Carrie Johnson
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National
Multiple law enforcement agencies investigate Trump assassination attempt
The FBI and Pennsylvania state authorities continue to investigate what they call an attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump and the shooting of other rallygoers.
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Congress passes a bill to bring new oversight to the troubled federal prison system
The Senate has overwhelmingly passed a landmark bill to bring more oversight to federal prisons. The legislation will soon head to the White House, for a signature from President Biden.
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Politics
The ACLU has a blueprint to constrain Trump in a second presidential term
The American Civil Liberties Union is developing a legal strategy to counter former President Donald Trump in the event he returns to the White House.
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Alaska federal judge resigns after investigators say he created a hostile workplace
Judge Joshua Kindred, a Trump appointee, resigned after investigators concluded he sent crude messages to employees, engaged in sexual contact with a former law clerk and lied to colleagues about it.
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Federal judge resigns after investigation uncovers abusive conduct
A federal judge in Alaska resigns after investigators conclude he created a hostile environment for law clerks and had an inappropriate relationship with one of them.
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What the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling may have meant for Nixon
For the first time, the Supreme Court this week gave presidents a substantial amount of immunity from prosecution. Experts think it could have shielded Richard Nixon.
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What the Supreme Court ruling on presidential immunity means for Trump
The U.S. Supreme Court, in a 6-3 decision, ruled that a former president has absolute immunity for his core constitutional powers — and is entitled to a presumption of immunity for his official acts.
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Supreme Court limits a legal tool the DOJ has used to prosecute Jan. 6 defendants
The Supreme Court has narrowed the Justice Department's use of an obstruction law to prosecute people who rioted at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange enters into a plea deal with the U.S. government
Assange will plead guilty to a single charge and is expected to return to Australia. The move brings an end to a years-long international saga over his handling of national security secrets.
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WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange strikes plea deal with the U.S.
Under the deal, Assange faces a sentence of 62 months, equivalent to the time he has already served in Britain. He is expected to be released and to return to Australia following the court proceeding.
