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A man who threatened to kill Democratic election officials pleads guilty
Civil Rights 10/29/2024A Colorado man repeatedly made online threats about killing the top elections officials in his state and Arizona — both Democrats — as well as a judge and law enforcement agents, according to a guilty plea he entered Wednesday.Teak Ty Bro...
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Texas Supreme Court halts execution of man in shaken baby case
Legal Outlook 10/18/2024The Texas Supreme Court halted Thursday night’s scheduled execution of a man who would have become the first person in the U.S. put to death for a murder conviction tied to a diagnosis of shaken baby syndrome.The late-night ruling to spare for ...
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Supreme Court grapples with governor’s 400-year veto, calling it ‘crazy’
Civil Rights 10/12/2024Justices on the Wisconsin Supreme Court said Wednesday that Gov. Tony Evers’ creative use of his expansive veto power in an attempt to lock in a school funding increase for 400 years appeared to be “extreme” and “crazy” ...
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Supreme Court rejects appeal from ‘Pharma Bro’ Martin Shkreli
Law Reviews 10/06/2024The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from Martin Shkreli, who was once dubbed “Pharma Bro” after jacking up the price of a lifesaving drug.Shkreli appealed an order to return $64.6 million in profits he and his former company re...
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New rules regarding election certification in Georgia to get test in court
Law Reviews 09/30/2024Two controversial new rules passed by Georgia’s State Election Board concerning the certification of vote tallies are set to face their first test in court this week.The Republican majority on the State Election Board — made up of three m...
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After just a few hours, U.S. election bets put on hold by appeals court ruling
Civil Rights 09/14/2024Just hours after it began, legal betting on the outcome of U.S. Congressional elections has been put on hold by a federal appeals court.The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an order Thursday night temporarily freezing the ...
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Protesters storm Mexico’s Senate after ruling party wins votes for court overhaul
Civil Rights 09/11/2024Hundreds of protesters broke into Mexico’s Senate on Tuesday as lawmakers weighed a contentious plan to overhaul the country’s judiciary, forcing the body to take a temporary recess for the safety of the senators.The shut down came just h...
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Supreme Court rebuffs plea to restore multibllliou-dollar student debt plan
Civil Rights 08/31/2024lawsuits make their way through lower courts.The justices rejected an administration request to put most of it back into effect. It was blocked by the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.In an unsigned order, the court said it expects the appeals court...
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Venezuela’s Supreme Court certifies Maduro’s claims that he won presidential election
Law Reviews 08/25/2024Venezuela’s Supreme Court has backed President Nicolás Maduro’s claims that he won last month’s presidential election and said voting tallies published online showing he lost by a landslide were forged.The ruling is the lates...
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Former Rep. George Santos pleads guilty in federal fraud case
Law Reviews 08/20/2024George Santos, the former New York congressman who spun lies into a brief political career, pleaded guilty Monday to wire fraud and aggravated identity theft, acknowledging that he allowed his ambitions to cloud his judgment.Santos, 36, is likely to ...
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Fraud trial of George Santos to begin next month with an anonymous jury
Law Reviews 08/15/2024The fraud trial against former U.S. Rep. George Santos, slated to start in a matter of weeks, is coming into focus after a federal judge ruled Tuesday that jurors will have their identities kept secret from the public.They won’t, however, be re...
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Hearing in Karen Read case expected to focus on jury deliberations
Civil Rights 08/09/2024Defense attorneys for Karen Read are expected to argue Friday that two charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend be dismissed, focusing on the jury deliberations that led to a mistrial.Read is accused of ramming into John O’Ke...