Courts & Law
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Judge reschedules hearing on whether The Onion can purchase Alex Jones' Infowars
U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Christopher Lopez on Monday said the hearing on the emergency motion to disqualify The Onion’s bid will take place on either Dec. 9 or Dec. 17. The latter is the same day that Lopez will hear arguments on the trustee’s request to approve the sale of Infowars to the outlet.
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Florida woman sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally shooting black neighbor
Lorincz faced a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison, but was sentenced to 25 because she had no previous criminal record.
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California judge pushes Menendez brothers resentencing hearing back to January 30
Judge Michael Jesic said that he did not expect to be ready for the case by the initial hearing in December, and pushed the hearing back until January 30 "out of respect for the new administration."
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Texas 'Trump Train' highway bus confrontation trial begins
Former Texas state senator and Democratic nominee for governor Wendy Davis, a campaign volunteer, a staffer and the bus driver are suing.
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Justice Kagan outlines how Supreme Court ethics code could work if enforced
Kagan proposed that the panel, who would be appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts, could weed out baseless allegations against the justices, while giving more attention to the ones with some basis.
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Manhunt continues for person linked to shooting off Kentucky highway, injuring five
Nine vehicles were hit with shots, and five people were injured in the incident that occurred on Interstate 75 at about 6 p.m. Saturday.
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Murdoch family headed to court over control of media empire
Rupert Murdoch reportedly wants to transfer his media empire to his eldest son
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Federal judge instructs the VA to build more housing units for homeless veterans in Los Angeles
U.S. District Judge David Carter said the department needed to fix the housing issue by building 750 temporary housing units in the next 12 to 18 months, and then create another plan six months later to build 1,800 permanent units.
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Texas AG Paxton sues Travis County for allegedly hiring third party for voter registration
"Programs like this invite fraud and reduce public trust in our elections," Ken Paxton said.
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Judge delays Trump sentencing in hush money case until after election
Originally set for Sept. 18, the sentencing will now take place Nov. 26.
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Trump sounds off on 'total phony' E. Jean Carroll case as he appeals verdict
During the press conference, Trump reiterated his denials of Carroll's story, saying he "never met her" and she had likely made up the story to "promote a book."
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North Carolina Court of Appeals removes RFK Jr. from ballot, pauses sending of absentee ballots
The absentee ballots were originally scheduled to be sent out on Friday.
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Trump to appear in court for appeal of E. Jean Carroll verdict
The jury awarded Carroll $2 million in damages for the battery count and a further $3 million for defamation related to Trump's denials of her story.