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BOSTON — Hollywood actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin were charged along with nearly 50 other people Tuesday in a scheme in which wealthy parents bribed college coaches and insiders at testing centers to get their children into some of ...

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — A federal law that gives preference to Native American families in foster care and adoption proceedings involving Native American children is facing the most significant legal challenge since it was enacted more than 40 years ago. A ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Senate joined the House of Delegates on Monday in seeking a U.S. Supreme Court review of a ruling that halted impeachment proceedings involving the state Supreme Court. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey filed a petition ...

WASHINGTON – The House Judiciary Committee plans to meet in private Wednesday with former acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker over Democrats’ concerns that he intentionally misled them during a combative public hearing last month. In a letter to Whitaker after ...

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk told a judge in a court filing that he should not be held in contempt of court for tweets the government says violated a settlement agreement with the billionaire. The Securities and Exchange Commission is attempting ...

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WASHINGTON – Attorneys for Roger Stone apologized Monday for misrepresenting to a federal judge plans about his book criticizing special counsel Robert Mueller, but they said their mistake was unintentional and does not mean the court will be unable to ...

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With an unpaid balance of more than $6 million on a mortgage and loan, the Ramada Plaza by Wyndham Rochester Airport hotel is in foreclosure and a receiver has been appointed, according to court papers filed in state Supreme Court ...

The NCAA was able to claim victory Friday night after a judge ruled against the governing body for college sports in a federal antitrust lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Claudia Wilken in Oakland, California, said college football and men’s and women’s ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina is being sued again over its treatment of transgender people, as state employees argue their health plan violated federal law by dropping coverage of medically necessary procedures. The new lawsuit comes amid unresolved litigation over ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Two Democratic state lawmakers from New York City are pushing to prohibit pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits from large commercial breeders. The bill sponsored by Sen. Michael Gianaris of Queens and Assemblywoman Linda ...

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Paul Manafort’s prison sentence of less than four years on bank- and tax-fraud charges Thursday sparked outrage from commentators who said it was too light a punishment for his crimes. But a review of data for all 452 similar cases ...

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The next federal judge to sentence former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has already been thrust onto the national stage during the year-long run of special counsel cases. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson, set to decide Wednesday whether she ...

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