Courts & Law
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SCOTUS declines to block Texas law requiring age-verification for adult content
"Children will continue to be protected from harmful content in Texas," Paxton said.
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Prosecutors will not retry Arizona rancher accused of killing Mexican national
A judge declared the mistrial against George Alan Kelly last week, after the jury failed to secure a unanimous verdict over whether Kelly was responsible for the death of Mexican national Gabriel Cuen-Baltimea.
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Supreme Court denies Peter Navarro's bid to leave prison during contempt appeal
Navarro was convicted in September of 2023 over his refusal to comply with a subpoena from the House Jan. 6 Committee and received a four-month prison sentence in January.
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Hunter Biden lawyers plan to sue Fox News over alleged efforts to defame the first son
“For the last five years, Fox News has relentlessly attacked Hunter Biden and made him a caricature in order to boost ratings and for its financial gain," Hunter Biden attorney Mark Geragos said in a statement. "The recent indictment of FBI informant Smirnov has exposed the conspiracy of disinformation that has been fueled by Fox, enabled by their paid agents and monetized by the Fox enterprise. We plan on holding them accountable.”
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Man who filmed death of Ashli Babbitt during January 6 riot sentenced to six years in prison
Sullivan was in the Speaker's Lobby at the time, and was encouraging rioters to break glass panes when he filmed Babbitt's death.
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Paramedic that contributed to death of Elijah McClain sentenced to four years of probation
A total of three police officers and two paramedics were indicted by a grand jury in 2021 for McClain's death and former paramedic Jeremy Cooper was convicted of criminally negligent homicide in December.
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Judge approves class-action suit against Chicago Public Schools for Hindu rituals forced on students
CPS and famed film director David Lynch's foundation already paid one student $150K for "Quiet Time" transcendental meditation program.
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Supreme Court appears likely to reject Trump's broad immunity claim, outline narrow protections
The questions indicate the Supreme Court may be seeking a narrower interpretation of presidential immunity.
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Watch Live: Trump v. United States, Supreme Court hears case on presidential immunity
Supreme Court hears case on presidential immunity
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New York's highest court overturns Weinstein rape conviction
New York's highest court on Thursday overturned the rape conviction of movie producer Harvey Weinstein
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Meadows, Giuliani and other former Trump aides indicted in Arizona 2020 election probe
Eleven other Arizona Republicans have also been indicted on the felony charges.
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SCOTUS shocked by Biden administration's view of federal power over states in ER abortion challenge
Justice Gorsuch asks solicitor general if she "really want[s] to rely" on decision that "wasn't exactly our brightest moment" on Supreme Court. Protection for "unborn child" is "odd phrase" to put in putative abortion mandate, Justice Alito says.
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West Virginia fights to keep transgender sports ban, other states face similar court battles
Overall, 24 states have a ban on transgender youth participating in sports.