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PoliticsJudge orders Kennedy Center to provide discovery in lawsuit over Trump's plan to reshape arts hubA federal judge has ordered the Kennedy Center board to provide extensive discovery materials to a lawmaker who sued over President Donald Trump's disputed plans to rename the arts and culture hub. The post Judge allows extensive discovery, with 'narrow' redactions, in case over Trump plans to…

PoliticsDOJ drops appeal of federal handgun ban for adults under 21‘The government respectfully moves to voluntarily dismiss its appeal’

The Daily CallerOct 7

PoliticsNevada woman imprisoned for miscarriage under 1911 law wins $1.6M settlementPatience Rousseau was convicted under an arcane 1911 statute ‘that was on the books before women were even allowed to vote in Nevada,’ her attorney said

The IndependentOct 7

PoliticsEx-Trump attorney takes on Democratic operative as client, claims DOJ unfairAn ex-personal attorney to President Trump is taking on a Democratic political operative as a client, accusing the Justice Department of not treating him fairly after he took a plea deal. Kendra Wharton will represent Colin Strother as he prepares for his Nov. 17 sentencing after pleading guilty to…

PoliticsCanada suspends plan to expand euthanasia to mentally ill after woman reportedly euthanized against her willCanada had planned to expand its medically assisted dying law by March 2027 to cover people who have mental illness as their sole condition.

Daily MailOct 7

PoliticsFederal judge rules woman held by ICE after voluntary citizenship interview must be releasedA woman who was jailed by immigration authorities after she showed up for an interview seeking lawful permanent residence must be released, a federal judge in Indiana ruled. The post Woman arrested and held by ICE after she 'voluntarily' appeared for a marriage-related citizenship interview must be…

WarMan sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia over Facebook comment about dog-kicking videoAnojan Sivarasa, 24, has been sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia after comments he made during a Facebook row over a video of a young man kicking a dog

PoliticsJudge lets Maryland's Glock ban stand‘The opinion makes a number of analytical errors’

The Daily CallerOct 7

CelebrityAndrew Tate's lawyer claims phone contained images of sex acts with animalsA lawyer acting for Andrew Tate says the alleged images are "prosecution slop".

PoliticsGovernment moves to vacate injunction in Kilmar Ábrego Garcia deportation caseThe government is moving to vacate a preliminary injunction put in place by U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis

The IndependentOct 7

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PoliticsEx-CIA director Brennan met with Jack Smith's team before Trump trial, FBI memo showsDeclassified FBI memo reveals Jack Smith's team met with Trump-critic and former CIA director John Brennan to discuss Trump's case, despite Smith telling GOP lawmakers he had never met Brennan before.

Daily Dumpster FiresGrandad returns from shopping to find his home bulldozed with all possessions insideHis home, and all his possessions, had been crushed while he was out

PoliticsJudge refuses to dismiss lawsuit from fired 'Stars and Stripes' watchdog against HegsethA federal judge refused to dismiss a lawsuit from former 'Stars and Stripes' watchdog Jacqueline Smith and raised major First Amendment concerns.

Radar OnlineOct 6

CelebritySocialite José Castelo Branco attends party with 'human dog' amid domestic violence trialLady Betty Grafstein testified on Sept. 29, alleging to the judge that Branco, "assaulted me so many times.

PoliticsJustice Alito says lower courts haven't 'gotten the message' on affirmative action, gunsJustice Samuel A. Alito Jr. said lower courts "haven't gotten the message" about the Supreme Court's rulings on affirmative action and to some extent guns.

The Washington TimesOct 6

PoliticsTrump DOJ moves to kill Epstein files lawsuit as feds fight demand for unredacted namesThe Trump DOJ is seeking to end an Epstein files lawsuit as a federal judge privately reviews unredacted FBI interview notes and other secret records.

Radar OnlineOct 6

SportsPatrick Mahomes' dad wins court permission to travel for Chiefs games while on probationPat Mahomes Sr, the father of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, has been given permission to travel to attend his son's NFL games as he remains on probation.

Daily MailOct 6

PoliticsBrooklyn Dem party leader accused of deed theft, ties to criminally charged ex-judgeThe embattled old guard of the Brooklyn Dems defied a court order to install their new leader — who has been accused of deed theft and palled around with a judge who was forced to resign after being slapped with criminal charges, The Post has learned. Brooklyn party brass celebrated late Sunday…

PoliticsNinth Circuit lifts block on Arizona law requiring verification of sex changeThe two-judge panel emphasized how transgender people who have not undergone sex change surgery can still amend their birth certificate through a court order, like any other Arizonan.

Courthouse NewsOct 6

AIAI-Generated Video of Slain Brother Sways Judge, Court Rules It Had 'Undue Emotional Weight'‘Chris’ sentiment does not change,’ said the sister who created an AI avatar of her slain brother Christopher Pelkey to speak in court.

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WarUkrainian investors win $192M arbitration award from Russia for Crimea lossesMore than a decade after Russia took control of Crimea, Ukrainian bank and airport investors won over $192 million in compensation, with interest stretching back to 2014.

Courthouse NewsOct 6

PoliticsTrump-appointed judge questions Devin Nunes' 'Hail Mary' appeal of Rachel Maddow lossThe lone Trump-appointed judge on the panel immediately raised question about Devin Nunes' apparent strategy to fail upward to SCOTUS.

War3 alleged Iranian spies on trial in London for targeting Persian journalistsThree Iranian spies conducted surveillance of journalists at a Persian news channel critical of the theocratic government in Tehran and the group plotted to violently harm at least one of their targets, a British prosecutor said Tuesday.

The Washington TimesOct 6

PoliticsJudge blocks Trump's plan to fine illegal migrants $1.8M eachThe judge called Trump's fines 'exorbitant' and said they would hurt migrants, who already 'live in an economically precarious position.'

Daily MailOct 6

AICourt finds using copyrighted material for AI training is not fair useCould this be the moment copyright holders have been waiting for? The post Court Finds That Using Copyrighted Material as AI Training Data Is Not Fair Use appeared first on Futurism .

PoliticsTrump lawyer hasn't 'meaningfully' conferred with president, delaying challenge to Judge Cannon ruling before electionTrump needs to "confer" with his lawyer, so arguments to reverse Judge Cannon on the Mar-a-Lago report can't happen before the election, a filing claimed. The post Bid to reverse Judge Cannon on Volume II can't happen before election because Trump lawyer hasn't 'meaningfully' conferred with…

PoliticsEx-NY prosecutor claims AG Letitia James threatening him over anti-Trump evidenceEx-NY prosecutor Daniel Wiesenfeld claims AG Letitia James is threatening him for refusing to destroy evidence of alleged anti-Trump corruption.

WarThree Iranians accused of spying on journalists in UK as part of plot to attack dissident TV station staffMostafa Sepahvand, 41, from St John's Wood in London, is accused of being the potential hitman in a plot to target journalists critical of the Iranian regime.

Daily MailOct 6

PoliticsNurse attacked by ICE agents at immigration center files legal claimEarlier this year, the ACLU filed more than 50 legal claims across 17 states on behalf of people harmed by federal immigration agents. One of them is Norma Bowe. Norma is a nurse and grandmother who was working at her mobile medical clinic outside the Delaney Hall immigration center when protests…

The GuardianOct 6

PoliticsDOJ moves to strip citizenship from 40 naturalized citizens in largest batch denaturalizationThe Department of Justice has moved to revoke U.S. citizenship from a larger number of people at one time than any other single revocation during the Trump administration. The DOJ announced Monday that it had filed denaturalization actions across multiple U.S. district courts against 40 naturalized…

Washington ExaminerOct 5