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Spain orders extradition of British alleged hacker to U.S.
Judiciary News 02/17/2023Spain’s National Court has agreed to the extradition to the U.S. of a British citizen who allegedly took part in computer attacks, including the July 2020 hacking of Twitter accounts of public figures such as Joseph Biden, Barack Obama and Bill...
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N. Carolina courts director leaving, deputy replacing him
Top Stories & Analysis 02/15/2023The North Carolina court system’s top administrator is stepping down soon to join a law firm, and his top deputy will succeed him.Andrew Heath became Administrative Office of the Courts director in early 2021 as Chief Justice Paul Newby was swo...
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Alabama prison staff shortage worsens despite court order
Top Stories & Analysis 02/11/2023A federal judge said Friday Alabama prisons remain critically understaffed, with court filings showing the number of officers in state lockups has continued to drop despite a court order to increase numbers.The prison system has lost more than 500 se...
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Pence subpoenaed by special counsel probing Trump
Courts and the Judiciary 02/07/2023Former Vice President Mike Pence has been subpoenaed by the special counsel overseeing investigations into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the results of the 2020 election, according to a person with direct knowled...
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Interior: $580M headed to 15 tribes to fulfill water rights
Courts and the Judiciary 02/03/2023Fifteen Native American tribes will get a total of $580 million in federal money this year for water rights settlements, the Biden administration announced Thursday.The money will help carry out the agreements that define the tribes’ rights to ...
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President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
Courts and the Judiciary 01/30/2023President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared.The move to end t...
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California Supreme Court dumps triple-slaying death sentence
Courts and the Judiciary 01/25/2023The California Supreme Court on Monday overturned the murder convictions and death sentence for a man who killed three people and committed a series of other crimes in San Diego in 1985.The court ordered a new trial for Billy Ray Waldon, ruling unani...
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Supreme Court has failed to find leaker of abortion opinion
Courts and the Judiciary 01/20/2023The Supreme Court said Thursday an eight-month investigation that included more than 120 interviews and revealed shortcomings in how sensitive documents are secured has failed to find who leaked a draft of the court’s opinion overturning aborti...
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Top Brazil court greenlights probe of Bolsonaro for riot
Courts and the Judiciary 01/14/2023A Brazilian Supreme Court justice on Friday authorized adding former President Jair Bolsonaro in its investigation into who incited the Jan. 8 riot in the nation’s capital, as part of a broader crackdown to hold responsible parties to account.A...
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Republicans challenge New Mexico redistricting after loss
Top Stories & Analysis 01/09/2023The New Mexico Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Monday in a legal challenge to a congressional map that divvies up a politically conservative region of the state.It’s one of several court battles in states from Kentucky to Utah...
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Arizona judge delays trial in fight over education funding
Top Stories & Analysis 01/05/2023A lawsuit over how much money Arizona’s lawmakers allocate for school maintenance, buses, textbooks and technology won’t go to trial next week, after a judge granted a request for a delay by the state’s incoming attorney general.Dem...
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No-nonsense judge takes over FTX-Bankman-Fried criminal case
Courts and the Judiciary 12/27/2022A Manhattan federal judge known for swift decisions and a no-nonsense demeanor during three decades of overseeing numerous high-profile cases was assigned Tuesday to Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency case.The case was relegated to Judge Lewis ...