Courts & Law
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Federal judge orders Jan 6 rally organizer pay $2k daily until she complies with subpoena
“If these fines prove ineffective, I will consider additional steps to spur her compliance,” U.S. District Judge Donald Middlebrooks said
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Another judge blocks Trump's birthright citizenship order
The Supreme Court last month narrowed the scope of prior injunctions against the order, finding that lower courts likely lacked the authority to issue sweeping injunctions.
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Russiagate Secrets Unlocked: Spy court approves FBI effort to share new evidence with Congress
FISA Court quietly rules DOJ and FBI can review FISA warrant intel to support Kash Patel effort to hand over more Crossfire Hurricane documents to House and Senate.
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George Santos issues statement before heading to prison: 'I'm not suicidal'
His announcement comes as the federal government faces scrutiny for its handling of the Epstein case, with many doubting the official narrative that he killed himself while in custody.
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Supreme Court declines to revive Florida immigration law
The law would have allowed the state to prosecute unauthorized illegal migrants who enter the state.
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US helps secure arrest of alleged Chinese hacker accused of stealing COVID-19 research for CCP
"Xu is accused of hacking U.S. universities and stealing critical COVID-19 research on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party," Patel posted to X. "The CCP’s relentless attacks on our institutions will not go unanswered."
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Appeals court overturns election-interference conviction for creator of anti-Hillary Clinton meme
The court found there was insufficient evidence to prove that the defendant knowingly agreed to join a conspiracy.
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Trump admin sues California over transgender school sports policy
The move follows Trump's earlier issuance of an executive order to protect women's sports and a Supreme Court decision that upheld Tennessee's ban on transgender treatments for minors.
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Jackson earns jabs from liberal justice as colleagues increasingly rebuke her in opinions
Though a relatively soft rebuke, Sotomayor's singling out of Jackson marks the latest incident of a Supreme Court justice feeling the need to explicitly slap down the Biden appointee.
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Supreme Court lets Trump move forward with mass layoffs
Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.
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DOJ says ICE will begin Kilmar Abrego Garcia's deportation to third country if released from jail
U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis scheduled a Thursday hearing for federal officials to detail possible next steps if Kilmar Abrego Garcia is released from custody
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CIA review suggests Brennan misled Congress on Steele Dossier and 2016 intel, lawmakers want probe
A new CIA review exposed John Brennan's politicization of intelligence tied to alleged Russian meddling in the 2016 election. The CIA review may have also revealed that Brennan lied to Congress.
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Federal judge blocks Planned Parenthood defunding in Big, Beautiful Bill
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani, an Obama appointee, issued the temporary restraining order.