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  • June 12, 2026

    Chinese National Gets 1 Year In AI Chip Export Scheme

    A Chinese national was sentenced in California federal court Friday to one year and one day in prison for conspiring to unlawfully export to China computer chips used in artificial intelligence applications, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Central District of California.

  • June 12, 2026

    Jan. 6 Group Demands 'Coerced' Guilty Pleas Be Voided

    A newly formed association of Jan. 6 defendants has asked a D.C. federal judge to order that the U.S. Department of Justice revoke guilty pleas stemming from the 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, arguing they were coerced.

  • June 12, 2026

    11th Circ. Nixes 'Sophisticated' Money Laundering Sentence

    The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a prison term for a Florida man convicted of laundering drug proceeds, but remanded the case for resentencing after finding the lower court incorrectly determined that his scheme was "sophisticated." 

  • June 12, 2026

    Court Orders Murder Retrial Over Landlord-Tenant Instruction

    An Arizona appellate panel on Friday threw out the murder conviction of a woman who shot her estranged boyfriend when he forced his way into the apartment they shared, saying the trial court gave improper jury instructions that biased jurors against her defense-of-premises defense.

  • June 12, 2026

    Wash. Justices Uphold Repeat DUI Offender Gun Ban

    A 5-4 Washington State Supreme Court majority has found that two men who were prevented from owning firearms after being repeatedly convicted of driving under the influence did not have their Second Amendment rights violated by the restriction.

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