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U.S. Judge Rules Pablo Escobar’s ‘Cocaine Hippos’ Should Have Legal Rights
The case involves a lawsuit against the Colombian government over whether to kill or sterilize the hippos
In Lawsuit Against Texas Redistricting Maps, Plaintiffs See History Repeating
They argue that the new maps would depress Latino voter representation in the state
Happy the Elephant Is Self-Aware and Complex, But Should She Have the Same Rights as a Person?
A court will decide if a legal tactic long used to free imprisoned people can be used to move Happy the Elephant out of the Bronx Zoo
Amid Multiple Police Investigations, South Carolina Lawyer Alex Murdaugh Charged With Two ‘False Pretense’ Felonies
The deaths of Murdaugh's son and wife at their Colleton County home in June remain unsolved
Sheriff’s Deputy Accused of Hiding During Parkland School Shooting Will Face Trial
The former school resource officer will have to convince a jury that he wasn't criminally negligent, a judge ruled
Federal Judge Temporarily Halts Arkansas Transgender Health Care Ban, Arguing It Causes ‘Irreparable Harm’
A federal judge has temporarily blocked an Arkansas law that bans transgender youth from receiving gender-affirming health care
Trump Powerbroker Tom Barrack Charged With Acting as Agent of the UAE
One of Trump’s close personal friends for decades, Barrack is the latest in a long line of the former president’s associates to face criminal charges.
U.S. Capitol Rioter Who Breached the Senate Gets 8 Months in Jail
A crane operator from Florida who breached the U.S. Senate chamber carrying a Trump campaign flag was sentenced Monday to eight months behind bars, the first punishment handed down for a felony charge in the Jan. 6 Capitol riot and one that could help determine the severity of other sentences in hundreds of pending cases.…
Santa Claus, Ice Cream, Gender-Reveal Parties: a Wrongful Death Suit Filed by Families of Sandy Hook Victims Has Taken a Strange Turn
Attorneys accuse gunmaker Remington of dumping "random" documents on the plaintiffs to delay a wrongful death lawsuit arising from the 2012 Sandy Hook school shooting
Boy Scouts of America Reaches $850 Million Settlement With Sex Abuse Victims
The Boy Scouts of America have reached an $850 million agreement with attorneys representing some 60,000 victims of child sex abuse.
Inside Joe Biden’s Plan to Confirm Diverse Federal Judges
Few politicians understand the federal judiciary like President Joe Biden does. As a young Senator, he served in top roles on the Judiciary Committee for over 15 years, overseeing the confirmation of hundreds of district and circuit court judges and eight Supreme Court justices. Which means now as President, he knows the scope of the…
SCOTUS Rules Certain ‘Low-Level’ Crack Cocaine Offenders Do Not Qualify For Reduced Sentencing
On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that people imprisoned for possessing small amounts of crack cocaine before 2010 are not eligible for reduced sentences under the 2018 First Step Act. The case, Terry v. United States, had drawn a bipartisan coalition of Senators, attorneys general and advocacy groups to weigh in, urging the…