Courts & Law
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Jury awards $10M to former VA teacher shot by 6-year-old student
The jurors found that a former assistant principal ignored warning signs that the boy brought a gun to school
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Three Chinese scholars from Univ of Michigan lab charged in smuggling biological materials into US
“Allegedly attempting to smuggle biological materials under the guise of ‘research’ is a serious crime that threatens America’s national and agricultural security,” Attorney General Pamela Bondi said
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Appeals court lets Trump revive bid to overturn criminal conviction in hush money case
The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals is allowing Trump to argue before a lower court to move his case to federal court
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Federal judge orders Trump administration to bring back federally funded Voice of America
The judge also directed the agency to bring back employees that had been placed on leave, and instructed it not to reduce the workforce while other litigation continues.
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Jury sides with New York Times in Sarah Palin's defamation case, says it did not commit libel
The verdict came after two hours of jury deliberation, and marked the second time that a jury has sided with the outlet. A jury first ruled against Palin in 2022. But an appeals court later reinstated the case.
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Florida AG sues Snapchat operator over social media age verification law
The suit further argues that Snap markets the app as appropriate for users as young as 13 despite knowing that it provides easy access to pornography, drugs, and other potentially harmful content.
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Gorsuch, Roberts side with liberal Supreme Court justices in immigration case
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts and Neil Gorsuch agreed in the 5-4 ruling that illegal migrants under the 60-day departure timeframe that falls on a weekend or on a federal U.S. holiday should be extended to the next business day.
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Deported El Salvadoran stopped in car owned by alien who pleaded guilty to human smuggling charges
The owner of the car in which Kilmar Abrego Garcia was stopped by police is Jose Ramon Hernandez Reyes, who pleaded guilty to smuggling illegal aliens into the United States in 2020, two years before Garcia's deportation. Reyes himself was deported after the guilty plea and returned to the country illegally.
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Supreme Court seems likely to favor parents in case regarding LGBTQ content in elementary schools
A ruling is expected to come down in June.
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Watchdog warns Texas county voting system undermines secret ballot
There are "a thousand ways this can be abused," PILF President J. Christian Adams said.
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Judge temporarily halts NYC Mayor Adams agreement to allow ICE agents at Rikers Island jail complex
Under the Obama administration, ICE was not allowed in city jails in 2014 due to sanctuary city laws.
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Walgreens agrees to pay up to $350 million in major opioid settlement with Justice Department
Walgreens agreed to pay the federal government $300 million to resolve the allegations, and another $50 million if the company is sold, merged, or transferred before fiscal year 2032.
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Harvard sues Trump administration over $2 billion funding freeze
Harvard President Alan Garber accused the federal government of attempting to exert “unprecedented and improper control" over the Ivy League school, and said the freeze impacts programs unrelated to antisemitism.