Courts & Law
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Missouri GOP Sen Eric Schmidt calls China's $50B suit against him, state over COVID 'ridiculous'
At issue is a lawsuit Missouri filed when Schmitt was the state's attorney general alleging China hoarded personal protective equipment during the early months of the pandemic, harming the state and its residents
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Federal judge blocks ICE from arresting migrants appearing for court dates in Northern California
The decision keeps ICE and the DOJ’s Executive Office for Immigration Review from “lying in wait for asylum seekers and other noncitizens at routine hearings throughout the region."
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Justice Department files new federal charges against National Guard shooting suspect in DC
The new charges and the case transfer to a U.S. District Court means that federal officials can pursue the death penalty.
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Pennsylvania judge accelerates Elon Musk giveaway lawsuit, will hold hearing on Thursday
Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas Judge Angelo Foglietta said he would now hold the hearing on Thursday in a courtroom at City Hall, instead of in the city courthouse on Friday.
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GOP wins lawsuit against Pennsylvania county, gets 3 extra early voting days
"We will now have extended early in-person mail-voting through November 1st," RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said.
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Trump campaign sues Pennsylvania county for alleged voter suppression
While the Pennsylvania Department of State requested everyone who was in line before 5 p.m. could submit an application for a mail-in ballot, there were allegations that voters were being turned away before that time period.
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Supreme Court ruling allows Virginia to remove suspected non-citizens from voter rolls
The ruling lifts an order that had temporarily stopped the program.
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Judge Cannon declines to recuse herself in Trump assassination attempt case
Cannon argued that she does not have a relationship with Trump and that speculation that he could promote her if he's elected to a second-term next week is not enough to prompt her to hand the case over to another judge.
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Supreme Court rejects RFK Jr.'s bid to remove himself from ballots in swing states
The Supreme Court did not state a reason for the rejection, but Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch dissented in the Michigan ruling.
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Muslim men put on 'no fly list' lose appeal over alleged mistreatment by FBI agents
Circuit Judge Gerard Lynch wrote that the agents could not have violated Muhammad Tanvir, Jameel Algibhah and Naveed Shinwari's rights because they did not raise objections while interacting with the agents.
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Federal judge in Pennsylvania rejects GOP challenge to overseas voter requirements
The judge ruled that the Pennsylvania congressmen "delayed too long to file their action."
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26 state AGs file brief with SCOTUS in support of Virginia removing non-citizens from voter rolls
"It has always been against the law for non-citizens to vote," Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach said.
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Conservative podcaster, former Trump political adviser Steve Bannon released from prison
The conservative podcaster and former Trump political adviser was released from prison Tuesday morning