Courts & Law
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Michigan appeals court reverses two more convictions tied to Whitmer kidnapping plot
Pete Musico and Paul Bellar were previously convicted of providing material support for an act of terrorism in the plot, alongside Joseph Morrison, whose conviction was overturned by a different appeals panel last month.
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Trump admin seeks phone records of NYT journalists and their relatives in effort to target leakers
The Justice Department has defended the issuance of subpoenas in the effort as trying to target the leakers, who are revealing classified information, and not journalists who are reporting the stories.
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Bush-appointee Eighth Circuit Judge Bobby Shepherd to take senior status after successor confirmed
Shepherd was appointed to the Eighth Circuit by President George W. Bush in 2005.
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SCOTUS to hear Fed firing case Wednesday
Trump accused Cook of committing mortgage fraud before she joined the Federal Reserve. He said Cook listed homes in both Michigan and Georgia as her “primary residence” for the next year.
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Mamdani's socialist party, CCP-linked Singham network activate to stop Khalil deportation
The DSA and the Singham network played key roles in defending Mahmoud Khalil last year, and despite recent court rulings, are revving their engines up again to stop ICE from deporting him.
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Michael Cohen alleges prosecutors pressured him to testify against Trump
Cohen was part of Trump's inner circle prior to Trump's first term in the White House
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Federal judge rules ICE officers in Minneapolis cannot detain or tear gas peaceful protesters
The ruling comes after six protesters sued the administration last month for allegedly arresting, pepper-spraying or threatening them while they were legally and peacefully observing ICE operations.
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Florida ends ABA’s role as sole accrediting authority for law schools
State officials argue the reform promotes competition, lowers costs for students and gives law schools greater flexibility to innovate outside the ABA’s centralized standards.
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Litigation against former Sen. Sinema moved to federal court
Heather Ammel of Moore County says Sinema had an affair with her husband Matthew Ammel while he was in a security detail for her in 2023 and 2024.
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Tyler Robinson moves to disqualify Utah prosecutors
Prosecutors are expected to seek the death penalty should Robinson be convicted.
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Mother of Hunter Biden's daughter asks court to arrest him for failing to uphold child support deal
Lunden Roberts said her daughter doesn't receive the "same lifestyle as Mr. Biden’s other children"
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Former Sen Sinema sued for alleged breaking up bodyguard's marriage
Matthew Ammel allegedly exchanged “romantic and lascivious” messages with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema before he stopped wearing his wedding ring, per the lawsuit
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Justice Department claims ban on mailing concealable firearms is unconstitutional
The opinion claimed that the 1927 law that prohibited Americans from sending guns like pistols and revolvers through USPS violated the Second Amendment. However, the ban on mailing undetectable firearms will remain.