Courts & Law
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Lindsay Clancy attorney, judge spar over holdout juror
The jury has failed to reach a unanimous verdict after several days of deliberating.
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Kavanaugh declines to hear application on Michigan citizens-only voting ballot measure
The Americans for Citizen Voting-Michigan was attempting to appeal a deadlocked decision by the Michigan Board of State Canvassers that left the proposal off the November general election ballot due to a lack of valid petition signatures.
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Missouri state Supreme Court rules new GOP-drawn map cannot be used for November midterms
The new maps would have broken up Missouri Democratic Rep. Emanuel Cleaver’s district in an effort to give the GOP an additional pickup opportunity in the House this November.
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Acting director of the Bureau of Land Management served unlawfully for a year, rules judge
William Perry Pendley has been ordered to leave his position
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Federal judge blocks TikTok download ban hour before deadline
The judge's ruling gives more time to a pending deal to allow U.S. companies to effectively own TikTok's operations in the U.S.
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NY Times Magazine journalist lambastes Barrett for being a working mother, then backtracks
Journalist Vanessa Grigoriadis was berated as sexist after writing on Twitter: "I guess one of the things I don't understand about Amy Coney Barrett is how a potential Supreme Court justice can also be a loving, present mom to seven kids?"
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Democrats risk voter backlash with continued anti-Catholic attacks on Amy Coney Barrett
"And I think that the Democrats would be wrong to go down that route, and I think the American people will reject that."
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Trump expected to nominate Amy Coney Barrett to Supreme Court
The president is scheduled to make his official announcement on Saturday from the White House.
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House Democrats to introduce proposal seeking term limits for Supreme Court justices
The bill would put an 18-year limit on justices.
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Federal Judge orders census count to continue through October 31
Trump administration will likely appeal the California judge's ruling
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Accountant implicated in Panama Papers scandal sentenced to 3 years in prison
He pled guilty to wire fraud, money laundering.
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Trump nominates conservative Amy Coney Barrett in attempt to push Supreme Court further to right
Barrett was one of a select few women Trump mentioned as a potential nominee.
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Voters in 4 states file federal lawsuits against Zuckerberg's $250m voting initiative grant
Billionaire's money allegedly "favor[s] a certain class of voters over another."