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A judge handed down the 25-year sentence — half the punishment requested by prosecutors for Bankman-Fried’s crypto fraud — along with an $11 billion financial penalty.

by Josh Russell

The former president claims the conduct detailed in the indictment against him was protected speech. State prosecutors say it furthered a criminal conspiracy.

by Megan Butler

And nearly two-thirds of that water goes toward crops that feed cattle.

by Hillel Aron

The United Nations' highest court told Israel it must provide urgent humanitarian aid to Gaza, including opening more land crossings into the besieged enclave.

by Molly Quell

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The former attorney for Donald Trump "breached his ethical obligations by presenting falsehoods to bolster his legal arguments," a State Bar judge wrote.

by Hillel Aron

Podcast

What happens if the U.S. Supreme Court chips away at the Food and Drug Administration's approval of the abortion medication mifepristone? What does the Alabama Supreme Court's declaration of "fetal personhood" mean? Experts weigh in during this week's episode "Bitter Pill: Pregnancy & Personhood in a Post-Dobbs America."

Courts & the Law

The White House has required federal agencies to provide incarcerated people with information on voter eligibility and to help them register to vote, but lawmakers say the government could be doing even more.

by Benjamin S. Weiss

State districts map North Carolina
State districts map North Carolina

The Fourth Circuit's ruling may result in the gerrymandered maps being used during the November elections.

by Sydney Haulenbeek

While repealing the death penalty in 2020, Colorado lawmakers inadvertently left open a loophole that allows individuals accused of first-degree murder out on bail.

by Amanda Pampuro

Idaho’s attorney general claims his controversial analysis on Idaho’s abortion law is not a threat to prosecute providers who refer out-of-state abortions. According to his attorney, that’s not his job.

by Alanna Mayham

A federal judge in Los Angeles didn't rule from the bench on Biden's bid to dismiss the case, but his comments didn't indicate he was persuaded to do so.

by Edvard Pettersson

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis is facing fresh scrutiny over his government's handling of a 2023 train collision that left 57 people dead and more than 80 others injured.

by Cain Burdeau

Republicans in control of the Montana Legislature claimed the restrictions on voting were necessary to combat voter fraud.

by Natalie Hanson

The ordinance was enacted after more homeless people began showing up at St. Timothy's church in Brookings for meals and social services.

by Michael Gennaro

Around the Nation

Under the plan, passenger vehicles entering Manhattan's busiest stretch will be charged $15.

by Erik Uebelacker

Washington’s independent budget auditors said a bipartisan bill that hiked the federal debt ceiling will help slash spending deficits over the next decade.

by Benjamin S. Weiss

Federal prosecutors said Raymond Chan was a key intermediary in a corrupt scheme involving former LA Councilman José Huizar that facilitated approval for projects in downtown LA on behalf of billionaire Chinese developers.

by Mark Hebert

Local politicos from the San Diego County border community, researchers and a Mexican official explained their efforts to clean up the Tijuana River.

by Sam Ribakoff

An advertisement for the cryptocurrency bitcoin is displayed on a building in Hong Kong.

After state courts expanded the scope of Pennsylvania's Environmental Rights Amendment, an environmental group is putting the nation's first "green amendment" to the test.

by Jackson Healy

An advertisement for the cryptocurrency bitcoin is displayed on a building in Hong Kong.

Opponents cited the public cost, lack of labor protections and risk of using bonds backed by state and city governments as reasons against the stadium.

by Joe Dodson

The high court debated whether a jury or judge should decide if criminal defendants get enhanced sentences.

by Kelsey Reichmann

The National Park Service wants to remove and, if necessary, euthanize 200 feral cats.

by Ryan Knappenberger

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Rulings

by Daniel Conrad

A federal court in Illinois allowed a class of seafood consumers’ fraud lawsuit continue against ConAgra, which advertises some of its fish products as “Certified Sustainably Sourced” even though they are fished with a “pelagic trawl” that indiscriminately captures everything in the path of a net the size of two football fields. The court does not issue an injunction to remove the advertising, however.

A federal court in Illinois dismissed a negligence claim, but not the fraud claim, brought by parents against a genetic screening company, which told them their child would not have Down syndrome, but then the kid did. Their fraud claim survives the motion to dismiss.

A federal court in Chicago granted T-Mobile’s motion to certify an interlocutory appeal over whether a putative consumer class has sufficiently alleged antitrust standing. The consumers oppose the now-closed merger of T-Mobile and Sprint, and seek to unwind the merger to prevent an alleged monopoly over U.S. wireless services.

The 10th Circuit upheld a lower court’s dismissal of copyright infringement claims for seven of eight video clips used in the Netflix “Tiger King” series. The final clip, which is footage from a funeral, is not protected by fair use.

An appeals court in Illinois vacated a lower court’s judgment in a lawsuit that challenged whether Donald Trump may appear on primary election ballots. In light of the Supreme Court’s Trump v. Anderson ruling in early March, the lower court lacks jurisdiction to consider the objection.

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Hot Cases

by Courthouse News editors

Two doctoral students and one professor from China are suing Florida over a 2023 law that they say presumptively prohibits the employment of academics from seven foreign countries, including China, at public universities in the state.

According to San Diego, state officials incorrectly concluded that a requirement to test water at the city's public schools for lead didn't count as a state mandate California should have funded.

Private space tourism company Virgin Galactic didn't pay for $25 million worth of spacecraft design for its mothership, Boeing accuses in a lawsuit. Boeing says Virgin Galactic also absconded with its proprietary equations and test data.

A Tennessee state representative is being sued for falsely claiming on social media that a Kansas man was involved in the deadly shooting at a parade celebrating the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl win.

In an interview on ABC, journalist George Stephanopoulos maliciously defamed Donald Trump by repeating that the former president had been found guilty of raping E. Jean Carroll, when he was convicted of sexual assault, Trump argues in federal court.

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