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Gov. DeSantis is facing a lawsuit from the migrants he sent to Martha's Vineyard

Migrants who were flown to Martha's Vineyard are suing Florida's governor and other state officials, alleging they were promised jobs and other benefits and lied to about their destination.

September 21, 2022
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By:
  • Tovia Smith
Adnan Syed, center, leaves the Cummings Courthouse in Baltimore on Monday. A judge has ordered the release of Syed after overturning his conviction for a 1999 murder that was chronicled in the hit podcast <em>Serial</em>.

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  • Arts & Life

How the investigation of Adnan Syed became a podcast phenomenon

With more than 300 million downloads and multiple awards, Serial's investigation into Adnan Syed's case paved the way for a veritable cottage industry of true crime podcasts.

September 21, 2022
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By:
  • Elizabeth Blair
Adnan Syed (center) leaves a Baltimore courthouse on Monday after his conviction for a 1999 murder that was chronicled in the hit podcast <em>Serial</em> was vacated.

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  • Law

Adnan Syed's case is unique. Withholding of potentially exculpatory evidence is not

Roughly 2,500 people were exonerated in the United States between 1989 and 2019. In roughly half of all cases, the withholding of key evidence was the reason why.

September 21, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
Catherine Engelbrecht, seen here in 2015, founded the controversial nonprofit True the Vote. A new lawsuit alleges that Engelbrecht and True the Vote defamed a small company that makes software for election workers.

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  • Investigations

Prominent election deniers are facing growing legal trouble

The group True the Vote, which executive produced Dinesh D'Souza's "2,000 Mules" election denial film, is facing a defamation lawsuit brought by a small company that makes election software.

September 20, 2022
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By:
  • Tom Dreisbach
The U.S. Department of Justice said 47 people devised and carried out a massive scheme to defraud the Federal Child Nutrition Program out of $250 million.

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  • Law

DOJ charges 47 with stealing $250 million from a pandemic food program for kids

The defendants allegedly carried out a plot to steal $250 million from a nutrition program meant to serve needy children in Minnesota. Officials called it a "brazen scheme of staggering proportions."

September 20, 2022
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By:
  • Vanessa Romo
The late Jeff German, host of "Mobbed Up," poses with Planet Hollywood, formerly the Aladdin, in the background on the Strip in Las Vegas, on June 2, 2021.

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  • National

The official jailed in the Las Vegas journalist killing is due in court

A local elected official is due to face a judge on a murder charge Tuesday in the stabbing death of a Las Vegas investigative journalist who wrote articles critical of him.

September 20, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
Adnan Syed leaves the Baltimore City Circuit Courthouse in Baltimore, Maryland, on Feb. 5, 2016. The Maryland man, whose 2000 murder conviction was thrown into question by the popular "Serial" podcast, was in court to argue he deserved a new trial because his lawyers had done a poor job with his case.

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  • Law

Adnan Syed, subject of 'Serial' podcast, is released after his conviction is vacated

Syed was 18 when he was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his ex-girlfriend Hae Min Lee. Lee was murdered in 1999 when she was also 18.

September 20, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz and
  • Anastasia Tsioulcas
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a press conference announcing expanded toll relief for Florida commuters, Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2022, in Miami, Fla.

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  • National

Flying migrants to Massachusetts was political, critics say. But was it legal?

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican who is running for reelection, said the flights from Texas were voluntary. But if migrants were lured, some argue they could now be victims of a crime.

September 18, 2022
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By:
  • Valerie Crowder
Rep. Jackie Walorski of Indiana was one of three people killed in a crash in August.

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  • Law

Rep. Jackie Walorski's driver was at fault in the fatal crash, police say

Investigators used evidence from reconstruction and information from the airbag control module (also referred to as the car's "black box").

September 18, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
The administration of Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin is working to adopt new restrictions for transgender students in the Virginia public school system.

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  • Politics

Virginia has moved to restrict the rights of trans students in its public schools

The revamped rules explicitly state that students must only use bathrooms and locker rooms associated with the sex assigned to them at birth. Similar restrictions apply to sports and other activities.

September 18, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
Adnan Syed enters a Baltimore courthouse prior to a hearing on Feb. 3, 2016. A court hearing has been set for Monday to consider a request from prosecutors to vacate his 2000 murder conviction.

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  • National

A judge on Monday will consider whether to vacate Adnan Syed's murder conviction

A Baltimore judge set the hearing for 2 p.m. Monday in the case of Syed, whose story was chronicled in the hit podcast "Serial." Prosecutors say a lengthy investigation has uncovered new evidence.

September 17, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
People walk by the campus of Yeshiva University in New York City on Aug. 30. The school told students in an email that it was pausing all student clubs on campus.

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  • Law

Yeshiva University cancels all clubs after it was ordered to allow an LGBTQ group

The Supreme Court said Yeshiva University would have to go back to New York state courts in its legal battle with the YU Pride Alliance, an LGBTQ student group asking to be officially recognized.

September 17, 2022
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By:
  • Joe Hernandez
A sign marks the facade of the Department of Justice building in Washington on May 5, 2022.

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  • Law

DOJ appeals judge's order barring its use of classified materials in Mar-a-Lago probe

The Justice Department is asking the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to lift part of an order that bars the government from using classified materials seized from Mar-A-Lago in its investigation.

September 16, 2022
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By:
  • Deepa Shivaram
A federal appeals court on Sept. 16 ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media companies like Facebook and Twitter in a victory for Republicans who accuse the platforms of censoring conservative speech.

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  • Law

Court rules in favor of Texas law allowing lawsuits against social media companies

A federal appeals court Friday ruled in favor of a Texas law targeting major social media companies, in a victory for Republicans who accuse the platforms of censoring conservative speech.

September 16, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
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  • National

The migrants flown to Martha's Vineyard have left, but their stories continue

NPR's Juana Summers talks with Oren Sellstrom, litigation director at Lawyers for Civil Rights, about what's next for the nearly 50 migrants that were flown to Martha's Vineyard from Texas.

September 16, 2022
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  • Juana Summers,
  • Alejandra Marquez Janse,
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