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October 01, 2026
The family of Renée Good, who was killed in January when an immigration officer fired gunshots into her car earlier this year, sued the United States on Thursday, along with the officer and other federal officials involved in the immigration crackdown in Minneapolis.
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September 30, 2026
Several U.S. senators made a bipartisan push Wednesday to impose both civil and criminal liability on the makers and users of advanced artificial intelligence models for the misuse of these systems, arguing that such a move would give these companies more incentive to combat cyberattacks carried out by rogue AI agents and other potential harms.
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September 30, 2026
A protester is seeking probation and a nominal fine after a Charlotte, North Carolina, jury found him guilty of hindering U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers from carrying out their official duties, arguing he was acquitted of the more serious charge and saying the conduct didn't stem from "selfish motives."
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September 30, 2026
A Florida state appeals court Wednesday ruled that a nanny convicted of felony murder after forgetting she left a 10-month-old inside a hot car should be tried again, saying prosecutors used an improper underlying charge as a basis for the felony murder charge.
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September 30, 2026
An Illinois federal judge is set to hear arguments Thursday on whether fallout from a failed prosecution of six anti-ICE protesters should extend beyond dismissed charges and internal reforms to an evidentiary sanctions hearing and a deeper probe into possible criminal contempt by Chicago federal prosecutors.
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