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Trump’s sentencing is set for Jan. 10. Here’s what could happen next
Bankruptcy Law 01/07/2025Faced with the never-before-seen dilemma of how, when or even whether to sentence a former and future U.S. president, the judge in President-elect Donald Trump ‘s hush money case made a dramatic decision that could nevertheless bring the case t...
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Rudy Giuliani is in contempt of court in $148 million defamation case
Legal Business 01/06/2025Rudy Giuliani was found in contempt of court Monday for failing to properly respond to requests for information as he turned over assets to satisfy a $148 million defamation judgment granted to two Georgia election workers.Judge Lewis J. Liman ruled ...
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Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100
Political and Legal 12/30/2024Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who won the presidency in the wake of the Watergate scandal and Vietnam War, endured humbling defeat after one tumultuous term and then redefined life after the White House as a global humanitarian, has died. He was 10...
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Appeals court overturns ex-49er Dana Stubblefield’s rape conviction
Criminal Law 12/26/2024A California appeals court has overturned the rape conviction of former San Francisco 49er Dana Stubblefield after determining prosecutors made racially discriminatory statements during the Black man’s trial.The retired football player was sent...
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Luigi Mangione pleads not guilty to murder and weapons charges
Legal Business 12/24/2024The man accused of fatally shooting the CEO of UnitedHealthcare pleaded not guilty on Monday to state murder and terror charges while his attorney complained that comments coming from New York’s mayor would make it tough to receive a fair trial...
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Government funding bill clears Congress and heads to President Biden
Political and Legal 12/21/2024Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit...
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TikTok asks Supreme Court to temporarily block law that could ban site in U.S.
Personal Injury 12/19/2024TikTok on Monday asked the Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the United States unless its China-based parent company agreed to sell it.Lawyers for the company and China-base...
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South Korean leaders seek calm after Yoon is impeached
International 12/16/2024South Korea’s opposition leader offered Sunday to work with the government to ease the political tumult as officials sought to reassure allies and markets, a day after the opposition-controlled parliament voted to impeach conservative President...
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Prominent human rights attorney quits over failure to prosecute Venezuela
Attorneys in the News 12/15/2024A prominent human rights attorney has quietly parted ways with the International Criminal Court to protest what he sees as an unjustified failure of its chief prosecutor to indict members of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ’s governm...
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US appeals court rejects Nasdaq’s diversity rules for company boards
Business Law 12/14/2024An appeals court in Louisiana has ruled that Nasdaq can’t require diversity on the boards of companies that list on the exchange. The decision comes more than three years after the Securities and Exchange Commission approved Nasdaq’s prop...
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Idaho’s strict abortion ban faces scrutiny in federal appeals court hearing
Family Law 12/11/2024A federal appeals court scrutinized the impact of Idaho’s strict abortion ban on emergency medical care on Tuesday, weighing whether the ban criminalizing abortions should be enforceable in life- and health-threatening situations. John Bursch, ...
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Chinese leaders pledge ‘moderately loose’ monetary policy
International 12/09/2024China’s top leaders have pledged to loosen monetary policy and provide more support for the slowing economy, while Premier Li Qiang swiped at threats of higher tariffs on Chinese exports, saying they hinder global growth. Shares in Hong Kong ju...