Courts & Law
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Federal prosecutors seek at least 30-year prison sentence for attempted Kavanaugh assassin
The defendant, who previously went by Nicholas John Roske at the time but now goes by Sophie Roske after transitioning from male to female, is expected to be sentenced on Oct. 3.
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Virginia US attorney resigns after Trump says he wants him out: Report
Trump made the remark during comments to the press in the Oval Office, where he claimed Siebert could "not be any good" because Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine support of him. Trump nominated Siebert in May.
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Judge rejects Trump's defamation suit against the New York Times
The suit itself addresses a number of articles and journalists at the outlet related to its coverage of Trump during the 2024 presidential election.
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Federal judge rejects AP's bid to overturn White House ban on outlet's access to key areas
Lawyers for the Associated Press noted that the feud has escalated in recent days to include the outlet's access to certain press briefings, including Trump's briefing with French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday.
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Federal judge temporarily halts Trump admin. from immigration raids at some Maryland worship houses
The administration will not be able to make arrests where the Quakers, Cooperative Baptists and Sikhs worship, as those groups filed a lawsuit against the federal government.
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Supreme Court delays ruling on Trump admin's request to approve firing head of whistleblower agency
The Supreme Court placed the emergency application in "abeyance," until the temporary reinstallment of Hampton Dellinger as the leader of the Office of Special Counsel expires next Wednesday.
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Associated Press sues three White House officials over 'Gulf of America' feud
The lawsuit names White House Chief of Staff Susan Wiles, Deputy Chief of Staff Taylor Budowich and press secretary Karoline Leavitt as defendants.
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Federal judge lifts block on Trump administration placing USAID employees on leave
Carl Nichols declined to grant an injunction on the order and lifted his pause, stating that the unions failed to prove the order would cause irreparable harm, that their claims were likely to succeed on the merits, or that public interest favors an injunction.
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Judge rules would-be visitors can't sue over cashless entrance requirements to national parks
NPS said it stopped accepting cash at some parks to better steward that money.
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Judge cancels NYC Mayor Adams' federal corruption trial, charges not immediately dismissed
The DOJ formally requested last week the corruption against Adams charges be dropped.
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Mangione to have first court appearance since arraignment for allegedly killing healthcare CEO
While Mangione has pleaded not guilty to the state charges, he has not entered a plea regarding the federal murder charges.
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Federal judge rules Trump administration can go through with layoffs of government employees
A group of unions that represent government workers requested that the Trump administration be blocked from conducting mass layoffs to reduce the size of the federal government.
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Immigration group sues DHS over reversing deportation protections for Venezuelan migrants
Under Noem's reversal, Venezuelans who were given TPS in 2021 can stay in the U.S. through September, but those who received it in 2023 will only be able to remain through April.