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US Court Voids Conviction of Influencer Who Tried to Help Trump in 2016
NEW YORK (Reuters) -A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday overturned the conviction of a social media influencer who used Twitter ...
Activist’s conviction for satirical Hillary Clinton memes tossed by appeals court: ‘Hallelujah!’
Douglass Mackey, 36, posted satirical memes of a fake ad in 2016 falsely indicating voters could stay home and simply text ...
Appeals court overturns right-wing influencer’s conviction for spreading 2016 election falsehoods
A federal appeals court has overturned a self-styled right-wing propagandist’s conviction for spreading falsehoods on social ...
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Senate advances first judicial nominee of Trump’s second term
Hermandorfer, President Donald Trump’s pick for the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, is poised to become the first judicial ...
Senate clears path to confirm first judge of Trump’s second term — but pace lags far behind Biden, first term
The Senate has cleared the way Thursday to confirm the first judicial appointment of President Trump’s second term, marking a ...
Election interference conviction of pro-Trump Twitter troll Douglass Mackey overturned
A federal appeals court has overturned the criminal conviction of far-right Twitter troll Douglass Mackey, who posted fake ...
Gun makers lose appeal of New York law that could make them liable for shootings
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York state law holding gun manufacturers potentially liable when their weapons are used in deadly ...
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Divided 8th Circuit: Officers Can Ask for Person's Identification, Not 'Order' and 'Punish' When Withheld
Following recent U.S. Supreme Court precedent, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled ... was ...