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In a pivotal legal decision, a federal judge has ordered the liquidation of conspiracy theorist Alex Jones’ personal assets to address a staggering $1.5 billion debt owed for his false claims surrounding the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. The ruling, issued by Judge Christopher Lopez on Friday, marks a critical turn for Jones and his…
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A U.S. appeals court on Friday rejected President Joe Biden’s administration’s bid to revive its directive requiring schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms and join sports teams that align with their gender. This directive has faced blocking in 20 Republican-led states. In a 2-1 ruling, a panel of the Cincinnati,…
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Special Master Mary Patrice Brown has announced that all eligible claims in the U.S. Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund will receive fifth-round payments by January 1, 2025. The Fund, which continues to accumulate deposits, expects this distribution to total at least $940 million, sourced from various qualifying federal enforcement actions, including the case of…
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The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday declared a federal ban on “bump stock” devices unlawful. These devices enable semiautomatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns. The justices, in a 6-3 ruling authored by conservative Justice Clarence Thomas, upheld a lower court’s decision favoring Michael Cargill, a gun shop owner and gun rights advocate from…
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Judge Ural Glanville, overseeing Fulton County DA Fani Willis’ RICO case against alleged Young Slime Life (YSL) gang members, is under scrutiny for a contentious clash with defense attorney Brian Steel. Glanville held Steel in criminal contempt after Steel refused to disclose the source of information about a private meeting involving Glanville, prosecutors, and state…
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New York Attorney General Letitia James has provided an update on the distribution of settlement funds from Juul Labs Inc., the electronic cigarette maker. Last year, Juul agreed to pay $462 million to several states and Washington, D.C., to resolve a lawsuit over its marketing of addictive nicotine products. New York’s share of this settlement…
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In a significant development in the high-profile RICO case against rapper Young Thug, the Georgia Supreme Court has granted bond to Young Thug’s attorney, Brian Steel, after he was held in contempt by a Georgia judge. This move came on June 12, just days before Steel was scheduled to serve jail time. Background and Contempt…
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The CEO of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS) announced plans to vote against Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion compensation package. CalPERS, the largest U.S. pension fund and one of the top 30 investors in Tesla with 9.5 million shares according to LSEG data, previously voted against Musk’s stock options package in 2018.…
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The Senate Judiciary Committee’s ethics investigation has revealed that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas did not disclose three private jet trips funded by GOP megadonor Harlan Crow. This finding follows Thomas’ recent amendment of his financial disclosure to include previously unreported vacations provided by Crow. Announced on Thursday, June 13, 2024, the committee’s findings were…
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On Wednesday, President Joe Biden nominated three women to the federal bench, including a prosecutor who secured the conviction of a Republican donor dubbed “Minnesota’s Jeffrey Epstein” for sex trafficking, and a California state court judge. In a statement, the White House highlighted that the three new district court nominees in Minnesota, California, and Pennsylvania…
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