Courts & Law
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Michael Cohen alleges prosecutors pressured him to testify against Trump
Cohen was part of Trump's inner circle prior to Trump's first term in the White House
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Federal judge rules ICE officers in Minneapolis cannot detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
The ruling comes after six protesters sued the administration last month for allegedly arresting, pepper-spraying or threatening them while they were legally and peacefully observing ICE operations.
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Florida ends ABA’s role as sole accrediting authority for law schools
State officials argue the reform promotes competition, lowers costs for students and gives law schools greater flexibility to innovate outside the ABA’s centralized standards.
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Alec Baldwin loses latest attempt to get involuntary manslaughter charge dismissed
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the request in a virtual hearing, where defense attorneys for Baldwin argued that he had no reason to believe a live round was in the gun.
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California jury convicts Paul Pelosi attacker on state charges
Defense lawyers for DePape claimed that their client was guilty of three charges, but that there was not enough evidence to convict him of threatening a family member of a public official and aggravated kidnapping.
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Judicial Watch files request for release of Biden-Hur interview audiotapes
Judicial Watch accused the Biden administration of seeking to rewrite the "Freedom of Information Act" (FOIA) and claimed the administration asked the court to ignore precedent in blocking the release of the tapes.
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Missouri AG Bailey says home state is not happy with New York over 'lawfare' against Trump
"I'm proud to announce that lawsuit against the state of New York to fight back against lawfare," Bailey said.
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First pretrial hearing in Trump's classified document case concludes on Friday
The next pretrial hearing is expected to take place on Monday.
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New York prosecutors urge Merchan to keep Trump gag order over fears he would criticize jury
The prosecutors in a court filing approved of lifting the gag order on Trump when speaking about witnesses in the case, but said protections for the jurors and court staff should remain in place.
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Judge dismisses Nevada alternate electors case over jurisdictional concerns
A Nevada grand jury in December indicted the six Republicans as part of a case from Nevada Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford.
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Steve Bannon asks Supreme Court to keep him from reporting to prison July 1, amid his appeals effort
Bannon, now a popular right-wing podcaster, was convicted nearly two years ago of two counts of contempt of Congress
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Supreme Court upholds law preventing domestic abusers from possessing firearms
The high court voted 8-1 with Justice Clarence Thomas dissenting.