Courts & Law
Fugees’ rapper Pras Michel convicted in foreign influence case
Michel has been convicted in a federal court on 10 counts related to charges that include conspiracy, witness tampering and failing to register as an agent of China.
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Writer tells jury in lawsuit trial: ‘Donald Trump raped me’
E. Jean Carroll has said #MeToo fueled her decision to come forward in a 2019 memoir and accompanying magazine excerpt.
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‘Jackass’ star Bam Margera in court, denies hitting brother
Margera’s brother, Jesse Margera, told police that Bam Margera assaulted him. Margera's lawyer says the “wild rumors” are “absolutely false.”
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Philly’s newly elected mayor will need to address the gun violence crisis. Can strategies piloted in other cities serve as a guide?
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Listen 4:08We Build The Wall founder sentenced to 4 years in prison
Former Trump adviser Bannon was also charged but received a pardon hours before Trump left office. Bannon now faces fresh charges in state court. He says he's innocent.
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2 charged in murder of mother shot in Dunkin’ drive-thru
Rachel King, a 35-year-old mother and teacher at Grover Cleveland Elementary School in Philadelphia, was shot dead on April 11.
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Disney sues DeSantis, calling park takeover ‘retaliation’
The suit came after a Disney World oversight board appointed by DeSantis voted to void a deal that placed theme park design and construction decisions in the company's hands.
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Grandma didn’t pay taxes. Now her house is focus of property rights test case
At issue in the case before the Supreme Court is the way at least a dozen states handle the sale of homes to pay off overdue taxes.
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5 things to know as E. Jean Carroll’s civil trial begins against Donald Trump
Carroll claims Trump raped her in the changing room of the Bergdorf Goodman department store in Manhattan in the 1990s.
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Defamation suit produced trove of Tucker Carlson messages
His unexplained departure has turned a spotlight on what he said in depositions, emails, and text messages among the thousands of pages Dominion released.
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Did Ed Sheeran hit pilfer Marvin Gaye classic? Trial to tell
The heirs of Gaye's co-writer of the 1973 soul classic, Ed Townsend, are suing Sheeran in a trial that started in Manhattan federal court Monday.
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Justice Thomas gifts scandal highlights ‘double standard’ for ethics in government
The Project on Government Oversight last week sent a 20-page letter to the Justice Department urging action against Thomas — either civilly or criminally.
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Louisville officer who killed Breonna Taylor hired by police force in nearby county
The Carroll County Sheriff's Office, only an hour from Louisville, recently hired former Louisville police officer Myles Cosgrove, who shot and killed Breonna Taylor in 2020.
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Fox’s settlement with Dominion unlikely to cost it $787.5M
Fox has said it doesn’t expect the settlement to affect its operations.
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Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill for now
The Supreme Court has preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.
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