Courts & Law
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Judge dismisses vandalism case against former Olympian but defers on whether it can be brought again
Judge Todd Edelman of the Superior Court in Washington approved the Justice Department's request to drop the vandalism charge against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn in a two-page order.
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Federal judge upholds ruling that 'tower dump' warrants are unconstitutional
A magistrate judge ruled the "tower dump" warrants are general warrants and therefore impermissible, and District Judge Carlton Reeves agreed.
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Federal appeals court revives Florida law restricting minors from attending certain drag shows
Ruling allows Florida to enforce the Protection of Children Act while the underlying litigation proceeds in the district court.
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Appeals court blocks Biden's student loan forgiveness plan
A different court ruling had already blocked the program nationwide.
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Supreme Court denies Arizona GOP chair's bid to block Jan. 6 panel from reviewing phone records
Conservative Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel Alito said they would have ruled in Ward's favor.
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Alan Dershowitz questions whether Supreme Court wants to solve damaging decision leak
Famed Harvard law professor says there are more aggressive tools the court could use to solve the case, including immunity and sweeping electronic devices.
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Alec Baldwin sues to 'clear his name' over fatal 'Rust' shooting
Baldwin has insisted that he did not pull the gun's trigger on the movie set.
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Real estate firm owned by Chinese billionaire found guilty of paying $1M in bribes to LA councilman
The bribes were for approval of the redevelopment of a 77-story skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles
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Transgender critic sues doctors who performed transgender surgery on her when she was minor
Treatments constituted "breach of the standard of care," suit claims.
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DC Attorney General files civil case against Commanders, Snyder, NFL, Goodell
Racine alleged that the football entities colluded "to deceive" D.C. residents about an investigation into sexual assault claims and toxic workplace culture.
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Citing 'potential bias,' prosecutors drop case against CEO accused of storing election info in China
Executive was facing criminal charges for improper storage of data.
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Couple sentenced to decades in prison for trying to pass US nuclear sub secrets to foreign country
A federal judge rejected the couple's initial guilty pleas because she thought the proposed sentences were too lenient.
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'Cut-and-pasted boilerplate': Detransitioner sues providers for approving 'unnecessary' mastectomy
Short remote consultations ignored Camille Kiefel's red flags, got her claims backwards and gave different diagnoses, yet still authorized surgery to remove her breasts, suit claims. Follows U.K. litigation that helped shutter NHS youth gender clinic.