Courts & Law
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Appeals court rules Mississippi extended election deadline for mail-in ballots is illegal
“Federal law requires voters to take timely steps to vote by Election Day," Circuit Judge Andrew Oldham wrote. "Federal law does not permit the State of Mississippi to extend the period for voting by one day, five days, or 100 days. The State’s contrary law is preempted."
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Former Abercrombie & Fitch CEO pleads not guilty to sex trafficking and prostitution charges
Jeffries and Jacobson have been released on bail, but Smith is still detained because of his status as a dual citizen in the United States and the United Kingdom. Prosecutors expressed concern that Smith would try to flee the country if released.
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Religious groups continue to fight mandate forcing abortion coverage
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ordered in 2011 that employers would be required to cover controversial contraceptives and abortifacients through their health care plans for employees.
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Supreme Court denies former Trump attorney John Eastman's appeal over case with Jan. 6 committee
Justice Thomas recused himself from the case, which involved his former clerk.
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Supreme Court rejects long-shot case to disqualify Trump from 2024 election
Castro, who has not qualified for any of the GOP primary debates, said he still plans on exploring his other legal options.
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Watch Live: Trump arrives at Manhattan courtroom for civil trial
Watch live: Trump arrives at Manhattan courtroom for civil trial
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Trump co-defendant reaches plea deal in Georgia election case
Willis indicted Scott Hall, along with Trump and 17 others in August of this year.
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DOJ charges IRS consultant for allegedly leaking tax info to news outlets
Charles Littlejohn, 38, faces one count of unauthorized disclosure of tax returns and return information.
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Supreme Court will hear cases about social media laws in Texas and Florida
At least four of the nine justices agreed to take up the cases.
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Federal appeals court lets ban on transgender treatment for kids take effect in Kentucky, Tennessee
Court rejected a temporary injunction as the core issues are litigated across the country.
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Coming full circle: Subpoena demands FBI return Hunter Biden laptop to Delaware repair shop owner
Legal actions follow after Hunter Biden’s lawyers question whether there even was a laptop. This is the same laptop that Biden sued a repair shop owner for disclosing "private information" the repairman says it contained, and more recently sued Rudy Giuliani for computer intrusion and disclosing "private information." Now Team Hunter is back to denying the existence of the laptop.
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Trump opts against bid to move Georgia indictment to federal court
Earlier this month, Trump's legal team notified the judge in the case that he might seek to make such a move, which could have potentially widened the jury pool to include more Republican-leaning areas.
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NY AG James plans to call Trump, three children to testify in fraud trial
Judge Arthur Engoron on Tuesday sided with James in summary judgement over the core claim in her case, which will proceed to an Oct. 2 trial to address her six remaining points.