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News Articles: Law

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell arrives at a gathering of Donald Trump supporters near Trump's residence in Palm Beach, Fla., on April 4, 2023. On July 7, 2025, Lindell's lawyers were fined thousands of dollars for submitting a legal filing riddled with AI-generated mistakes.

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  • Law

A recent high-profile case of AI hallucination serves as a stark warning

MyPillow creator Mike Lindell's lawyers were fined thousands for submitting a legal filing riddled with AI-generated mistakes. It highlights a dilemma of balancing technology and using it responsibly.

July 10, 2025
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
The Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court blocks part of Florida's immigration law

Immigrant rights organizations sued the state arguing that its new law conflicts with federal immigration law, and under longstanding Supreme Court precedent, states must bow to federal law in the event of such conflicts.

July 10, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
The Supreme Court

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  • Politics

Supreme Court allows Trump to resume mass federal layoffs for now

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was appointed to the court by President Biden, dissented.

July 08, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg and
  • Anuli Ononye
Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before a Senate Appropriations subcommittee in June.

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  • USPS

DOJ launches unusual lawsuit against entire federal district court in Maryland

The DOJ has sued the entire federal district court in Maryland over an order that puts a temporary hold on deportations, intensifying a confrontation between the Trump administration and the courts.

July 08, 2025
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Unidentified people carrying binders bearing the seal of the US Justice Department reading "The Epstein Files: Phase 1" walk out of the West Wing of the White House in February. The Trump administration had promised it would release documents on late tycoon and convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein who was found dead in his prison cell in 2019.

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  • Law

DOJ says no evidence Jeffrey Epstein had a 'client list' or blackmailed associates

The two-page memo outlines the "exhaustive review" the department conducted of the Epstein files in its possession, and also reiterates that Epstein died by suicide, contrary to some conspiracy theories.

July 07, 2025
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear two cases next term that challenge state bans on transgender athletes competing in sports at the school and college level.

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  • Law

Supreme Court to decide if states can ban transgender girls in sports

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases in the fall that test state laws banning transgender women and girls from participating in sports at publicly funded institutions.

July 06, 2025
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg
In this file photo, President Trump spoke about the economy during an event at the Circa Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Saturday, Jan. 25.

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  • News

Congress passed no tax on tips in Trump's 'big, beautiful bill.' Here's how it works

Congress passed the tax cut and spending megabill with President Trump's legislative priorities which includes new tax exemptions for tipped hourly workers. But how will it work?

July 05, 2025
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  • Luke Garrett
"Ghost guns" seized in federal law enforcement actions are displayed at the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives field office in Glendale, Calif., in April 2022.

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  • National

Ghost guns may make a comeback, despite a Supreme Court ruling

The Supreme Court upheld federal restrictions on the kit guns in March, but gun rights groups hope the Trump administration -- or the courts -- will still roll them back.

July 03, 2025
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By:
  • Martin Kaste
Bloomingdale City Hall

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  • Politics

Landowners sue Savannah suburb over alleged pay-to-play commercial zoning scheme

One developer's warehouse project was approved only after pledging $1.75 million for a new city gymnasium, according to the federal lawsuit.

July 03, 2025
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Sean Combs reacts as the jury foreperson and courtroom deputy read verdicts of the five counts against him during Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City in this courtroom sketch. The music mogul was found guilty of two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution but acquitted of sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy.

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  • Music

Sean Combs found guilty on two counts, but acquitted on most serious charges

The music mogul was found guilty of transportation to engage in prostitution, but the jury found him not guilty on three counts related to racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking.

July 02, 2025
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Fireworks displayed on a retail shelf

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  • News

Will the misuse of fireworks land you in jail? See what GA law says

Each Fourth of July, fireworks cause thousands of injuries and deaths nationwide. if someone fires a firework rocket at you for the sake of a joke or in an attempt to harm you, then you could press charges.

July 02, 2025
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By:
  • Cameron Smith and
  • The Telegraph
The Wisconsin Supreme Court listens to arguments during a redistricting hearing at the state Capitol, Nov. 21, 2023, in Madison, Wis. The court decided Wednesday, July 2, 2025, that the state's 176-year-old law does not ban abortion.

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  • National

Wisconsin's 1849 law does not ban abortion, the state Supreme Court rules

After years of litigation following the Dobbs decision, the Wisconsin Supreme Court justices, with their liberal majority, ruled that the state's 176-year-old law does not ban abortion in the state.

July 02, 2025
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By:
  • Maayan Silver
The Tennessee House of Representatives meeting in April in Nashville.

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  • Law

New laws this month touch on fundamental rights

Tennessee's new laws on immigration already face court challenges. Other states are changing gun laws or imposing new restrictions on transgender people.

July 01, 2025
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  • The NPR Network
Bryan Koberger listens during a hearing on Oct. 26, 2023, in Moscow, Idaho. Kohberger is poised to agree to a plea deal to avoid going to trial on multiple murder charges in the November 2022 killings of Madison Mogen, 21; Kaylee Goncalves, 21; Xana Kernodle, 20; and Ethan Chapin, 20.

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  • National

What to know about the Bryan Kohberger case as a plea deal emerges over Idaho murders

Kohberger had originally pleaded not guilty, and his attorneys have suggested they wanted try to pursue explore the idea of "alternate perpetrators" during the trial.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Bill Chappell
Defense attorneys confer with Sean Combs in this courtroom sketch. The jury began deliberations at Combs' sex trafficking trial in New York City on Monday.

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  • Music

Sean Combs trial update: The jury is deliberating over a complex set of charges

The hip-hop mogul faces an overlapping set of charges that include sex trafficking and racketeering conspiracy. The jury resumes deliberations on Tuesday.

July 01, 2025
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By:
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas and
  • Sheldon Pearce
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