Today: September 21, 2024
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Supreme Court will hear NRA free-speech lawsuit against a former New York state official

The Supreme Court will hear from the National Rifle Association in a lawsuit against a former New York state official who the NRA says pressured banks and insurance companies to blacklist the group after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida

Supreme Court will hear NRA free-speech lawsuit against a former New York state official
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Trump White House official Peter Navarro asks Supreme Court to stave off contempt sentence

Trump White House official Peter Navarro appealed to the Supreme Court Friday to allow him to stay out of prison as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction

Trump White House official Peter Navarro asks Supreme Court to stave off contempt sentence
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Republicans push back on new federal court policy aimed at 'judge shopping' in national cases

Senate Republicans are taking aim at a new federal courts policy aimed at curbing “judge shopping,” a practice that gained national attention in a major abortion medication case

Republicans push back on new federal court policy aimed at 'judge shopping' in national cases
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Ex-Trump White House official convicted of contempt must report to prison, appeals court finds

An appeals court has denied Trump White House official Peter Navarro’s bid to stave off his jail sentence on contempt of Congress charges

Ex-Trump White House official convicted of contempt must report to prison, appeals court finds
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Hunter Biden gun case could go to trial as soon as June — if judge refuses motions to dismiss

Hunter Biden could face trial in Delaware on federal firearms charges as soon as June, in the midst of his father's reelection campaign

Hunter Biden gun case could go to trial as soon as June — if judge refuses motions to dismiss
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Federal courts move to restrict 'judge shopping,' which got attention after abortion medication case

Federal courts are moving to make it harder to file lawsuits in front of judges seen as friendly to a point of view, a practice known as judge shopping that gained national attention in a major abortion-medication case

Federal courts move to restrict 'judge shopping,' which got attention after abortion medication case
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A surge of illegal homemade machine guns has helped fuel gun violence in the US

Machine guns have been tightly regulated in the U.S. since the bloody violence of Prohibition-era gangsters like Al Capone

A surge of illegal homemade machine guns has helped fuel gun violence in the US
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Ex-police officer convicted in sexual assault is the first to face tougher new penalty, DOJ says

The Justice Department says a former Oklahoma police officer convicted in the sexual assault of a woman during a traffic stop will become the first to face a heftier penalty under the 2022 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act

Ex-police officer convicted in sexual assault is the first to face tougher new penalty, DOJ says
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House Republicans send new Justice Department subpoenas in impeachment inquiry, drawing pushback

The Justice Department is pushing back against a new set of subpoenas quietly sent out by House Republicans related the Hunter Biden criminal investigation in another brewing faceoff in the impeachment inquiry

House Republicans send new Justice Department subpoenas in impeachment inquiry, drawing pushback
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Supreme Court to hear challenge to bump stock ban in high court's latest gun case

The Supreme Court will hear a challenge Wednesday to a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory used in a Las Vegas massacre that was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history

Supreme Court to hear challenge to bump stock ban in high court's latest gun case
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How is an ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens allegedly linked to Russian intelligence?

Federal prosecutors say the explosive allegations at the center of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden were false and came from an ex-FBI informant who said he was in touch with Russian intelligence

How is an ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens allegedly linked to Russian intelligence?
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Hunter Biden's lawyers say charges against FBI informant reveal flaws in prosecution

Hunter Biden’s lawyers say claims made by a former FBI informant charged with fabricating a bribery scheme involving the presidential family may have tainted the case against the president’s son

Hunter Biden's lawyers say charges against FBI informant reveal flaws in prosecution
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Prison deaths report finds widespread missteps, failures in latest sign of crisis in federal prisons

A watchdog report has found that the kind of systemic failures that enabled the high-profile prison deaths of notorious gangster Whitey Bulger and financier-sex offender Jeffrey Epstein also contributed to the deaths of hundreds of other federal prisoners in recent years

Prison deaths report finds widespread missteps, failures in latest sign of crisis in federal prisons
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Hunter Biden's lawyers press for dismissal of gun charges by arguing they are politically motivated

Hunter Biden has again asked a judge to dismiss the federal gun case against him, arguing it is politically motivated and key evidence was tested after charges were filed

Hunter Biden's lawyers press for dismissal of gun charges by arguing they are politically motivated
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EBay will pay $59 million settlement over pill presses sold online as US undergoes overdose epidemic

The e-commerce giant eBay will pay a $59 million in a settlement with the Justice Department over thousands of pill press machines sold on the the platform

EBay will pay $59 million settlement over pill presses sold online as US undergoes overdose epidemic
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Attorney General Merrick Garland to undergo surgery, Justice Department says

Attorney General Merrick Garland will undergo back surgery this weekend and delegate his duties to the deputy attorney general during the procedure

Attorney General Merrick Garland to undergo surgery, Justice Department says
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Ex-IRS contractor gets five years in prison for leak of tax return information of Trump, rich people

A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service who pleaded guilty to leaking tax information to news outlets about former President Donald Trump and thousands of the country’s wealthiest people was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday

Ex-IRS contractor gets five years in prison for leak of tax return information of Trump, rich people
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Mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket now Justice Department's first death penalty case under Garland

Just a few months after he took office, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a moratorium to halt federal executions — a stark contrast after his predecessor carried out 13 in six months

Mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket now Justice Department's first death penalty case under Garland
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Montana fire chief who had refused vaccine mandate in Washington state charged in Jan. 6 riot

A Montana fire chief who lost a previous job over a coronavirus vaccine mandate has been charged with spraying a chemical irritant on police officers during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

Montana fire chief who had refused vaccine mandate in Washington state charged in Jan. 6 riot
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Judge in Trump's DC election case is targeted by fake emergency call in latest high-profile swatting

A home owned by the judge overseeing the federal election subversion case against former president Donald Trump was targeted by a fake emergency call Sunday night, the latest in a spate of similar false swatting reports at the homes of public officials

Judge in Trump's DC election case is targeted by fake emergency call in latest high-profile swatting
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New gun law has blocked over 500 firearms from being bought by young people, attorney general says

Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday that more than 500 gun purchases have been blocked since a new gun law requiring stricter background checks for young people went into effect in 2022

New gun law has blocked over 500 firearms from being bought by young people, attorney general says
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Proud Boys member who went on the run after conviction in the Jan. 6 riot gets 10 years in prison

A member of the Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol

Proud Boys member who went on the run after conviction in the Jan. 6 riot gets 10 years in prison
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Group pushes for change in how police use body camera footage in officer shooting probes

An influential policing think tank is pushing law enforcement agencies to change how they handle body camera footage after police shootings

Group pushes for change in how police use body camera footage in officer shooting probes
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Justice Department sues Texas developer accused of luring Hispanic homebuyers into predatory loans

The Justice Department has filed its first predatory mortgage lending case against a Texas developer accused of luring tens of thousands of Hispanic homebuyers into “bait and switch” sales through platforms like TikTok

Justice Department sues Texas developer accused of luring Hispanic homebuyers into predatory loans
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Georgia election workers ask for court order barring Rudy Giuliani from repeating lies about them

Two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgement against Rudy Giuliani are asking for a court order barring him from continuing to repeat the lies he spread about them following the 2020 election

Georgia election workers ask for court order barring Rudy Giuliani from repeating lies about them

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