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A Kansas prisoner alleges in a federal lawsuit that the state Department of Corrections is not providing him with proper treatment for terminal cancer.
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Read More »Supreme Court asked to bar punishment for acquitted conduct
In courtrooms across America, defendants get additional prison time for crimes juries found they didn’t commit. The Supreme Court is being asked to put an end to the practice.
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Read More »Judge orders longest prison term so far in Gov. Whitmer plot
A Delaware trucker described as an architect of the conspiracy to kidnap Michigan’s governor was sentenced Wednesday to more than 19 years in prison — the longest term yet given to anyone convicted in the plot.
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Read More »State lawsuits defend abortion access with religious freedom
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, religious abortion-rights supporters are using these religious freedom laws to protect access to abortion and defend their beliefs.
Read More »No-nonsense judge takes over FTX-Bankman-Fried criminal case
A Manhattan federal judge known for swift decisions and a no-nonsense demeanor during three decades of overseeing numerous high-profile cases was assigned Tuesday to Sam Bankman-Fried’s cryptocurrency case.
Read More »FTX founder Bankman-Fried allowed $250M bond, house arrest
A judge says cryptocurrency entrepreneur Sam Bankman-Fried can post $250 million bond and live in his parents’ home in California while he awaits trial.
Read More »Judge allows Sandy Hook cases against Jones to proceed
A federal bankruptcy judge is allowing cases to move forward regarding the nearly $1.5 billion that Infowars host Alex Jones has been ordered to pay Sandy Hook families.
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Read More »Former attorney charged with tax evasion; made $14M in 9 years
Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced attorney accused of killing his wife and son, was indicted Friday by a grand jury in South Carolina on nine counts of tax evasion, adding to the slew of charges he faces in the aftermath of their deaths more than a year ago.
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Read More »$698M deal to end Monsanto PCB pollution lawsuit in Oregon
Bayer, the German pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, will pay Oregon $698 million to end a lawsuit over PCB pollution associated with products made by Monsanto, the agriculture giant it now owns.
Read More »Justices skeptical of elections case that could alter voting
The Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed skeptical of making a broad ruling that would leave state legislatures virtually unchecked in making rules for congressional and presidential elections.
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Read More »Avenatti sentenced to 14 years in California fraud case
Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who rose to fame representing porn star Stormy Daniels against Donald Trump, was sentenced in California on Monday to 14 years in prison for cheating clients out of millions of dollars.
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