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Ahmaud Arbery's killers found guilty on all counts in federal hate crime trial
• Racist messages were key evidence in the hate crimes trial of Ahmaud Arbery's killers • Watch: Ahmaud Arbery's mom happy about verdict, angry at DOJ. Here's why • Closing arguments begin in civil rights trial of 3 ex-officers involved in George Floyd's killing
[ cnn.com ]The ruling against Prince Andrew is another win for the Child Victims Act's lookback window
In his ruling that a child sexual abuse lawsuit against Prince Andrew can move ahead, Judge Lewis Kaplan took several pages to flatly reject the royal's argument that the law undergirding the entire case is unconstitutional.
[ cnn.com ]Ahmaud Arbery's mother explains her courtroom response over son's toenails
Ahmaud Arbery's mother, Wanda Cooper-Jones, discusses her reference to the defense attorney's closing argument about his "long, dirty toenails" in her victim impact statement.
[ cnn.com ]Two attorneys challenging vaccine mandates appear at SCOTUS virtually due to Covid protocols
Two attorneys from states challenging the Biden administration's vaccine and testing mandates participated in oral arguments at the Supreme Court remotely Friday due to the court's Covid-19 protocols.
[ cnn.com ]Opinion: Why you need to pay attention to the Supreme Court today
Covid-19 vaccine mandates are up for consideration at the US Supreme Court once again, with arguments set for Friday -- but this time with a couple of twists. Two consolidated cases have made their way to the high court for emergency action, meaning the appellants are seeking to influence whether these mandates take effect now, while litigation proceeds, over whether they are legal and constitutional.
[ cnn.com ]In rare move, Supreme Court will hear January oral arguments in challenges to Biden vaccine mandates
[ cnn.com ]The half-baked arguments against DC statehood
Elliot Williams, CNN legal commentator and baker extraordinaire, argues that if any ingredient in a cake is underrepresented, the whole thing might literally fall apart. With all of Washington, DC, residents lacking representation, what does that mean for American democracy? This video is part of CNN Opinion's "Elliot Williams Kneads to Know" series, where Williams tries to get the internet to pay attention to important issues by discussing them while baking.
[ cnn.com ]Closing arguments in Ghislaine Maxwell's trial focus on her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein
The jury began deliberating in Ghislaine Maxwell's federal trial Monday afternoon after the prosecution and defense presented closing arguments that focused on her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein.
[ cnn.com ]Alex Jones sues House January 6 committee
• Analysis: Smoking gun in Meadows' texts • Trump sues NY attorney general, seeking to stop investigation into his company • Prosecution gives scathing closing argument in Ghislaine Maxwell trial
[ cnn.com ]Biden must show he can play hardball
One of the arguments Joe Biden made as a presidential candidate was that because of his long history in Washington, DC, he was uniquely positioned to pass legislation and, when necessary, reach across the aisle. Given the partisan nature of politics today, few gave the latter assertion much credence -- but the idea that Biden knew how to work the US Senate well enough to win Democratic support for his proposals seemed plausible.
[ cnn.com ]Appeals court wary of Trump's arguments for throwing out House subpoena of his financial docs
A federal appeals court sounded dubious Monday of arguments put forward by former President Donald Trump for why a House subpoena for his financial records should be wholly invalidated.
[ cnn.com ]Yes, abortion is your business's business
Earlier this month, lawyers from Mississippi informed the justices of the US Supreme Court that, in a society in which women can finally "have it all," we no longer need autonomy over our own bodies. As any non-super-human (or more accurately non-super-wealthy) woman can tell you, that argument has little relevance in this society—but it's the wobbly base of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the latest attempt to legalize abortion bans across the United States.
[ cnn.com ]Supreme Court seems ready to launch a social and political earthquake
Heading into Wednesday's oral argument in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, there was little doubt that the Supreme Court's conservative supermajority would be looking to alter the status quo on abortion. The question going into oral argument was how.
[ cnn.com ]John Roberts has a plan that would gut -- yet save -- Roe v. Wade. Can it work?
Chief Justice John Roberts came to Wednesday's abortion arguments with an idea, an idea that no other Supreme Court justice would likely want but one that a slim majority might eventually accept.
[ cnn.com ]Susan Collins won't comment on Kavanaugh's questions in abortion case
Following arguments before the Supreme Court on Mississippi's abortion law, Sen. Susan Collins (R - ME) said she had not heard Justice Brett Kavanaugh downplaying the importance of precedent. CNN's Manu Raju reports.
[ cnn.com ]I almost died trying to get an abortion. I'm terrified my students could face a similar fate
On Wednesday, the US Supreme Court will hear arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case involving a 2018 law banning most abortions after 15 weeks. If the justices side with the state of Mississippi, they effectively will be nullifying the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision -- significantly limiting women's reproductive rights.
[ cnn.com ]What to watch for as the Supreme Court reconsiders Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court hears oral arguments Wednesday in a case that could result in the repeal of Roe v. Wade, the decision legalizing abortion nationwide that's been at the center of American politics for nearly 50 years.
[ cnn.com ]Fairly confident he is going to lose this: Honig on Trump's arguments
CNN legal analyst Elie Honig explains Trump's legal team's arguments and why he's confident Trump will lose his executive privilege case.
[ cnn.com ]Prosecutors to deliver final rebuttal in the trial of Arbery's killing
Prosecutors will begin court proceedings Tuesday in the trial over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery with a rebuttal to closing arguments made by the defense, which some legal experts felt were racially insensitive and led to Arbery's mother excusing herself from the courtroom.
[ cnn.com ]Arbery killing trial: Attorneys deliver closing arguments in case of jogger's shooting
Travis McMichael's attorney painted Satilla Shores, where McMichael killed Ahmaud Arbery last year, as stricken with crime, its residents as living in fear and his client as a well-trained former Coast Guardsman who was only protecting himself and his neighborhood.
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