Courts & Law
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Justice Barrett rejects ‘swing vote’ label, defends judicial independence amid Trump criticism
Barrett's remarks came just one day before Trump publicly criticized her and fellow Justice Neil Gorsuch over decisions that diverged from his policy positions.
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Cole Allen pleads not guilty to attempting to assassinate Trump
Allen allegedly stormed the security checkpoint at a D.C. hotel, where Trump was attending the White House Correspodents Association dinner, last month.
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Jeffrey Epstein's brother Mark suggests newly released suicide note is fake
Mark Epstein argued that the release of the note is intended to support the claim that he died by suicide while awaiting his trial in 2019.
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Britney Spears' father asks court to end his conservatorship over pop singer daughter
The court filing noted that Britney had not petitioned to end the conservatorship, and that she said she didn't know that was a possibility.
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West Virginia, other states ask Supreme Court to review lower court ruling on ATF, rifle bump stocks
Coalition estimates about 520,000 legally purchased bump stocks now in circulation
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Judicial Watch asks federal court for discovery in suit against Capitol Police for Jan. 6 records
Watchdog group has repeatedly been denied access to email correspondence and security footage relating to Capitol breach.
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Amistad Project files suit to stop statewide Pennsylvania school mask mandate
The suit argues that the acting Pennsylvania Secretary of Health has no legal authority to impose a statewide school mask mandate
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Guantanamo Bay pretrial hearings resume for 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, four others
The five were detained and brought to the Navy compound in Cuba in the aftermath of 9/11 to face U.S. military trial.
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Federal judge sends potential jurors home for being unvaccinated in Theranos trial
This could possibly taint a jury pool and be used as a grounds for appeal in some cases.
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Another instance of FBI anti-Trump sentiments rocks Whitmer kidnap plot case
Agent who called former president ‘a piece of sh-t’ on social media precluded from testifying.
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States battle Biden administration in court for failing to deport criminal illegal aliens
Sixteen states coalesce behind lawsuit filed by Texas, Louisiana claiming states "continue to suffer ongoing irreparable harm caused" by the federal government's "unlawful actions."
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Texas abortion providers receive narrow win from state judge over heartbeat bill
The state judge's ruling followed the Supreme Court's decision to not block Texas's new abortion law.
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LA sheriff: Machete wielding homeless man in Malibu previously pulled knife on deputy, was released
Father who was attacked had cuts across his face, ears and tongue and reportedly lost an eye.