Courts & Law
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Supreme Court ruling sides with marijuana user charged with illegally owning gun under federal law
In his opinion, Justice Neil Gorsuch said that the ruling limits but doesn't remove the government's ability to take guns from drug users. “We do not address efforts to ban addicts, or those presently intoxicated, from possessing a firearm,” the justice wrote.
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PA Supreme Court rules in favor of victims' families, AG must have oversight when DA overturns cases
The ruling was a victory for the family members of a man murdered in 2004. Lavar Brown was found guilty of the murder of Michael Richardson in 2004, and he was found guilty of the murder of Robert Crawford in 2005.
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San Diego man charged with conspiring to funnel fundraising money to Hamas
A San Diego man was charged Wednesday for conspiring to send money to Hamas, which is a designated terrorist organization in the U.S.
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Federal judge denies Nadine Menendez’s request to further delay bribery trial
Judge Sidney Stein previously approved Mrs. Menendez's request to delay the trial. It was later revealed that she was undergoing treatment for breast cancer.
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Luigi Mangione charged with murder in death of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Manhattan prosecutors charged Luigi Mangione with murder on Monday night in the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, along with other charges, according to court documents reported by the Associated Press.
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Federal judge temporarily blocks Dreamers from accessing Obamacare
President Joe Biden allowed illegal immigrants who were enrolled in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to qualify for Obamacare last year.
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Luigi Mangione, person of interest in UnitedHealthcare killing, faces five charges
Mangione, who has no prior arrests on his record, will appear in person at a court in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, at 6 p.m. Eastern.
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Hip-Hop star Jay-Z asks judge to deny accuser's request to remain anonymous
A woman who has been solely identified as "Jane Doe" amended a federal lawsuit on Sunday that accused Jay-Z, who's real name is Shawn Carter, and fellow rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs of raping her when she was a minor in 2000.
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Judge rejects Rupert Murdoch's attempt to change family trust in favor of son Lachlan: Report
Commissioner Edmund Gorman ruled that the request to change the trust was not made in "good faith" and was meant to solidify Lachlan Murdoch's legacy with Fox News Media and keep the publication's right-leaning slant.
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Connecticut appeals court upholds most of Alex Jones $1.3 billion Sandy Hook judgment
The Appeals court said the jury's verdict was not unreasonable due to the mental anguish the family members suffered because of Jones' lies.
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You Vote: How concerned are you by a judge allowing race-based admissions at the Naval Academy?
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Congress, Trump plan law enforcement reform in DC to end politicization and to fight crime
The plans follow campaign promises from President-elect Trump and a congressional probe into U.S. Capitol Police and January 6.