Tag: rules
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Prosecutors can combine sex crimes cases against Harvey Weinstein, judge rules
Manhattan prosecutors can combine two sexual crimes cases against Harvey Weinstein, a judge ruled Wednesday, delivering a legal victory to the district attorney’s office ahead of the disgraced Hollywood mogul’s retrial. Judge Curtis Farber’s decision came two days after NBC News reported that Weinstein had been diagnosed with an uncommon form of bone marrow cancer,…
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Judge invalidates Georgia election rules crafted by Trump allies
A Georgia judge invalidated several new election rules on Wednesday, calling the measures approved by the state’s Republican-controlled election board “unconstitutional” and in violation of state law. The ruling, handed down by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox, applies to a hand-count rule for Election Day ballots and rules tied to the certification of…
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Nebraska Supreme Court rules convicted felons who completed their sentences can vote
The Nebraska Supreme Court ruled that convicted felons who served their sentences are allowed to vote, after the state’s top election official sought to keep them from casting ballots ahead of the Nov. 5 election. Nebraska has historically restored the voting rights of former felons two years after they completed the terms of their sentences.…
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Local election officials in Georgia must certify results, judge rules
County election boards in Georgia are not allowed to refuse to certify election results, a state judge ruled on Tuesday. Concerns of fraud or abuse are to be settled in court, the judge said, not by county officials acting unilaterally. “If election superintendents were, as Plaintiff urges, free to play investigator, prosecutor, jury, and judge…
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Supreme Court declines to block Biden rules on planet-warming methane and toxic mercury emissions
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Friday left in place Biden administration regulations aimed at curbing oil and gas facility emissions of methane, a major contributor to climate change. In a separate action, the court also rejected a bid to block a separate regulation aimed at curbing emissions of mercury and other toxic pollutants from…
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Fluoride in drinking water needs new EPA review over risks to children, judge rules
A federal judge in California has ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to strengthen regulations for fluoride in drinking water, saying the compound poses an unreasonable potential risk to children at levels that are currently typical nationwide. U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco on Tuesday sided with several advocacy groups, finding the current practice…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs won’t be released from jail, judge in bail appeal rules
Sex trafficking suspect Sean “Diddy” Combs will not be released on bail, a second judge ruled Wednesday afternoon. His legal team had appealed for his pretrial freedom from “horrific” jail conditions after a judge determined Tuesday that the music mogul should remain detained while awaiting trial. Combs was arrested Monday night on charges stemming from allegations of years…
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Judge rules Trump Media breached stock contract with early investor
Trump Media breached an agreement with one of the investors that helped the company go public, and must grant the investor a larger share of its stock, a judge ruled. The order in Delaware Chancery Court on Monday came just three days before the investor, ARC Global, and other insiders — including majority-owner Donald Trump — will be free to…