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News Articles: Law

A memorial stands where George Floyd was killed in Minneapolis on May 25 while in police custody.

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  • National

Judge In George Floyd Case Allows Video Of Prior Arrest To Be Made Public

The prosecution had sought a 48-hour seal on court filings, which include a submission from the defense of footage of the 2019 encounter, in hopes of discussing what information to release.

October 16, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
What role should retailers play in pushing for harsher penalties for people caught shoplifting?

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  • Business

When Shoplifting Is A Felony: Retailers Back Harsher Penalties For Store Theft

A new report by the consumer-interest nonprofit Public Citizen calls out major retailers for donating to trade groups and campaigns supporting harsher shoplifting penalties in at least 18 states.

October 16, 2020
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  • Alina Selyukh

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  • Elections

Trump's And Biden's Plans For Criminal Justice

How the criminal justice priorities of the Republican president and his Democratic challenger compare.

October 16, 2020
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  • Elena Moore
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in an online political event in August. Authorities say they short-circuited a plot to kidnap her. An eighth man has now been charged in the case.

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  • Law

Michigan Charges 8th Man In Alleged Domestic Terrorism Plot To Kidnap Gov. Whitmer

Brian Higgins participated "in a plan of domestic terrorism that included storming the Michigan Capitol building and harming government officials," the attorney general's office said.

October 15, 2020
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  • Bill Chappell
Planes are not the only things flying over Los Angeles International Airport these days. A person wearing a jetpack has been spotted flying the friendly skies twice in two months.

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  • Strange News

Person Flying With Jetpack Spotted Near Los Angeles International Airport, Again

This is the second jetpack sighting in six weeks. It's unclear whether the two sightings are related. The FBI and Federal Aviation Administration are investigating.

October 15, 2020
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By:
  • Reese Oxner
Wells Fargo has fired more than 100 employees whom it says personally defrauded a pandemic relief program from the Small Business Administration.

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  • Business

Wells Fargo Fires More Than 100 Employees Accused Of Coronavirus Relief Fraud

The employees' alleged actions were outside of their work responsibilities and do not involve Wells Fargo's customers, the company said. The bank says it's cooperating with law enforcement.

October 15, 2020
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  • Laurel Wamsley
Listen to the Supreme Court confirmation hearings of Judge Amy Coney Barrett beginning Monday.

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  • Politics

LISTEN: Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings

The Senate Judiciary Committee held confirmation hearings for Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, this week.

October 15, 2020
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  • Chloee Weiner
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett arrives Wednesday for the third day of her confirmation hearing with the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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  • Politics

Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Confirmation Hearing

Thursday was the fourth and final day hearings for President Trump's nominee. Next up in the process is the committee vote on Oct. 22.

October 15, 2020
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  • Brian Naylor
Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee during the confirmation hearing for nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday.

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  • Politics

Closing Arguments: Democrats Say Barrett Augurs What They Call Dangerous Regression

The Senate minority can't stop Amy Coney Barrett from ascending to the Supreme Court, so it did as much as possible to tar her in the eyes of the public as an extremist rubber stamp for Trump.

October 15, 2020
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  • Philip Ewing
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett fielded questions from 22 senators over two days before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

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  • Politics

Takeaways From Amy Coney Barrett's Judiciary Confirmation Hearings

President Trump's nominee deflected answering most questions, citing precedent that she can't weigh in on issues she may rule on. Weeks before the election, Democrats largely honed in on health care.

October 15, 2020
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  • Deirdre Walsh
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Thursday.

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  • Law

Senate Judiciary Committee Sets Date To Vote On Barrett Nomination Next Week

The panel plans to vote on Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nomination to the Supreme Court on Thursday, Oct. 22, despite attempts by Democrats to delay the proceedings.

October 15, 2020
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  • Samantha Raphelson
Supporters and opponents of the confirmation of Judge Amy Coney Barrett rally Wednesday at the Supreme Court. On Thursday, witnesses will speak at the Senate Judiciary Committee for and against President Trump's nominee to the court.

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  • Politics

Outside Witnesses Testifying In Final Day Of Amy Coney Barrett's Confirmation Hearing

Republicans are bringing supporters of Judge Barrett to testify, while Democrats call on advocates for issues they believe are threatened by Barrett's confirmation to the Supreme Court.

October 15, 2020
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  • Brian Naylor
GPB News NPR

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  • Analysis

When It Comes To Judicial Philosophy, Supreme Court Nominee Is An Originalist

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Elizabeth Wydra of the Constitutional Accountability Center and Jonathan Turley, George Washington University law professor, about Amy Coney Barrett's judicial philosophy.

October 15, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, speaks during the confirmation hearing for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett on Wednesday.

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  • Politics

Crapo Scoffs At Implication Barrett Will Be A Judicial 'Activist'

The Idaho senator sought to puncture what he called Democrats' caricature of Amy Coney Barrett as someone who, despite her claims, would bring an activist mindset to the Supreme Court.

October 14, 2020
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By:
  • Philip Ewing
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., looks on as Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the third day of her confirmation hearing.

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  • Politics

Sen. Graham Praises Fellow Senators, Judge Barrett, To End Day 3 Of Hearings

Senate Judiciary Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. commended Democrats for their professionalism during the first three days of Supreme Court nominee Judge Amy Coney Barrett's confirmation hearing.

October 14, 2020
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  • Samantha Raphelson
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