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The Supreme Court turned away appeals challenging a Democratic-backed ban in Illinois on assault-style rifles like AR-15s and sidestepped several other gun-related disputes on Tuesday. The court has already agreed to hear a significant case concerning homemade “ghost guns” in its next term. Illinois Assault Rifle Ban The justices declined to hear cases appealing a…
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The Supreme Court’s recent decision on presidential immunity has dismissed a key element of the federal criminal case involving former President Donald Trump’s efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. This ruling could potentially exclude additional aspects of the case as well. Here’s a look at how Monday’s ruling might affect the evidence available to…
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The U.S. Justice Department will charge Boeing with fraud over two fatal crashes and demand that the planemaker plead guilty or face a trial, according to people familiar with the matter. Boeing must respond to a plea deal offer from the Justice Department by the end of the week. Accepting the deal would allow the…
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U.S.-founded law firm Dechert is considering closing its offices in Hong Kong and Beijing, making it the latest foreign firm to scale back in Greater China, according to two sources. This decision comes amid a prolonged capital market downturn and growing Sino-U.S. tensions. Dechert employs more than 20 people in its Hong Kong office, including…
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A law firm known for representing cryptocurrency investors in litigation and one of its former founding partners ended a bitter legal battle involving allegations of stolen crypto tokens and bullying less than two weeks before the trial. In a joint stipulation filed in Manhattan federal court on Thursday afternoon, Freedman Normand Friedland LLP, formerly Roche…
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On Friday, the Texas Supreme Court dealt LGBTQ rights advocates a blow by refusing to block a Republican-backed state law that bans transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming medical care, such as puberty blockers and hormones. The court, in an 8-1 vote, rejected arguments by families with transgender children and doctors, who claimed the law was…
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The Supreme Court will rule on Republican former President Donald Trump’s claim of immunity from prosecution for attempting to overturn his 2020 election loss on Monday, the final day of its current term. U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts announced that the term, which began in October, will conclude on July 1. “At that time, we…
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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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