Courts & Law
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Misty Roberts released from jail after serving 90-day sentence for sex crimes against teenage boy
She faced up to 17 years in prison for her crimes, but was sentenced in June to a mandatory 90 days in the parish jail, a five-year suspended sentence, and five years of probation.
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Attorney for Lindsay Clancy asks President Trump to pardon his client
Clancy's murder trial in connecting to the 2023 deaths of her young children ended last week in a mistrial.
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Trump Justice Department urges Supreme Court to strike down state and local AR-15 bans
The position was presented in a brief filed Friday by Solicitor General D. John Sauer in two cases before the Supreme Court: Viramontes v. Cook County and Grant v. Higgins.
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Jury convicts former Twitter employee of spying for Saudi Arabia
Prosecutors alleged he maintained a close relationship with an aide to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
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Grand jury opts against indictment for woman who set off Emmett Till lynching
The Leflore County grand jury declined to indict Carolyn Bryant Donham for her part in the abduction and murder of Till after the discovery of an unserved arrest warrant against her
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Alex Jones may pay fraction of $45.2 million in punitive damages
Jones' attorney expects the punitive award to be reduced to $1.5 million.
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Gabby Petito's parents to file $50 million wrongful death and negligence lawsuit against police
The family's attorney said Moab officers lacked proper domestic violence response training
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FBI raid approved by main Justice, focus is on classified document handling
Agents from Washington Field Office were involved in raid, the same office that has been the focus of whistleblower complaints.
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Former acting DNI Ric Grenell sues fired government employee for defamation
"Defendant Olivia Troye is a disgruntled former government employee who is on a malicious smear campaign against her political rivals," the suit asserts
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Biden and Fried approve Tampa Christian school's lunch money application after lawsuit
The school was also granted a religious exemption request to the federal mandate that requires gender identity to be used instead of biological sex
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School districts sour on mask mandates amid legal scrutiny, research questioning effectiveness
Rhode Island Department of Health director's deposition in challenge to school mandate reveals unfamiliarity with mask research in his own field.
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Jury orders Alex Jones to pay Sandy Hook parents $45.2M in punitive damages
The jury awarded them$4.1 million in compensatory damages earlier this week
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Cruz blasts DOJ for 'refusing' to enforce laws protecting judges from harassment
Pro-choice activists descended upon the homes of the court's more conservative justices