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Apr 23 2024
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Judge strikes down NC law on felon voting, saying racist origin ‘has not been cleansed’
A federal judge on Monday struck down a North Carolina law that criminalized voting for people with felony convictions. In a 25-page order, U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs wrote that the law, which was originally passed in 1877, “was enacted with discriminatory intent, has not been cleansed of its discriminatory taint, and continues to disproportionately impact Black voters.” Biggs’ ruling
The News & ObserverApr 19 2024
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Leader of Black Republican group defends Tarrant County judge against allegations of racism
The president of Frederick Douglass Republicans of Tarrant County is coming to the defense of Judge Tim O’Hare amid allegations of racism after a heated exchange with a county commissioner. The group, founded by legendary Fort Worth activist and educator Reby Cary, works to empower Black participation in the Republican Party while being a resource for Black Americans at all levels of
Fort Worth Star-TelegramApr 17 2024
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US judge tosses Republican-led states' challenge to Biden asylum policy
April 17 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Louisiana has dismissed a lawsuit by 19 Republican-led states challenging a rule adopted by the Biden administration that is meant to speed up the processing of asylum claims and deportations at the U.S.-Mexico border. U.S. District Judge David Joseph, an appointee of Republican former President Donald Trump in Lafayette, said in Tuesday's ruling that
ReutersApr 19 2024
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Judge dismisses 2 felony charges against alleged would-be Minnesota college shooter
A judge has dismissed some of the most serious charges against a former Minnesota college student who police and prosecutors feared was plotting a campus shooting. Waylon Kurts, of Montpelier, Vermont, who was then a student at St. Olaf College in Northfield, was charged last April with conspiracy to commit second-degree assault, conspiracy to commit threats of violence, making terroristic
Fox News (Online News)Apr 05 2024
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Bryan Kohberger jury polling angers judge
The judge in the Idaho student murder case has said that he is in "total shock" after Bryan Kohberger's legal team phoned hundreds of potential jurors to ask them about the case. The defense team were attempting to show that local jurors are prejudiced against Kohberger, who has been charged with killing four students in a Moscow, Idaho home in 2022. Judge John Judge accused Kohberger's lawyer
NewsweekMar 22 2024
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Federal judge considers sanctions on 11 left-wing lawyers over ‘judge…
MONTGOMERY — Eleven attorneys suing the state of Alabama over its Vulnerable Child and Compassion Act (VCAP) engaged in "judge shopping" to try to move the case to a more sympathetic judge, according to a report unsealed this week. In April 2022, Gov. Kay Ivey signed VCAP ( into law, which prohibits doctors in Alabama from performing transgender operations or prescribing cross-sex hormones and
1819 NewsApr 08 2024
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Musk Wants Debate With Brazil Judge Over X 'Censorship'
Under investigation in Brazil, X owner Elon Musk escalated his row with a Supreme Court justice Monday over alleged censorship of the social network, challenging him to a debate and mocking his disinformation crackdown. The row erupted over the weekend, when Musk lashed out at crusading Brazilian Supreme Court judge Alexandre de Moraes, who has aggressively fought disinformation online --
Barron'sApr 16 2024
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Judge rules against City of Austin over South Central Waterfront funding
AUSTIN (KXAN) — On Friday, a Travis County district judge ruled against the City of Austin in an April 2023 lawsuit filed by a group of Austin property taxpayers, saying the city violated state law when it approved the use of some property tax dollars to help redevelop the area south of the river from downtown. The lawsuit argued city officials shouldn’t be allowed to put tax dollars toward
KXAN NewsApr 16 2024
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Judge gives man extradited from Scotland 4 more weeks to find attorney
PROVO — Nicholas Rossi appeared in court Tuesday and asked 4th District Judge Derek Pullan for even more time to retain an attorney to represent him. The judge gave him four more weeks. He has had an attorney appearing for him in this case, but the attorney had only officially represented him to add the name that Rossi currently uses — Arthur Knight — as an alias on the case. On Tuesday, the
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