Courts & Law
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Judge tosses Trump election interference case after special counsel's request
Chutkan agreed to dismiss the case, but did so in a way that allowed the charges to return after the former president leaves the Oval Office at the conclusion of his term.
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Judge rules alleged transgender athlete can compete in upcoming college volleyball tournament
The judge referred to the player as an "alleged transgender athlete," because they have not commented on their gender identity, and the school has not confirmed that it has a transgender volleyball player.
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Menendez brothers who murdered parents scheduled to appear in court for first time in 28 years
The brothers are set to virtually appear for a status hearing, scheduled to start at 10:30 a.m. local time, but Judge Michael Jesic has the discretion to require them to appear in person.
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Bipartisan coalition of AGs sue TikTok for allegedly damaging mental health of young people
The lawsuits mention that the algorhym of the platform and its evening push notifications have caused addiction and interrupted sleep.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court dismisses RNC lawsuit over mail-in ballot curing
The court's decision is "a victory, not for Democrats but for our democracy," said a Harris campaign spokesperson.
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Supreme Court declines to hear GOP challenge to Biden voting executive order
The rejection occurred on the first day that the Supreme Court was back in session from its summer recess, and comes after the court rejected to hear other prominent cases like singer R. Kelly's appeal of his 2022 child sex conviction.
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UCLA sued for blocking pro-Israel event while allegedly enabling 'Jew Exclusion Zone' encampment
Conservative campus group persisted against "bureaucratic delay tactics," so university's last-ditch effort was locking the doors minutes before Robert Spencer event started, even as it "tolerated months of abusive and even criminal misconduct by anti-Israel activists," suit says.
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Jewish teachers sue Los Angeles school district over alleged antisemitism
Some instances outlined in the complaint include allegations that the union required the district to apply curriculum in classrooms that were antisemitic, and provided teachers with training opportunities on how to avoid detection for anti-Israel rhetoric.
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RNC wins suit against Michigan Secretary of State over primary election ballot counting
"Ballot number matching requirements are commonsense safeguards which make it easy to vote and hard to cheat," RNC Chairman Michael Whatley said.
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Supreme Court declines to hear Musk's X appeal over Trump probe involving turning over records
The high court did not elaborate on its reasoning for not hearing the case.
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Supreme Court declines to hear R. Kelly's appeal of 2022 child sex conviction
The reasoning for the justices declining the case was not disclosed, which is standard practice for the high court.
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Russian arms dealer released from US jail in exchange for Brittney Griner, back in arms business
Arms deal Viktor Bout is known as "merchant of death"