Courts & Law
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Federal judge approves Bank of America's $72 million settlement with alleged Epstein victims
The women sued the bank collectively under the pseudonym Jane Doe in order to remain anonymous and the bank agreed to settle the case in March, though it maintained that it did not facilitate Epstein's sex trafficking crimes.
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Former worker at Arkansas county clerk's office gets suspended sentence for altering voter records
Circuit Judge Karen Whatley gave Deborah Smith a two-year suspension on Tuesday as part of a plea agreement with the state attorney general's office. The charge initially carried a maximum penalty of six years in prison.
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Man arrested at Trump golf course in California had first lady's schedule, Secret Service details
Los Angeles County Judge John Lonergan Jr., suspended the criminal case against Taele on Wednesday and sent him to mental health court in Hollywood based on statements he made in a pretrial evaluation indicating he wasn’t mentally fit to stand trial.
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Supreme Court agrees to hear second challenge to Biden's student loan forgiveness program
The court will hear arguments in the case in February 2023.
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Court orders Philadelphia Columbus statue to be uncovered
"We are very disappointed in the Court’s ruling," the mayor's spokesperson said.
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Multiple celebrities facing lawsuit over promotion of ‘NFT’ images
"Non-fungible tokens" were heavily touted in 2021.
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Kari Lake files election challenge in Arizona court
The former conservative media personality warned throughout her gubernatorial bid that the state's election system was mired in voter fraud.
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GOP's Hamadeh files suit challenging Arizona AG race results
Many would-be voters claimed that the problems in the state's most populous county rendered them unable to vote and effectively disenfranchised.
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Appeals court halts federal rule forcing religious doctors to perform gender transitions
A coalition of Catholic hospitals, along with other organizations connected to the Roman Catholic faith, sued the administration on grounds that the mandate would force them to violate their religious beliefs.
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Former Minnesota police officer gets 3.5 years in prison over George Floyd death
Kueng previously pleaded guilty to one count of aiding and abetting manslaughter.
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Female former Twitter employees sue company, claiming Musk's firings were sexist against women
Slightly more than half of all recent layoffs were reportedly women.
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FBI confirms knowing about alleged Colorado gay nightclub shooter after 2021 bomb threat
The Colorado shooting suspect was put on the FBI's radar June 18, 2021 after he threatened to kill members of his family
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DOJ seeks contempt of court charges against Trump for not complying with subpoena: report
While the former president's legal team has asserted that he is now in compliance with the subpeona, the DOJ disagrees.