Legal
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America First Legal, a Trump-Aligned Group, Is Spoiling for a Fight
The legal group has filed complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asserting that “woke corporations” like Disney, Nike, Mattel, Hershey, United Airlines and the National Football League discriminate against white males. It has ...
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News
Alabama Bill to Protect I.V.F. Will Reopen Clinics but Curb Patient Rights
Here’s what to know about the legislation, which the state legislature is expected to approve overwhelmingly on Wednesday.
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Newyork
Grown in Oklahoma, Smoked in New York: Illicit Marijuana’s Legal Roots
Surplus weed produced in states like Oklahoma is increasingly ending up in New York, fueling its illicit market and complicating the state’s efforts to expand legal cannabis sales.
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Newyork
Steven Wise, Champion of Animal Rights, Is Dead at 73
He filed lawsuits to define chimpanzees as persons and to establish their right to what he called “bodily liberty” over confinement.
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US
Hunter Biden’s Capitol Visit Surprised Republicans, and His Father’s Advisers
The White House is trying to keep its distance as the president’s son deploys an aggressive new strategy.
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Newyork
Menendez Lashed Out on the Senate Floor. Now, He’s Fighting Back in Court.
Lawyers for Senator Robert Menendez filed a dismissal motion on Wednesday, offering a first glimpse into the New Jersey Democrat’s defense strategy.
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US
Trump Wants Prosecutors Held in Contempt in Federal Election Case
The former president’s lawyers sought to have Jack Smith and two deputies explain why they should not be held in contempt of court for taking new steps in the case after it was put on hold.
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Judge Pauses Trump Election Case Amid Appeal of Immunity Issue
The decision by the judge to freeze the case came as the former president’s lawyers asked an appeals court to move slowly in considering his claims that he is immune from prosecution.
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Newyork
America Needs a Pro-Democracy Conservative Legal Establishment
American democracy, the Constitution and the rule of law are the righteous causes of our times, and the nation’s legal profession is obligated to support them. But with the acquiescence of the larger conservative legal movement, these pillars of our ...
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World
Transgender Ruling Is Step Forward for L.G.B.T.Q. Rights in Japan
The Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a legal clause requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization to legally change their gender identity.
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