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DOJ sues Tennessee, alleging it discriminates against transgender youth with new law

The Department of Justice is suing Tennessee for allegedly discriminating against transgender youth with a new state law banning the…

Hunter Biden lawyers meet with DOJ prosecutors about pending criminal probe

Attorneys for Hunter Biden met with Department of Justice prosecutors Wednesday to discuss criminal charges that might be filed against…

‘I’m here because Trump raped me’: E. Jean Carroll begins trial testimony

E. Jean Carroll, the writer who accuses former President Donald Trump of raping her in a New York department store…

Trial begins in Trump rape-defamation lawsuit by E. Jean Carroll

The federal trial began Tuesday for a civil lawsuit by a New York writer E. Jean Carroll, who accuses former…

Georgia DA probing Trump says she will announce charging decisions during summer

The Georgia prosecutor leading an election interference probe of former President Donald Trump and his allies said Monday she would…

Sen. Wyden asks billionaire Harlan Crow for list of gifts to Supreme Court Justice Thomas

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., on Monday asked GOP megadonor Harlan Crow for a complete list of gifts to Supreme Court…

U.S. bankruptcy judge halts 40,000 Johnson & Johnson talc and cancer lawsuits

A federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday halted roughly 40,000 lawsuits that allege Johnson & Johnson‘s baby powder and other talc…

DOJ charges 18 people — including doctors — in massive Covid health-care fraud takedowns

Eighteen people, some of them doctors, were criminally charged with Covid-19 health-care fraud schemes that netted hundreds of millions of…

Senate invites Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts to testify in wake of Clarence Thomas ethics scandal

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday invited Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts to testify next month…

MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell ordered to pay $5 million to 2020 election fraud data debunker

An arbitration panel ordered MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell to pay $5 million within 30 days to a Nevada software developer…