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It was supposed to be the “trial of the century.” Now the case won’t even get its day in court. The dismissal of a landmark, youth-led climate lawsuit late last week is a sign of how hard it will be ...
Read More »Religious-schools case heads to a Supreme Court skeptical of stark lines between church and state
KALISPELL, Mont. – It is a blessed time at Stillwater Christian School, where Scripture adorns the gymnasium wall, enrollment is climbing and Head of School Jeremy Marsh awaits the four new classrooms that will be built in the spring. It ...
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Read More »Ex-congressman Chris Collins sentenced to two years on insider-trading, false-statements charges
NEW YORK — A federal judge on Friday sentenced former congressman Chris Collins to 26 months in prison for his part in an insider trading scheme and lying to the FBI. “You had a duty to meet and you betrayed ...
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Read More »Twitter’s top lawyer is final word on blocking tweets-even Donald Trump’s
Whenever somebody on Twitter takes issue with the network’s rules or content policies, they almost always resort to the same strategy: They send a tweet to @jack. A quick scan of Chief Executive Officer Jack Dorsey’s mentions show just how ...
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Read More »How Lev Parnas worked his way into Trump’s world – and now is rattling it
WASHINGTON – Last Sunday, a New York lawyer posted photographs of the shining dome of the U.S. Capitol on Twitter, announcing that he had just visited Washington to give Congress contents of an iPhone belonging to a onetime associate of ...
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Read More »Federal prosecutors explore years-old media disclosure, raising fears Trump is using Justice Department for political gain
WASHINGTON – Federal prosecutors in the District of Columbia have taken steps in recent months to explore a years-old disclosure of classified information to the media, raising some fears that the Justice Department is resurrecting dated instances of possible wrongdoing ...
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Read More »Chief justice asks: Is ‘OK boomer’ ageist?
The 64-year-old leader of the Supreme Court posed a question on Wednesday that some in his generation have been asking for months: Does saying “OK boomer” count as age discrimination? If the query hadn’t been an earnest attempt to test ...
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Read More »Parnas used access to Trump’s world to help push shadow Ukraine effort, new documents show
WASHINGTON – Documents and text messages released by House Democrats on Wednesday evening show how Lev Parnas, a former associate of Rudy Giuliani, used the extensive entree he had to President Donald Trump’s world to help put in motion Giuliani’s ...
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Read More »Lawsuit says Jeffrey Epstein trafficked and abused girls on his private island as recently as 2018
The top law enforcement officer in the U.S. Virgin Islands filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the estate of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein, alleging that he trafficked and sexually abused girls and women on his private island as recently as 2018. ...
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Read More »Trump administration’s plans to resume federal executions return to court
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration’s push to restart federal executions after nearly two decades heads back to court Wednesday morning in Washington. Justice Department lawyers are asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to reverse ...
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Read More »Supreme Court won’t review conviction of woman jailed for encouraging boyfriend to kill himself
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court on Monday said it will not review the manslaughter conviction of a Massachusetts teenager who encouraged her boyfriend to kill himself. Michelle Carter was convicted in the 2014 death of her boyfriend, Conrad Roy. She ...
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Read More »Prosecutors recommend former Rep. Chris Collins receive nearly five years for insider trading
Former Rep. Chris Collins, President Donald Trump’s first congressional supporter, should serve nearly five years in prison for insider trading and lying to the FBI, federal prosecutors recommended to a judge Monday. A lengthy sentence is necessary “to promote respect ...
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