Courts & Law
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Supreme Court rules that 'geofence warrants' are a Fourth Amendment search, remands case
Under a geofence warrant, law enforcement accesses cellphone data from a company in a location during a specific time period.
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Trump fumes as SCOTUS refuses to intervene in E. Jean Carroll case
Carroll came forward during Trump's first term with assertions that Trump had raped her in the dressing room of a Bergdorf Goodman's sometime in the 1990s.
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Trump hails 'big win' after SCOTUS lets him fire executive agency officials
"Subordinates who exercise the President’s power are subject to removal by him. Then, and only then, can they remain accountable to the President, and the President to the people," they added.
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Republicans and Democrats switch jerseys on guns at protests after Minneapolis shooting
A number of Republicans suggested carrying a gun to a protest is an indicator of violence, while Democrats suddenly claim to care about Second Amendment rights they had sought to ban.
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Federal appeals court declines to reconsider Alina Habba disqualification case
The appeals court said in a short order that the judges who gave the ruling last month did not ask to rehear the case, and the majority of judges in the 3rd Circuit voted against putting the matter in front of the full court.
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Indiana judge recovering after shooting at his home
Law enforcement reports state the assailant approached the Meyers’ residence under the pretense of searching for a lost dog
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Why Trump just might win the Lisa Cook case before Supreme Court
The high court is expected to make a decision by the end of the term.
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Tariff uncertainty here to stay regardless of Supreme Court ruling
Last April, Trump imposed import taxes of at least 10% on every U.S. trading partner. Since then, the president has repeatedly suspended and changed tariffs under the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
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Appeals court finds evidence to charge Don Lemon over church protest, but won’t force arrest warrant
The decision, unsealed Saturday by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, came after DOJ asked the appeals court to overrule a Minnesota magistrate judge who refused to approve multiple arrest warrants related to the protest.
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House GOP: Climate lawyers could be improperly influencing judges
The lawsuits allege state-law claims that essentially say the oil industry tricked consumers into using more fossil fuels than they would have by downplaying the risks of climate change.
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GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson supports impeaching Judge Boasberg
Johnson argued that some judges have exceeded their proper constitutional role
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Philadelphia sues Trump administration over removing slavery exhibit
“The interpretive displays relating to enslaved persons at President’s House are an integral part of the exhibit and removing them would be a material alteration to the exhibit,” the lawsuit reads
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ACLU, others challenge Ohio election law; LaRose confident
“Voters with mismatched data must correct any information prior to voting or else they will be required to use a provisional ballot,” the ACLU said in a news release.