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They Called 911 for Help. Police and Prosecutors Used a New Junk Science to Decide They Were Liars.

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A group of North Dakota dispatchers listened to a 911 tape the day after Harpster’s class and decided the caller “didn’t seem to be appropriately shocked or upset” on the phone when reporting a homicide. On it, Harpster has openly espoused misogynistic, transphobic, Islamophobic and anti-immigrant views.

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March 2018 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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The federal district court for the Southern District of California rejected challenges to waivers of environmental laws granted by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for certain types of border wall construction projects in San Diego County. North Dakota Court Sentenced “Valve-Turner” Activist to Year in Prison.

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August 2021 Updates to the Climate Case Charts

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Washington Supreme Court Said Climate Activist Was Entitled to Present Necessity Defense Based on Evidence that Legal Alternatives Were Not “Truly Reasonable”. Ninth Circuit Affirmed Rejection of NEPA Challenges to Immigration Policies. North Dakota Challenged Oil and Gas Leasing Moratorium. North Dakota v.

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