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Tennessee’s attorney general has asked the federal government to take over an investigation into an attempt to auction off Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti announced last month that his office was investigating potential fraud. Amy Lannom Wilhite, Director of Communications for the Tennessee Attorney General’s Office,…
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Texas has asked a judge to block Google from questioning the state and its legal team in their lawsuit. The lawsuit accuses the Alphabet unit of unlawfully collecting biometric privacy data of millions of Texans without consent. Attorneys for Texas stated in a court filing this week that Google’s demand to depose the state on…
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The Supreme Court sided on Wednesday with a former mayor of an Indiana city who faced a bribery conviction, delivering a ruling that could make it harder for federal prosecutors to bring corruption cases against state and local officials. The justices ruled 6-3 to reverse a lower court’s decision that had upheld the corruption conviction…
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The U.S. Supreme Court unintentionally published a draft document on its website Wednesday indicating a forthcoming decision that could temporarily allow emergency abortions to continue in Idaho. The decision pertains to cases Moyle v. United States and Idaho v. United States, although Supreme Court spokeswoman Patricia McCabe clarified to NBC News that the official decision…
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In a dissenting opinion issued on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson sharply criticized her colleagues on the U.S. Supreme Court for their ruling in Snyder v. United States, which declared that giving gifts to politicians does not constitute bribery under federal law. Justice Brett Kavanaugh, writing for the majority, stated that the…
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A tragic incident unfolded in North Texas as Davonta Mathis stands accused of brutally murdering two convenience store clerks in Mesquite and Dallas. According to police reports detailed in the arrest affidavit, Mathis confessed to the killings, revealing a chilling motive rooted in robbery for lottery tickets to secure housing. Mathis allegedly used a stolen…
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Northern Dynasty Minerals (NDM.TO) announced on Wednesday that two Alaska native village corporations had sued the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) over its veto against the Canadian miner’s proposed Pebble mine in the state’s southwest region. Iliamna Natives Limited and Alaska Peninsula Corporation, representing the communities closest to the copper and gold mining project, claimed in…
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In a significant decision, the Supreme Court on Wednesday, June 26, 2024, invalidated a key provision of a federal anti-corruption law. That provision in the law previously criminalized state and local officials accepting gifts exceeding $5,000 from donors who had benefitted from prior governmental actions. By a 6-3 vote, the justices overturned the conviction of…
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Texas is set to begin using the new national bar exam in July 2028, giving the public an opportunity to weigh in before making the change official. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court of Texas issued an order indicating its plans to move to the new test and add a half-day exam on Texas law. The…
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Former Douglas County Probate Judge Christina Peterson, recently arrested on charges of assaulting a police officer, has released cell phone footage in an effort to bolster her defense. Peterson, 38, insists that the circumstances surrounding her case extend beyond what is depicted in police bodycam footage, as reported by 11 Alive. Her attorney, Marvin Arrington,…
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