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Crime and Justice News Archive

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Crime and Justice News

Jul 162 min read

Appeal Planned In 'Breathtakingly Misguided' Trump Papers Ruling

From “breathtakingly misguided” to “unthinkable”, and “her audition for a seat on the Supreme Court”, judge Aileen Cannon’s ruling to...

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Crime and Justice News

Jul 151 min read

Florida Federal Judge Throws Out Trump Classified Papers Case

Federal Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed the classified documents case of former President Trump on Monday, siding with defense lawyers who...

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Crime and Justice News

Jul 82 min read

No Credible Threats Ahead Of Conventions, Secret Service Says

The security situation is constantly “evolving” but there is “nothing credible” in terms of direct threats heading into the Republican...

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Crime and Justice News

Jun 252 min read

Julian Assange Pleading Guilty, Returning Home To Australia

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and the U.S. made a deal to end his decade-long legal odyssey and allow him to return home to Australia...

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Crime and Justice News

May 162 min read

Biden Nixes GOP Bid For Recordings Of His Document Interviews

President Biden asserted executive privilege over the audio and video recordings from the special counsel probe into his handling of...

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Crime and Justice News

May 81 min read

Florida Judge Postpones Trump Classified Document Trial

A federal judge postponed the trial of former President Trump on charges he hoarded classified documents after leaving the White House....

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Crime and Justice News

Apr 301 min read

Ex-NSA Worker Gets 22-Year Term For Selling Classified Info To FBI

A former National Security Agency employee who sold classified information to an undercover FBI agent he thought was a Russian official...

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Crime and Justice News

Apr 292 min read

Critics Gird For Another Fight Over Government Spying Power

The intelligence community and its allies waged an all-out battle to preserve a contentious government spy power. They won in Congress,...

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Crime and Justice News

Apr 222 min read

At Deadline, Biden Signs Extension Of Controversial Surveillance Law

President Biden signed legislation reauthorizing a key surveillance law after divisions over whether the FBI should be restricted from...

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Crime and Justice News

Apr 161 min read

Privacy Advocates Dispute 'Data Center' Provision In Wiretap Bill

A mysterious bill provision included in a two-year extension of a federal wiretapping law known as Section 702 is facing backlash from...

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Crime and Justice News

Apr 111 min read

Privacy-Focused Republicans Halt Vote On Surveillance Bill

The House stumbled to get a floor vote on legislation that would reauthorize a powerful surveillance authority, as a group of Republicans...

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Crime and Justice News

Mar 212 min read

Experts Say Judge's Order On Jury Instructions Will Delay Trump Case

Lawyers and former judges are baffled by an order by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, overseeing Donald Trump’s case on charges that he...

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Crime and Justice News

Mar 152 min read

Judge Silent on Trial Date for Trump's Classified Document Case

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in Florida avoided discussing when she intends to bring Donald Trump's case to trial for hoarding...

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Crime and Justice News

Mar 121 min read

Special Counsel Tells Congress He Had To Assess Biden 'State of Mind'

Special counsel Robert Hur tells the House Judiciary Committee that he "did not sanitize" his explanation of why he declined to file...

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Crime and Justice News

Mar 11 min read

Massachusetts Airman to Plead Guilty in Document Leak Case

Jack Teixeira, a Massachusetts air national guardsman accused of taking and sharing highly classified information, will plead guilty to...

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Crime and Justice News

Feb 161 min read

Biden Lawyers Complained To DOJ On 'Inappropriate' Report Language

President Biden's lawyers urged Attorney General Merrick Garland in to note their concerns about special counsel Robert Hur's report that...

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Crime and Justice News

Feb 92 min read

Biden Cleared In Document Case, Painted As Forgetful Senior Citizen

In interviews with the special counsel investigating his handling of classified documents, President Biden had trouble recalling the...

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Crime and Justice News

Feb 81 min read

No Criminal Charges Likely In Biden Classified Documents Case

Robert Hur, a special counsel examining President Biden's handling of classified documents after his vice presidency, has completed his...

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Crime and Justice News

Feb 22 min read

Ex-CIA Engineer Gets 40-Year Term For Theft Of Classified Info

A former CIA software engineer was sentenced to 40 years in prison on Thursday after his convictions for what the government described as...

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Crime and Justice News

Nov 30, 20231 min read

DOJ Charges Indian National In Murder-For-Hire Scheme

A foiled murder-for-hire plot led to Justice Department charges against an Indian national for taking part in the scheme on U.S. soil,...

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