Hochul Appoints Letitia James To Investigate Cornell Sexual Assault Case
James will investigate the allegations and, if warranted, pursue charges and present evidence to a grand jury
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Court Denies Lindsay Clancy Defense Motion After Murder Trial Mistrial
The judge pointed to GPS data and surveillance footage indicating that Clancy was the only person at home when the children died.
Florida County Finds 14 Flock Cameras With No Clear Owner
The county requires permits for such installations, but the ownership of 11 of the newly discovered cameras remains publicly unidentified.
Seven States Challenge Trump Administration’s Withholding Of Federal Funds
Filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the case is led by California Attorney General Rob Bonta.
New York’s Experiment In Governing By Racial Outcomes
Under the plan, 45 agencies will examine racial outcomes across housing, employment, contracting, health, public safety, and other areas of government, touching everything from budgeting and staffing to service delivery and land use.
As Iowa Cancer Rates Rise, New Ad Links Democrat To Water Pollution
In a new campaign ad, Iowa Republican gubernatorial nominee Zach Lahn links his Democrat opponent, Rob Sand, to Iowa water pollution.
‘A Little Ironic’: Vance Calls Out Democrats Over Medicare Fraud
Vance’s task force has found hundreds of billions of dollars in fraud, with millions stemming from health care.
Federal Judge Blocks Trump Administration’s Housing Grant Cuts
The National Urban League and 10 nonprofit organizations sued the Department of Housing and Urban Development over the funding cuts.
Illegal Voting In Georgia Just The Tip Of The Iceberg, DOJ Offers More Evidence
The effort to root out illegal, noncitizen voting has come as part of a large-scale move by the Trump administration to ensure election integrity prior to this year’s midterm elections.
Supreme Court Move Could Have Major Consequences For Trump Deportation Policy
The case, D.V.D. v. Department of Homeland Security, is about whether the government can deport illegal immigrants with final removal orders to third countries without providing due process protections that allow them to object.
Dual UK-Iranian National Arrested Over Alleged RAF Fairford Bomb Plot
Police also questioned two other British men, both aged 26, under caution as part of the investigation. Authorities have searched two properties in the Gloucestershire area.
Federal Judge Blocks University of California From Punishing Students For ‘Misgendering’
The ruling comes amid a First Amendment challenge to University of California policies that classify certain instances of “misgendering” and “deadnaming” as potential harassment.
NY Gov Hochul Calls For Independent Investigation Into Cornell Univ Sexual Assault Case
The lawsuit says Cornell expelled two students and imposed lesser sanctions on others, while no criminal arrests followed.
Ten Commandments, Deportations, And Gun Rights: Supreme Court Choosing America’s Next Legal Battles
The high court hears arguments in only about 1% of the cases that are filed each term.
Parents Who Treat Boys As Boys And Girls As Girls Are Not Abusers, New Bill Declares
The bill seeks to prevent states from removing children from their parents or otherwise penalizing families based on a parent’s refusal to support social or medical gender transition.
Trans Organization’s ‘Unreliable’ Standards Don’t Justify Prison Medical Interventions, DOJ Tells Supreme Court
Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the Supreme Court to lift a lower-court injunction Monday after the Court of Appeals for the Washington, D.C., Circuit let the injunction stand on Sept. 18.