Courts & Law
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Judge allows death penalty if suspect accused of killing four college students in Idaho is convicted
The death penalty is only applicable in Idaho if the perpetrator is convicted of first degree murder or conspiracy to commit first degree murder. A jury also has to unanimously agree to impose the death penalty.
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Parole board denies release for South Carolina mother Susan Smith who killed sons 30 years ago
Smith apologized for her actions in a video to the board on Wednesday, and asked the board for mercy, claiming that God had already forgiven her.
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Trump reacts to illegal immigrant found guilty of killing Laken Riley: 'Time to secure our border'
An illegal immigrant from Venezuela was found guilty of the murder and sentenced to life in prison without parole.
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New Los Angeles District Attorney makes no promises on future of Menendez brothers
"Part of the problem with the Gascón timing of his decision is there's a cloud over that credibility," Hochman said. "Is it a just decision, or was it just a political ploy? There will be no cloud over whatever decision I do."
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Former U.S. Solicitor General Ted Olson dies of stroke
Olson argued on behalf of same-sex marriage before the Supreme Court and won.
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Teenager accused of swatting hundreds of places nationwide pleads guilty
The teenager was mostly underage at the time of the calls, but he faces up to five years for each of the four charges.
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New York firefighter charged with arson for allegedly setting Long Island brush fire
Approximately six fires were reported on Tuesday in the Medford area of Long Island.
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Special counsel Jack Smith requests court pause appeal against Trump in classified documents case
This comes shortly after the news of Smith stepping down before Trump takes office.
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Judge greenlights 'Save Women's Sports' Title IX suit amid more forfeits over alleged trans player
Connecticut high school conference plausibly conveyed "the dispiriting message that [females'] interests and aspirations as student athletes were less worthy of protection than those of their male counterparts on the boys’ team."
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Federal prosecutor says Menendez jury was shown improper evidence in corruption trial
Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul Monteleoni said neither the defense nor prosecutors caught the mistake, and that it was unlikely jurors ever noticed the incorrect exhibit versions, and that they were just a handful of thousands of documents and exhibits on the computer.
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Suspect charged in leak of classified info on Israel's potential strike on Iran, report says
The suspect, Asif William Rahman, reportedly worked for the CIA.
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Appeals court orders CNN to stand trial in James O’Keefe defamation lawsuit
The complaint accuses CNN of defaming Project Veritas when it was suspended from Twitter back in 2021.
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Arizona judge recuses himself in fake elector case over email backing Kamala Harris
Cohen said in the email that white men must speak up when women are unfairly targeted, but did not indicate who made the snub at the vice president.