Courts & Law
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PA Supreme Court rules in favor of victims' families, AG must have oversight when DA overturns cases
The ruling was a victory for the family members of a man murdered in 2004. Lavar Brown was found guilty of the murder of Michael Richardson in 2004, and he was found guilty of the murder of Robert Crawford in 2005.
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San Diego man charged with conspiring to funnel fundraising money to Hamas
A San Diego man was charged Wednesday for conspiring to send money to Hamas, which is a designated terrorist organization in the U.S.
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Trump settles lawsuit against niece over NYT story on tax records
The terms of the settlement were not immediately clear, though the filing indicated that they anticipated filing for a dismissal of the suit with prejudice in the coming weeks.
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Ex-UVA football player who shot, killed fellow athletes receives 5 life sentences plus 23 years
Christopher Darnell Jones, Jr., was sentenced after killing three UVA student-athletes and wounding two others in a Nov. 13, 2022, shooting on campus
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Brazil's ex-president Bolsonaro arrested before vigil
Brazil’s Supreme Court ordered the arrest of Bolsonaro on Saturday, claiming he was trying to escape house arrest.
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Supreme Court temporarily reinstates Texas redistricting map in potential win for Republicans
A panel of federal judges ruled Tuesday that Texas Republicans must use its 2021 congressional map, declaring that the state legislature likely racially gerrymandered the one passed this summer.
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Arizona AG asks state Supreme Court to revive 2020 election subversion case
AG Kris Mayes' request comes as she faced a Friday deadline to either seek a new indictment, drop the case or ask the state's highest court to step in.
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Some evidence appears to be missing in Charlie Kirk murder case: Report
Robinson has been charged with aggravated murder, two counts of obstruction of justice, witness tampering and commission of a violent offense in the presence of a child for Kirk's death.
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DOJ sues California over in-state tuition, scholarships, subsidized loans for illegal immigrants
“California is illegally discriminating against American students and families by offering exclusive tuition benefits for non-citizens,” Attorney General Pam Bondi said
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Ohio police officer acquitted of murder after shooting pregnant mother accused of shoplifting
If Blendon Township police officer Connor Grubb was convicted, he could have faced up to life in prison for the 2023 shooting death of 21-year-old Ta'Kiya Young
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Halligan pushes back after judge asks if she is Trump ‘puppet’ in Comey prosecution
The DOJ insists that Comey has been charged because he broke the law, not because Trump told them to charge him.
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Federal judge orders Trump admin to end National Guard deployment in DC
U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb concluded that the military takeover violated the Constitution and ruled Trump can only call up the National Guard “through the exercise of a specific power outlined in state law,” not for “whatever reason” he sees fit.
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DOJ says foreperson confirmed grand jury approved two-count Comey indictment
The actual transcript from a September 25 discussion between the magistrate judge, the DOJ, and the grand jury foreperson lends credence to Lindsey Halligan's contention that the two-count indictment against James Comey was properly obtained.