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Idaho Judge Enters Not Guilty Plea for Escaped Prisoner Charged With Murder During 36-Hour Manhunt

Not Guilty Plea Entered by Judge In Nez Perce County, Idaho, a judge has entered a not guilty plea on behalf of Skylar Meade, a 32-year-old escaped prisoner charged with the murder of James Mauney, 83, during a 36-hour manhunt earlier this year. The plea was entered by 2nd District...

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Illinois Sheriff to Retire After Deputy Charged in Killing of Black Woman

Sheriff Jack Campbell Announces Retirement Sangamon County Sheriff Jack Campbell has announced his retirement following the firing and subsequent murder charge of his deputy, Sean Grayson, in connection with the fatal shooting of 36-year-old Sonya Massey, a Black woman, in July. Campbell stated on Friday that he will step down...

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Cannabis company Verano Holdings is relying on a case involving a major competitor to claim that New Jersey’s labor peace agreement requirement for pot business licenses violates federal labor law.

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Texas’ reinstated ban on hemp products containing THC is inconsistent with federal and state laws that left them off controlled substances lists, a new lawsuit alleged.

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Capital One urged a federal court to toss an amended complaint alleging it closed numerous accounts held by President Trump's trust due to political reasons, saying documents attached to the complaint make it clear that they were shut down for anti-money laundering concerns.

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Holdout Republican senators are backing a deal with acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to formally rescind an order creating an “anti-weaponization fund”, likely paving the way for Blanche’s confirmation as the nation’s top law enforcement officer.

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Wanhua Chemical agreed to pay $7.75 million to settle claims in a sprawling litigation accusing several companies of colluding to manipulate the prices of chemicals used to make polyurethane, according to a motion for preliminary approval.

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A Rocket Cos. unit is nearing a deal to end a Biden-era federal lawsuit over alleged appraisal bias, but the company and the federal government said they need help from a judge to wrap it up.

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The U.S. Department of Justice renewed its call for a D.C. federal judge to disqualify Susman Godfrey LLP from representing the American Bar Association in its challenge to the Trump administration's law firm executive orders. https://www.law360.com/articles/2508918

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Would-be congressional candidate Byron Sigcho Lopez sued the Illinois State Board of Elections, saying state requirements for ballot placement are unnecessarily burdensome for candidates who aren’t affiliated with a major party.

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The American Arbitration Association has announced the launch of a special panel for blockchain and digital-asset cases, with its initial slate of arbitrators including professionals from the University of Pennsylvania and Google Cloud.

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A prominent AI-powered law firm’s plans to buy liability insurance for its AI outputs is raising questions about evolving human oversight of legal tech.

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A former associate general counsel at a historically Black college in North Carolina will take her claim for disability retaliation to a bench trial later this month.

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Vestis Corp. defeated some investor allegations that the uniform rental company and former executives suggested it had improved on customer and operational problems in contradiction to persistent issues.

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The Trump administration and U.S. Copyright Office leader Shira Perlmutter have each told a D.C. federal judge that U.S. Supreme Court rulings in June regarding presidential removal power bolster their side in the fight over her firing. https://www.law360.com/articles/2508951

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An FBI agent has allegedly turned himself in for stealing about $1 million in cryptocurrency from foreigners the agency was investigating.

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A lawsuit against Suncor Energy over alleged air pollution from its Colorado refineries can move forward in spite of the company’s existing settlements with the EPA and state regulators, a federal appeals court ruled Monday.

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NYPD Officer Charged with Using Chokehold Banned After George Floyd’s Death

Officer Arraigned on Multiple Charges A New York City police officer, Omar Habib, has been charged with using a chokehold that was banned after the death of George Floyd, prosecutors announced. Habib, 40, was arraigned Thursday on several charges, including strangulation, criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, and using...

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73-Year-Old Man Charged in 1977 Strangulations of Three Southern California Women After DNA Investigation

Suspect Linked to Cold Cases Through DNA Match A 73-year-old man has been charged with the strangulation deaths of three Southern California women in 1977, after cold case detectives used DNA evidence to solve the decades-old murders. Authorities announced the charges on Thursday, adding that they believe the suspect may...

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Wisconsin Man Convicted in Wrong-Way Drunken Driving Crash That Killed Four Siblings

Tragic Wrong-Way Crash in Weyauwega A Wisconsin man has been convicted in a devastating wrong-way drunken driving crash that resulted in the deaths of four siblings last December. Scott Farmer, 48, of Neenah, entered a no-contest plea on Wednesday to four counts of homicide by intoxicated use of a motor...

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West Virginia Corrections Officers Plead Guilty to Not Intervening in Fatal Beating of Inmate

Guilty Pleas in Civil Rights Violation Case Two former West Virginia correctional officers pleaded guilty in federal court on Thursday for their roles in failing to protect an inmate who was fatally beaten by colleagues in 2022. Jacob Boothe and Ashley Toney admitted to violating the civil rights of 37-year-old...

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Man Charged with Murder in Death of Beloved Detroit Neurosurgeon

Charges Filed 16 Months After Shocking Homicide Authorities have charged a man with first-degree murder in connection with the 2023 death of Dr. Devon Hoover, a highly respected neurosurgeon in the Detroit area. Dr. Hoover’s body was discovered wrapped in carpet and hidden in an attic crawl space in his...

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Judge Denies New Trial for Former Mexican Official Accused of Bribing Inmates in U.S. Drug Case

García Luna's Attempt to Secure a New Trial Fails A U.S. judge rejected a request for a new trial from Genaro García Luna, a former high-ranking Mexican official, after finding that he attempted to bribe fellow inmates to provide false statements in support of his case. García Luna, who once...

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Utah Man Executed by Lethal Injection for 1998 Murder in State’s First Execution Since 2010

Execution Details and Final Moments In the early hours of Thursday morning, Taberon Dave Honie, 48, was executed by lethal injection in Utah, marking the state’s first execution since 2010. Honie was convicted of the 1998 murder of Claudia Benn, his girlfriend's mother, in Cedar City, Utah. The execution took...

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Three Arrested in Nevada After Black Man Alleges Racial Slur and Threat During Virginia City Festival

Arrests Made Following Verbal Altercation Three individuals were arrested on Wednesday in Virginia City, Nevada, following a verbal altercation that took place last week during the Hot August Nights classic car festival. The incident involved Ricky Johnson, a Black man from Houston, who claimed that a racial slur and a...

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Defense Chief Defends Decision to Throw Out Plea Deal for 9/11 Defendants

Lloyd Austin's Decision Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin addressed his decision on Tuesday to cancel a plea deal for the men accused of orchestrating the 2001 al-Qaida attacks. Austin emphasized that the magnitude of American losses on 9/11 warranted a full military commission trial. “This wasn't a decision that I took...

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