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Trump pardons three BitMEX crypto exchange co-founders, and ex-employee
Trevor Milton, founder and former CEO of electric truck maker Nikola, revealed that Trump had pardoned him for his criminal conviction for securities fraud.CNBC - 3h -
Trump pardons three BitMEX crypto exchange co-founders, and ex-employee
Trevor Milton, founder and former CEO of electric truck maker Nikola, revealed that Trump had pardoned him for his criminal conviction for securities fraud.CNBC - 3h -
Trump calls for a stop to nationwide injunctions amid court setbacks
President Trump on Thursday called for a stop to nationwide injunctions and suggested the Supreme Court should intervene as his administration has faced multiple setbacks from federal judges. ...The Hill - Mar. 20 -
Court poised to decide if Bolsonaro will stand trial over coup attempt accusation
A panel of Brazil’s Supreme Court justices will gather to determine whether former President Jair Bolsonaro and several of his associates will stand trial on five counts including attempting to ...ABC News - 3d -
Wisconsin Democrats look to harness anger with Musk in court race
Wisconsin Democrats are launching a full-court press against Elon Musk as they look to use angry voter sentiment against him as a tool to turn out voters in the high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court ...The Hill - Mar. 10 -
Italy's top court orders government to compensate migrants who were stranded at sea for days
Italy’s highest appeals court has ordered the government to compensate a group of migrants who were stranded at sea for days on a coast guard vessel in 2018 due to then-Interior minister Matteo ...ABC News - Mar. 7 -
Court stays execution of Texas man days before he was set to die by lethal injection
A Texas appeals court on Tuesday halted the execution of a man who has spent more than 30 years on death row and had been set to die by lethal injection this week.NBC News - Mar. 12 -
German Court Convicts Five Over Plot to Kidnap Health Official and Spread Chaos
The defendants, part of a group known as “United Patriots,” aimed to reinstate a 19th-century Constitution by giving power to an all-powerful Kaiser.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
Staley referred to Epstein as ‘uncle Jeffrey’ in email to daughter, court hears
Ex-Barclays boss is challenging regulator’s verdict that he downplayed his connection to late paedophileFinancial Times - Mar. 12 -
Appeals court rules Trump can implement anti-DEI executive orders for now
The decision from the three-judge panel allows the orders to be enforced as a lawsuit challenging them plays out.CBS News - Mar. 14 -
Appeals court judge questions lack of due process before Venezuelans were deported
U.S. Circuit Judge Patricia Millett repeatedly pressed the Trump administration on the lack of due process protections for alleged members of a Venezuelan gang.NBC News - 4d -
Appeals Court Maintains Block on Trump’s Deportation Flights Under Alien Enemies Act
The panel said that while further argument was needed, lawyers for the migrants would likely succeed in their claims that the Venezuelans had been denied due process.The New York Times - 2d -
Bolsonaro must stand trial over alleged coup attempt, Brazil’s top court rules
Supreme court judges decide former president should face criminal prosecution alongside seven close allies. Brazil’s former president Jair Bolsonaro will stand trial for allegedly orchestrating a ...The Guardian - 2d -
1,100 arrested in furious Istanbul protests after Turkey's government jails the city's mayor
A Turkish court jailed Istanbul Mayor Imamoglu, President Erdogan’s main rival, pending a corruption trial and inflamed the biggest protests in a decade.NBC News - 4d -
Wisconsin Supreme Court candidates spar over abortion rights and influence of Elon Musk and George Soros
In their only debate before next month's election, Susan Crawford and Brad Schimel traded barbs over mega-donors Soros and Musk and their involvement in the race.NBC News - Mar. 13 -
Supreme Court chief justice rebukes Trump over call to impeach judge in deportation case
Trump's demand came a day after Chief Judge James Boasberg grilled a Department of Justice lawyer about deportations of alleged Tren de Aragua gang members.CNBC - Mar. 18 -
France eye 'supreme objective' of Six Nations as Scotland visit
A France side brimming with confidence host Scotland on Saturday with a second Six Nations title of head coach Fabien Galthie's rollercoaster tenure on the line. The World Cup defeat to South ...Yahoo Sports - Mar. 14 -
Regulator accused of letting hedge funds control Thames Water
Allegation comes as utility waits for Court of Appeal decision over £3bn emergency loanFinancial Times - Mar. 14 -
Judge shares video disassembling guns in chambers in dissent against ruling
Judge Lawrence VanDyke released the video after a California appeals court upheld a ban on high-capacity gun magazines.CBS News - 6d -
How the Bulls Shocked the Lakers With a Half-Court Buzzer-Beater
Josh Giddey’s dramatic game-winning shot capped off a stunning 16-point comeback for Chicago.The New York Times - 12h -
‘Etched in my mind’: witness to South Carolina firing squad execution describes killing
Brad Sigmon was executed on Friday for the murders of his ex-girlfriend’s parents in 2001. A reporter for the Associated Press who watched as South Carolina executed a convicted murderer by firing ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
Lucy Letby calls for public inquiry into baby deaths to be halted
Ex-nurse says inquiry should be suspended until review of convictions has finished. Lucy Letby has called for the public inquiry into her crimes to be halted, arguing there is now “overwhelming and ...The Guardian - Mar. 17 -
Not enough power to share: The political feud behind Rodrigo Duterte's downfall
The ex-president is on his way to the International Criminal Court following his arrest in Manila.BBC News - Mar. 11 -
Former Russian politician goes on trial in UK for breaching sanctions
The ex-governor of Sevastopol used funds for school fees and to access a Mercedes-Benz, court hearsFinancial Times - Mar. 18 -
John Roberts made Trump’s authoritarianism possible. He could still save his own legacy | Steven Greenhouse
The supreme court judge has emboldened and enabled Trump, but the president’s second term must surely have him worried. John Roberts , chief justice of the US supreme court, should be very worried ...The Guardian - Mar. 18 -
DOJ weighs plan to slash public corruption unit
The Justice Department (DOJ) is weighing a sizable reduction in a division designed to handle public corruption cases, a move that comes after the department dropped charges against New York City ...The Hill - Mar. 12 -
The Eric Adams case may end in a corrupt miscarriage of justice
The strange official corruption case of New York City Mayor Eric Adams is about to draw to an abominable close.The Hill - Mar. 17 -
Philippines’ ex-president Duterte sent to The Hague over drug war killings
Former leader arrested on International Criminal Court warrant over alleged crimes against humanityFinancial Times - Mar. 11 -
Philippine ex-President Duterte appears by video link in The Hague courtroom
Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has appeared by video link before judges at the International Criminal CourtABC News - Mar. 14 -
‘Never done that before’: Josh Giddey hits half-court buzzer-beater as Bulls stun Lakers
Chicago Bulls snatch 119-117 victory over Los Angeles Lakers Three-pointer is Australian’s first ‘game-winner’ of NBA career Australian Josh Giddey hit a half-court buzzer-beater over LeBron ...The Guardian - 20h -
‘Never done that before’: Josh Giddey hits half-court buzzer-beater as Bulls stun Lakers
Chicago Bulls snatch 119-117 victory over Los Angeles Lakers Three-pointer is Australian’s first ‘game-winner’ of NBA career Australian Josh Giddey hit a half-court buzzer-beater over LeBron ...The Guardian - 20h -
Steve Kornacki: The voter trends shaping the first big battleground state race of 2025
The Wisconsin Supreme Court election on April 1 will offer an early test of the political environment after November's presidential election.NBC News - Mar. 11 -
South Carolina attorney general says 14th Amendment 'misinterpreted'
South Carolina is one of 18 states that joined a Supreme Court brief supporting an executive order to end birthright citizenship.The Hill - Mar. 18 -
Louisiana Resumes Capital Punishment With First Nitrogen Execution
Jessie Hoffman was put to death on Tuesday after the Supreme Court declined to intervene. It was the state’s first execution since 2010.The New York Times - Mar. 19 -
3/24: America Decides
Reporter says Trump administration accidentally texted him war plans; Supreme Court hears Louisiana redistricting caseCBS News - 3d -
Justice Department office that prosecutes public corruption slashed in size, sources say
The Trump administration is slashing the size of the Justice Department's unit that oversees prosecutions of public officials accused of corruption, three sources told NBC News.NBC News - Mar. 11 -
Police arrest Istanbul mayor over alleged corruption and terror links
Turkish police have arrested Istanbul’s mayor — a key rival of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan — as part of an investigation into alleged corruption and terror linksABC News - Mar. 19 -
Philippines’ Ex-President Duterte Arrested Under I.C.C. Warrant
Rodrigo Duterte, the former Philippine president, was arrested on Tuesday in Manila and was flown to The Hague to face International Criminal Court charges of crimes against humanity.The New York Times - Mar. 11 -
3 Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia across Europe from base in UK
Three Bulgarian nationals have been convicted by a London jury of spying for RussiaABC News - Mar. 7 -
Trump pardons convicted lawmaker once represented by the White House counsel
Trump pardons convicted Tennessee lawmaker once represented by the White House counsel.ABC News - Mar. 13