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News Articles: Law

County and state officials exit the Santa Fe County Public Safety Building in New Mexico ahead of a news conference to update members of the media on the shooting accident on the set of the movie <em>Rust</em>.

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  • Law

Where the 'Rust' shooting investigation stands, as FBI refutes Alec Baldwin's story

A new FBI report challenges actor Alec Baldwin's claim that he didn't pull the trigger of a gun that fatally shot a crew member while on a film set.

August 16, 2022
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By:
  • Juliana Kim
Then-California Rep. TJ Cox speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 17, 2019.

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  • Law

Former California Rep. TJ Cox faces over two dozen federal fraud charges

The single-term Democrat allegedly participated in multiple fraud schemes, including one involving his 2018 run for Congress.

August 16, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
GPB  NPR

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  • Politics

California becomes the first state to break down Black employee data by lineage

Employees won't be required to disclose their information, but advocates who support this data collection say it's for the Black community's benefit and will shed light on more hidden disparities.

August 16, 2022
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz

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  • Law

Coastal Georgia's Chatham County joins other localities focused on ‘fines and fees justice’

The Savannah area could serve as a model for reform across Georgia, a state which relies heavily on fines and fees for local revenues.

August 16, 2022
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By:
  • Benjamin Payne
Washington State Prison in Davisboro is one of two Georgia prisons completely without air conditioning.

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  • Law

Lots of things drive violence in prison. Add heat to the list

To keep our cool in this record hot summer, most of us are probably choosing to spend more time in air conditioned spaces. But many people in prison, especially across the South, don’t have that option. Meanwhile, the federal Department of Justice is still investigating Georgia prisons, trying to get to the root of persistent violence there. They might take a look at the heat.

 

August 16, 2022
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By:
  • Grant Blankenship
A Federal Bureau of Investigation police officer walks with his working dog outside Federal Bureau of Investigation building headquarters in Washington, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022.

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  • National Security

FBI, Homeland Security warn about threats to law enforcement after Trump search

The agencies issued a joint intelligence bulletin days after federal agents executed a search warrant at Trump's Mar-a-Lago club and residence saying they were seeing a rise in threats.

August 16, 2022
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By:
  • Ryan Lucas
A package of Aviane birth control pills. The federal program known as Title X provides birth control, tests for sexually transmitted infections, and offers other reproductive health care for low-income patients.

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  • National

Title X advocates worry that birth control may go the same way as abortion

A Supreme Court ruling overturned Roe v. Wade. Now there's a big push to increase funding for Title X, a federal program that offers birth control and other reproductive care to low-income patients.

August 16, 2022
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By:
  • Ben Paviour
Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani speaks during a news conference on June 7, 2022, in New York. Giuliani's lawyer says prosecutors in Atlanta have said Giuliani is a target of their criminal investigation into possible illegal attempts by then-President Donald Trump and others to interfere in the 2020 general election in Georgia.

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  • Politics

Giuliani is the target of a Georgia election probe, his lawyers are told

Rudy Giuliani's lawyers say he is the target of a criminal investigation into possible illegal attempts by then-President Donald Trump and others to interfere in the 2020 election in Georgia.

August 15, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., is calling for the repeal of the Espionage Act.

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  • Law

Sen. Rand Paul wants to repeal the Espionage Act amid the Mar-a-Lago investigation

This is the first time in U.S. history a former president has been investigated for possibly violating the 1917 law. But it's not the first time the Espionage Act has been under scrutiny, experts say.

August 15, 2022
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  • Juliana Kim
R. Kelly's federal trial is about to begin. He is charged with 13 counts involving child pornography and obstruction of justice.

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  • Law

R. Kelly is going on trial in Chicago after being convicted in New York

R. Kelly's federal trial in Chicago is starting. The singer faces a slew of legal battles and was already sentenced in New York to 30 years in prison for sex trafficking and racketeering.

August 15, 2022
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By:
  • Shauneen Miranda
WNBA star and two-time Olympic gold medalist Brittney Griner is escorted from a court room ater a hearing, in Khimki just outside Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Aug. 4, 2022.

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  • Law

Lawyers for basketball star Brittney Griner appeal her Russian prison sentence

Griner's attorney was quoted by Russian news agencies on Monday as saying the appeal was filed, but the grounds of the appeal were not immediately clear.

August 15, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
An individual right to own a gun for personal protection is an idea deeply rooted in American culture. But for most of U.S. history, there was little legal framework to support any such interpretation of the Second Amendment. Above, a man aims his pistol at a shooting range in Queens, in New York, in June.

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  • Law

The 'Gun Dude' and a Supreme Court case that changed who can own firearms in the U.S.

An individual right to own a gun for personal protection is an idea deeply ingrained in American culture, but until Dick Heller came along, there was little actual legal framework to back that belief.

August 14, 2022
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By:
  • Scott Neuman
A federal jury awarded Republican Roy Moore $8.2 million in damages Friday after finding that a Democratic-aligned super PAC defamed him in an advertisement during the 2017 U.S. Senate race in Alabama.

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  • Politics

A Democratic-aligned super PAC is ordered to pay Roy Moore $8.2M in a defamation suit

A federal jury found that a Democratic-aligned super PAC defamed the Alabama Republican in a TV ad recounting sexual misconduct accusations during his failed 2017 U.S. Senate bid.

August 13, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A cross and Bible sculpture stand outside the Southern Baptist Convention headquarters in Nashville, Tenn., on May 24. The Executive Committee of the Southern Baptist Convention says that several of the denomination's major entities are under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.

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  • Religion

The DOJ is investigating Southern Baptists following sexual abuse crisis

Leaders of the Southern Baptist Convention, which has faced widespread sexual abuse problems, said several of the denomination's major entities are under investigation by the Department of Justice.

August 13, 2022
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By:
  • The Associated Press
Former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort was searched by the FBI on Monday.

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  • Politics

Read the full warrant documents from FBI search of Trump's Mar-a-Lago home

A federal judge unsealed the warrant and property receipt materials after the Justice Department requested their release.

August 13, 2022
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  • NPR Washington Desk
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