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In a recent legal battle over climate policy, a federal judge in Kentucky delivered a significant blow to the Biden administration’s efforts. U.S. District Judge Benjamin Beaton, appointed by former President Donald Trump, ruled against a Biden-era regulation that mandated states to set climate targets for vehicles on the national highway system. The ruling, while…
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Two men in New York, Michael Kuilan and Antonio Venti, have been charged with distributing fentanyl-laced heroin, which allegedly led to the death of transgender activist Cecilia Gentili in February. Breon Peace, the US Attorney for the Eastern District of New York, announced the arrests, emphasizing the tragic loss of Gentili and the accountability of…
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Former US President Donald Trump has recently posted a $175 million bond in his New York civil fraud case, effectively halting any immediate asset seizures by the state.
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The NAACP Legal Defense Fund, along with a private Alabama law firm, Quinn, Connor, Weaver, Davis & Rouco, has filed a lawsuit against the town of Newbern, Alabama, alleging decades-long violations of residents’ voting rights. The lawsuit targets the town’s former mayor, Haywood “Woody” Stokes, and the all-white council board for allegedly manipulating the political…
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Cameron Sutton, a former Detroit Lions player, surrendered himself to Florida authorities to address allegations of domestic violence, over three weeks after an arrest warrant had been issued against him.
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Former attorney Alex Murdaugh faces a pivotal moment on Monday as he awaits sentencing for nearly two dozen financial crimes, while already serving two life sentences for the murders of his wife and son.
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The Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that Meta Platforms cannot delay the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) from reopening an investigation into alleged privacy failures by its Facebook unit, despite Meta’s pursuit of a lawsuit challenging the agency’s authority. The ruling, issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for…
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Lizelle Gonzalez, a Texas woman who faced murder charges for self-managing an abortion, has taken legal action against the prosecutors responsible for her arrest. The lawsuit, filed in federal court on Thursday, targets the district attorney’s office in Starr County, situated along the U.S.-Mexico border, for initiating the criminal case, which was later dropped. Gonzalez’s…
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On Friday, a Texas appeals court upheld a previous injunction from a lower court, preventing the state from investigating parents who provide gender-affirming medical treatments to their transgender children.
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Two Los Angeles Times journalists, Carolyn Cole and Molly Hennessy-Fiske, have agreed to settle their lawsuit against the state of Minnesota for $1.2 million. The settlement follows an incident in Minneapolis on May 30, 2020, during their coverage of the response to George Floyd’s murder, as reported by the L.A. Times. Despite wearing credentials, carrying…
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