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World
Scottish Hate Crime Law Takes Effect as Critics Warn It Will Stifle Speech
The legislation expands protections and creates a new charge of “stirring up hatred.” The “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling criticized…
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Business
Warner Bros. Discovery Directors Step Down Amid Antitrust Inquiry
The Justice Department was investigating whether the two violated a law forbidding simultaneous service on the boards of competitors.
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News
Can My Landlord Force Me to Use a Rent Guarantor?
A lease rental bond guarantee, which covers losses if a tenant fails to pay the rent, may seem unnecessary. But…
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US
From Pizzagate to the 2020 Election: Forcing Liars to Pay or Apologize
Michael J. Gottlieb can never remember the exact amount — it’s $148,169,000— that a jury ordered Rudolph W. Giuliani to…
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US
Woman Who Was Charged With Murder After Abortion Sues Texas Prosecutor
Lizelle Gonzalez was arrested after using an abortion pill in 2022, and her charge was since dropped. Now she is…
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US
John Eastman Should Lose Law License, Judge Finds
The decision was only the latest effort by bar officials to seek accountability against a group of lawyers who sought…
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News
Abortion Law Is Far From Settled
In his majority opinion in the case overturning Roe v. Wade, Justice Samuel Alito insisted that the high court was…
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News
Federal Agents Raid Homes Tied to Sean Combs in Los Angeles and Miami
In response to questions about Mr. Combs’s residences, Homeland Security Investigations said the searches were part of “an ongoing investigation.”
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US
Indiana Law Requires Professors to Promote ‘Intellectual Diversity’ or Face Penalties
Faculty members in public universities could be disciplined or fired, even those with tenure, if they are found to fall…
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Business
The Second Coming of the Microsoft Antitrust Battle?
Prosecutors compare their new fight against Apple to the seminal case against Windows in the 1990s.