Courts & Law
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Menendez asks judge to toss conviction and order new trial after jury was shown improper evidence
Menendez’s attorney Adam Fee argued that the evidence, which should have been redacted, was the “only evidence in the record” that tied Menendez to the “actual, consummated provision” of military aid to Egypt.
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Eleven state AGs sue BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard for allegedly violating antitrust laws
The 11 states that filed the lawsuit are Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Texas, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
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Giuliani lashes out at judge during tense hearing on defamation judgment
Giuliani was ordered to turn over multiple luxury items to Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, including his Manhattan apartment, several watches, and a ring.
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Star News to appeal court's block on publishing Covenant shooter’s writings
Audrey Elizabeth Hale fatally shot six people, including three children, in at a school in Nashville in March of 2023. Hale was also killed by police.
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Trump loses appeal of gag order in New York hush money criminal case
Trump was found guilty on all counts in the case and his sentencing is expected in September.
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Rudy Giuliani agrees to close bankruptcy case and pay creditors' financial adviser
Giuliani is expected to give his lawyers $100,000 for the financial advisors, and then pay the rest by selling either his New York City apartment or his Florida condominium, according to court documents.
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GOP-led House intervenes on Bannon's J6 legal case, making good on Speaker Johnson's promise
This new intervention from the House undermines the justifications the original Select Committee used to issue the subpoenas and provide ammunition for Bannon's appeal.
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Legal expert says Biden's reform proposals for SCOTUS would make court more political
Some of Biden's proposed reforms include new ethics standards for the justices and 18-year term limits.
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William Calley, ex-Army officer convicted over the My Lai massacre in Vietnam, died at 80
Calley reportedly died in April
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Judge bans former NRA head Wayne LaPierre from holding office in the organization for 10 years
A Manhattan jury determined in February that LaPierre and one of his deputies had misspent over $5 million on expensive trips and other personal luxuries.
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Sore loser? Biden’s Supreme Court revamp follows defeats in big cases, favorable Trump rulings
The president’s proposal signals his party’s frustration with a string of conservative wins and favorable rulings for Donald Trump, but Biden would need a 2/3 vote in each house, and have to pass 3/4 of the state legislatures, an unlikely scenario.
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Judge dismisses GOP challenge to Mississippi's post-Election Day deadline for mail-in ballots
The lawsuit claimed that Mississippi extended the federal election beyond the election date that Congress had set.