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Ghislaine Maxwell, the convicted sex trafficker and associate of Jeffrey Epstein, has requested that the US supreme court overturn her conviction, saying she was unjustly prosecuted. In 2022, Maxwell was sentenced in Manhattan to 20 years in prison for sex trafficking and other related crimes. Her legal team, however, submitted a request to the supreme court on Monday, seeking to …

Facebook Tweet Email Link Ghislaine Maxwell, the former girlfriend of Jeffrey Epstein, urged the Supreme Court on Monday to take up her pending appeal and overturn her sex-trafficking conviction, claiming she was covered by an agreement Epstein made with federal authorities that shielded her from prosecution. “This case is about what the government promised, not what Epstein did,” Maxwell’s attorneys …

Ghislaine Maxwell files Supreme Court brief appealing Epstein conviction  Axios Epstein accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell urges Supreme Court to overturn her conviction  CNN Ghislaine Maxwell Makes Next Supreme Court Move  Newsweek Why the Supreme Court could take up Ghislaine Maxwell’s appeal over Epstein agreement  MSNBC News As an uproar over files relating to Jeffrey Epstein engulfs President Donald Trump and Congress, the U.S. Supreme Court …

Congressional news Federal agencies Donald Trump Immigration See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Another whistleblower has made claims to the Justice Department’s watchdog that Emil Bove — a top agency official who is now nominated for a judgeship — suggested others in the department could ignore court orders during a contentious legal battle in an immigration case. The whistleblower, …

Teen killed in UNM shooting identified, details revealed in court docs  Albuquerque Journal Teen accused of deadly UNM shooting appears before judge  KOB.com New details on the UNM campus shooting revealed in criminal complaint  Yahoo Home 18-year-old suspect charged in shooting at University of New Mexico that left 14-year-old dead  ABC News Suspect in custody after shooting on University of New Mexico campus leaves …

BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from ending birthright citizenship for the children of parents who are in the U.S. illegally, issuing the third court ruling blocking the birthright order nationwide since a key Supreme Court decision in June. U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin, joining another district court as well as an appellate panel …

Supreme Court confidence increases as concerns over power grow  Axios How views of the Supreme Court have changed since 2022 abortion ruling, according to AP-NORC polling  apnews.com Kelly Beth Valence – Coal Center  Mon Valley Independent Fox News Poll: Approval of SCOTUS at 5-year high, rebounding from record low in 2024  Fox News 1 in 3 Americans lack confidence in Supreme Court, primarily Democrats: …

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans’ views of the Supreme Court have moderated somewhat since the court’s standing dropped sharply after its ruling overturning Roe v. Wade in 2022, according to a new poll. But concern that the court has too much power is rising, fueled largely by Democrats. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research found that …

Joseph Rocco and his son, Marco, pose at right in a photo provided to The Associated Press. The Canva illustration also shows the bat flip, which has sparked a national controversy and the younger Rocco set to throw a pitch.Canva illustration / AP The fuss over a Little League bat-flip celebration has been settled off the baseball diamond and in …

Because background checks for firearms purchases have been upheld as constitutional, Heyne said the same logic should apply to ammunition. He added that he hopes to see the decision appealed. “We’re talking about background checks here,” Heyne said. “Taking the extra step to go through a one-minute background check when procuring ammunition, it can save so many lives.” Christine Lee, …