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US politics
fromAxios
21 hours ago

Exclusive: 300+ ex-DOJ lawyers demand transparent Minnesota shooting probes

Blocking state law enforcement from investigating potential state-law violations threatens DOJ norms and the rule of law while federal probes into related killings remain inconsistent.
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 months ago

Appeals court gives Donald Trump another shot at erasing Stormy Daniels hush money conviction

Hellerstein's ruling, which echoed his previous denial, did not consider whether certain evidence admitted during the state court trial relates to immunized official acts or, if so, whether evidentiary immunity transformed the hush money case into one that relates to official acts, the appeals court panel said. The three judges said Hellerstein should closely review evidence that Trump claims relate to official acts.
US politics
California
fromThe Mercury News
4 months ago

U.S. attorney, DHS say ICE won't comply with California's new mask ban

Federal authorities will not comply with California's ban on law-enforcement agents wearing masks during operations, asserting federal supremacy and jurisdictional immunity.
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