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LINDSAY WHITEHURST

LINDSAY WHITEHURST

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Crime|News|US

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
News|Opinion|Political|US

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
Crime|Election|News|US

Pro-Trump attorney released from custody after promising to turn herself in on Michigan warrant

An attorney who once sued unsuccessfully to overturn former President Donald Trump's loss in the 2020 election is being released from custody after promising a federal judge she would drive back to Michigan and turn herself in to authorities

Pro-Trump attorney released from custody after promising to turn herself in on Michigan warrant
Crime|News|US

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
Business|News|Technology|US

Apple has kept an illegal monopoly over smartphones in US, Justice Department says in antitrust suit

The Justice Department has announced a sweeping antitrust lawsuit against Apple, accusing the tech giant of engineering an illegal monopoly in smartphones that boxes out competitors and stifles innovation

Apple has kept an illegal monopoly over smartphones in US, Justice Department says in antitrust suit
Crime|Lifestyle|News|US

Hunter Biden's tax case heads to a California courtroom as his defense seeks to have it tossed out

Attorneys for Hunter Biden are expected in court in Los Angeles, where he's accused in what prosecutors call a four-year scheme to avoid paying $1.4 million in taxes while living an extravagant lifestyle

Hunter Biden's tax case heads to a California courtroom as his defense seeks to have it tossed out
Crime|Election|US

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
Crime|US

Federal report finds 68,000 guns were illegally trafficked through unlicensed dealers over 5 years

New data from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives shows that 68,000 illegally trafficked firearms in the U.S. came through unlicensed dealers who aren’t required to perform background checks over a five year report

Federal report finds 68,000 guns were illegally trafficked through unlicensed dealers over 5 years
Crime|News|US

Judge rejects defense efforts to dismiss Hunter Biden's federal gun case

A federal judge in Delaware has rejected defense efforts to throw out the federal gun case against Hunter Biden

Judge rejects defense efforts to dismiss Hunter Biden's federal gun case
Political|US

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
Economy|Lifestyle|News|US

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?
Lifestyle|News|US

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
Health|News|Political|US

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
Economy|Health|News|Political|US

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
Business|News|US

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
Health|News|US

US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it'll remain controlled substance

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will move to reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug, a historic shift to generations of American drug policy that could have wide ripple effects across the country

US poised to ease restrictions on marijuana in historic shift, but it'll remain controlled substance
News|Crime|US

Fugitive task forces face dangerous scenarios every day. Here's what to know about how they operate.

A fugitive task force attempting to serve a warrant Monday in Charlotte, North Carolina, ended in the deadliest day for U.S. law enforcement in a single incident since 2016

Fugitive task forces face dangerous scenarios every day. Here's what to know about how they operate.
Health|News|US

What marijuana reclassification means for the United States

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration is moving toward reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug

What marijuana reclassification means for the United States
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment|News|US

Here is what Stormy Daniels testified happened between her and Donald Trump

Donald Trump's attorneys have unsuccessfully pushed for a mistrial during the testimony of porn actor Stormy Daniels

Here is what Stormy Daniels testified happened between her and Donald Trump
Crime|News|US

Guns are being stolen from cars at triple the rate they were 10 years ago, a report finds

The rate of guns stolen from cars in the U.S. has tripled over the last decade, making them the largest source of stolen guns in the country

Guns are being stolen from cars at triple the rate they were 10 years ago, a report finds
Arts|Business|Entertainment|Technology

Supreme Court sides with music producer in copyright case over sample in Flo Rida hit

The Supreme Court has sided with a music producer in a copyright case, allowing him to seek more than a decade's worth of damages over a sample used in a Flo Rida song

Supreme Court sides with music producer in copyright case over sample in Flo Rida hit
Crime|News|Political|US

Court rejects Hunter Biden's appeal in gun case, setting stage for trial to begin next month

A federal appeals court has ruled that Hunter Biden’s case on firearms charges should move forward

Court rejects Hunter Biden's appeal in gun case, setting stage for trial to begin next month
Crime|News|Political|US

What to know about Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen's pivotal testimony in the hush money trial

The prosecution’s case in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is entering its final stretch with his former attorney and fixer, Michael Cohen, on the witness stand

What to know about Trump fixer-turned-foe Michael Cohen's pivotal testimony in the hush money trial
Health|News|US

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
Election|News|Political|US

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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