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LINDSAY WHITEHURST

LINDSAY WHITEHURST

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Crime|Election|US

Georgia election worker suing Rudy Giuliani tells jurors that his lies made her fear for her life

A former Georgia election worker has testified that she feared for her life as she received a barrage of threatening and racist messages fueled by Rudy Giuliani’s false claims that she and her mother had rigged the 2020 election results in the state

Georgia election worker suing Rudy Giuliani tells jurors that his lies made her fear for her life
Crime|Election|News|US

Georgia election worker tearfully describes fleeing her home after Giuliani's false claims of fraud

A former Georgia election worker suing Rudy Giuliani over false claims he spread about her and her daughter in 2020 has described fleeing her home after she endured racist threats and strangers banging on her door

Georgia election worker tearfully describes fleeing her home after Giuliani's false claims of fraud
Crime|News|US

Jurors deciding how much Giuliani must pay for lies in a Georgia election workers' case

Jurors will continue deliberating Friday to decide how much Rudy Giuliani must pay two former Georgia election workers for spreading lies about them that led to a barrage of racist threats and upended their lives

Jurors deciding how much Giuliani must pay for lies in a Georgia election workers' case
Crime|Election|News|US

Jury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 vote lies

A jury has awarded $148 million in damages to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020 that upended their lives with racist threats and harassment

Jury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 vote lies
Crime|News|Political|US

The late Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, honored as trailblazer

The first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court lay in repose at the Supreme Court on Monday

The late Sandra Day O'Connor, the first woman to serve on the Supreme Court, honored as trailblazer
Election|News|US

Georgia election workers ask for court order barring Rudy Giuliani from repeating lies about them

Two former Georgia election workers who won a $148 million defamation judgement against Rudy Giuliani are asking for a court order barring him from continuing to repeat the lies he spread about them following the 2020 election

Georgia election workers ask for court order barring Rudy Giuliani from repeating lies about them
News|US|World

Sandra Day O’Connor called a pioneer and 'iconic jurist' as she is memorialized by Biden, Roberts

President Joe Biden has memorialized Justice Sandra Day O’Connor as a pioneer in the legal world who inspired generations of women

Sandra Day O’Connor called a pioneer and 'iconic jurist' as she is memorialized by Biden, Roberts
News|US

Justice Department sues Texas developer accused of luring Hispanic homebuyers into predatory loans

The Justice Department has filed its first predatory mortgage lending case against a Texas developer accused of luring tens of thousands of Hispanic homebuyers into “bait and switch” sales through platforms like TikTok

Justice Department sues Texas developer accused of luring Hispanic homebuyers into predatory loans
Election|News|Opinion|Political|US

Trump transformed the Supreme Court. Now the justices could decide his political and legal future

The Supreme Court is being thrust into the middle of two cases carrying enormous political and legal implications just weeks before the first votes in in the Iowa caucuses

Trump transformed the Supreme Court. Now the justices could decide his political and legal future
Crime|News|Opinion|Technology|US

Group pushes for change in how police use body camera footage in officer shooting probes

An influential policing think tank is pushing law enforcement agencies to change how they handle body camera footage after police shootings

Group pushes for change in how police use body camera footage in officer shooting probes
Crime|News|US

Judges overseeing Trump cases in New York and DC are latest targets as bogus 'swatting' calls surge

Bomb threats and false reports of shootings at the homes of public officials, state capitols and courthouses have surged in recent weeks, including some connected to court cases against former president Donald Trump

Judges overseeing Trump cases in New York and DC are latest targets as bogus 'swatting' calls surge
Crime|News|US

Proud Boys member who went on the run after conviction in the Jan. 6 riot gets 10 years in prison

A member of the Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol

Proud Boys member who went on the run after conviction in the Jan. 6 riot gets 10 years in prison
Crime|News|US

New gun law has blocked over 500 firearms from being bought by young people, attorney general says

Attorney General Merrick Garland said Friday that more than 500 gun purchases have been blocked since a new gun law requiring stricter background checks for young people went into effect in 2022

New gun law has blocked over 500 firearms from being bought by young people, attorney general says
News|US

NRA chief, one of the most powerful figures in US gun policy, says he's resigning days before trial

The longtime head of the National Rifle Association is resigning, just days before the start of a New York civil trial that’s poised to scrutinize his leadership of the powerful gun rights organization

NRA chief, one of the most powerful figures in US gun policy, says he's resigning days before trial
Crime|Election|News|Political|US

Judge in Trump's DC election case is targeted by fake emergency call in latest high-profile swatting

A home owned by the judge overseeing the federal election subversion case against former president Donald Trump was targeted by a fake emergency call Sunday night, the latest in a spate of similar false swatting reports at the homes of public officials

Judge in Trump's DC election case is targeted by fake emergency call in latest high-profile swatting
News|Opinion|US

With Trump present in court, judges express skepticism of claims that he's immune from prosecution

Former President Donald Trump says a president “has to have immunity.”

With Trump present in court, judges express skepticism of claims that he's immune from prosecution
Crime|News|US

Montana fire chief who had refused vaccine mandate in Washington state charged in Jan. 6 riot

A Montana fire chief who lost a previous job over a coronavirus vaccine mandate has been charged with spraying a chemical irritant on police officers during the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021

Montana fire chief who had refused vaccine mandate in Washington state charged in Jan. 6 riot
News|US

Hunter Biden indicates willingness to comply with a Republican subpoena under certain conditions

Hunter Biden has indicated a new willingness to testify before lawmakers under certain conditions as part of the impeachment inquiry against his father President Joe Biden

Hunter Biden indicates willingness to comply with a Republican subpoena under certain conditions
Crime|US

Mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket now Justice Department's first death penalty case under Garland

Just a few months after he took office, Attorney General Merrick Garland issued a moratorium to halt federal executions — a stark contrast after his predecessor carried out 13 in six months

Mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket now Justice Department's first death penalty case under Garland
Crime|Education|News|US

The police response to the Uvalde shooting was riddled with failures, a new DOJ report says

The Justice Department says police officials who responded to the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, “demonstrated no urgency” in setting up a command post and failed to treat the killings as an active shooter situation

The police response to the Uvalde shooting was riddled with failures, a new DOJ report says
News|US|World

911 calls from Maui capture pleas for the stranded, the missing and those caught in the fire's chaos

The day after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century destroyed a seaside community on Maui, the barrage of 911 calls didn’t stop: Reports of missing people, stranded family members and confused tourists trapped without food or water lit up the emergency lines every few minutes, interspersed with reports of new fires starting and older ones flaring back up

911 calls from Maui capture pleas for the stranded, the missing and those caught in the fire's chaos
Crime|News|Political|US

Trump White House official convicted of defying Jan. 6 congressional subpoena to be sentenced

A Trump White House official who was convicted of contempt of Congress for refusing to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the U.S. Capitol attack is set to be sentenced

Trump White House official convicted of defying Jan. 6 congressional subpoena to be sentenced
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News

Prominent celebrity lawyer pleads guilty to leaking documents to reporters in Fugees rapper's case

A prominent defense attorney has pleaded guilty to leaking grand jury information to reporters about a political conspiracy case against a rapper from the Fugees

Prominent celebrity lawyer pleads guilty to leaking documents to reporters in Fugees rapper's case
Crime|News|US

Ex-IRS contractor gets five years in prison for leak of tax return information of Trump, rich people

A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service who pleaded guilty to leaking tax information to news outlets about former President Donald Trump and thousands of the country’s wealthiest people was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday

Ex-IRS contractor gets five years in prison for leak of tax return information of Trump, rich people
Health|News|US

Attorney General Merrick Garland to undergo surgery, Justice Department says

Attorney General Merrick Garland will undergo back surgery this weekend and delegate his duties to the deputy attorney general during the procedure

Attorney General Merrick Garland to undergo surgery, Justice Department says

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