The ruling ends the most high-profile criminal case of alleged sexual misconduct to rock the Roman Catholic Church.
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Coronavirus Is No Excuse to Delay the Education Department’s New Title IX Regulations
Those making this argument are taking advantage of a crisis to try to keep due process out of college campuses.
Federal Appeals Court Throws Out Competition Lawsuit against DC Trump Hotel
A federal appeals court rejected an unfair competition lawsuit against President Trump’s Washington, D.C. luxury hotel on Friday.
Former Baltimore Mayor Sentenced to Three Years in Prison over Children’s Book Fraud Scheme
Former Baltimore mayor Catherine Pugh was sentenced to three years in federal prison on Thursday over a fraud scandal involving
Trump Commutes Former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich’s Corruption Sentence
Blagojevich is currently serving a 14-year sentence in Colorado federal prison after being found guilty in 2011 of attempting to
Michael Avenatti Found Guilty on All Counts in Nike Extortion Trial
Attorney Michael Avenatti was found guilty on all counts in his Nike extortion trial on Friday and faces a sentence
Former Justice Department Attorney Warns That Prosecutorial Abuses Go Beyond FISA Process
In a memo, Ankush Khardori, who recently left the DOJ, alleges the misuse of another obscure bureaucratic mechanism to skirt
Pornhub’s System for Removing Nonconsensual Content Doesn’t Work, Investigation Finds
Pornhub pushes users towards content that was recorded nonconsensually, an investigation of the company’s practices has found.
Jussie Smollett’s Google Headache
Lots of things Smollett said privately before and after the most notorious fake attack since the War of the Worlds are
Judge Recuses Himself from Hunter Biden Paternity Case Without Explanation
Arkansas Judge Don McSpadden recused himself without explanation Tuesday from Hunter Biden’s paternity case.
Families of Soldiers Fallen or Wounded in Afghanistan Sue Contractors for Allegedly Paying Protection Money to Taliban
Families of American troops and contractors killed in Afghanistan have sued U.S. and international contractors involved in Afghan reconstruction projects
Missing Footage from Epstein’s Jail Cell Resurfaces after Prosecutors Claimed It ‘No Longer Exists’
A day after claiming that surveillance footage from Jeffery Epstein’s July 23 suicide attempt was missing, prosecutors confirmed that the
A California Court Deals a Blow to Religious Liberty; It’s Time for SCOTUS to Act
The California Court of Appeals rules that a transgender patient can sue a Catholic hospital for refusing to perform a