Courts & Law
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Judge disqualifies NY U.S. Attorney, quashes subpoenas against Letitia James
Other Trump-appointed U.S. attorneys have faced legal disqualification, including Alina Habba and Lindsey Halligan.
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Five years after George Floyd, ICE shooting revives red-blue battle lines over policing
Democrats quickly labeled an ICE agent a "murderer" in the wake of a Minneapolis vehicle shooting on Wednesday, with echoes of the George Floyd saga.
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Trump seeks to be reimbursed for legal expenses in Fani Willis case, based on recent Georgia law
He is basing his case on a Georgia law passed in 2025 that allows criminal defendants to recover their legal expenses if the prosecutor in the case is removed for improper conduct.
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Federal appeals court blocks removal of Texas razor wire along southern border with Mexico
The ruling was issued in a 2-1 vote, with Judge Irma Carrillo Ramirez, who was appointed by President Joe Biden, dissenting.
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Judge dismisses Ray Epps defamation lawsuit against Fox News
Fox News said it was "pleased" with the judge's decision, stating that the ruling, along with other rulings in recent cases against the company, were "preserving the press freedoms of the First Amendment."
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Judge denies Sean 'Diddy' Combs' latest bail request ahead of the holidays
Judge Aran Subramanian said Combs would need to stay in federal custody ahead of his May 2025 trial, rejecting the music mogul's latest attempt to be released on bail. If he was granted bail, he would have been under house arrest.
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Harvey Weinstein files complaint against New York City over 'gulag' conditions at Rikers Island
Weinstein, who is serving time at Rikers after he was convicted of sexual assault and rape, is requesting $5 million in damages.
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Menendez asks judge to toss conviction and order new trial after jury was shown improper evidence
Menendez’s attorney Adam Fee argued that the evidence, which should have been redacted, was the “only evidence in the record” that tied Menendez to the “actual, consummated provision” of military aid to Egypt.
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Eleven state AGs sue BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard for allegedly violating antitrust laws
The 11 states that filed the lawsuit are Alabama, Arkansas, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Texas, West Virginia, and Wyoming.
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Giuliani lashes out at judge during tense hearing on defamation judgment
Giuliani was ordered to turn over multiple luxury items to Georgia election workers Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss, including his Manhattan apartment, several watches, and a ring.
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Former FBI informant at center of Biden impeachment inquiry indicted on tax charges
The new indictment, which was unsealed on Tuesday and brought by a California grand jury, accused Smirnov of concealing more than $2 million between 2020 and 2022, which allegedly came from multiple sources.
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Appeals court agrees to drop Trump's classified documents case
The special counsel was challenging Cannon's dismissal of the case, who claimed Smith was unlawfully appointed. The case accused Trump of improperly taking classified documents back to his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida in 2022.
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Missouri judge upholds state's ban on gender-affirming care for minors
The law prohibits the use of gender-affirming care on minors, forbids state Medicaid funds from being used for any of gender-affirming procedures regardless of age, and threatens the licenses of doctors who violate the law.