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A Nigerian doctoral student at the University of South Carolina is suing the federal government after his F1 student visa was abruptly revoked earlier this month, a move he alleges violates his constitutional right to due process. Matthew Ariwoola, a PhD candidate in chemistry who has been in the U.S. since 2021, was just months…
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A federal judge sharply criticized the Trump administration’s Justice Department on Wednesday during a high-profile court hearing, calling its rationale for targeting the prominent law firm Perkins Coie “a temper tantrum” and “worthy of a 3-year-old.” The lawsuit stems from a controversial March 6 executive order signed by former President Donald Trump that accused Perkins…
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In a 5–4 decision that could reshape how voluntary departure deadlines are calculated in immigration proceedings, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that undocumented immigrants who choose to self-deport are entitled to an extension when their departure date falls on a weekend or legal holiday. The case, Monsalvo Velázquez v. Garland, centered on Mexican national…
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The Boston Strangler case has haunted American criminal justice history for over half a century. Between 1962 and 1964, thirteen women in the Boston area were murdered in chillingly similar circumstances . They were all sexually assaulted, strangled, and often left posed in their homes. The city spiraled into fear. Women double-locked doors and carried…
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The parents of a two-year-old child who died following an allergic reaction have filed a wrongful death and medical malpractice lawsuit against Piedmont Eastside Medical Center, alleging fatal delays in treatment and inadequate emergency preparedness. Filed this week in Gwinnett County State Court, the lawsuit stems from the October 7, 2024 death of Maya Getahun,…
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A Florida jury has found 17-year-old Collin Griffith not guilty of first-degree murder and kidnapping in the 2024 stabbing death of his mother — a verdict that comes just 17 months after he fatally shot his father in Oklahoma under disputed circumstances. The highly publicized trial concluded Wednesday after days of emotional testimony and complex…
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How the uncanny story of Will West and William West led to fingerprinting becoming the gold standard in criminal justice. In the early 20th century, long before DNA profiling or digital surveillance, American prisons relied on an elaborate system of physical measurements to identify inmates. It was known as Bertillonage, and it was considered cutting-edge…
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Harvard University has filed a sweeping 51-page federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing it of unlawfully freezing $2 billion in research funding in retaliation for the university’s alleged failure to crack down on antisemitism. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, claims the government is abusing its authority to force ideological compliance from one…
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A 20-year-old U.S.-born citizen was jailed for 24 hours under Florida’s controversial immigration law, despite presenting multiple forms of identification proving his citizenship — a detention experts say underscores serious legal, constitutional, and racial profiling concerns. Juan Carlos Lopez-Gomez, born in Georgia and a native-born American citizen, was arrested earlier this week under Florida’s Senate…
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How does someone spend 18 years in jail without ever having a trial? That question is echoing across Harris County, Texas, after revelations that Edric Wilson — once accused of murdering the great-aunt of megachurch pastor Joel Osteen — spent nearly two decades in pretrial detention at the Harris County Jail, only to have his…
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