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News Articles: Law

The SpaceX headquarters is seen, May 25, 2012, in Hawthorne, Calif. On Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice filed suit against SpaceX, the rocket company founded and run by Elon Musk, for alleged hiring discrimination against refugees and people seeking or already granted asylum.

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  • Law

The Justice Department is suing SpaceX for allegedly not hiring refugees and asylees

The agency says SpaceX often said in its marketing materials for open jobs they couldn't hire U.S. citizens because of export control laws. But asylees and refugees are protected under those laws.

August 26, 2023
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By:
  • Ayana Archie
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan. Chutkan has been assigned to the election fraud case against former President Donald Trump.

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  • Law

Judge in Trump trial has a tough sentencing record in Jan. 6 cases

Judge Tanya Chutkan knows her way around a courtroom after years as a public defender. Now her rulings will be on international display in the Jan. 6 case against the former president.

August 25, 2023
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
Former President Donald Trump's booking photo was released after he was booked in Atlanta.

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  • News

Up First briefing: Trump's busy week; extremism in a hit song; 'miracle' Lahaina house

From counterprogramming for a GOP debate to a booking on charges in Georgia, Trump had a busy week. A hit country song raises extremism red flags. A "miracle house" stands unscathed in Lahaina.

August 25, 2023
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By:
  • Suzanne Nuyen
Electrical wires and telephone poles were downed in Lahaina, Hawaii, after the deadly wildfires. Maui County has filed a lawsuit targeting Hawaiian Electric Co., or HECO, and several of its subsidiaries, seeking "punitive and exemplary damages" and to recoup costs and loss of revenue from the fires.

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  • National

Maui County sues Hawaiian Electric Co. for damages from disastrous fires

The civil suit filed Thursday seeks a jury trial and "punitive and exemplary damages" to recoup costs and loss of revenue from the deadly wildfires.

August 25, 2023
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By:
  • Bill Chappell and
  • Ravenna Koenig
Then-White House chief of staff Mark Meadows speaks with reporters on Oct. 21, 2020.

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  • Law

Trump ally Mark Meadows turns himself in after Georgia election indictment

Former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows has turned himself in to face charges as part of the case targeting Donald Trump and his allies for attempting to subvert Georgia's 2020 election.

August 24, 2023
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By:
  • NPR's Washington Desk
Former President Donald Trump faces 13 felony counts in Georgia related to efforts to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election result.

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  • Politics

Donald Trump says he will go to Atlanta Thursday to be booked on Georgia charges

Former President Donald Trump faces 13 felony counts in Georgia related to efforts to overturn the state's 2020 presidential election result.

August 24, 2023
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By:
  • Sam Gringlas

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  • Law

Ex-teller pleads guilty to pocketing bank deposits

A former Candler County bank teller has pleaded guilty to bank fraud after skimming nearly $90,000 from a convenience store’s deposits.

August 24, 2023
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By:
  • Dave Williams
Makyyla Holland sued New York's Broome County, the Broome County sheriff and officials at the Broome County Jail for violence, threats, denial of medical care and discrimination that she alleges she experienced while incarcerated.

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  • Law

At a time of anti-trans sentiment, a New York lawsuit brings hope for the community

Makyyla Holland reached a settlement over abuse she says she suffered in New York's Broome County Jail. The settlement requires the jail to adopt a policy that houses inmates based on gender identity.

August 24, 2023
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Rep. Neal Dunn, R-Fla., left, and former Rep. Al Lawson, D-Fla., center, are seen exiting the Capitol in Washington on June 15, 2018. After redistricting changed Florida's congressional districts, Dunn defeated Lawson in the 2022 election.

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  • Elections

How Florida's congressional map could change before the 2024 elections

Black voters in Florida could regain a congressional district where they make up a sizable share of the population, if voting rights groups prevail in an ongoing legal battle.

August 24, 2023
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By:
  • Valerie Crowder
Illinois is the first state to pass legislation on child influencers, and others could soon follow.

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  • Technology

A new Illinois law wants to ensure child influencers get a share of their earnings

Evoking debates from the days when child actors had little protections, the digital age is revealing a need for similar types of oversight.

August 23, 2023
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By:
  • Manuela López Restrepo
Rudy Giuliani speaks to reporters as he leaves his apartment building in New York on Wednesday to be booked in Atlanta.

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  • Law

Rudy Giuliani surrenders in Georgia to face election interference charges

Rudy Giuliani has surrendered in Atlanta to be booked as part of county prosecutors' investigation into efforts to overturn the 2020 election in Georgia. Giuliani faces 13 felony counts.

August 23, 2023
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  • NPR's Washington Desk
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  • Law

Border strategy that gives more migrants a legal pathway to the U.S. to go on trial

The U.S. has admitted tens of thousands of migrants under a legal authority known as parole, but critics say that's stretching the law too far. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Aug. 21, 2023.)

August 23, 2023
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By:
  • Joel Rose
Rikki Held, 22, arrives for the United States' first youth climate-change trial at Montana's 1st Judicial District Court in Helena, Mont., on June 12. She was one of 16 young plaintiffs, ages 5 to 22, who sued the state for promoting fossil fuel energy policies that they say violate their constitutional right to a "clean and healthful environment."

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  • Climate

Montana youth climate ruling could set precedent for future climate litigation

A landmark youth climate ruling from Montana could have significant repercussions for future climate lawsuits, legal experts say.

August 23, 2023
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By:
  • Nathan Rott and
  • Seyma Bayram
Valerie Laveus greets her nephew Tristan-Ryan Malherbe Daniel, as he and his dad, Reginald Malherbe Daniel, rear, arrive in the U.S. for the first time at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

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  • Law

A key part of the White House's strategy for the U.S.-Mexico border goes on trial

The U.S. has admitted hundreds of thousands of migrants under a legal authority known as parole. Critics say it stretches the law too far. Now a federal judge in Texas is set to hold a trial.

August 23, 2023
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By:
  • Joel Rose
A business owner was fatally shot Friday after someone allegedly took issue with a Pride flag she had displayed at her clothing store in Cedar Glen, Calif. Here, a Progress Pride Flag is held above a crowd of LGBTQ+ activists in West Hollywood, Calif., in April 2023.

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  • National

The suspect in a California woman's murder over a Pride flag was killed in a shootout

Police say Travis Ikeguchi fired at officers when they confronted him. Tributes continue to pour in honoring the victim, Lauri Carleton.

August 22, 2023
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  • Jonathan Franklin
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