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California Drop Boxes Still a Source of Ambiguity

The state of California and Republican Party officials appear have come to an agreement over ballot drop boxes, which were initially the target of potential legal action. So reports NPR.

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‘Legal Genius’ Pleads Guilty to Stealing Police Reports to Get Clients

Matthew Schwartz, the owner Legal Genius P.L.L.C. pleaded guilty to charges related to defrauding the IRS and stealing “unapproved” police crash reports as a way to target accident victims. So reports WXYZ, an ABC affiliate.

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California Drop Boxes Still a Source of Ambiguity

The state of California and Republican Party officials appear to have come to an agreement over ballot drop boxes, which were initially the target of potential legal action. So reports NPR.

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‘Legal Genius’ Pleads Guilty to Stealing Police Reports to Get Clients

Matthew Schwartz, the owner Legal Genius P.L.L.C. pleaded guilty to charges related to defrauding the IRS and stealing “unapproved” police crash reports as a way to target accident victims. So reports WXYZ, an ABC affiliate.

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Slain Teen’s Family Keeps Fighting As Prosecutor Declines to Charge Officer

The family of Alvin Cole, a Black teenager killed by a police officer in a Milwaukee suburb, is vowing to continue to fight to prove racism in the officer’s department exists despite prosecutors declining to charge the officer. So reports the ABC News.

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Ghislaine Maxwell Turns to Lawyer Who Represented Bin Laden Spokesman

Accused Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell hired high-profile attorney Bobbi Sternheim, who once represented an Osama bin Laden “spokesman” to defend her against sex-trafficking allegations. So reports The New York Post.

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#FreeBritney Movement Heats Up As Lawyer Questions Pop Star’s Mental Capacity

Britney Spears' court-appointed attorney does not believe the pop-star has the mental capacity to declare her own wishes and compared her situation to that of someone in a coma. So reports the Hollywood Reporter.

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Justice Department Sues Yale Over Discrimination Against White, Asian Applicants

In the wake of prosecutors finding Yale discriminated against white and Asian American applicants, the Justice Department has filed a lawsuit in a federal court. So reports the Associated Press.

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Widow, Maryland Come to Terms Over Cremation Mishap

Maryland resident Carmen Keggins and the state have agreed to a settlement as she was given the wrong ashes in the wake of her husband’s posthumous donation to science. So reports an NBC Washington.

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Lawsuit Aims to Protect Nevada Flower from Lithium-boron Mine

The Center for Biological Diversity is suing to save an endangered wildflower in Nevada. So reports the Reno Gazette Journal.

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