Watch Kamala Harris grill Brett Kavanaugh about his discussions with the law firm representing Trump about the Mueller investigation. Mr. Kavanaugh has weighed in on multiple occasions about the limitations regarding the prosecution of a sitting president. This is presumably why Mr....
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The Sentencing Commission voted to retroactively apply its guideline amendment reducing the offense levels in the drug quantity table by two levels. The Commission’s decision includes a requirement that reduced sentences cannot take effect until November 1, 2015. Read the full text of the...
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The Supreme Court issued a unanimous, consolidated opinion in Riley v. California and United States v. Wurie (Nos. 13-132, 13-212), declining to extend the search incident to arrest exception in United States v. Robinson, 414 U.S. 218 (1973) “to searches of data on cell phones, and...
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A former Connecticut state trooper was sentenced to one year in prison after stealing cash and gold crucifix from the body of a deceased person who died in a motorcycle...
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With the feds and the State both investigating the tragic shooting of Michael Brown, the prosecution has many legal hurdles to overcome. The issue is one of probable cause and the experts are sharply divided. Some believe that probable cause to charge the officer exists because the Brown was...
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An Alabama couple has been charged with raping a 17-year-old relative multiple times in an attempt to force her into being a surrogate. Jeremy and Amanda Swann, both 29-year-old residents of Jones, about 40 miles northwest of Montgomery, were arrested on Thursday and have been charged with...
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This is the heartbreaking story of a family of six shot in Houston by a deranged brother-in-law. The lone survivor is a fifteen-year-old girl that says that her family is in a better place. So...
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