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Hope Hicks, a former top aide to Donald Trump, testified on Friday that he instructed her in the final days of the 2016 presidential election to deny his sexual relationship with porn star Stormy Daniels. Hicks’ testimony provided jurors with an inside look at the campaign’s damage-control efforts when Trump faced multiple accusations of unflattering…
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A South Carolina man was sentenced today to obstructing an investigation into the December 2019 murder of a transgender woman. Xavier Pinckney, 24, was sentenced to 45 months in prison for providing false and misleading information to state authorities investigating the murder of Dime Doe. He previously pleaded guilty on Oct 26, 2023. “The defendant’s…
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A federal appeals court convened on Thursday, May 2, to hear arguments regarding a longstanding Tennessee policy that prohibits transgender individuals from altering the sex designation on their birth certificates. Originally filed in federal court in Nashville in 2019, the lawsuit was brought forth by transgender Tennesseans who contend that the state’s restriction lacks a…
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A Georgia man faced sentencing for his violent actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riots, where he assaulted an officer defending the Capitol. Jack Wade Whitton, 33, received a 57-month prison sentence along with 36 months of supervised release and was ordered to pay $2,000 in restitution after pleading guilty to assaulting, resisting, or…
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On Thursday, a lawyer representing a group of transgender women urged a U.S. appeals court to revive claims alleging that Tennessee’s decades-old policy of not permitting individuals born in the state to amend their birth certificates to reflect their gender identity violates the U.S. Constitution. A three-judge panel of the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of…
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In recent weeks, police have made close to 2,200 arrests during pro-Palestinian protests at college campuses across the United States. The protests, aimed at raising awareness about the Israel-Hamas conflict, have led to confrontations between law enforcement and demonstrators. During these protests, police have utilized riot gear, tactical vehicles, and flash-bang devices to disperse crowds…
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U.S. attorneys representing a woman who alleges her colon cancer stems from the now-discontinued heartburn drug Zantac told a Chicago jury on Thursday that pharmaceutical giants GSK and Boehringer Ingelheim were aware that improper handling of the product could lead to cancer but failed to issue warnings to the public. Mikal Watts, representing 89-year-old Angela…
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A sixth Nigerian national has admitted to playing a role in an elaborate transnational inheritance fraud scheme that preyed upon elderly and vulnerable individuals across the United States. Amos Prince Okey Ezemma, 50, confessed to being part of a syndicate that orchestrated a sophisticated scheme by sending personalized letters to elderly victims, falsely claiming to…
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On Thursday, a lawyer representing Donald Trump attempted to depict the hush money payment central to his criminal trial as extortion. The lawyer, Emil Bove, questioned Keith Davidson, a lawyer involved in the deal, about his negotiations for cash in exchange for compromising information with other celebrities. Bove’s interrogation of Davidson hinted at a strategy…
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Marking the first day of Jewish American Heritage Month, the Justice Department convened an interagency meeting with Jewish community stakeholders. Attorney General Merrick B. Garland spoke with those at the meeting and underscored the Department’s commitment to addressing antisemitic hate crimes. Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division outlined the…
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