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Alabama's new Child Predator Death Penalty Act makes sexual crimes against children under 12 a capital offense - but a 2008 Supreme Court ruling means it faces a constitutional challenge before it can ever be enforced.
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An active-duty Air Force major was arrested in full uniform on the U.S. Capitol steps during an impeachment demonstration — charged with unlawful demonstration, not violence.
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Congress forced the release of the Epstein files and the DOJ has turned over 3.5 million+ pages. Should every page be made public, no matter whose name is inside?
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Mayor Mamdani's administration permanently closed Rikers Island's North Infirmary Command - a milestone toward shutting the notorious jail complex, though full closure won't meet its 2027 deadline.
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Active-duty Air Force Major Jason Watson was arrested July 1 on the U.S. Capitol steps while demonstrating in uniform with an 'Impeach, Convict, Remove' sign. He was released, no case was filed, and the Air Force has opened an investigation.
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A volunteer-driven group of Ohio residents launched a citizen effort to constitutionally ban giant new AI data centers, but fell short of the 413,000 signatures needed for the ballot. They're now aiming for 2027.
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Active-duty Maj. Jason Watson was arrested at the U.S. Capitol for holding an 'IMPEACH CONVICT REMOVE' sign. The charge was dropped, and a legal defense fund quickly surged past $60,000.
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U.S. District Judge Chad Kenney granted a preliminary injunction on July 2, 2026, blocking Philadelphia from enforcing the mask-ban provisions of its 'ICE Out' ordinance against federal officers, after the Trump DOJ sued the city.
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A federal judge permanently blocked the Trump administration from freezing $16 billion for the Hudson River Tunnel, ruling the funding freeze flagrantly illegal under the Administrative Procedure Act.
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The University of Tennessee agreed to pay $1.9 million to a professor fired over a Charlie Kirk post, but the settlement still needs sign-off from the governor and attorney general — and she is not reinstated.
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Former CIA Director John Brennan filed suit July 1 asking a federal court to force the DOJ to preserve records from investigations he says target him, to support a vindictive-prosecution defense.
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Federal immigration agents detained more than 10,000 people in five days amid an internal ICE push for higher arrest numbers. These are arrests, not deportations, and many of those swept up have no criminal record.
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