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Trump appears to reveal mystery map that may have 'provided evidence' against him in court

President Donald Trump finally revealed his master plan Sunday behind one of his beautification projects in the nation’s capital, but in doing so, appeared to share an image that some critics said could cause him legal trouble. Trump has long proposed overhauling the East Potomac Golf Links, a publicly owned golf course on federal parkland, starting work…

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Outrage as Florida Republicans seek to 'disenfranchise' thousands of young votersLegal experts were left outraged Saturday as the NAACP pushed back against a new Florida law that critics argue will “ disenfranchise ” thousands of young voters. “This is voter suppression!” argued attorney Karen Kenyatta Russell, the daughter of the late NBA player and civil rights activist Bill Russell , writing in a social media post Saturday.…

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Will the Supreme Court Actually Listen to Ketanji Brown Jackson on Her Biggest Expertise?On Tuesday, the Supreme Court continued its return to action with Beaird v. United States, a case about criminal sentencing.

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"The Supreme Court Should Not Have to Keep Trimming the Same Poison Ivy One Tiny Branch at a Time"A nice line from Ninth Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke.

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Today in Supreme Court History: October 15, 188310/15/1883: The Civil Rights Cases are decided. The post Today in Supreme Court History: October 15, 1883 appeared first on Reason Magazine.

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East Cleveland campaign retaliationA federal court recently revived William Fambrough's lawsuit, which alleges city officials—including then-Mayor Brandon King—retaliated against him for his speech.

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Trump's wild reveal an ominous ploy to 'goad' judge into a trap: legal expertPresident Donald Trump revealed his plans Sunday to revamp a public D.C. golf course to his liking, and in doing so may be “goading” a federal judge into a trap, according to legal expert William L. Shipley . For months, Trump has floated overhauling the East Potomac Golf Links, a public golf course on federal parkland in Washington, D.C. The Trump…

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Trump says he will close historic D.C. golf course for 15 months of renovationsA judge last week, however, ordered a halt to his redevelopment plans until at least Oct. 26 after scolding the government for starting a large-scale tree removal at the course over a holiday weekend while providing little notice to the court or the plaintiffs trying to stop the makeover.

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How Trump’s justice department is shattering practice of political neutrality as midterms loomFrom the attorney general stumping for Republican candidates to federal agents raiding the home of a Democratic congresswoman up for re-election, the department is violating longstanding norms Donald Trump’s justice department has aggressively inserted itself into the midterm elections in the contest’s final weeks, shattering the department’s…

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