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US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that the Department of Justice has sent "demand letters" to 32 mayors and several governors, warning them to follow federal policies on immigration enforcement or face potential lawsuits. Bondi specified that any sanctuary jurisdiction prioritizing undocumented immigrants over American citizens will be
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A federal jury in New York has convicted Joel David Forney, 42, of sex trafficking and related charges for his conduct in trafficking two women to work in commercial sex, including at an open-air sex trafficking market in Brooklyn. Forney was also found guilty of coercion and enticement of a
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In a surprise move, the Trump administration has agreed to reverse its decision to sideline Washington's police chief, Pamela Smith, and instead allow her to remain in control of the department. This decision comes after a court hearing in which Judge Ana Reyes indicated that the law may
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Timur Mamatov, a 20-year-old man from Tipp City, Ohio, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to committing a hate crime against two Jewish students at The Ohio State University. Mamatov physically assaulted the students on November 10, 2023, fracturing one victim's jaw and causing a second victim
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An Ohio man has pleaded guilty to a hate crime against Jewish students at The Ohio State University. Timur Mamatov, 20, of Tipp City, Ohio, admitted to violating the Hate Crimes Prevention Act by physically assaulting two students for their religion, causing bodily injury. The incident occurred on November 10,
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a bipartisan coalition of 37 attorneys general in urging Instagram to make immediate changes to its location-sharing feature. The attorneys general expressed serious public safety and data privacy concerns about the change, which allows users' precise locations to be displayed on a
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Attorney General Pam Bondi has appointed the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Terry Cole, as Washington's "emergency police commissioner," citing President Donald Trump's decision to take over the city's police department. This move comes after the US Senate confirmed Cole as
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In a move that has sparked a confrontation with local authorities, Attorney General Pam Bondi on Thursday night rescinded Washington policies that restrict the local police from aiding in immigration enforcement. The two-page order also declared Terry Cole, the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, as the "emergency police
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Attorney General Kwame Raoul's office has charged a 33-year-old man, Dustin Phillips, with five Class X felony counts of disseminating child pornography in connection with an ongoing investigation into online child exploitation. As part of the Illinois Attorney General's Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, which
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Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita's office is pushing to vacate a 12-year-old injunction on an abortion provider state funding ban, citing a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision that Medicaid patients don't have the right to sue to see their doctor of choice. This move risks
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Attorney General Tim Griffin has continued his office's efforts to combat Medicaid fraud and protect Arkansas residents. In recent weeks, his office's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit has secured convictions and an arrest in cases involving exploitation, theft, and abuse of vulnerable individuals. These cases highlight the
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A coalition of 20 states and the District of Columbia, led by New York Attorney General Letitia James, has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Energy (DOE) to block a funding cap that would slash support for state-run energy programs. The DOE's new policy would limit
