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A Law Named After A Brutally Murdered Boxer-Pit Bull Becomes A Model For Fighting Animal Abuse

“The animal can’t speak for itself.”
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Kavanaugh And Gorsuch Confirmations Force Progressives To Change Their Position On The Supreme Court

The new debate is about how best to challenge the court’s power.
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Taunting Tweet By Trump Figured In Ruling Allowing Emoluments Suit To Go Forward

The judge, citing a Trump post, rebuts arguments that the suit will be too much of a distraction for the president.
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FCC Hiding Evidence Of Suspected Russian Role In Ending Net Neutrality: Lawsuit

The suit filed by The New York Times alleges an "orchestrated campaign'' by Russians to corrupt democratic rule-making.
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Opinion | It's Too Late For The Supreme Court, But Lower Courts Can Still Check Trump

The president isn't the only one who swore an oath to uphold the Constitution.
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Jeff Sessions Uses Exceptional Power Over Immigration Courts To Limit Judges' Authority

The attorney general ordered judges to stop administratively closing cases, whether they think it's best or not.
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New California Law Protects Undocumented Immigrants In Court

Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill preventing a person’s immigration status from being discussed in open court, unless a separate hearing is held to allow it.
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How The Deportation Crackdown Is Hurting Immigrant Victims Of Crime

Immigrants are less willing to report crimes or go to court because they fear they’ll be deported, according to a survey.
By Bernice Yeung, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting

Supreme Court Leans Toward Upholding Trump's Travel Ban

Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Anthony Kennedy indicated an unwillingness to second-guess the justifications offered for the policy.
By Lawrence Hurley and Andrew Chung, Reuters

Sean Hannity Defends Not Disclosing Link To Michael Cohen: 'I Have A Right To Privacy'

After being revealed in court yesterday as Trump’s personal lawyer Michael Cohen’s unnamed third client, Hannity addressed the lack of disclosure of what he saw as a “minor relationship” on his show.
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