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A shocking case in rural Kentucky continues to raise questions about systemic misconduct in Letcher County’s legal system, where former District Court Judge Kevin Mullins, who was shot and killed in his chambers in September 2024, now faces posthumous allegations that he ran a sex-trafficking scheme out of the county jail. Allegations of Abuse of…
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President Donald Trump on Monday, August 25, signed an executive order that bans the burning of the American flag, setting up what legal scholars expect will be an immediate and contentious constitutional battle. The order directs the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute instances of flag burning, imposing a mandatory one-year jail sentence…
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Relatives of Virginia Roberts Giuffre expressed outrage following the release of a Justice Department interview transcript in which Ghislaine Maxwell, the longtime associate of Jeffrey Epstein, denied Giuffre’s longstanding accusations and rejected any involvement in sex trafficking. Maxwell, who is currently serving a 20-year federal sentence for conspiring with Epstein to sexually exploit minors, was…
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Tesla CEO and SpaceX founder Elon Musk has been ordered by a federal judge to stand trial in a lawsuit accusing him of orchestrating an illegal $1 million-a-day election lottery during Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign. The case raises the prospect of significant legal and financial repercussions for the billionaire if he is found liable.…
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Current U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday dismissed the release of Jeffrey Epstein–related files to the House Oversight Committee, describing the matter as a “Democrat hoax” intended to undermine his presidency. Speaking to reporters, Trump said he supports making the files available but insisted that many individuals mentioned in them “don’t deserve to be.” He…
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Immigration arrests across the Washington, D.C. region are surging as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) intensifies enforcement under President Donald Trump’s second term. Families and communities are increasingly confronted with a difficult question: what to do if a loved one is suddenly detained. LaToya McBean Pompy, Esq., founder and chief executive of McBean Law,…
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California Democrats have found themselves at the center of an escalating redistricting battle with Donald Trump and Texas Republicans — a conflict that began as a bluff and spiraled into one of the most consequential partisan fights of Trump’s second term. The saga began when rumors emerged in April that Texas Republicans, under pressure from…
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The United States is deploying three Aegis guided-missile destroyers to waters off Venezuela, a move the Trump administration says is aimed at combating Latin American drug cartels designated as foreign terrorist organizations. The operation raises significant legal and geopolitical questions about the use of military force in international waters and the classification of transnational criminal…
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The FBI searched the Maryland home and Washington, D.C. office of John Bolton, former national security adviser to Donald Trump, as part of an investigation into the possible mishandling of classified information. The move underscores the sensitive intersection of national security law, executive privilege, and the government’s power to enforce secrecy agreements. What Triggered the…
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According to The Associated Press, the U.S. State Department under the Trump Administration has confirmed that it is reviewing all 55 million foreigners currently holding valid U.S. visas for potential violations that could lead to revocation and eventual deportation. Officials stated that every foreign visa holder is subject to what they call “continuous vetting” —…
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