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New York Times reporters are subpoenaed after Air Force One stories
Corporate Law 07/11/2026The Department of Justice has subpoenaed New York Times journalists after they reported on security concerns involving the new, Qatari-gifted Air Force One, marking a dramatic escalation of President Donald Trump's campaign against the media that has...
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Former mayor of Mississippi's capital city pleads guilty in bribery scheme
Employment Law 07/08/2026The former mayor of Mississippi's capital city and the former City Council president have pleaded guilty in a bribery scheme one week before they were set to face trial.Former Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba and former Jackson City Council Preside...
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English court set to rule on final challenge to Trinidad’s gay sex ban
International 07/07/2026A nearly 10-year battle for gay rights in Trinidad and Tobago could end Wednesday at a final appeals court in England.Supreme Court judges in London will hold a hearing on a landmark human rights case that could decriminalize gay sex in the eastern C...
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Former NBA star Malik Beasley pleads not guilty to gambling charges
Legal Marketing 07/05/2026Malik Beasley's lawyer said the indicted former NBA star "wants to move on with his life" after pleading not guilty Wednesday to charges that he altered his play in certain games in 2024 to enrich sports bettors and ease his own debts.Beasley, the la...
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Supreme Court rules states can count late-arriving mailed ballots
Breaking Legal News 07/02/2026The Supreme Court on Monday ruled that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day, a persistent target of President Donald Trump.The 5-4 decision rejected a Republican-led attack on laws in more than half the states and the District of C...
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Trump Accounts launch July 4, giving newborns $1,000. Here’s what to know
Business Law 07/01/2026On Saturday, President Donald Trump’s administration plans to launch Trump Accounts, tying the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence to an effort to boost financial independence for American kids. Under the program...
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Court Rules Cellphone Location History Is Protected by the Constitution
Court Watch 06/30/2026The Supreme Court held Monday that constitutional privacy protections extend to cellphone location information, ruling in the case of a bank robber whose identity was discovered through a geofence warrant. Justice Elena Kagan wrote for the 6-3 court ...
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Former Colorado analyst pleads guilty in DNA testing scandal
Class Action 06/28/2026A former forensic analyst with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation pleaded guilty Tuesday to four felony counts stemming from accusations that she manipulated and omitted data to speed up the DNA testing process, calling into question the validity o...
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Federal judge halts Trump administration effort to subpoena Walz
Family Law 06/24/2026A federal judge has blocked an attempt by the Trump administration to subpoena Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and other state officials, accusing the Justice Department of using its investigatory powers to retaliate against state officials for not cooperati...
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Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach found guilty of sexual assault
Attorneys in the News 06/22/2026Austrian-Canadian billionaire and automotive business founder Frank Stronach was found guilty Friday of sexual assault and indecent assault of two women decades ago.Stronach, who is 93, had been accused of alleged incidents involving seven complainan...
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Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach found guilty of sexual assault
International 06/20/2026Austrian-Canadian billionaire and automotive business founder Frank Stronach was found guilty Friday of sexual assault and indecent assault of two women decades ago.Stronach, who is 93, had been accused of alleged incidents involving seven complainan...
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Supreme Court will decide whether criminal cases must have 12 jurors, in Florida case
Civil Litigation News 06/18/2026The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether states can use juries made up of only six people in criminal cases, instead of the usual 12. The case puts a Florida chiropractor convicted of practicing with a suspended license in an unlikely lea...