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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

More than 100 past presidents of US state, local and national bar associations issued a letter on Monday cautioning attorneys against the filing of meritless election lawsuits. The letter’s authors reminded attorneys that it is their “sacred responsibility” to “safeguard the rule of law.”

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OCTOBER 29, 2023

US Representative George Santos (R-NY) pleaded not guilty Friday to 23 federal crimes contained in a superseding indictment.

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AUGUST 29, 2023

The Federal Security Service (FSB) of the Russian Federation announced a high treason charge on Monday against Robert Shonov, a former US consulate contract employee in Moscow. High treason carries a possible sentence of 12 to 20 years’ imprisonment. The charge falls under Article 275 of Russia’s Criminal Code.

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JUNE 19, 2023

A majority of New York City Council members on Monday sent a letter to Mayor Eric Adams urging him to drastically increase funding for legal aid services in the city. 26 of the 51 councillors signed the letter requesting $195 million as a “first step in addressing the economic crisis facing these critical programs.”

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JULY 23, 2023

A group of plaintiffs on Friday filed an amended complaint in Florida seeking to block enforcement of the state’s restrictions on gender-affirming care for trans adults. ” Florida’s restrictions on gender-affirming care for trans individuals took effect in May.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

The University of Pennsylvania Carey School of Law suspended tenured law professor Amy Wax on Tuesday for “flagrant unprofessional conduct.” Students and staff accused Wax of making “derogatory generalizations about groups by race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and immigration status.”

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AUGUST 29, 2024

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday revived a libel lawsuit filed by the former governor of Alaska and vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin against the New York Times (NYT). In 2022, US District Court Judge Jed Rakoff dismissed the case during jury deliberations.

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JANUARY 11, 2024

US Senator Bob Menendez (D-NJ) filed a motion on Wednesday asking US District Judge Sidney Stein to dismiss charges that he allegedly conspired to act as a foreign agent of Egypt. ” Previously, he pleaded not guilty to the charges.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

A US federal court on Wednesday partially blocked enforcement of an Alabama law criminalizing absentee ballot assistance. The court sided with a coalition of plaintiffs who argued the law would violate the rights of disabled, blind, and low-literacy voters. The judge enjoined several sections of Senate Bill 1 (SB1).

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APRIL 7, 2023

ProPublica Thursday released a report purporting to show substantial, unreported gifts accepted by US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. ProPublica, a US-based news source, relied upon flight records, internal memos and individuals present at specific events to compile the allegations.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A US appeals court on Monday rejected a death row inmate’s bid to stop his scheduled November 22 execution by the controversial method of nitrogen hypoxia in Alabama. The panel of three judges from the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit thus upheld an earlier decision of the US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

The US of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Wednesday vacated an injunction against an Indiana law prohibiting gender-affirming care for minors, allowing the law to take effect.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

A US District Judge extended a temporary injunction on Tuesday prohibiting the Florida Department of Health (DOH) from censoring or blocking televised ads in support of an abortion rights amendment. The extension allows the injunction to continue past US election day on November 5.

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JULY 23, 2024

The family members of Syrian-American Majd Kamalmaz filed a civil lawsuit against the Syrian government on Monday, seeking damages of at least $70 million from the Assad regime for the unlawful detention, torture and killing of Kamalmaz.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

The US Department of Transportation (DOT) announced on Tuesday a $4 million penalty against Lufthansa for discriminating against Jewish passengers. The penalty is the largest ever issued by the DOT against an airline for civil rights violations.

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OCTOBER 8, 2023

A federal judge allowed Oklahoma’s ban on gender-affirming care for minors to take effect on Thursday. In the opinion , Judge John Heil, III stated that the plaintiffs asking for injunctive relief “failed to show a likelihood of success on the merits” of their multiple constitutional claims.

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APRIL 4, 2024

New York’s Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a bill to repeal a largely unused law from 1907 that made adultery a criminal offense. The bill, which passed the State Assembly earlier this year, now goes to New York Governor Kathy Hochul. If signed, the adultery statute will be immediately repealed.

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MAY 27, 2023

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz vetoed a bill Thursday mandating rideshare companies provide their drivers a minimum wage and other benefits. The Governor’s Office did not offer specific reasons for the veto. Despite the veto, Walz stated he is committed to “fair wages and safe working conditions” for rideshare workers.

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JUNE 18, 2023

Texas Governor Greg Abbott, on Friday signed S.B. The bill prohibits state funded universities and colleges from operating diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and offices. The bill is set to take effect on Jan.

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JULY 30, 2023

The US Commission for Security and Cooperation in Europe (CSCE), also known as the Helsinki Commission, in a letter on Friday asked for sanctions on three Swiss officials involved in the release of frozen financial assets.

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JANUARY 27, 2024

The People’s Republic of China (PRC) urged the US on Thursday to halt passage of military ships in the Taiwan Straight. A spokesperson for the PRC Ministry of National Defense stated that the US must “stop abusing international law,” and “cease all dangerous provocations.”

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

An Alabama Senate committee advanced a bill to define an individual’s sex based on reproductive anatomy. Senate Bill 92 “would define man, woman, boy, girl, father, mother, male, female, and sex for purposes of state law” and require state agencies to “identify each individual as either male or female at birth.”

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JUNE 4, 2023

The United States warned the Australian Defence Force (ADF) that it may need to end its alliance with Australia’s Special Air Service Regiment because of allegations of war crime committed by Australian soldiers in Afghanistan, according to Wednesday testimony from General Angus Campbell to the Australian Senate.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

A judge in Missouri rejected on Thursday inmate Marcellus Williams’ attempt to overturn a murder conviction and death sentence using “new” DNA evidence. Circuit Judge Bruce F. Hilton stated in the rejection that “none of this evidence is ‘new’ as it was available at trial.”

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OCTOBER 31, 2024

A report released Wednesday by the Associated Press (AP) showed groups supporting constitutional amendments for abortion rights in nine states have raised more than $160 million. The amount raised by pro-choice groups exceeded their opponents by six-to-one. Florida represented the majority of the money raised nationally.

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APRIL 21, 2023

The US House of Representatives Thursday passed a bill prohibiting the participation of transgender individuals in school athletic programs. The bill, titled “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2023,” was approved along party lines, with the Republican majority in support of its passage.

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JANUARY 14, 2024

Two migrant children and their mother drowned on Friday while trying to cross from Mexico into the United States, after Texas law enforcement authorities prevented officials with the US Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) from reaching the victims to render life-saving aid, said US Representative Henry Cuellar.

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JUNE 11, 2023

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker signed two bills on Friday safeguarding LGBTQ+ rights in the state. HB 1591 amends the Illinois Marriage and Dissolution of Marriage Act. The Act previously prohibited out of state couples from obtaining and Illinois marriage license.

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OCTOBER 15, 2023

A US federal judge on Friday issued an order punishing former New York mayor and Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani for “continued and flagrant disregard” of court demands.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Tuesday denied an emergency motion by the Department of Justice (DOJ) to reinstate federal aid funding freezes. The panel of three judges unanimously stated that the existing Temporary Restraining Order issued by the district court on February 1 was lawful.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2024

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to hear the final appeal of former Trump administration chief of staff Mark Meadows to transfer his charges in the Georgia election interference case to federal court. Meadows argued in his request to the court that his previous appeals were erroneously rejected.

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DECEMBER 19, 2024

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) granted waiver requests from California on Wednesday that allow the state to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035. California requested the waivers for its Advanced Clean Cars II Rule and Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

The Trump administration prepared an application on Sunday asking the US Supreme Court to remove a lower court order blocking the firing of the head of the Office of Special Counsel. The request argued the order was “an unprecedented assault on the separation of powers that warrant[ed] immediate relief.”

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

A US federal district court on Friday denied former Trump White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows’ request to remove two Georgia state criminal charges to federal court. Meadows asked to transfer his charges to federal court under 28 U.S.C. 1442(a)(1).

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JANUARY 30, 2024

A defense lawyer for former US President Donald Trump filed a letter in US District Court on Monday that argued a judge in a recent defamation lawsuit should have recused himself from the case. The letter stated that Judge Lewis Kaplan had previous working relationships with author E. ” If true, the accusation may call into question the $83.3

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JANUARY 18, 2024

The Maine Superior Court temporarily delayed on Wednesday a decision from the Maine Secretary of State Shanna Bellows to exclude Trump from the state’s primary election ballot.

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TRUMP, President of the UnitedStates of America, do hereby proclaim May 1, 2025, as Loyalty Day, and in accordance with Public Law 8720, as amended, as Law Day, U.S.A.,” 87-20 is “Law Day.” ” “NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J.

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