Courts & Law
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Former judges file Florida bar complaint against top DHS attorney over 'worst of the worst' list
Percival has used social media to criticize judges in recent weeks who have made unfavorable rulings on the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
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Kennedy Center agrees to delay latest attempt to add Trump's name to the building
The center said in a status report that it would not carry out the plans to add the president's name before Sept. 8.
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Man who plotted to assassinate Bessent is sentenced to six years in prison
U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras sentenced Ryan English to 73 months in prison and three years of supervised release after he pleaded guilty to charges related to the assassination plot in May.
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Jeffrey Epstein document dump to reveal over 175 associate names, including Bill Clinton: Report
It does not appear that Clinton raised any objections to the unsealing of records related to the case.
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Paula Abdul accuses 'American Idol' producer of sexual assault: Lawsuit
Abdul filed the lawsuit just before a Dec. 31 deadline that is part of a California law allowing sexual abuse lawsuits to be filed after the statute of limitations has passed.
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California to ban guns in most public areas, per federal ruling
Gov. Newsom celebrated the decision.
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Jack Smith argues Trump's immunity defense could allow president to murder, sell nuclear secrets
Trump's arguments mean that a president would be immune from prosecution for all criminal charges so long as the commander-in-chief argued they were done in an official capacity, Smith said.
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Prosecutors say that Sam Bankman-Fried will not face a second trial
The decision was criticized by Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., on Friday following the decision.
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Former Trump ‘fixer' Cohen tells federal judge he wasn’t aware AI he used had generated fake cases
Cohen said he wasn’t aware that the service he was using as an artificial intelligence app that could produce citations and descriptions that looked real but weren’t.
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Federal judge blocks enforcement of Iowa law banning pornographic books and LGBTQ+ topics in classes
The law bans books depicting sex acts from school libraries and classrooms and blocks teachers in Iowa classrooms from discussing gender identity and sexual orientation issues with students through the sixth grade.
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Maine GOP chairman says state party will appeal Trump ballot decision
“This political activism by Shenna Bellows, it’s not going to stand,” GOP Chairman Joel Stetkis said.
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Maine’s decision to disqualify Trump ups ante for U.S. Supreme Court
Legal experts say justices are likely to conclude that the 14th amendment can’t be enforced by states and only by Congress.
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Abe Hamadeh files lawsuit to remove Arizona Attorney General Mayes from office
The lawsuit argues that Mayes unlawfully holds public office.