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Karen Read, Supreme Court and pause trial

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Read's lawyers say after the first trial, which ended in a mistrial last year, jurors told them they wanted to acquit Read of the two charges and only remained split on a manslaughter charge.
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Read's lawyers argue they were told by multiple jurors after the July 1 mistrial that the jury had unanimously found her not guilty of those two charges but could not reach an agreement on the third, ...

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Karen Read asks US Supreme Court to toss charges as murder retrial begins
Karen Read is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review her case as her second murder trial in the death of her boyfriend begins.
Karen Read's request to pause trial denied by Supreme Court justice as jury selection nears end
Karen Read's trial will not be paused while a determination is made if the United States Supreme Court will take up her appeal on double jeopardy claims.
Supreme Court denies Karen Read’s request to halt her trial
The Karen Read murder retrial has nearly enough jurors seated to begin, which it will since the U.S. Supreme Court declined the defense’s request to stay the court case.
Karen Read asks Supreme Court justice for emergency stay of trial with jury selection underway
Karen Read's legal team is asking for her second murder trial to be put on pause pending a petition to the Supreme Court arguing she is facing double jeopardy.
Supreme Court denies Karen Read’s emergency filing to delay retrial; Charges still to be reviewed
According to a new filing on Wednesday, the country’s highest court denied Karen Read’s emergency application to stay or postpone her retrial.
Karen Read says murder trial could begin next week as two sides close in on full jury box
Three new jurors were added during jury selection Tuesday, after one was excused, bringing the total jury court to 12 through six days.

Supreme Court lets Trump remove independent regulators

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In a brief written order on Tuesday, Boasberg asked lawyers for the detained Venezuelan migrants to tell him by April 16 whether they intended to move forward with their bid for a longer-lasting prel...
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Federal judges in New York and Texas have temporarily blocked the deportation of several Venezuelan migrants.
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In response, Taylor said via text message: "I said this would happen. Dissent isn’t unlawful. It certainly isn’t treasonous. America is headed down a dark path."

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Trump asks US Supreme Court to let him remove Democratic members from labor boards for now
Donald Trump's administration asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday to let him remove Democratic members from two federal labor boards while legal fights over the Republican president's dismissals of them play out.
Judge keeps Trump deportation case despite Supreme Court action
The Supreme Court lifted District Judge James Boasberg's temporary ban on deportations under the Alien Enemies Act.
Trump asks Supreme Court to let him fire Biden-appointed federal labor regulators
The administration asked the high court to extend its argument schedule to consider the president’s power to dismiss executive branch officials.
What Texas, New York rulings mean for Trump's use of Alien Enemies Act
Federal judges in New York and Texas have temporarily blocked the deportation of several Venezuelan migrants. CBS News Department of Justice correspondent Scott MacFarlane has the details.
Trump Asks Supreme Court to Let Him Fire Agencies’ Leaders
An appeals court ordered Cathy Harris and Gwynne Wilcox reinstated to their positions at agencies protecting workers’ rights.
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to oust board members fired by president while case goes on
The Trump administration is asking the Supreme Court for an emergency order to oust board members who oversee independent agencies
Trump signs orders targeting two ex-officials who criticized him
President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed directives targeting two former government officials who criticized him during his first term, calling one of them a traitor and saying they should be investigated.
Trump asks Supreme Court to let him fire members of independent labor boards
President Donald Trump’s administration filed an emergency appeal at the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking to dismiss board members at two independent federal labor agencies whom he had tried to fire.
Appeals court clears the way for the Trump administration to fire thousands of probationary workers
A federal appeals court has cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s administration to fire thousands of probationary workers, halting a judge’s order requiring them to be reinstated
Former chief justice's portrait removed from prominent place at Ohio Supreme Court
The Ohio Supreme Court decided to move the portrait of Republican Maureen O'Connor from its prominent spot to the education center in the basement.
Md. woman fights for husband's return, presses Congress on El Salvador deportation error
As she continues to wait for the return of her husband, Jennifer Vasquez Sura plans to meet with members of Congress on Capitol Hill on Wednesday.
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Martin vs. United States: Supreme Court To Review Federal Court Ruling Blocking Woman’s Lawsuit Over Wrongful FBI Raid
The Supreme Court will evaluate a part of the federal court's ruling that bars Martin and Cliatt from suing under a different avenue. A 2017 FBI raid on a Georgia family’s home sparked a case ...
After '23 years of terror,' Shayna Gould finally gets to the Supreme Court
A suburban Chicago woman somehow survived a Palestinian terrorist attack in Israel, only to fight decades of legal battles against her foreign attackers
Retired WA Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens dies at 75
Former Washington Supreme Court Justice Susan Owens has died at age 75. She was the seventh woman to serve on the court and first to serve until the mandatory retirement age.
In front of Supreme Court, a reckoning for Planned Parenthood
At different intervals, dueling speakers, a woman with a siren horn, a tuba band, a Christian rock band and more vied for attention.
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Woman injured while trying to save man from train deserves jury trial: BC Supreme Court
In a case where a woman was injured while trying to save somebody else, the British Columbia Supreme Court declined to strike a jury notice since it could not call the matter or its issues significantly complex or intricate.
Who are the Wisconsin Supreme Court justices? Susan Crawford will replace retiring Ann Walsh Bradley
Susan Crawford's victory over Brad Schimel in Tuesday's election keeps the Wisconsin Supreme Court under liberal control.
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