Courts & Law
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Missouri judge upholds state's ban on gender-affirming care for minors
The law prohibits the use of gender-affirming care on minors, forbids state Medicaid funds from being used for any of gender-affirming procedures regardless of age, and threatens the licenses of doctors who violate the 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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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.
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Fourteen-year-old charged in Georgia school shooting, father make first court appearance
The alleged teen shooter, Colt Gray, is being charged as an adult with murder in the fatal shooting Wednesday at Apalachee High School,
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Federal judge blocks new Biden-Harris student loan forgiveness plan from implementation
"Plaintiffs show a substantial likelihood of success on the merits given the rule's lack of statutory authority," the judge wrote in the ruling.
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Judge releases schedule for Trump election case, which puts him on trial after election day
No official trial date has been set in the case so far, because of questions regarding what actions' of Trump's are protected under presidential immunity. Chutkan said she cannot set a trial date until issues regarding presidential immunity are resolved.
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As election nears, last-minute motions could prove pivotal for criminal cases against Trump
Trump has faced four separate criminal cases, including two from special counsel Jack Smith related to his 2020 election challenges and the storage of sensitive materials at his Mar-a-Lago estate.
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America First Legal sues NY Ethics Commission, Judge Merchan for withholding financial disclosures
AFL again requested the financial disclosures last Friday and threatened legal action if it did not receive them.
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Hunter Biden changes plea in federal tax case twice in one day, intends to plead guilty
After opposition from prosecutors to a conditional guilty plea where Hunter Biden could assert innocence, the first son intends to switch again to a standard guilty plea this afternoon.
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Judge in Trump election interference says immunity issue must be resolved before trial can proceed
This was the first hearing since the high court ruled the president enjoyed immunity for official acts and issued guidance for the lower courts on how they should parse official and unofficial acts.
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Trump pleads not guilty to revised allegations in DC election case
Smith originally charged Trump with four counts related to his efforts to challenge the 2020 election results.