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Pentagon chief loses bid to reject 9/11 plea deals
Courts and the Judiciary 01/01/2025A California appeals court has overturned the rape conviction of former San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield after determining prosecutors made racially discriminatory statements during the Black man’s trial.The retired football player was sent...
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Small businesses brace themselves for potentially disruptive TikTok ban
National News 12/27/2024A looming TikTok ban could affect the millions of small businesses that use the short-video social media app to help them grow their business.Desiree Hill, owner of Crown’s Corner Mechanic in Conyers, Georgia, started her business solo as a mob...
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Republican protests in close North Carolina races dismissed by elections board
Courts and the Judiciary 12/13/2024North Carolina’s elections board dismissed formal protests Wednesday by several Republican candidates who trailed narrowly in their races last month and had questioned well over 60,000 ballots cast this fall.The State Board of Elections’ ...
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Supreme Court rejects Wisconsin parents’ challenge to school guidance
Top Stories & Analysis 12/09/2024The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Wisconsin parents who wanted to challenge a school district’s guidance for supporting transgender students.The justices, acting in a case from Eau Claire, left in place an appellate ruling dis...
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Romania’s top court annuls first round of presidential vote
Courts and the Judiciary 12/06/2024A top Romanian court on Friday annulled the first round of the country’s presidential election, days after allegations that Russia ran a coordinated online campaign to promote the far-right outsider who won the first round.The Constitutional Co...
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Harvey Weinstein hospitalized after ‘alarming blood test,’ attorney says
Courts and the Judiciary 12/02/2024Harvey Weinstein was hospitalized Monday following an “alarming blood test,” his attorney said, less than a week after the disgraced movie mogul filed a legal claim alleging substandard medical care at New York City’s notorious jail...
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Court backs Texas over razor wire installed on US-Mexico border
Top Stories & Analysis 11/28/2024A federal appeals court Wednesday ruled that Border Patrol agents cannot cut razor wire that Texas installed on the U.S.-Mexico border in the town of Eagle Pass, which has become the center of the state’s aggressive measures to curb migrant cro...
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PA high court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in US Senate race
Courts and the Judiciary 11/22/2024Pennsylvania’s state Supreme Court on Monday weighed in on a flashpoint amid ongoing vote counting in the U.S. Senate election between Democratic Sen. Bob Casey and Republican David McCormick, ordering counties not to count mail-in ballots that...
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ICC issues arrest warrants for Netanyahu and Hamas officials
Recent Cases 11/18/2024The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on Thursday for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former defense minister and Hamas officials, accusing them of war crimes and crimes against humanity over their 13-month war in Gaz...
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South Korean opposition leader gets a suspended jail term for violating election law
Top Stories & Analysis 11/15/2024South Korean opposition leader Lee Jae-myung was convicted of violating election law and sentenced to a suspended prison term Friday by a court that ruled he made false statements while denying corruption allegations during a presidential campaign.If...
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Election 2024 highlights: Republicans win House majority of 218 seats
Law Firm Marketing 11/11/2024The past two years of Republican House control were defined by infighting as hardline conservative factions sought to gain influence and power by openly defying their party leadership. While Johnson ? at times with Trump’s help ? largely tamed ...
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High court won’t review Kari Lake’s appeal over 2022 governor’s race defeat
Courts and the Judiciary 11/08/2024The Arizona Supreme Court has declined to hear Republican Kari Lake’s latest appeal over her defeat in the 2022 governor’s race, marking yet another loss in her attempt to overturn the race’s outcome.The court made its refusal to ta...