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China 'police station' case shows U.S. ramping up use of foreign agent laws

U.S. charges last week against two people for allegedly running a Chinese "secret police station" in New York marked the latest case in a broad ramp-up in the use of a century-old law meant to curb the activity of foreign agents.

Reuters

Trump lawyers ask House GOP for ‘legislative solution’ to block classified documents probe

Mr Trump’s lawyers are asking Republicans for a ‘legislative solution’ to prevent the Department of Justice from continuing its’ probe into Mr Trump’s alleged unlawful retention of national defence information

The Independent UK

US Justice Dept sues Tennessee over transgender healthcare law

The law, passed in the state’s Republican-led statehouse, prohibits youth from receiving gender-affirming care.

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A tobacco giant will pay $629 million for violating U.S. sanctions against North Korea

British American Tobacco, one of the largest tobacco companies in the world, agreed to settle allegations that it did illegal business with Pyongyang in violation of U.S. sanctions.

WEKU

Tobacco company settles with US over business in North Korea

The Justice Department says a British tobacco company has agreed to a $629 million settlement to resolve allegations that it did illegal business with North Korea in violation of U.S. sanctions

The Independent UK

Justice Thomas gifts scandal highlights 'double standard' for ethics in government

Ethics watchdogs are raising alarms after a report showed Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted lavish gifts without disclosing them as required.

WEKU

US Supreme Court preserves abortion pill access

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court on Friday temporarily preserved access to a widely used abortion pill, freezing rulings by lower courts that would have banned or severely restricted availability of the drug.

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U.S. says it 'infiltrated' the Sinaloa drug cartel in the fight against fentanyl

In sweeping indictments, the Justice Department targeted two dozen operatives in the Chapitos network of the Sinaloa cartel. But many drug policy experts say this won't slow fentanyl deaths.

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A former pro wrestler is charged in Mississippi with welfare fraud

Companies run by former professional wrestler Ted "Teddy" DiBiase Jr. received "sham contracts" in Mississippi and misspent millions of dollars of welfare money, according to a new federal indictment.

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Former wrestler charged in Mississippi welfare fraud case

A new federal indictment says companies run by a former professional wrestler received “sham contracts” in Mississippi and misspent millions of dollars of welfare money that was supposed to help some of the neediest people in the U.S. The indictment of former wrestler Ted “Teddy” DiBiase Jr. was unsealed Thursday,…

The Independent UK

IRS agent alleges Hunter Biden probe is being mishandled

An IRS special agent is seeking whistleblower protection to disclose information regarding what the agent contends is mishandling of an investigation into President Joe Biden’s son, Hunter Biden

The Independent UK

Supreme Court delays decision in abortion drug case

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court gave itself more time on a decision expected Wednesday about a commonly used abortion drug, extending until Friday a temporary pause on a lower court ruling that would restrict availability of mifepristone.

Tribune News Service

Supreme Court delays decision in abortion drug case - Roll Call

The Supreme Court extended until Friday a temporary pause on a lower court ruling that would restrict availability of mifepristone.

Roll Call

Ralph Yarl shooting investigated as hate crime as suspect Andrew Lester pleads not guilty

The 84-year-old suspect remains out on bond until next hearing on 1 June

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Uneasy marijuana industry seeks broader trade amid vast glut

Legal marijuana growers along the West Coast are struggling with oversupply, low prices and limited outlets for selling their product

Tribune News Service

Schumer introduces resolution supporting FBI after Trump called for defunding

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday that he was introducing a resolution in support of fully funding federal law enforcement, attempting to embarrass Republicans after Donald Trump suggested Congress should defund the FBI and the Justice Department.

Reason

Judge James C. Ho's Remarks on Justice Thomas and Judge Kacsmaryk

"We should apply the highest ethical standards, not hypocritical double standards."

Los Angeles Times

Robin Abcarian: What Clarence Thomas calls hospitality looks a lot more like corruption

I am shocked, shocked to find that Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas' commitment to originalism — that is, the belief that legal texts should be interpreted as they were understood when they were adopted — comes to a screeching halt the minute he slides off the bench.

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FBI arrests 2 on charges tied to Chinese outpost in New York City

In addition to the two arrests, U.S. authorities charged about three dozen officers with China's national police force with using social media to harass dissidents inside the United States.

The Independent UK

Secret Chinese police outpost revealed in NY; 2 men arrested

Justice Department officials say two men have been arrested on charges that they helped establish a secret police outpost in New York City on behalf of the Chinese government

The Independent UK

FBI arrests two for allegedly running secret Chinese police station in New York

Officials say the ‘undeclared police station’ in Manhattan’s Chinatown was shut down last year

Reuters

U.S. to offer additional help to Ukraine for Russian war crimes probes

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said on Monday the Justice Department intends to appoint a prosecutor and a legal adviser to assist Ukraine with its efforts to investigate and prosecute suspected war crimes by Russian forces.

The Independent UK

Inmate stuck on US death row despite vacated death sentence

A federal inmate has remained stuck on death row in solitary confinement for four years despite a judge's ruling that the inmate is intellectually disabled and can never be put to death

Tribune News Service

US takes action against Mexican cartel, Chinese firms to stem fentanyl trafficking

WASHINGTON — U.S. officials announced actions Friday to combat fentanyl as the nation struggles to battle overdose deaths, including charges against members of a Mexican drug cartel that authorities say is behind the drug’s largest trafficking operation on the globe.

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U.S. charges El Chapo's sons and other Sinaloa cartel members in fentanyl trafficking

Members of the Mexican cartel are facing several charges involving fentanyl trafficking, weapons and money laundering in New York, Illinois and Washington, D.C.

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