Courts & Law
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Justice Department refers to Iranian missile threat in Turkey as assassination plot
The note was part of the department's emergency appeal to the Supreme Court to allow the White House to construct a new ballroom amid an ongoing legal battle.
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Federal judge lifts pause on ending Somali TPS designation, clearing way for deportations
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs imposed the stay after the Supreme Court ruled in June that courts did not have the power to review the Department of Homeland Security's decision to end deportation protections for Syrians and Haitians.
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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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Miller rips 'Judicial Coup' as judge blocks proof-of-citizenship order
U.S. District Judge Denise J. Casper on Friday blocked the order, saying that “[t]he Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections."
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Federal judge blocks Trump's executive order requiring proof of citizenship for elections
“The Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections,” the judge wrote.
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Patel sues ex-FBI official, MSNBC columnist for defamation over nightclub claims
“Since becoming Director of the FBI, Director Patel has not spent a single minute inside of a nightclub,” according to FBI Director Kash Patel's lawsuit.
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Federal appeals court rules Trump to maintain control of California National Guard, overruling judge
U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer approved the temporary restraining order after a contentious hearing earlier in the day, where he claimed that recent actions by the Trump administration and president were reminiscent of a monarchy.
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Judge declares mistrial on rape charge in Harvey Weinstein case
The judge declared the mistrial after the jury was unable to come to an agreement on the rape charge in connection with the case of Jennifer Mann.
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Court hearing to begin on Trump sending National Guard, Marines to Los Angeles over violent protests
Senior U.S. District Judge Charles R. Breyer set the hearing for Thursday in federal court in San Francisco.
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Federal appeals court denies Menendez' bid for bail as prison sentence looms
Menendez was convicted on all 16 counts in his federal corruption case last year, including obstruction of justice, bribery, extortion, wire fraud and acting as a foreign agent. He was sentenced to 11 years in prison in January.
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Judge rejects foreign policy justification for detention of Mahmoud Khalil
The administration must release Khalil by Friday, ruled District Judge Michael Farbiarz.
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Former Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein convicted of sexual assault, in retrial
The jurors acquitted him of another criminal sex act charge from 2006, and continued deliberating on a third-degree charge that he raped another woman in 2013.
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Appeals court rules most Trump tariffs can remain in effect pending legal challenge
The stay on the ruling against tariffs does not impact Trump's sector-based tariffs on things like aluminum and steel, but does impact his 10% global baseline tariff, along with the tariffs he imposed on China and other countries.