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Politics
Double Jeopardy Case Heard By Supreme Court Could Have Implications For Mueller
The Supreme Court heard arguments on Thursday in a case about double jeopardy that could have important consequences for presidential pardons and Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.
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Politics
This Supreme Court Case Could Impact The Mueller Probe And Boost Trump's Pardon Power
A case of a man tried twice for the same gun charge by the federal government and the state of Alabama could have ramifications for the Mueller investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia.
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Law & Courts
Supreme Court To Take Up Ban On Excessive Fines
At issue in the case are the laws which allow state and local governments to confiscate cars, cash and even homes if they are used in the commission of a crime — any crime.
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National
Supreme Court: Should Eastern Oklahoma Be Considered An Indian Reservation?
The Supreme Court hears a capital case where it will have to decide whether nearly half of Oklahoma, a massive area including much of Tulsa, is an Indian reservation.
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Politics
Chief Justice Roberts Issues Rare Rebuke To Trump; Trump Fires Back
Roberts took issue with the president's calling a federal judge who ruled against the administration's policy toward asylum-seekers "an Obama judge."
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Law & Courts
Federal Judge Orders White House To Restore Press Credentials To CNN's Jim Acosta
In a narrow ruling, Judge Timothy Kelly, a Trump appointee, said the White House did not provide CNN's Jim Acosta with the due process required to legally revoke his press pass.
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Politics
Judge rules in favor of CNN, temporarily restores correspondent's credential
In the first legal battle between Trump and the news media, a federal judge sided with CNN and ordered the White House to immediately restore Jim Acosta's press pass.
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Politics
How A Lawyer In The CNN Case Saved Me From Being Shut Down On My Beat
NPR's Nina Totenberg was frozen out at the Justice Department in the early 1980s. Ted Olson, among those defending Jim Acosta over his revoked press pass, got Totenberg back in the loop.
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Politics
Republicans Holding Judicial Hearing With Senate In Recess
Republicans are holding judicial confirmation hearings with the Senate in recess, while Democrats are opposed.