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Apr 16 2024
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Appeals court allows transgender girl to stay on West Virginia track team
A transgender middle-schooler in West Virginia cannot be barred from participating in cross-country running and track with other girls, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit ruled Tuesday. The ruling comes amid a nationwide backlash against trans rights, fueled in large part by claims that trans women would unfairly dominate women’s sports and that children are being allowed to
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Apr 16 2024
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Supreme Court denies Baltimore attorney Kenneth Ravenell’s money laundering appeal
The Supreme Court has declined to take up former Baltimore attorney Kenneth Ravenell’s appeal of his years-old money laundering conviction. A federal jury in December 2021 found Ravenell, once regarded among the city’s most prominent criminal defense lawyers, guilty of conspiring to launder the proceeds of one of his client’s drug organizations. The following year, a judge sentenced him to
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May 04 2024
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Appeals court sides with Arizona GOP, reverses $27,000 sanctions in 2020 election case
In a legal win for the Arizona Republican Party, the state Supreme Court reversed a lower court decision sanctioning the GOP over $27,000 after its unsuccessful efforts challenging Maricopa County election results during the 2020 election. The Arizona Republican Party originally sued Maricopa County after the 2020 election, challenging its mandatory hand-count audit process. The GOP alleged
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Jun 10 2024
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Trump Lawyers Make New Move in Fani Willis Disqualification Appeal
Amid efforts to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis through an appeal in Donald Trump's Georgia election interference case, the former president's lawyers confirmed a request for oral arguments on Monday. An appeals court in Georgia last Wednesday indefinitely paused the case against Trump, pending a ruling on defendants' efforts to disqualify Willis from the investigation.
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May 16 2024
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Appeals Court Rejects Maryland Parents’ Bid to Allow Kids to Opt Out of Reading LGBT-Themed Books
The school board initially gave parents the chance to opt their children out of being exposed to the books. A federal appeals court in Richmond on Wednesday rejected efforts by a group of Maryland parents to allow their elementary school children to opt out of lessons involving LGBT-themed books. “There’s no evidence at present that the board’s decision not to permit opt-outs compels the
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Mar 18 2024
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Appeals court ruling in case against former YPD officer
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) — The 7th District Court of Appeals has denied an appeal by the City of Youngstown over the dismissal of a dereliction of duty case against a former police lieutenant. The city was appealing a June 15 ruling by Visiting Judge Mark Frost dismissing dereliction of duty cases against former Lt. Brian Flynn. Judge Frost ruled the state could not prove that statements that
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May 31 2024
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The history behind the controversial ‘Appeal to Heaven’ flag
(CNN) — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has been criticized for a flag flown at his New Jersey vacation house that has ties to both the American Revolution and far-right ideologies. The “Appeal to Heaven” flag, as it is commonly called, also stands outside of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s office in the Capitol building and has been proudly displayed by other Republican lawmakers. It has also
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May 02 2024
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Arizona court set to hear Kari Lake's appeal on signature verification from 2022 election
Arizona Republican Kari Lake is asking voters to elect her to the U.S. Senate, but on Thursday, judges are slated to hear an appeal in her case claiming she won the Governor's Office nearly 18 months ago. Lake's appeal of a decision affirming Maricopa County followed the law to verify voter signatures is scheduled for oral arguments before an Arizona Court of Appeals in Tucson. The arguments
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May 09 2024
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Court Agrees To Hear Appeal Against Fani Willis, Strengthens Trump's Bid To Delay Criminal Cases
A Georgia court on Wednesday agreed to consider an appeal by Donald Trump and his co-defendants to disqualify a District Attorney prosecuting him for trying to overturn his election loss in the state. The Georgia Court of Appeals said in a brief order on Wednesday that it will consider Trump's petition challenging the ruling of Judge Scott McAfee that allowed District Attorney Fani Willis to
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Apr 01 2024
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Appeals court sides with judge who threatened Peter Navarro with contempt
A federal appeals court has rejected another argument from former Trump adviser Peter Navarro, one of a series of recent legal losses that has the economist facing sanction for defying court orders even as he serves a four-month prison sentence for ignoring similar demands from Congress. Navarro, who was convicted of contempt of Congress in September over his refusal to respond to a subpoena
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