Courts & Law
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Henry Lee, forensic scientist who testified at O.J. Simpson trial, passes away at 87
Lee passed away peacefully Friday at his home in Henderson following a brief illness, according to a statement from his family and the University of New Haven, where he taught for more than five decades.
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Federal judge temporarily halts proposed merger between Nexstar and Tegna
Chief U.S. District Judge Troy Nunley of the Eastern District of California issued a detailed order granting a temporary restraining order against the deal.
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Advocates call on U.S. Supreme Court to clarify climate laws
“No amount of creative pleading can masquerade the fact that the local governments are attempting to utilize state law to regulate global conduct that is purportedly causing global harm,” Justice Brynja Booth wrote in the court’s majority opinion.
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DC man sues after arrested, released for playing 'Star Wars' music behind National Guard in protest
Sam O'Hara claims that his First and Fourth Amendment rights were violated, and that he was subjected to false arrest and battery
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DOJ denies MSNBC claims about Schiff mortgage fraud case not being strong enough
The Justice Department is shooting down a report by MSNBC that the alleged mortgage fraud case against Adam Schiff is not strong.
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Supreme Court grants extra time for arguments in tariff case
The groups challenging Trump's tariff authority under a 1977 law that doesn't mention tariffs asked the high court for 45 minutes to be divided among them. They didn't get all of that time.
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Letitia James' defense team signals it will challenge bank fraud prosecutor's appointment
James' attorneys notified the federal judge overseeing the case in a two-page filing that they plan to formally ask him to dismiss the charges Friday because interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan was allegedly unlawfully installed.
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Federal judge ends Biden-era attempt to broaden Title IX protections to include transgender people
The court ruled that HHS exceeded its authority by redefining sex under Title IX to prohibit gender-identity bias because a statute can’t “be divorced” from the time and reason for its enactment.
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Minnesota Supreme Court rules for trans powerlifter who was barred from competing in women's event
The court's ruling said, "USA Powerlifting's policy at the time of the decision was to categorically exclude transgender women from competing in the women's division."
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Special prosecutor to probe Virginia Democrat AG candidate Jay Jones's reckless driving sentencing
The issue involves the fact that Jones’ community service documentation failed to make clear that "Meet Our Moment" was a political action committee (PAC), which was in fact Jones’ own PAC.
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Judge to weigh Comey bid to disqualify Trump-appointed prosecutor
Halligan brought the case against Comey shortly after being sworn in to replace the fired Erik Siebert.
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Arizona Attorney General sues the House over failure to swear-in Grijalva
Critics of Johnson have accused him of not swearing Grijalva in because she would give Democrats enough support to force a vote on a bipartisan resolution that would require the Justice Department to release files regarding Jeffrey Epstein.
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Man who sent 'So I raped you' message in 2019 sentenced to prison
Message sent in 2019 after a 2013 sexual assault