27 h. ago New York judge upholds transgender athlete ban on Long Island

A New York judge has upheld a Long Island county’s law banning transgender women from playing on female sports teams at county-run parks and recreational facilities

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3 d. ago Stunned Combs holds head in hands as judge unmoved by pleas for mercy

Mogul appeared shocked after sentence read out to hushed courtroom but prosecutors disappointed by 50-month termSean “Diddy” Combs held his head in his hands and appeared to be stunned when a judge handed down a 50-month sentence in a New York courtroom on Friday for prostitution-related offenses.It was a sentence far less than the life term he potentially faced at the start of his sex-trafficking conspiracy trial back in May, but Combs appeared shocked by the outcome. The judgment came just minutes after Combs had pleaded with Judge Arun Subramanian that he took full “accountability and responsibility” for his actions, and stating that he was a changed man who would, if released, devote himself to his family and community. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Judge dismisses lawsuit claiming UN agency enabled Hamas' deadly attack on Israel

A lawsuit that claimed the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees had provided more than $1 billion that enabled Hamas’ deadly attack on Israel was dismissed this week by a federal judge in New York

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4 d. ago Diddy sentencing LIVE: Sean Combs begs judge for mercy before court

Hip-hop mogul Sean 'Diddy' Combs is set to be sentenced today by a federal judge in New York following his conviction earlier this year on prostitution-related charges

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7 d. ago Prosecutors seek over 11 years in prison for Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Prosecutors are urging a New York federal judge to send music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs to prison for over 11 years

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1 week ago Judge scolds Justice Department over public statements in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder case

A New York judge warns Justice Department officials they could face sanctions for public comments about Luigi Mangione's prosecution

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2 w. ago Luigi Mangione lawyers file motion to dismiss murder case citing ‘Marvel movie’ perp walk and ‘politicized’ death penalty ruling

At a minimum, Mangione’s lawyers urged a federal judge in New York to block prosecutors from seeking the death penalty

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2 w. ago The Latest: Federal judge tosses Trump’s $15B defamation lawsuit against The New York Times

A federal judge in Florida on Friday tossed President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times

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2 w. ago Donald Trump's lawsuit against New York Times is THROWN OUT by judge who branded it too long and too petty

The president's suit has hit an early roadblock.

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2 w. ago Judge tosses out Trump’s $15B lawsuit against the New York Times as he rips his lawyers

The judge slammed the ‘many, often repetitive, and laudatory (toward President Trump) but superfluous allegations’ laid out in the president’s stricken complaint.

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2 w. ago Judge strikes down Trump’s $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times

Judge says US president’s complaint that the newspaper is ‘spreading false content’ about him violates federal rule US politics live – latest updatesA US judge on Friday struck down Donald Trump’s $15bn lawsuit against the New York Times newspaper and some of its individual journalists. The judge gave the US president leave to amend the action, however, a court filing showed.The judge in the case said that Trump’s complaint violated a federal rule requiring “a short plain statement” of the claim in an attempt to demonstrate that the plaintiff deserves relief. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Elected officials and dozens of protesters are arrested at Manhattan immigration holding facility

More than a dozen elected officials have been arrested while protesting conditions at a New York City immigration holding facility where a federal judge extended a court order requiring the government to shape up its treatment of detainees

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2 w. ago Fred Kerley becomes first track athlete to join Enhanced Games

The former 100m world champion, who is serving a doping ban, is the highest-profile athlete yet to join the controversial event

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2 w. ago Judge dismisses Indigenous Amazon tribe's lawsuit against the New York Times and TMZ

A California judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by an Indigenous tribe from the Brazilian Amazon against the New York Times and TMZ

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2 w. ago Rudy Giuliani is ordered to pay $1.36 million in legal bills

It’s another blow to Rudy Giuliani’s withered wallet: A judge has ordered the former New York City mayor to pay $1.36 million in legal fees he racked up during investigations into his efforts to overturn President Donald Trump’s 2020 election loss

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3 w. ago Hordes of Luigi Mangione fans elated as judge dismisses terrorism charges

Luigi Mangione's devoted fans gathered outside the New York courthouse this morning and celebrated the judge's decision to dismiss the terrorist charges against him.

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4 w. ago Yeray Alvarez: Athletic Club star handed huge ban for failing doping test after losing to Manchester United

The Basque side begin their Champions League campaign next week against Arsenal

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4 w. ago Athletic Bilbao defender Yeray Alvarez suspended for 10 months after failed doping test

Alvarez unintentionally ingested a banned substance in medicine used to treat hair loss

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