Courts & Law
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Gilgo Beach serial killer pleads guilty to killing 8 women
Rex Heuermann will serve three consecutive life sentences with no chance of parole
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Math manipulation? Immigration statistics tracker swapped detainees’ criminal record for convictions
Defining down what it means to be a criminal alien: The new method, which was also adopted by the other standard immigration tracking database, provides figures that may suggest the Trump administration is detaining large numbers of illegal immigrants not suspected of breaking additional laws. That may lower the bar on accuracy.
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Supreme Court opens door for Bannon contempt case to be dismissed
Bannon, who briefly was a White House political adviser during Trump's first term before being fired, was convicted in 2022 on two counts of contempt of Congress over his refusal to comply with the subpoenas, which sought documents and testimony related to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.
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FBI announces massive indictment against 33 alleged members of drug trafficking organization
The indictment accused 33 alleged gang members of conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and dozens of related offenses. The organization was known for peddling and distributing fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine.
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Colorado woman found guilty of voter fraud, casting ballots for late ex-husband and son in 2022
Elizabeth Ann Davis was convicted of two counts of forgery and one count of impersonating an elector for submitting mail ballots for her late ex-husband and her son
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Grassley calls on Jack Smith to provide details on meetings with White House, DOJ, & FBI leadership
Grassley and Republican investigators zero in on Jack Smith's coordination with Biden Admin leadership.
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New York AG James pleads not guilty to both federal bank fraud charges, Jan 26 court date set
U.S. District Judge Jamar Walker, a Biden appointee, is overseeing the case
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Court sets date for oral arguments in Comey's case challenging Halligan's appointment
The case's oral arguments are scheduled for Nov. 13 in South Carolina
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DC man sues after arrested, released for playing 'Star Wars' music behind National Guard in protest
Sam O'Hara claims that his First and Fourth Amendment rights were violated, and that he was subjected to false arrest and battery
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DOJ denies MSNBC claims about Schiff mortgage fraud case not being strong enough
The Justice Department is shooting down a report by MSNBC that the alleged mortgage fraud case against Adam Schiff is not strong.
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Supreme Court grants extra time for arguments in tariff case
The groups challenging Trump's tariff authority under a 1977 law that doesn't mention tariffs asked the high court for 45 minutes to be divided among them. They didn't get all of that time.
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Letitia James' defense team signals it will challenge bank fraud prosecutor's appointment
James' attorneys notified the federal judge overseeing the case in a two-page filing that they plan to formally ask him to dismiss the charges Friday because interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan was allegedly unlawfully installed.
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Federal judge ends Biden-era attempt to broaden Title IX protections to include transgender people
The court ruled that HHS exceeded its authority by redefining sex under Title IX to prohibit gender-identity bias because a statute can’t “be divorced” from the time and reason for its enactment.