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July 07, 2026
An Ohio state appeals court has ruled that a man who suffered a seizure in court prior to signing a plea agreement can withdraw from the deal because the medical emergency may have rendered him unable to intelligently enter into the agreement.
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July 07, 2026
A political consultant convicted of knowingly failing to register as a foreign agent as she helped draft a $50 million contract involving a former congressman and Venezuela's state-owned oil enterprise continues to argue she should be acquitted or given a new trial, saying the verdict was "against the great weight of the evidence."
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July 07, 2026
A former University of Michigan assistant football coach accused of hacking into thousands of college athletes' accounts and stealing personal information and intimate photos lost his bid to dismiss several charges when a Michigan federal judge Monday ruled prosecutors may proceed with the indictment.
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July 07, 2026
With its June 23 decisions in Cisco Systems Inc.v. Doe and Landor v. Louisiana Department of Corrections and Public Safety, the U.S. Supreme Court doubled down on the critical point that the statute invoked in a federal claim must authorize a private lawsuit and the remedy sought, says Patrick Judd at Phelps Dunbar.
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July 07, 2026
The government is seeking to block a defense expert from testifying about prosecutorial charging policies and procedures in an upcoming trial in Pennsylvania federal court for a man accused of threatening to kill judges.
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