Courts & Law
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Newly released suicide note matches Epstein's handwriting, experts say
Three handwriting analysts told AP that the documents shared highly distinctive similarities in spacing, punctuation, formatting and letter formation, strongly indicating they were authored by the same person.
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Virginia Democrats ask state Supreme Court to halt redistricting ruling, signals SCOTUS appeal
The Virginia Supreme Court struck down the state's redistricting referendum earlier Friday, ruling that the legislative process in which the referendum was created was unconstitutional.
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Judge rules cameras can be in courtroom during trial of accused Charlie Kirk assassin
The preliminary hearing will now take place July 6 through July 10. Robinson is charged with killing Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk.
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Medicaid funding can be cut from Planned Parenthood in Texas, Louisiana, federal court rules
The ruling was made Monday by the full 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans.
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Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi can cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood, 5th Circuit rules
The 5th Circuit Court overturned a previous appellate court decision on Monday
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DOJ indicts 15 members and associates of the 'Philadelphia Mafia' on federal racketeering charges
The charges have been lodged against alleged members and associates of the criminal outfit.
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Court says Tennessee ban on Down syndrome abortions can be enforced as lawsuit plays out
Lower court had originally blocked provisions in anti-abortion law.
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Judge halts federal execution of woman who killed pregnant mother, cut out her baby
Her lawyers have contracted COVID-19.
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National conservative group Amistad Project to challenge presidential election results in key states
The Trump campaign will join with Amistad Project on the lawsuits on case-by-case basis
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Nation's Gun Show event in Virginia canceled after Gov. Northam's new COVID executive order
"If you ever go into any Walmart there is usually an average of 400 people inside at any given time,” – Showmasters' Annette Elliott
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U.S. drops drug trafficking case against former top Mexico official, amid pressure campaign
Retired Mexican Gen. Salvador Cienfuegosa was arrested in mid-October at the request of the DEA Administration.
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Two charged in Los Angeles for submitting thousands of fraudulent voter registration applications
The fraudulent applications were allegedly on behalf of homeless people
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Virginia police chief who brought charges against Confederate monument defacers has been fired
The city of Portsmouth will not specify why Police Chief Angela Greene was fired, citing employee confidentiality laws.