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Edward Kelley, 36, a former Marine who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday for plotting to assassinate FBI agents and other law enforcement officers who investigated his role.

Jan. 6 Rioter Gets Life Sentence Despite Trump Pardon

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Trump Asks Supreme Court to Fire Consumer Product Safety Officials

22 hours ago22 hrs

Trump Drops Federal Lawsuit Against Iowa Pollster, Refiles in State Court

2 days ago2 days

Judge Blocks Trump's Early End to Haitian Immigration Status

DOJ Prioritizing Cases Revoking US Citizenship

3 days ago3 days

Illegal aliens

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haiti, affecting around 520,000 Haitian nationals currently residing in the U.S., with the designation expiring Aug. 3 and termination taking effect Sept. 2.

Trump Ends Protected Status for Haitians

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Supreme Court Curbs Judges' Power to Block Trump Orders

6 days ago6 days

Judge Orders Release of Abrego Garcia

US Court Orders Return of Another Deported Salvadoran Man

Judge Blocks Trump Admin Plan Tying Transport Funds to Immigration

Police

The Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team claimed it denied Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents access to its stadium parking lots on Thursday morning, stating that agents requested permission to enter the grounds but were refused entry.

Dodgers Claim They Blocked Federal Agents from Stadium, Government Denies Accusation

Trump Orders 2,000 More Troops to LA Amid Court Battle

Suspect in Shootings of Minnesota Lawmakers Appears in Federal Court

Kenya: Deputy Police Chief Steps Aside Pending Probe Into Death of Government Critic

Man Fatally Shot at 'No Kings' Protest in Utah

Lawsuits

California Governor Gavin Newsom filed a $787 million defamation lawsuit against Fox News on Friday in a Delaware court, alleging the network falsely claimed he lied about a phone call with President Donald Trump during Los Angeles immigration protests in June.

Newsom Sues Fox News for $787M Over Trump Call Coverage

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SCOTUS Allows States to Cut Planned Parenthood's Medicaid Funds

6 days ago6 days

Texas Teen Indicted for Murder in Track Meet Stabbing Death

US Judge Tosses Author Lawsuit over Meta AI Training

6 days ago6 days

Media Matters Sues FTC Over Investigation Into X Boycotts

Verdicts & sentences

The U.S. Justice Department on Friday fired at least three prosecutors involved in U.S. Capitol riot criminal cases, including two supervisory attorneys overseeing Jan. 6 prosecutions and one line attorney who prosecuted individual cases stemming from the attack.

US Justice Department Fires Three Jan. 6 Prosecutors

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Supreme Court Upholds Texas Age Verification Law for Adult Sites

6 days ago6 days

Jury Awards $500K in Jan. 6 Suicide Case

MLB's Wander Franco Found Guilty of Sexual Abuse, Gets Suspended Sentence

6 days ago6 days

Kenya Sentences Two Men to 30 Years for 2019 Hotel Attack

Prisons and prisoners

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Monday agreed to hear the case of Damon Landor, a former Louisiana inmate who seeks monetary damages from prison officials for forcibly shaving his dreadlocks in violation of his Rastafarian religious beliefs during his 2020 incarceration.

Supreme Court to Review Rastafarian Inmate's Religious Rights Case

Four Detainees Escape Newark ICE Facility Amid Unrest

Australian Engineer Released From Iraqi Prison After 4 Years

Russia Claims Entry Into New Ukrainian Region Amid Dispute Over Dead Soldiers

Judge Blocks Trump's Ban on Transgender Prison Care

Political asylum

A group of approximately 12 Dutch citizens wearing high-visibility vests conducted unauthorized vehicle checks at the German border near Ter Apel on Saturday evening, stopping cars and inspecting some vehicles' trunks in protest of current migration policies.

Dutch Citizens Conduct Unauthorized Border Checks Amid Migration Row

UK: Nearly 1,200 Migrants Cross Channel in a Single Day

UK Asylum Deaths Hit Record High

Brazil: Bolsonaro's Son Takes Leave From Congress, Seeks US Political Asylum

Report: 1 in 12 London Residents is an Illegal Immigrant

Court system

The U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) agreed Monday to hear a Republican-led challenge to federal limits on coordinated spending between political parties and candidates, a case originally filed by Vice President J.D. Vance when he ran for Senate in Ohio in 2022.

Supreme Court to Hear GOP Challenge to Campaign Finance Limits

3 days ago3 days ago

Trump Administration Sues All Maryland Federal Judges

7 days ago7 days

Prosecutors Near End of Diddy Sex Trafficking Trial

Spain: Judge Asks Supreme Court to Probe Justice Minister Over Embezzlement Allegations

US Supreme Court Allows Third-Country Deportations to Resume

Extradition

Andrew Tate, 38, and Tristan Tate, 36, departed Romania on a private jet early Thursday morning and landed in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., around 11:00 am local time after Romanian prosecutors lifted their travel ban.

Tate Brothers Leave Romania for US Amid Legal Controversy

US Lawmakers Urge Biden to Pardon Assange

NOV 27 2024NOV 2024

Assange Makes First Public Comments Since Release

OCT 1 2024OCT 2024

Brazil Seeks Extradition of Alleged Rioters From Argentina

OCT 17 2024OCT 2024

New Zealand to Extradite Kim Dotcom to US

AUG 16 2024AUG 2024