Courts & Law
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America First Legal petitions AmeriCorps to remove DEI role
The petition asks AmeriCorps to abolish the role and restore merit-based leadership, reconnecting the organization with its roots of strengthening communities, preserving natural resources, and fostering civic engagement.
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Judge rejects Ghislaine Maxwell bid to overturn conviction
She had already exhausted her appeals on the sex-trafficking conviction, but had sought to argue she did not receive a fair trial.
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Air Force officer who called for impeachment gets hit with criminal charges
It can be considered a violation of the Uniform Code of Military Justice to participate in uniform in any overtly partisan activity, such as a political protest. It can also be a violation to use "contemptuous words" against the president or other high-ranking officials.
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Ray Epps, center of Jan 6 conspiracy theory, charged in connection with riot
Epps is charged with one count of disorderly or disruptive conduct on restricted grounds
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Detransitioned woman files latest of several suits over sex-surgery performed when they were teens
Luka Hein from Minnesota is one of at least four other women across the country who have sued their respective healthcare providers over gender transition treatment and surgeries. The plaintiffs were teenagers when the surgery was performed.
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Hunter Biden's IRS lawsuit appears to misquote whistleblower, altering facts about FBI
The facts indicate that Biden's lawsuit appears to confuse the FBI officials' names and misrepresent Shapley's comments.
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Hunter Biden sues IRS for allegedly disclosing private information, targets whistleblowers
Biden is demanding damages of "$1,000 per each act of unauthorized disclosure."
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Texas AG Paxton acquitted on all 16 articles of impeachment
The vote was decided by 30 senators, of whom 12 are Democrats and the rest Republican.
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Indictment of 'America's Chaplain' in Georgia election case spurs questions about evidence
Rev. Stephen Lee has aided first responders in major crises, such as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina. Now he finds himself in prosecutorial crosshairs.
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Courts surprisingly unfriendly to California school districts that hide gender transitions
Mother and daughter get $100,000 settlement, while federal judge invokes transgender psychologist and international treatment standards against school district.
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Judge pauses NY AG James's fraud suit against the Trump Organization
Trump insists that James is a biased prosecutor and that her case is part of a broader political witch hunt intended to derail his 2024 White House bid.
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Texas Senate wraps impeachment trial on GOP Attorney General Paxton, now deliberating decision
“This is a political trial,” Paxton's attorney Tony Buzbee said during closing arguments.
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Three men acquitted in final trial for alleged kidnapping plot on Michigan Democrat Governor Whitmer
The defendents were found not guilty of providing support for a terrorist act and a weapon charge.