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Republican presidential candidate and former President Donald Trump speaks to supporters after he was endorsed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at the South Texas International Airport Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023, in Edinburg, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Trump’s Gag Order Should Stand, Appeals Panel Signals

The panel is to decide whether the former president’s speech can be restricted in connection with his criminal trial on election-interference charges.

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Sadie Gurman

November 20, 2023

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Michele Tyson, right, fills out her ballot while voting on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at the Sylvan Hill United Methodist Church in Sherwood, Ark. (Thomas Metthe/The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette via AP)

Appeals Court Curbs Voting Lawsuits Claiming Discrimination

If it stands, the 2-1 decision would mark a sea change in the law.

Mariah Timms

November 20, 2023

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FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., October 24, 2023. Maansi Srivastava/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Trump Builds Out Defense Against New York Fraud Allegations

The former president continues his criticism of the judge while his lawyers work through a roster of defense witnesses.

Jacob Gershman

November 20, 2023

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A woman leaves flowers at a makeshift shrine placed at the scene of a Sunday confrontation that lead to death of a demonstrator Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, in Thousand Oaks, Calif. Paul Kessler, 69, died at a hospital on Monday from a head injury after witnesses reported he was involved in a "physical altercation" during pro-Israel and pro-Palestinian demonstrations at an intersection in Thousand Oaks, a suburb northwest of Los Angeles, authorities said. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

California College Teacher Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in Death of Jewish Demonstrator

Loay Alnaji, who is accused of criminal negligence during demonstrations over the Israel-Hamas war, pleaded not guilty.

Ginger Adams Otis

November 18, 2023

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FILE PHOTO: The seal of the U.S. Justice Department is seen on the podium in the Department's headquarters briefing room before a news conference with the Attorney General in Washington, January 24, 2023. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque//File Photo

Lifecore Biomedical Avoids U.S. Prosecution Over Alleged Mexico Bribes

Lifecore Biomedical, a pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturer, won’t face a U.S. bribery prosecution after coming forward to report a former subsidiary’s alleged illegal payments in Mexico.

Richard Vanderford

November 17, 2023

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