Courts & Law
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Supreme Court turns away ICE contractor's appeal over immunity, for now
The case will now go forward to be litigated further in lower courts. Further litigation of the case could end will a large liability for the prison group.
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Federal judiciary asks White House for direct control of courthouses
Conrad wrote to Vance and members of both parties in Congress seeking legislation that would permit the judiciary to maintain the buildings on its own.
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Judge says DOJ cannot search Washington Post reporter's seized devices
The FBI took reporter Hannah Natanson’s devices when searching her home last month.
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Judge orders Justice Department to give grand jury materials to Comey's defense team
"The record points to a disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps, missteps that led an FBI agent and a prosecutor to potentially undermine the integrity of the grand jury proceeding," Magistrate Judge William Fitzpatrick wrote in his order.
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DOJ obstruction charge on Comey relates to denying knowing about Clinton Plan on Trump and Russia
Comey's allegedly false denial that he did not remember being briefed about the Clinton Plan intelligence will still be central to the DOJ's prosecution.
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Judge casts doubt on DHS program allowing states to purge non-citizens from voter rolls
The case comes as the administration continues its efforts to crackdown on illegal immigration and election integrity in a string of measures that have met with legal challenges nationwide.
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NetChoice files lawsuit over Virginia law limiting children's use of social media
"The First Amendment forbids government from imposing time-limits on access to lawful speech," NetChoice Litigation Center Co-Director Paul Taske said
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OJ Simpson's estate agrees to pay $58 million to Ron Goldman's father after court order
A Las Vegas judge in 2021 ordered O.J. Simpson to pay the Goldmans nearly $58 million
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Judge blasts DOJ for 'missteps' in Comey case
Comey was charged in September with obstruction of justice and making a false statement to Congress.
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Supreme Court case could have major affect on 2026 midterms
The case, Watson v. Republican National Committee, centers around a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted up to five days after an election as long as they are postmarked by Election Day.
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Federal judge blocks Trump administration from cutting funding to University of California
The judge ruled that the government’s funding cuts and investigations opened by the Departments of Education and Justice were “coercive and retaliatory conduct in violation of the First Amendment and 10th Amendment”
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Georgia judge drops three charges from Trump 2020 election interference case
McAfee directed prosecutors to drop charges 14, 15 and 27 from the case, which consist of conspiracy and criminal attempt to file false documents and filing false documents.
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‘I hate having to do it’: The Comey ‘October Surprise’ in 2016 that was no surprise to some at FBI
DOJ prosecution of Comey sheds more light on the fired FBI director's machinations and on 2016's "October Surprise."