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What is a US Indictment? Meaning, process, and legal impact
1 month ago

What is a US Indictment? Meaning, process, and legal impact

India Today  

An indictment by a US federal court is a formal legal accusation issued by a grand jury that charges an individual with committing a federal crime. LEGAL IMPLICATIONS OF AN INDICTMENT BY A US FEDERAL COURT Presumption of Innocence : An indictment is NOT a conviction; the accused is presumed innocent until proven guilty in court. If the Accused is …

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Arizona voters will soon decide if illegal border crossings should be a state crime
2 months ago

Arizona voters will soon decide if illegal border crossings should be a state crime

NPR  

Arizona voters will soon decide if illegal border crossings should be a state crime toggle caption Ash Ponders for NPR PHOENIX — This election, voters in Arizona will decide whether to approve a new ballot measure that would beef up the power of local officials to enforce federal immigration law. If the ballot measure passes, Arizona voters would opt to …

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What is the India-US extradition treaty, applicable to 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana? EXPLAINED
5 months, 3 weeks ago

What is the India-US extradition treaty, applicable to 26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana? EXPLAINED

India TV News  

India-US extradition treaty: In a major development concerning the extradition of Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is accused of involvement in the 26/11 attacks, a US attorney has said Rana is extraditable to India under the extradition treaty signed between the two countries. However, Assistant US Attorney, Criminal Appeals Chief Bram Alden said the Canadian businessman was extraditable to …

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26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana extraditable under provisions of India-US treaty, says American attorney
5 months, 3 weeks ago

26/11 accused Tahawwur Rana extraditable under provisions of India-US treaty, says American attorney

India TV News  

Washington: In a major development, a US attorney told a federal court that Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, who is accused in the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai in 2008, is extraditable to India under the plain provisions of the US-India extradition treaty. “Rana is extraditable to India under the plain provisions of the treaty, and India has established probable …

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Texas councilwoman can sue over arrest she claims was politically motivated, Supreme Court rules
6 months ago

Texas councilwoman can sue over arrest she claims was politically motivated, Supreme Court rules

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a Texas woman who served on a small-town council to continue her lawsuit against her mayor after she was arrested for what she claims were political reasons. In an unsigned opinion, the high court said a federal appeals court took an “overly cramped view” of an earlier precedent that control when people …

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Secret FBI files allege former L.A. city attorney lied to feds, likely obstructed justice. He denies it
7 months, 1 week ago

Secret FBI files allege former L.A. city attorney lied to feds, likely obstructed justice. He denies it

LA Times  

Then-Los Angeles City Atty. Not only did Feuer know about the legal assistant’s threats, but he “impliedly directed” one of his top deputies to handle her demands, FBI Special Agent Andrew Civetti wrote in the Jan. 31, 2020, affidavit in support of a warrant to search Feuer’s Apple iCloud account. The FBI agent examined Feuer’s responses alongside deposition testimony and …

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Bodies of 2 women killed in Oklahoma were buried on land leased by 1 of the 4 suspects, court documents say
8 months, 1 week ago

Bodies of 2 women killed in Oklahoma were buried on land leased by 1 of the 4 suspects, court documents say

CNN  

CNN — The bodies of two women who were slain in rural Oklahoma last month were buried in a cattle pasture leased by one of the four suspects – all of whom are accused of plotting the victims’ deaths amid a bitter custody battle, according to court documents. Their vehicle was found abandoned near a highway in Texas County, where …

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Court documents describe a custody battle and a bloody scene in the alleged killings of 2 women in Oklahoma
8 months, 1 week ago

Court documents describe a custody battle and a bloody scene in the alleged killings of 2 women in Oklahoma

CNN  

CNN — Court documents unsealed Monday shed new light on the disappearance of two women and the arrest of four people accused of their slayings in rural Oklahoma. Tad Bert Cullum, 43; Tifany Machel Adams, 54; Cole Earl Twombly, 50; and Cora Gayle Twombly, 44, each have been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping and …

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Court documents describe a custody battle and a bloody scene in the alleged killings of 2 women in Oklahoma
8 months, 1 week ago

Court documents describe a custody battle and a bloody scene in the alleged killings of 2 women in Oklahoma

CNN  

CNN — Court documents unsealed Monday shed new light on the disappearance of two women and the arrest of four people accused of their slayings in rural Oklahoma. Tad Bert Cullum, 43; Tifany Machel Adams, 54; Cole Earl Twombly, 50; and Cora Gayle Twombly, 44, each have been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of kidnapping and …

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Georgia lawmakers approve new election rules that could impact 2024 presidential contest
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Georgia lawmakers approve new election rules that could impact 2024 presidential contest

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — Georgia lawmakers on Thursday approved new rules for challenging voters and qualifying for the state’s presidential ballot that could impact the 2024 presidential race in the battleground state. The bill also spells out what constitutes “probable cause” for upholding challenges to voter eligibility, which could lead to voters being removed from the rolls. “We define probable cause very …

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Georgia bill could provide specific reasons for challenging voters
9 months ago

Georgia bill could provide specific reasons for challenging voters

Associated Press  

ATLANTA — A Georgia state senator says he’s seeking to make it harder for people to challenge the qualifications of individual voters, but opponents warn he’s only going to enable more baseless attacks. Senate Ethics Committee Chairman Max Burns, a Sylvania Republican, told committee members on Tuesday that his proposed rewrite of House Bill 976 would add some standards for …

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Mumbai terror attacks: US court denies writ of habeas corpus filed by accused Tahawwur Rana
1 year, 4 months ago

Mumbai terror attacks: US court denies writ of habeas corpus filed by accused Tahawwur Rana

Firstpost  

A US court has denied the writ of habeas corpus filed by Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, paving the way for US Secretary of State Blinken to issue a certification for him to be extradited to India to face a trial for his alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai attacks A US court has denied the writ of habeas corpus …

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US court denies writ of habeas corpus filed by Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Rana
1 year, 4 months ago

US court denies writ of habeas corpus filed by Mumbai terror attacks accused Tahawwur Rana

ABP News  

Washington, Aug 18 : A US court has denied the writ of habeas corpus filed by Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana, paving the way for US Secretary of State Antony Blinken to issue a certification for him to be extradited to India where he is facing a trial for his alleged involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. “The court …

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New York geofence warrants: Maybe protecting privacy doesn’t have to be partisan.
54 years, 11 months ago

New York geofence warrants: Maybe protecting privacy doesn’t have to be partisan.

Slate  

In 2020 lawmakers in New York introduced legislation taking aim at one of the most chilling tools of modern government surveillance: geofence warrants. The New York legislation would ban both geofence warrants and keyword search warrants. For proponents of the bill in the New York Legislature, rolling back geofence warrants tapped into the same civil rights movements that drove Black …

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EXPLAINER: How does the FBI get a warrant to search a home?
2 years, 4 months ago

EXPLAINER: How does the FBI get a warrant to search a home?

Associated Press  

News that FBI agents descended on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home and searched it has spawned accusations of a politicized law enforcement organization doing the bidding of the Biden administration in targeting political enemies. Experts say that even the decision to seek a warrant to search a former president’s property would probably have to have been approved by top …

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Explained: The rules that allowed the FBI to search Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago house
2 years, 4 months ago

Explained: The rules that allowed the FBI to search Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago house

Firstpost  

The process of obtaining a search warrant is controlled by a checklist of requirements. In the Donald Trump case, the decision to seek a warrant to search a former president’s property would probably have to have been approved by top officials at the Justice Department News that Federal Bureau of Investigation agents descended on former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home …

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Trump’s Mar-a-Lago: How does the FBI get a warrant to search a home?
2 years, 4 months ago

Trump’s Mar-a-Lago: How does the FBI get a warrant to search a home?

LA Times  

News that FBI agents descended on former President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home and searched it has spawned accusations of a politicized law-enforcement organization doing the bidding of the Biden administration in targeting political enemies. Experts say that even the decision to seek a warrant to search a former president’s property would probably have to have been approved by top officials at …

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Opinion: A seismic shift in Trump’s legal woes
2 years, 4 months ago

Opinion: A seismic shift in Trump’s legal woes

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Norman Eisen is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, served as former President Barack Obama’s ethics czar and was special impeachment counsel to the House Judiciary Committee in 2019-2020. CNN — The search warrant executed on former President Donald Trump’s premises at Mar-a-Lago represents a seismic shift in the overall landscape of the investigations against him. E. …

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Here’s what’s next for Trump after the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago
2 years, 4 months ago

Here’s what’s next for Trump after the FBI searched Mar-a-Lago

CNN  

CNN — The FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s residence in Florida on Monday signaled an extraordinary escalation of an investigation into the handling of certain documents from his presidency and raises questions about whether his legal exposure extends beyond whether he improperly took government records when he left the White House. To take the extraordinary step of executing …

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Kozhikode Plane Crash: Probe Shows Pilot Did Not Follow SOP Making It Probable Cause of Accident
3 years, 3 months ago

Kozhikode Plane Crash: Probe Shows Pilot Did Not Follow SOP Making It Probable Cause of Accident

News 18  

The probable cause behind the plane crash in Kozhikode airport last year was that the pilot did not follow standard operating procedure, stated a probe report by Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau. “Probable cause of the accident was the non-adherence to SOP by the PF,” the report stated. “A large number of similar accidents/incidents that have continued to take place, more …

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Confusion besets new police reform laws in Washington state
3 years, 4 months ago

Confusion besets new police reform laws in Washington state

The Independent  

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26/11 Mumbai terror attack: Biden admin proposes U.S. court to extradite Tahawwur Rana to India
3 years, 5 months ago

26/11 Mumbai terror attack: Biden admin proposes U.S. court to extradite Tahawwur Rana to India

The Hindu  

The Biden administration has urged a federal court in Los Angeles to extradite Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana to India where he is sought for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. He was rearrested on June 10, 2020, in Los Angeles on an extradition request by India In a submission before the U.S. District Court, Central District of …

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26/11: Biden Admin Proposes US Court to Extradite Rana to India
3 years, 5 months ago

26/11: Biden Admin Proposes US Court to Extradite Rana to India

News 18  

The Biden administration has urged a federal court in Los Angeles to extradite Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana to India where he is sought for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. He was rearrested on June 10, 2020, in Los Angeles on an extradition request by India In a submission before the US District Court, Central District of …

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Biden administration urges US court to extradite 26/11 attack accused Tahawwur Rana to India
3 years, 5 months ago

Biden administration urges US court to extradite 26/11 attack accused Tahawwur Rana to India

India Today  

The Biden administration has urged a federal court in Los Angeles to extradite Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana to India where he is sought for his involvement in the 2008 Mumbai terror attack. In a submission before the US District Court, Central District of California in Los Angeles, the US government argues that India’s extradition request contains sufficient evidence of …

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