Courts & Law
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NH Supreme Court justice indicted over allegedly trying to interfere in criminal investigation
Marconi’s attorneys said they plan to file a dismissal of the charges and maintain that their client is innocent. She has been placed on administrative leave since July.
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Federal judge stops Alabama from removing certain residents from voter rolls
Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen, a Republican, previously announced that 3,251 registered voters would be removed from the rolls and were referred to the state attorney general’s office for criminal prosecution.
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Fulton County judge decides seven Georgia State Election Board rules are 'illegal'
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox said that the new rules are “illegal, unconstitutional and void.”
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House intervenes in IRS whistleblower case, on behalf of whistleblowers
The House of Representatives on Monday said they would get involved because Congress has a "significant interest in whistleblowers providing information to Congress regarding waste, fraud, abuse, and other misconduct at federal agencies."
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Cornel West will not appear on Pennsylvania presidential ballot: PA Supreme Court
The candidates that will appear on Pennsylvania's presidential ballots are Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic Party, former President Donald Trump for the Republican Party, Chase Oliver for the Libertarian Party, and Jill Stein for the Green Party.
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Man who allegedly tried to shoot Trump charged on two counts including gun possession by a felon
More charges are expected as the law enforcement investigation into the matter continues.
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'American speech' or 'Chinese engineers'? Lawyers battle in court over TikTok sale-or-ban law
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, a common source of SCOTUS nominees, is hearing a challenge by TikTok's Chinese owner and content creators including prominent libertarian journalist.
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Appeals court rebukes Democrat-turned-judge for fining educators $313K for challenging woke training
Brooke Henderson and Jennifer Lumley can't sue for violation of their First Amendment rights but their case was far from "frivolous," as former Democratic lawmaker called it when imposing attorney's fees, 8th Circuit says.
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IRS whistleblowers sue Hunter Biden’s defense counsel for defamation
The two whistleblowers, who have been identified as Gary Shapley and Joseph Ziegler, are suing for libel because of the alleged damage done to their careers, and are requesting a jury trial in Washington, D.C.
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Sam Bankman-Fried appeals fraud and conspiracy convictions
“Throughout the proceedings the district court made little pretense of objectivity or even-handedness … The judgment should be reversed, and the case remanded for a new trial before a different judge,” Bankman-Fried’s attorneys said. “He was presumed guilty — before he was even charged."
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PA Supreme Court rules mail ballots must have correct date to be counted
Last month, a lower court ruled that the commonwealth cannot throw out mail-in ballots just because they have incorrect handwritten dates on the envelopes.
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Colorado ban on 'conversion therapy' stays in force under federal appeals court ruling
"We will consider all options to stop the unlawful attempt of Colorado officials to ban someone’s speech simply because they disagree with the viewpoints expressed," plaintiff's lawyers say.
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Timberlake pleads guilty to impaired driving in New York in connection to June arrest in Hamptons
Timberlake entered a new plea in a Sag Harbor Village Court.