Courts & Law
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Lindsay Clancy jury heads home after fourth day of deliberations, no verdict
Clancy stands accused of killing her three children in 2023. She has admitted to the act but argued she was suffering form severe mental illness and should not be held criminally liable.
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Judge orders Lindsay Clancy jury to deliberate further after they fail to reach verdict
The judge in the Lindsay Clancy murder trial has ordered the jury to return to deliberations after it informed him that they could not reach a unanimous verdict.
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Former gang leader convicted of first degree murder for 1996 killing of iconic rapper Tupac Shakur
Prosecutors have not accused Davis of pulling the trigger on the gun that killed Shakur in Las Vegas, but he has been accused of being the person who orchestrated the murder.
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Roger Stone asks appeals court to keep him out of prison a while longer
Last week, federal Judge Amy Berman Jackson ordered Stone to report to prison in Georgia on July 14
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Federal judge orders Dakota Access Pipeline to be shutdown, emptied
Court order is second major blow in a week to the U.S. oil and natural gas industry.
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SCOTUS rules against 'faithless electors' and shift toward nationwide popular-vote system
In a unanimous decision, the Court held that states can bind presidential electors to vote for the state popular-vote winner.
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Gun violence surges in major U.S. cities, 13 killed in Chicago over July Fourth weekend
A 7 year old girl was killed in Chicago
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Murder trial for Khashoggi killing starts in Turkey, with 20 Saudi nationals as defendants
Khashoggi was killed in 2018 at the Saudi Consulate in Turkey
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Supreme Court ruling blocks House Democrats' effort to get grand jury material from Mueller probe
The request to block access was made by the Justice Department.
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West Virginia woman gets 42 months in prison for defrauding the Veterans Affairs, faking her death
Julie Wheeler and her family faked her death in late May in an effort to avoid federal sentencing for defrauding the Veteran's Association
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Supreme Court strikes down Montana ban prohibiting state aid to church schools
SCOTUS says Montana program must be open to religious schools
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Judge says venue could change in George Floyd death trial if public remarks persist
Floyd's death has captured national attention and sparked protests and calls for police reform.
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Supreme Court won't hear challenge to new federal death penalty plan, report
The decision should allow administration to go forward with death penalties, executions