Recent Updates
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Sam Bankman-Fried Seeks Lenient Sentence and to Appeal Conviction
National News 03/02/2024Sam Bankman-Fried’s lawyer said Tuesday that a suggested 100-year prison sentence for the FTX founder by an arm of the court is “grotesque” and “barbaric” and at most a term of a few years behind bars is appropriate for ...
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Prince Harry loses a court challenge over being stripped of a UK security detail
Headline Legal News 02/28/2024Prince Harry ‘s fight for publicly funded protection was rejected Wednesday by a London judge who said the U.K. government didn’t act irrationally when it stripped him of security privileges after he quit working as a member of the royal ...
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Witness at trial recounts fatal shooting of cinematographer by Alec Baldwin
National News 02/24/2024Testimony at trial Monday turned emotional and argumentative as an eyewitness recounted the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer by actor Alec Baldwin during a movie rehearsal and described gun misfires, crew members walking out and a “ludi...
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Court rejects appeal from 3 GOP House members over $500 mask fines
National News 02/21/2024The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected appeals from three Republican U.S. House members who challenged fines for not wearing face coverings on the House floor in 2021.The justices did not comment on leaving in place $500 fines issued in May 2021 to U....
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Ex-Illinois lawmaker abruptly pleads guilty to fraud and money laundering
National News 02/17/2024Former Illinois lawmaker and gubernatorial candidate William “Sam” McCann abruptly pleaded guilty on Thursday to nine felony counts of wire fraud, money laundering and tax evasion, halting his federal corruption trial over misusing up to ...
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North Carolina voter ID trial rescheduled again for spring in federal court
National News 02/13/2024A federal lawsuit filed over five years ago challenging North Carolina's new photo voter identification mandate is now set to go to trial in the spring, with an outcome that could possibly affect what people must do to cast ballots this fall.The U.S....
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Nevada Supreme Court sides with AP in Wynn defamation suit
Headline Legal News 02/08/2024The Nevada Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed a defamation lawsuit brought by casino mogul Steve Wynn against The Associated Press over a story about two women’s accounts to police alleging he engaged in sexual misconduct.The court cited state...
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Pakistan’s former premier Khan convicted of marriage law violation in a fourth case
Legal Events 02/03/2024A Pakistani court on Saturday convicted and sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to seven years in prison on a charge that their 2018 marriage violated the law, officials and a lawyer said.The latest verdict follows another case in...
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Key takeaways from UN court’s ruling on Israel’s war in Gaza
Legal Events 01/28/2024The U.N. world court on Friday came down hard on Israel’s war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, calling on Israel to “take all measures” to prevent a genocide of the Palestinians. But it stopped short of demanding an immediate cease-fire,...
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Supreme Court could overturn Oklahoma death row inmate's conviction
Legal Events 01/24/2024The Supreme Court on Monday said it will hear an appeal from Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, who has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him.Glossip was sentenced in a 1997 murder-for-...
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Illinois high court hands lawmakers a rare pension-overhaul victory
National News 01/20/2024The Illinois Supreme Court on Friday endorsed the consolidation of local police and firefighter pension systems, a rare victory in a yearslong battle to find an answer to the state’s besieged retirement accounts.The court’s unanimous opin...
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What to know: South Africa's genocide case against Israel at ICJ
National News 01/15/2024Israel is defending itself in the United Nations’ highest court Thursday against allegations that it is committing genocide with its military campaign in Gaza.South Africa asked the International Court of Justice to order Israel to immediately ...