Courts & Law
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Virginia asks Supreme Court to restore new voting map in redistricting fight
The Virginia Supreme Court struck down the state's redistricting referendum last week, ruling that the legislative process in which the referendum was created was unconstitutional.
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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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Democrats considering adding seats to lower courts
There are currently 50 vacancies for President Biden to fill.
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Lin Wood says he will not undergo psychiatric evaluation ordered by Georgia State Bar
Says it would violate his First Amendment rights.
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West Virginia newspaper company files antitrust suit against Google, Facebook
Tech monopoly "threatens the extinction of local newspapers across the country," suit argues.
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Man who issued hoax threats, including letter threatening to kill President Trump, sentenced
Gravelle has been sentenced to 110 months in prison and three years of supervised release.
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Federal prosecutors charge three in Capitol attack, alleging coordination began in November
"According to the charging documents, Watkins, Crowl, and Caldwell communicated with each another in advance of the Jan. 6, 2021, incursion on the U.S. Capitol and coordinated their attack," the DOJ noted.
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Biden admin reportedly moving ahead with development of Supreme Court reform commission
Biden's campaign lawyer Bob Bauer and former deputy assistant attorney general under the Obama Justice Department Cristina Rodríguez will both serve as co-chairs, according to Politico.
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Judge blocks enforcement of 100-day deportation moratorium
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton declared victory on Twitter.
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Iranian citizen living in the U.S. charged with acting as unregistered agent, denies wrongdoing
"Whatever I did was perfectly legal and fully transparent," Afrasiabi said, noting that he thought the Foreign Agents Registration Act "only applied to those engaging in lobbying efforts on behalf of a foreign government, which I never did."
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Supreme Court dismisses suits against Trump alleging he illegally accepted foreign gifts
The cased centered on the Emoluments Clause, which bans foreign officials from receiving gifts or profit while in office.
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Dominion Voting Systems files defamation lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani
Giuliani was a top member of the post-election legal team for former President Trump