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The gunman who killed 11 people in a Pittsburgh synagogue is found eligible for the death penalty
A federal jury announced its decision Thursday, setting the stage for further evidence and testimony on whether Robert Bowers should be sentenced to death or life in prison.
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Fox News hit with another defamation lawsuit — this one over Jan. 6 allegations
Trump supporter and Jan. 6 protester Ray Epps sued the network over the allegations of former star, Tucker Carlson.
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Why some say an effort to fix Pa.’s outdated probation law does more harm than good
Pennsylvania's probation system can trap people in yearslong cycles of monitoring and incarceration for noncriminal violations.
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Looking to the future, many suggest the ruling could be a time for optimism where investing money and resources back into HBCUs takes precedence.
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A grand jury sworn in Tuesday could decide whether Trump is charged over Georgia’s 2020 election
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis has been investigating since shortly after Trump called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.
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Microsoft can move ahead with record $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, judge rules
Regulators are seeking to ax the deal because they say it will hurt competition.
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More renters facing eviction have a right to a lawyer. Finding one can be hard
New laws aim to change the power imbalance in rent court — but some cities have a shortage of attorneys or no set way to pair them with renters.
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U.S. is barred from combating disinformation on social media. Here’s what it means
The federal government is now barred from working with social media companies to address removing any content that might contain "protected free speech."
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The lawsuit says Polymer80, Inc. and JSD Supply “intentionally undermine” federal and state law by selling firearm kits without background checks.
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Trump posted what he said was Obama’s address, prosecutors say. An armed man was soon arrested there
Prosecutors included the new details of the case in a motion filed Wednesday aiming to keep Taranto behind bars.
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After an alarming number of traffic deaths, Delaware strengthens highway safety laws
The new laws include increased penalties for speeding and reckless driving, but lawmakers were unable to get a ban on open containers of alcohol approved.
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Activists spurred by affirmative action ruling challenge legacy admissions at Harvard
Lawyers for Civil Rights, a nonprofit based in Boston, is filing the civil rights complaint on behalf of Black and Latino community groups in New England.
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Wider than websites? LGBTQ+ advocates fear broader discrimination after Supreme Court ruling
One of the court’s liberal justices wrote in a dissent that the decision’s effect is to “mark gays and lesbians for second-class status."
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Web designer in Supreme Court gay rights ruling cited client who denies making wedding site request
A web designer who the U.S. Supreme Court ruled could refuse to make a wedding website for gay couples had cited a request from a man who says he never asked to work with her.
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How the Supreme Court’s conservative majority came to be
The 6-3 majority was solidified in former President Donald Trump's term, but its roots go back to the Bushes and the political circumstances of 1991 and 2005.
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