Courts & Law
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SCOTUS extends pause on abortion pill restrictions
The Fifth Circuit ruling saw the court opine that Louisiana was likely to succeed on the merits of the case.
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Justice Barrett rejects ‘swing vote’ label, defends judicial independence amid Trump criticism
Barrett's remarks came just one day before Trump publicly criticized her and fellow Justice Neil Gorsuch over decisions that diverged from his policy positions.
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Cole Allen pleads not guilty to attempting to assassinate Trump
Allen allegedly stormed the security checkpoint at a D.C. hotel, where Trump was attending the White House Correspodents Association dinner, last month.
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Colorado police officers, paramedics charged in 2019 death of Elijah McClain
McClain’s death touched off demands for policing reforms.
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Florida developer charged for allegedly attempting to extort $25 million from Rep. Gaetz's father
Money was reportedly in connection with a criminal sex-trafficking investigation related to the GOP congressman.
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Lawyer defending 17 alleged Capitol breachers goes missing
John Pierce has been unreachable and missing court dates since early last week
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Virginia Governor Northam issues posthumous pardon to seven black males executed on rape charges
Governor's office: Pardons don't address guilt, serve as recognition men were tried without adequate due process, received racially-biased sentence.
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Judge restores parental rights to unvaccinated mom after revoking them
The judge also asked about another parent's vaccination status in an unrelated child support case.
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Michigan State accepts foreign COVID vaccines but rejects natural immunity, lawsuit alleges
New Israeli study on natural immunity casts doubt on university claims that only vaccines can protect community.
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Texas law that would ban most abortions set to go into effect Wednesday following canceled hearing
The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals abruptly canceled a Monday hearing at which abortion providers were poised to make their case
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FBI suffers another black eye, admits it hid payments to informant in white supremacist case
The revelations come at a sensitive time for the FBI and Director Christopher Wray, who has insisted widespread problems revealed about the bureau's conduct in the now-discredited Russia collusion case have been fixed even as new revelations of misconduct come to light.
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U.S. calls on Beijing to release sources held for posting information on COVID-19 pandemic
The withholding of information by the Communist Chinese government may have cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of lives across the planet.
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Florida judge rules against DeSantis' schools mask mandate, reports
Leon County Circuit Judge John C. Cooper's decision followed a four-day trial