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News Articles: Law

Jason "Jam Master Jay" Mizell, from left, Darryl "DMC" McDaniels and Joseph "DJ Run" Simmons of the hip-hop group Run-DMC in 2002. Federal prosecutors announced charges Monday in Mizell's death, a case that has gone unsolved for nearly two decades.

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2 Men Charged In Long-Unsolved Killing Of Run-DMC's Jam Master Jay

Prosecutors announce the charges Monday, nearly two decades after the Run-DMC DJ was shot and killed in a studio in New York City.

August 18, 2020
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  • Andrew Limbong
Former state Trooper Jacob Gordon Thompson has been charged with felony murder and aggravated assault in the killing of Julian Edward Roosevelt Lewis, a 60-year-old Black man.

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  • National

Georgia State Trooper Faces Felony Murder Charges In Traffic Stop Shooting

Former Georgia state Trooper Jacob Thompson faces felony murder and aggravated assault charges stemming from the killing this month of Julian Edward Roosevelt Lewis.

August 17, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Massachusetts Attorney General Eyes Suing Trump Administration Over USPS Changes

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey about possible plans to sue the Trump administration over actions that have slowed down the mail delivery.

August 17, 2020
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GPB News NPR

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  • Law

States May Sue Trump Administration Over Mail Cutbacks, Funding Lapses

NPR's Noel King talks to Pennsylvania's Attorney General Josh Shapiro about how some state officials could sue the Trump administration to block reduced mail service ahead of the election.

August 17, 2020
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  • GPB Newsroom
GPB News NPR

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  • National

GAO Deems Homeland Security Appointments Not Legitimate

The Government Accountability Office says the acting leaders of the Department of Homeland Security were not legitimately appointed to their positions.

August 15, 2020
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  • Camila Domonoske
GPB News NPR

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  • Law

Ohio Bribery Scandal Raises Questions About Clean Energy Availability In State

In Ohio, clean energy advocates say it's long been hard to get wind and solar projects approved. Now there are new questions about that after a bribery scandal linked to a controversial energy law.

August 15, 2020
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  • Julie Grant
GPB News NPR

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  • Business

Future Of Ridesharing In California Rocky Following Judge's Order On Drivers

Uber and Lyft are fighting for survival in California after a state judge ordered that the companies consider all of its drivers employees.

August 15, 2020
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  • Bobby Allyn
Friday's ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rolls back California's ban on the sale of ammunition magazines containing more than 10 bullets.

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  • Law

Federal Appeals Court Throws Out California Ban On Large-Capacity Gun Magazines

The court on Friday rules that the state's "near-categorical ban of [the magazines] infringes on the fundamental right to self-defense." The decision is a blow to gun control activists.

August 14, 2020
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  • Vanessa Romo
M/T Bella's cargo has been seized as it was carrying petroleum from Iran to Venezuela, the U.S. Department of Justice says.

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  • National

U.S. Seizes Iranian Fuel From 4 Tankers Bound For Venezuela

With the assistance of foreign partners, more than 1 million barrels of petroleum was seized from foreign-flagged vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, the Justice Department says.

August 14, 2020
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  • Scott Neuman
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf testifies last week during a hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.

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  • National

Government Watchdog Says Homeland Security Leaders Were Not Legitimately Appointed

Chad Wolf is acting secretary of DHS, and Ken Cuccinelli is the senior official performing the duties of deputy secretary. The Government Accountability Office says their appointments are invalid.

August 14, 2020
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  • Camila Domonoske
Minneapolis Officer Derek Chauvin is seen struggling to force George Floyd into the back seat of a police SUV in newly released body camera video recorded by Officer Tou Thao. Both Chauvin and Thao were fired, along with two other officers involved in Floyd's death on Memorial Day. All four former officers are facing charges.

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  • National

Body Camera Video Of George Floyd And Police Offers New Details Of Deadly Encounter

In the police video, Officer Tou Thao seems to get increasingly agitated as the crowd becomes more vocal, with onlookers repeatedly asking him why Floyd's vital signs aren't being checked.

August 14, 2020
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  • Brakkton Booker
GPB News NPR

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  • National

IG Report Calls For Further Investigation Into Comments By U.S. Ambassador To U.K.

Some of President Trump's ambassadors are coming under scrutiny — an inspector general report calls for further investigation into alleged sexist and racist remarks by the U.S. ambassador to the U.K.

August 14, 2020
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  • Michele Kelemen
Jay Clayton, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, testifies during a hearing on Capitol Hill in May 2019. At his 2017 confirmation hearing, Clayton pledged "zero room for bad actors in our capital markets," but enforcement of insider trading is at the lowest in decades.

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  • Investigations

Under Trump, SEC Enforcement Of Insider Trading Dropped To Lowest Point In Decades

Kodak and Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., are facing high-profile insider trading investigations, but data show the Securities and Exchange Commission pursued far fewer insider trading cases last year.

August 14, 2020
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  • Tom Dreisbach
GPB News NPR

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  • National

Former FBI Lawyer To Plead Guilty In Trump Campaign Probe

A former FBI lawyer is preparing to plead guilty to a false statement charge in an investigation into how the Obama administration looked into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.

August 14, 2020
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  • Carrie Johnson
The E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. Courthouse is home to the secret court that oversees surveillance on Americans. An ex-FBI lawyer has been charged in connection with filings to the court.

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  • National Security

Ex-FBI Lawyer To Plead Guilty In Case Linked To Alleged Abuse Of Surveillance Power

A former bureau attorney is alleged to have doctored evidence to enable the surveillance of an ex-junior foreign policy aide to Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

August 14, 2020
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  • Carrie Johnson
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