bayer-owned Monsanto’s weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.
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Mollie Hemingway’s new book, 'Alito,' offers explosive details about the justice who overturned Roe
Alito's majority opinion in Dobbs, joined by Justices Gorsuch, Kavanaugh, Thomas and Coney Barrett, stands as one of the most consequential decisions in modern constitutional law.
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U.S. Supreme Court to weigh temporary protections for Haitian, Syrians on Wednesday
The two cases challenge an order from the Trump administration that terminated the special immigration status for Haitian and Syrian immigrants living in the United States.
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Abbey Gate defendant confessed to recon, denied foreknowledge, raised concerns about Pakistani ISI
It remains to be seen whether the Virginia trial will provide some justice for the victims of the Abbey Gate attack nearly five years ago.
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New York sues Trump admin for withholding funds in push to revoke immigrant CDLs
The Transportation Department announced last week that it was withholding the funding until New York revokes the driver's licenses and permits after the state failed a Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration audit last year.