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Justice Alito's home flew a US flag upside down after Trump's 'Stop the Steal' claims, a report says

Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin says Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito should recuse himself from cases related to the 2020 election and the 2021 Capitol insurrection after a report about an upside-down American flag outside his home

Justice Alito's home flew a US flag upside down after Trump's 'Stop the Steal' claims, a report says
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Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift

The Justice Department has formally moved to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift in generations of U.S. drug policy

Justice Department formally moves to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug in historic shift
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Supreme Court will hear case claiming CBD product got trucker fired

The Supreme Court will hear an appeal from a Vista, California, CBD hemp oil company fighting a lawsuit from a truck driver who says he got fired after using a product falsely advertised as being free from the active ingredient in marijuana

Supreme Court will hear case claiming CBD product got trucker fired
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Supreme Court to consider when doctors can provide emergency abortions in states with bans

The Supreme Court is considering a case that will determine when doctors can provide abortions during medical emergencies in states with bans enacted after the high court’s sweeping decision overturning Roe v. Wade

Supreme Court to consider when doctors can provide emergency abortions in states with bans
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Supreme Court to weigh whether doctors can provide emergency abortions in states with bans

Nearly two years after overturning the constitutional right to abortion, the Supreme Court will consider how far state abortion bans can extend to women in medical emergencies

Supreme Court to weigh whether doctors can provide emergency abortions in states with bans
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With homelessness on the rise, Supreme Court to weigh bans on sleeping outdoors

The Supreme Court will consider whether banning homeless people from sleeping outside when shelter space is lacking amounts to cruel and unusual punishment

With homelessness on the rise, Supreme Court to weigh bans on sleeping outdoors
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Record numbers in the US are homeless. Can cities fine them for sleeping in parks and on sidewalks?

The most significant case in decades on homelessness has reached the Supreme Court as record numbers of people in America are without a permanent place to live

Record numbers in the US are homeless. Can cities fine them for sleeping in parks and on sidewalks?
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How to tackle crime in Indian Country? Empower tribal justice, ex-Justice Department official says

A quarter-century ago, the Justice Department had few meaningful relationships with Native American tribes

How to tackle crime in Indian Country? Empower tribal justice, ex-Justice Department official says
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Judge refuses to toss out tax case against Hunter Biden

A judge has refused to toss out a tax case against Hunter Biden, moving the case closer to the possible spectacle of a trial as his father campaigns for another term as president

Judge refuses to toss out tax case against Hunter Biden
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US violent crime decreased in 2023, continuing to reverse pandemic-era spike, FBI data shows

New FBI statistics show violent crime in the U.S. dropping again last year, continuing a downward trend after a pandemic-era spike

US violent crime decreased in 2023, continuing to reverse pandemic-era spike, FBI data shows
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Divided Supreme Court lifts stay on a Texas law giving police broad powers to arrest migrants

A divided Supreme Court has lifted a stay on a Texas law that gives police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border illegally while a legal battle over immigration authority plays out

Divided Supreme Court lifts stay on a Texas law giving police broad powers to arrest migrants
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Supreme Court chief justice denies ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro's bid to stave off prison sentence

The Supreme Court has refused to halt a prison sentence for former Trump White House official Peter Navarro as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction

Supreme Court chief justice denies ex-Trump aide Peter Navarro's bid to stave off prison sentence
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Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants

The Supreme Court on Monday extended its block on a Texas law that would give police broad powers to arrest migrants suspected of illegally entering the U.S. while the legal battle it sparked over immigration authority plays out

Supreme Court extends block on Texas law that would allow police to arrest migrants
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Supreme Court will hear NRA free-speech lawsuit against a former New York state official

The Supreme Court will hear from the National Rifle Association in a lawsuit against a former New York state official who the NRA says pressured banks and insurance companies to blacklist the group after the deadly school shooting in Parkland, Florida

Supreme Court will hear NRA free-speech lawsuit against a former New York state official
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Trump White House official Peter Navarro asks Supreme Court to stave off contempt sentence

Trump White House official Peter Navarro appealed to the Supreme Court Friday to allow him to stay out of prison as he appeals his contempt of Congress conviction

Trump White House official Peter Navarro asks Supreme Court to stave off contempt sentence
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Republicans push back on new federal court policy aimed at 'judge shopping' in national cases

Senate Republicans are taking aim at a new federal courts policy aimed at curbing “judge shopping,” a practice that gained national attention in a major abortion medication case

Republicans push back on new federal court policy aimed at 'judge shopping' in national cases
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Ex-Trump White House official convicted of contempt must report to prison, appeals court finds

An appeals court has denied Trump White House official Peter Navarro’s bid to stave off his jail sentence on contempt of Congress charges

Ex-Trump White House official convicted of contempt must report to prison, appeals court finds
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Hunter Biden gun case could go to trial as soon as June — if judge refuses motions to dismiss

Hunter Biden could face trial in Delaware on federal firearms charges as soon as June, in the midst of his father's reelection campaign

Hunter Biden gun case could go to trial as soon as June — if judge refuses motions to dismiss
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Federal courts move to restrict 'judge shopping,' which got attention after abortion medication case

Federal courts are moving to make it harder to file lawsuits in front of judges seen as friendly to a point of view, a practice known as judge shopping that gained national attention in a major abortion-medication case

Federal courts move to restrict 'judge shopping,' which got attention after abortion medication case
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A surge of illegal homemade machine guns has helped fuel gun violence in the US

Machine guns have been tightly regulated in the U.S. since the bloody violence of Prohibition-era gangsters like Al Capone

A surge of illegal homemade machine guns has helped fuel gun violence in the US
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Ex-police officer convicted in sexual assault is the first to face tougher new penalty, DOJ says

The Justice Department says a former Oklahoma police officer convicted in the sexual assault of a woman during a traffic stop will become the first to face a heftier penalty under the 2022 reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act

Ex-police officer convicted in sexual assault is the first to face tougher new penalty, DOJ says
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House Republicans send new Justice Department subpoenas in impeachment inquiry, drawing pushback

The Justice Department is pushing back against a new set of subpoenas quietly sent out by House Republicans related the Hunter Biden criminal investigation in another brewing faceoff in the impeachment inquiry

House Republicans send new Justice Department subpoenas in impeachment inquiry, drawing pushback
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Supreme Court to hear challenge to bump stock ban in high court's latest gun case

The Supreme Court will hear a challenge Wednesday to a Trump-era ban on bump stocks, a gun accessory used in a Las Vegas massacre that was the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history

Supreme Court to hear challenge to bump stock ban in high court's latest gun case
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How is an ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens allegedly linked to Russian intelligence?

Federal prosecutors say the explosive allegations at the center of an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden were false and came from an ex-FBI informant who said he was in touch with Russian intelligence

How is an ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens allegedly linked to Russian intelligence?
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Hunter Biden's lawyers say charges against FBI informant reveal flaws in prosecution

Hunter Biden’s lawyers say claims made by a former FBI informant charged with fabricating a bribery scheme involving the presidential family may have tainted the case against the president’s son

Hunter Biden's lawyers say charges against FBI informant reveal flaws in prosecution

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