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House Expulsion of Santos marks sixth in chamber’s history
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a blistering ethics report on his conduct heightened lawmakers’ concerns about the scandal-plagued freshman. Santos became just the sixth member in the chamber’s history to be ousted by colleagues, and the third since the Civil War. The vote to expel was […]
Judge bars media cameras in slayings case, but the court will livestream
Court will operate a livestream, on its YouTube channel.
Lawyer with ties to Brookfield, Wis. sentenced to four Years in Federal Prison
Browndorf also owned subsidiary law firms across the United States, including BP Peterman, which was based in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, has died at age 93
O'Connor was appointed by former President Ronald Reagan in 1981.
Court to weigh social media and First Amendment
The court’s decision in this case could have wide-ranging effects on the manner and methods of government efforts to influence the information that guides the public’s debates and decisions.
Henry Kissinger, secretary of state under Presidents Nixon and Ford, dies at 100
Kissinger had two children, Elizabeth and David, from his first marriage.
IRS delays rules for payment apps’ users
Users of Venmo, Cash App and other payment apps will get a tax reprieve this year.
Attorney’s financial fraud victims angrily confront him before he’s sentenced
Those clients got to look the attorney in the eye Tuesday and tell him how he had destroyed their trust, as the disgraced lawyer was sentenced to 27 years in prison for stealing about $12 million.
County sued over death of pet dog shot by police
Allegedly, police officers illegally entered their apartment without a warrant, detained them at gunpoint without justification and unnecessarily shot their pet dog, which was left paralyzed and ultimately euthanized.
Court’s power to award ‘joint custody’ of dog under review
To a single justice of the Massachusetts Appeals Court, a trial judge had treated Teddy Bear — a Pomeranian acquired by a since-estranged unmarried couple — “as if it were the parties’ child.”
FEDS seize $9 million in Cyber Scam disruption
Feds seize $9 million worth of Tether, a cryptocurrency pegged to the U.S. dollar.
Federal appeals court deals blow to Voting Rights Act, ruling that private plaintiffs can’t sue
A divided federal appeals court on Monday ruled that private individuals and groups such as the NAACP do not have the ability to sue under a key section of the federal Voting Rights Act, a decision voting rights advocates say could further erode protections under the landmark 1965 law.
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