Courts & Law
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Prosecutors drop effort to get court to reinstate charges against Baldwin in fatal 'Rust' shooting
Baldwin was accused of firing a gun on the set of the Western film "Rust" in 2021, which killed cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, and wounded the film's director. The case was dismissed in July.
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Texas AG Paxton sues NCAA, says group advertises 'women's sports' but games have transgender players
The attorney general requested that the court grant a permanent injunction that bans the NCAA from allowing biological males to compete in women’s sporting events in Texas, or involving Texas teams.
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Former DC police officer found guilty of leaking information to former Proud Boys leader Tarrio
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson ruled Monday that Lamond did leak critical information to Tarrio, which helped him with his plans to travel to the capital for the January 6 riot, and then attempted to cover it up by deleting their conversations on Telegram.
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Accused United Healthcare CEO killer Mangione pleads not guilty to state terror and murder charges
Mangione is a suspect in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
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Preferred pronouns required for alleged rapist, not for students? Legal cases diverge nationwide
Teachers get big settlements for compelled speech as full federal appeals court considers protecting student speech, but prosecutors, victims and witnesses may not get leeway to call a man a man.
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Trump files amicus brief to stop Biden from selling border wall construction materials
Texas GOP Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said earlier this month he want to buy border-construction material being auctioned by the Department of Homeland and give it to Trump.
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Chinese national who was campaign manager in California elections charged as alleged Beijing agent
If convicted, Sun will face up to 10 years in prison, according to the Department of Justice.
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Federal judge allows Jan. 6 defendant to attend Trump inauguration
Judge Tanya Chutkan authorized the Jan. 6 defendant, Eric Peterson, to be able to travel more freely in Kansas City, Missouri where he's from.
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Trump notches several court victories on eve of return to the White House as lawfare sputters out
Disqualifications of hostile prosecutors, dismissed cases, withdrawn prosecutions, and defamation damages sink the battleships of legal warfare against the once and future president.
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Luigi Mangione makes first court appearance in New York amid new federal charges
Mangione faces up to life in prison without parole for the state charges, and a possible death sentence for the federal charges, but prosecutors have not indicated whether they would seek the death sentence so far.
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Former Eric Adams aide and her son indicted on bribery charges
Former aide Ingrid Lewis-Martin and her son are the latest in Adams' circle to face criminal charges. They have both been charged with bribe receiving in the first degree and money laundering in the third degree.
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Georgia appeals court disqualifies DA Fani Willis from Trump election interference case
The court did not throw out the indictment.
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DOJ urges judge to reverse decision allowing Derek Chauvin to review George Floyd's heart in appeal
United States District Court Judge Paul Magnuson on Monday agreed to let Chauvin's lawyers review Floyd's heart tissue, photographs of his heart, and samples of his bodily fluids, after a doctor argued Floyd died of a heart attack instead of by Chauvin's actions.