Courts & Law
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Navy sailor sentenced to over 40 years in military prison for killing of fellow servicemember
Copeland pleaded guilty Monday to unpremeditated murder, aggravated assault by strangulation, indecent recording, obstruction of justice and making a false official statement.
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US attorney in California suspects voter fraud investigation will result in charges
Essayli said his team and Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division Harmeet Dhillon have been trying to audit the state for over a year under the National Voter Registration Act, the Help America Vote Act and the Civil Rights Act.
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Jury finds Texas teen Karmelo Anthony guilty of murder in stabbing of competitor at track meet
The defendant, who is now 19-years-old, faces up to life in prison.
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Trump asks Supreme Court to overturn $5 million judgment in E Jean Carroll defamation case
A spokesperson for Trump's legal team told the AP the Supreme Court appeal was part of the president's crusade against "Liberal Lawfare."
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Florida AG launches investigation into JP Morgan Chase for its targeting of Trump Media in FBI probe
Trump Media and Technology Group CEO Devin Nunes on Sunday tore into Smith and JPMorgan for its efforts to obtain the company's bank records and emphasized that the company did not exist in 2021, when the January 6 riot occurred.
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Federal judge rules West Virginia National Guard to remain in DC
West Virginia sent approximately 300 National Guard members to Washington, D.C. earlier this year to help crack down on the capital's high crime rate.
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Supreme Court rejects case to overturn ruling allowing same-sex marriage nationwide
Kim Davis asked the Supreme Court justices to overrule the landmark Obergefell v. Hodges decision after a jury awarded damages to a same-sex couple whom she refused to issue a marriage license
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Supreme Court allows Trump admin to temporarily withhold some SNAP payments this month
The administration has said there is only enough money to pay partial benefits this month as a result of the government shutdown.
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Federal court backs union on feds' partisan emails
Since Oct 1, the U.S. government has been shut down after Congress failed to pass a bill funding government services.
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Trump administration appeals to Supreme Court after appeals court orders full payment of food stamps
The First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered USDA to begin taking steps to fully cover SNAP payments by the end of the day Friday
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Arizona court to hear arguments about right to a jury trial
The Arizona Corporation Commission filed an enforcement action in 2024 against EFG America, a rubber recycling company in Mesa.
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Maryland sues FBI for scrapping plans to build its new headquarters in Greenbelt
The Trump administration has argued that keeping the headquarters in the nation's capital would save taxpayers billions of dollars.
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Trump admin asks appeals court to immediately block SNAP distribution order
Federal prosecutors accused McConnell's order of being “unprecedented,” and claimed it makes “a mockery of the separation of powers.”