Courts & Law
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Convicted Jan 6 rioter found guilty of plotting to kill FBI agents, DOJ
Kelley faces up to life in prison at his sentencing in May 2025.
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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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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.
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Pregnant woman sues Kentucky over state's near-total abortion ban
The woman who filed the suit on Tuesday, identified under the pseudonym Mary Poe to protect her privacy, said she wants to terminate her pregnancy, because it is the best choice for herself and her family, but cannot do so in Kentucky.
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Activist who attempted to vandalize US Constitution sentenced to 18 months in prison
The activists, Jackson Green and Donald Zepeda, previously pleaded guilty to destruction of government property, after they dumped red powdered paint on the case. The actual document itself was not damaged.
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Pentagon secrets leaker Jack Teixeira sentenced to 15 years in prison
Federal prosecutors requested Talwani sentence Teixeira to nearly 17 years, but defense attorneys requested an 11 year sentence.
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Judge rejects bid to postpone Steve Bannon's campaign fraud trial
The ruling comes just weeks after Bannon was released from four-month prison sentence in Connecticut, related to two contempt of Congress convictions, because of his refusal to comply with a Congressional subpoena.
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Illegal immigrant accused of killing nursing student Laken Riley waives right to jury trial
Riley was a 22-year-old Augusta University College of Nursing student who was allegedly killed by 26-year-old Jose Antonio Ibarra on February 22 while running on the University of Georgia’s campus.
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SCOTUS rejects Meadows' request to move case Georgia election interference case to federal court
The reasoning for the denial was not provided, which is standard practice for the high court.
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Federal judge rules Louisiana law requiring display of Ten Commandments in schools unconstitutional
Following the ruling from U.S. District Court Judge John deGravelles in the Middle District of Louisiana, public K-12 schools and colleges in the state won't be required to display the Ten Commandments in each classroom by Jan. 1.
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New York Judge Merchan to decide whether to dismiss Trump guilty verdict in hush money case
A jury found Trump guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree. Trump had pleaded not guilty.
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Judge Merchan delays decision on whether to dismiss Trump guilty verdict in ‘hush money’ case
In July, after a landmark Supreme Court ruling outlining presidential immunity, Trump asked Judge Merchan to toss out the guilty verdict.