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Jury selection begins on Wednesday in the criminal trial of exiled Chinese businessman Guo Wengui. U.S. prosecutors accuse Guo of defrauding thousands of investors and supporters out of more than $1 billion. The trial, overseen by U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres in Manhattan, could extend into July. Prosecutors aim to prevent Guo, a fierce critic…
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On Wednesday, the families of 19 victims of the Uvalde elementary school shooting in Texas filed a $500 million federal lawsuit against nearly 100 state police officers for their alleged mishandling of the response to one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history. The families also announced a $2 million settlement with the city…
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A District judge temporarily blocked part of a Florida law on Wednesday that imposes criminal penalties for willfully transporting people who lack legal immigration status into the state. The law, which took effect in 2023, classifies such cases as felonies under the crime of human smuggling. Judge Roy Altman cited testimony from plaintiffs who expressed…
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In a significant legal development, a U.S. District Judge has rebuffed Ultragenyx’s attempt to dismiss the lawsuit brought by Henrietta Lacks’ family. The lawsuit alleges that the pharmaceutical giant knowingly profited from the unauthorized use and mass production of Lacks’ living tissue. Lacks, whose cells were taken without her consent, became unwittingly central to scientific…
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Apple (AAPL.O) announced on Tuesday that it plans to ask a U.S. judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Justice Department and 15 states in March. The lawsuit alleges that the iPhone maker monopolized the smartphone market, harmed smaller rivals, and drove up prices. In a letter to U.S. District Judge Julien X. Neals…
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott has sparked controversy with his recent decision to pardon Army Sergeant Daniel Perry, who was convicted of murdering Black Lives Matter protester Garrett Foster in 2020. The pardon has resulted in Perry’s release from a 25-year sentence. Travis County District Attorney José Garza has strongly criticized Governor Abbott’s decision, arguing that…
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Former President Donald Trump chose not to testify in his criminal hush money trial on Tuesday, concluding his defense quickly and allowing jurors to begin deliberations next week. Trump had fueled speculation for weeks about whether he would take the stand to defend himself against charges of falsifying business records to cover up a hush-money…
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A tragic incident from 2020 resurfaced as 20-year-old Kevin Bui pleaded guilty to second-degree murder charges for setting a house on fire over a stolen iPhone, resulting in the death of a family of five in Colorado. According to Denver 7 News, Bui, who was 16 at the time of the crime, sought revenge for…
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New York’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that employers’ health insurance plans must cover medically necessary abortions. The court rejected a lawsuit by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, which argued that the law’s exemption for religious employers was too narrow. The New York Court of Appeals found that the 2017 rule, implemented by the…
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Vince Gilmer, a former doctor from a small town in North Carolina, who has been serving a life sentence for murder, might soon be released from prison after a conditional pardon granted over two years ago. Despite being formally pardoned in January 2022, Gilmer has remained incarcerated in a southwest Virginia prison due to what…
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