Legal
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Books
Britney Spears and Her Father Settle Legal Dispute Over Conservatorship
Terms were not disclosed. The parties had been arguing over the payment of legal fees and James P. Spears’s financial…
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World
America First Legal, a Trump-Aligned Group, Is Spoiling for a Fight
The legal group has filed complaints with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission asserting that “woke corporations” like Disney, Nike, Mattel,…
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Sports
Alabama Bill to Protect I.V.F. Will Reopen Clinics but Curb Patient Rights
Here’s what to know about the legislation, which the state legislature is expected to approve overwhelmingly on Wednesday.
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World
Grown in Oklahoma, Smoked in New York: Illicit Marijuana’s Legal Roots
Surplus weed produced in states like Oklahoma is increasingly ending up in New York, fueling its illicit market and complicating…
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World
Steven Wise, Champion of Animal Rights, Is Dead at 73
He filed lawsuits to define chimpanzees as persons and to establish their right to what he called “bodily liberty” over…
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World
Trump Wants Prosecutors Held in Contempt in Federal Election Case
The former president’s lawyers sought to have Jack Smith and two deputies explain why they should not be held in…
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World
Judge Pauses Trump Election Case Amid Appeal of Immunity Issue
The decision by the judge to freeze the case came as the former president’s lawyers asked an appeals court to…
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World
America Needs a Pro-Democracy Conservative Legal Establishment
American democracy, the Constitution and the rule of law are the righteous causes of our times, and the nation’s legal…
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World
Transgender Ruling Is Step Forward for L.G.B.T.Q. Rights in Japan
The Supreme Court declared unconstitutional a legal clause requiring transgender people to undergo sterilization to legally change their gender identity.
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World
Trump’s Lawyers Are Going Down. Is He?
On Tuesday morning, Jenna Ellis became the third Donald Trump-allied lawyer to plead guilty in Fulton County, Ga., to state…