Courts & Law
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Federal judge rules Flock camera searches unconstitutional
The ruling does not establish a nationwide legal precedent, but it could give momentum to growing concerns over how police departments use automated license-plate databases to track people's movements.
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Supreme Court set to hear Suncor v. Boulder climate lawsuit arguments
CEO of the American Energy Institute Jason Isaac told The Center Square that “the Supreme Court will hear the most consequential energy case of the term, and it isn't really about Suncor or ExxonMobil.
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DOJ argues in court filing for reinstatement of Trump’s ban on certain media outlets at White House
A judge had ordered a temporary reinstatement of each outlet's access at the White House after the last hearing.
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Two of Giuliani's lawyers try to withdraw from case involving $148M defamation judgment
The women, Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, were awarded the $148 million judgment last year.
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Calif. man to be sentenced to life in jail for murder, hate crime in death of gay college student
Samuel Woodward, 27, killed Blaze Bernstein, a University of Pennsylvania student, almost seven years ago.
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Former Detroit Lions linebacker charged with assaulting officers during January 6 riot
Williams, who played for the Lions during the 2016 season, was arrested in Savannah and charged with a felony charge of assaulting, impeding, and resisting officers, and obstruction of law enforcement, the Justice Department announced.
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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.