Courts & Law
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South Carolina judge grants Alex Murdaugh change of venue for murder retrial
South Carolina Circuit Court Judge Debra McCaslin ruled that the retrial could take place outside of Colleton County, stating that she does not believe Murdaugh "can get a fair and impartial trial” at the current location.
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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to give green light for White House ballroom construction
In his filing on Friday, Solicitor General D. John Sauer said the injunction, if allowed to go into effect, "would wrongfully install a single district judge as sole arbiter of what further construction is ‘strictly necessary’ to protect the safety of the President" and others.
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'Education is speech': New lawsuit says Nebraska funds only the government's viewpoint
If NCLA's theory survives, a fight over school funding could obligate every state with compulsory attendance and public-school-only funding to provide more financial choices to families who reject the government's curriculum.
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Ginsburg death opens complex partisan chessboard affected by timeline, COVID-19, election
"You had to know 2020 was going to end with an election that could be decided by a Supreme Court capable of a split 4-4 decision," tweeted Catholic University professor C.C. Pecknold.
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McConnell says Trump's nominee to replace Ginsburg will get a Senate vote
Ginsburg died Friday evening from complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer.
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg dies at age 87, opening Supreme Court seat weeks before election
Ginsberg died of complications from metastatic pancreatic cancer, the high court said.
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Trump son Eric agrees to testify in N.Y. probe of family business, but only after Nov. 3
Trump's lawyers argued client's "extreme travel schedule."
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Barr tells prosecutors they could file sedition charges against violent protesters: report
Violence could grow worse during lead-up to November elections, Barr reportedly said.
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Federal appeals court supports Trump on ending Temporary Protected Status for some countries
The federal court also rejected contentions that the Trump administration was animated by animus for the four countries when moving to end Temporary Protected Status for people from those countries.
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Judge rules Pennsylvania COVID-19 restrictions unconstitutional
"The Constitution cannot accept the concept of a 'new normal' where the basic liberties of the people can be subordinated to open-ended emergency mitigation measures," the judge wrote.
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Pressure builds for Biden to release list of potential Supreme Court nominees before election
Trump added 20 candidates to his list Wednesday
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Potential Supreme Court nominee Sen. Tom Cotton: 'It's time for Roe v. Wade to go'
The president's list of possible Supreme Court nominees includes Republican Sen. Tom Cotton.
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Trump announces 2020 list of potential Supreme Court nominees
The president added 20 more names to his earlier list.