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News Articles: Law

At the center of the case before the Supreme Court was a man whose guns were confiscated from his home. All of the justices decided unanimously and Justice Clarence Thomas, writing for the court, noted the recognition that officers perform many civic tasks is not open-ended.

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  • Law

Supreme Court Restricts Police Authority To Enter A Home Without A Warrant

At the center of the case was a man whose guns were confiscated from his home. Justice Clarence Thomas noted the recognition that officers perform many civic tasks but they're not open-ended.

May 18, 2021
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  • Nina Totenberg

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  • Law

In Challenge To Roe, Supreme Court To Review Mississippi Abortion Law

The state law bans most abortions after 15 weeks. The lower courts blocked its enforcement, finding it in conflict with Roe v. Wade and subsequent abortion decisions.

May 17, 2021
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  • Nina Totenberg
A Minnesota judge has ruled that probable cause exists to support the charge of second-degree manslaughter against former Brooklyn Center officer Kim Potter, pictured above, in the killing of Daunte Wright.

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  • Law

Judge Eyes Dec. 6 Trial Date For Ex-Cop Charged In Daunte Wright Killing

A Minnesota judge says there is enough probable cause for a trial to proceed against Kim Potter, who faces second-degree manslaughter for shooting Wright during a traffic stop in April.

May 17, 2021
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By:
  • Matt Sepic
The motto "Equal Justice Under Law" adorns the Supreme Court building in Washington. A new scholars program named for the first Black justice, Thurgood Marshall, and the first Black woman to serve as a federal judge, Constance Baker Motley, aims to cultivate the next generation of civil rights lawyers.

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  • Law

The Next Generation Of Civil Rights Lawyers Could Start Here

A scholarship program named after late Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall and Constance Baker Motley, the first Black woman to be a federal judge, is trying to foster a new generation of lawyers.

May 17, 2021
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By:
  • Carrie Johnson
After the murder conviction of Derek Chauvin, Black police officers in America are considering what's changed and what hasn't in the year since George Floyd's death.

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  • Race

After Chauvin Verdict, Black Police Officers Consider What Has Changed

After the murder conviction of Derek Chauvin, Black police officers in America are considering what's changed and what hasn't in the year since George Floyd's death.

May 15, 2021
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By:
  • Brianna Scott
Joel Greenberg, then a Seminole County, Fla., tax collector talks to the <em>Orlando Sentinel</em> during a September 2019 interview at his office in Lake Mary, Fla.

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  • Law

Gaetz Associate To Plead Guilty To 6 Counts, Cooperate With Investigators

Joel Greenberg will plead guilty to sex trafficking of a minor and other offenses, according to court documents. His friend, Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., could become ensnared in the investigation.

May 14, 2021
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  • Ryan Lucas
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

Judge Puts Hold On Ruling That Would Have Ended Ban On Evictions

The judge acknowledged the struggle landlords are facing with renters unable to pay because of the pandemic. But she said protecting the public outweighs financial losses while her ruling is appealed.

May 14, 2021
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By:
  • Dustin Jones
Trump supporters clash with police and security forces as people try to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.

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  • Law

Active-Duty Marine Corps Major Charged In Capitol Riot

Officials say Maj. Christopher Warnagiris is believed to be the first active-duty military service member to be charged in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

May 13, 2021
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  • Ryan Lucas
Gov. Brian Kemp announced new vaccine criteria that include teachers in the Georgia Capitol Thursday.

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  • Law

'It's Essentially An Incumbent Protection Act': New Law To Allow Unlimited Fundraising — For A Few

Kemp signed a bill allowing him and a handful of others to raise an unlimited amount of money starting July 1. To break down the legislation, GPB’s Rickey Bevington spoke with James Salzer, assistant senior editor for politics and state government at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. 

May 13, 2021
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  • Rickey Bevington
Former Minneapolis Police officers, from left, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. Their trial on charges related to the killing of George Floyd has been delayed until March 2022.

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  • Law

Minneapolis Trial Postponed For 3 Former Police Officers In George Floyd's Murder

"We need space" before the trial to let a federal case proceed, Judge Peter Cahill said, citing the need to let publicity ease about George Floyd's death.

May 13, 2021
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  • Bill Chappell
Former White House counsel Don McGahn has agreed to testify to the House Judiciary Committee after a two year court battle with the panel.

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  • Politics

2 Years Later, Former White House Counsel Don McGahn Agrees To Testify

The former Trump White House counsel will speak only to committee members in private, under an agreement negotiated by his attorneys, the committee and the Justice Department.

May 13, 2021
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By:
  • Jaclyn Diaz
In 1995, an online troll impersonated Ken Zeran on AOL, posting tasteless ads with his phone number. Zeran sued AOL, and lost. The person behind the ads has never been identified.

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  • Technology

How One Man's Fight Against An AOL Troll Sealed The Tech Industry's Power

A fight between a Seattle man and AOL in the mid-1990s led to what has been called "the most important Internet law ruling ever." Decades later, the decision still governs how the web functions.

May 13, 2021
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  • Bobby Allyn
Arbery Case AP

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  • Law

Judge Weighs What Evidence To Allow In Arbery Case

In the first of two days of hearings on a long list of pretrial motions, the judge heard arguments on what evidence will be allowed in the trial for the three white men charged with killing Ahmaud Arbery.

May 12, 2021
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  • Emily Jones
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, seen here in an April 21 booking photo, may face a longer sentence after Judge Peter Cahill found aggravating factors in the case.

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  • National

Judge Finds Aggravating Factors In Chauvin Case, Paving Way For Longer Sentence

The judge found that Chauvin abused a position of trust, treated George Floyd with "particular cruelty," committed the crime as part of a group, and the offense occurred in front of children.

May 12, 2021
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  • Laurel Wamsley
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

3 Fort Campbell Soldiers Charged In Scheme To Traffic Guns To Chicago

Federal prosecutors charged three Army soldiers of lawfully purchasing 91 guns from licensed dealers in Tennessee and Kentucky, and then transferring them to Chicago.

May 12, 2021
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  • Jaclyn Diaz
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