Courts & Law
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Luigi Mangione pulls plan to use emotional disturbance as legal defense
If the defense had opted to use the extreme emotional disturbance justification for the murder charge and succeeded, the crime would have dropped from second-degree murder to first-degree manslaughter.
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Federal appeals court rules Trump admin can replace Philadelphia slavery exhibits
The exhibit was removed “without notice” from the President’s House site in Independence National Historical Park earlier this year.
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Supreme Court ruling sides with marijuana user charged with illegally owning gun under federal law
In his opinion, Justice Neil Gorsuch said that the ruling limits but doesn't remove the government's ability to take guns from drug users. “We do not address efforts to ban addicts, or those presently intoxicated, from possessing a firearm,” the justice wrote.
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Court rejects restraining order request regarding Tennessee National Guard deployment to Memphis
Davidson County Chancellor Patricia Head Moskal determined that the plaintiffs did not clearly demonstrate that an immediate and irreparable harm would result from the deployment before a full hearing.
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Appeals Court allows Trump to send National Guard to Portland
The divided Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court order that blocked Trump from deploying Oregon National Guard troops to the West Coast city.
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America First Legal files amicus brief in FTC case before Supreme Court
"The President necessarily must be able to remove any official who does so, and it is time for the Supreme Court to finally overturn Humphrey’s Executor for good," AFL President Gene Hamilton said
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Ex-New York state prison guard found guilty of murdering inmate, two others acquitted
A jury found David Kingsley guilty of murder and manslaughter
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Supreme Court agrees to hear case on drug users possessing firearms
According to federal law, anyone “who is an unlawful user of or addicted to any controlled substance” is prohibited from possessing a firearm
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Appeals court to hear DOJ defend Alina Habba's appointment as New Jersey's acting US attorney
The DOJ argued in court filings that Alina Habba is validly serving in the role
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U.S. judge permanently blocks Israeli spyware firm NSO Group from targeting WhatsApp
“Today’s ruling bans spyware maker NSO from ever targeting WhatsApp and our global users again,” said Will Cathcart, head of WhatsApp, in a post on X. “We applaud this decision that comes after six years of litigation to hold NSO accountable for targeting members of civil society.”
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Electronics retailer asks Supreme Court to quell tariff chaos
Crutchfield, a Virginia-based company, asked for relief in a candid plea to the nation's highest court. The retailer, which started as a car stereo catalog in the 1970s, said it can't plan ahead because it doesn't know how much the products its sells will cost.
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Supreme Court to run out of money from government shutdown this weekend, federal courts next week
Federal judges will continue their necessary work during the shutdown, but staff will only be allowed to perform certain protected activities on duty. The judges and their staff will not receive pay until the shutdown is over.
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More charges could come in Kirk murder case if evidence warrants it, says FBI's Patel
Let them do their work: The director said the bureau is continuing to investigate the assassination, but urges the public to be patient with the legal process.