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  • July 07, 2026

    DOJ's 2020 Fulton County Election Staff Subpoena Quashed

    A Georgia federal judge Tuesday quashed a U.S. Department of Justice grand jury subpoena for names and other information of those in Fulton County who worked during the 2020 general election, saying it was too late for the DOJ to possibly prosecute anyone for any related election crimes.

  • July 07, 2026

    2 Ex-Telehealth Execs Sentenced For $100M Adderall Scheme

    A California federal judge on Tuesday sentenced two former executives of a telehealth company who were convicted of operating a $100 million scheme to illegally distribute Adderall over the internet, fining them $1 million each and giving the founder six years in prison.

  • July 07, 2026

    2nd Circ. Backs Judge's Immigration Cooperation Condition

    A Second Circuit panel on Tuesday said a New York federal judge reasonably imposed a supervised release condition that would require a Salvadoran citizen sentenced to prison in connection with an MS-13 gang shooting to cooperate with immigration authorities.

  • July 07, 2026

    Illinois Cases To Watch In 2026: Midyear Report

    Mead Johnson is set to go to trial this summer in the first case to make it to a jury in multidistrict litigation claiming baby formula caused a serious gut illness in premature infants, while the U.S. attorney's office in Chicago is facing a possible sanctions hearing over prosecutorial misconduct allegations in two Illinois cases on attorneys' radar for the rest of the year.

  • July 07, 2026

    Mass. Court Orders New Sex Abuse Trial Over Testimony

    A man found guilty of raping and sexually abusing girls in his family is entitled to a new trial, a Massachusetts appeals panel said Tuesday, finding that evidence of his prior bad acts was admitted improperly and may have overwhelmed and prejudiced the jury.

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