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Judge David Tatel, who sits on the powerful U.S Court of Appeals, D.C. Circuit, announced his plans to step down, giving President Biden two vacancies on the influential court to fill.

Politics & Government

Biden Gets Two Vacancies To Fill On Influential D.C. Circuit Court

5:49pm February 12, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

With Judge David Tatel stepping down, and Judge Merrick Garland set to become Attorney General, expect Katanji Brown Jackson to fill one of the slots. She's also a potential Supreme Court nominee.

Michael van der Veen, lawyer for former President Donald Trump, walks to the Senate floor through the Senate Reception room on the fourth day of the Senate Impeachment trial for former President Donald Trump.

Trump's Legal Team Points To 2017 Attempt To Block Election Certification As Defense

5:28pm February 12, 2021

by Brakkton Booker

In 2017, several House Democrats stood and objected to the certification of then President-elect Trump's electoral victory. Then-Vice President Biden was presiding.

How The Writers Guild of America Declared Victory Over Hollywood's Talent Agencies

4:31pm February 12, 2021

by Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi

The Writers Guild of America declared victory after grappling for nearly two years with Hollywood's biggest talent agencies over how agents make their money.

New Vacancy On D.C. Circuit Gives Biden Boost In Filling Judicial Nominations

4:31pm February 12, 2021

by Nina Totenberg

Judge David Tatel's decision to take senior status opens a second vacancy on the D.C. circuit, giving President Biden a boost in filling judicial nominations.

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Willie B. Smith is on death row for his conviction in the 1991 abduction, robbery, and murder of 22-year-old Sharma Ruth Johnson.

National

Supreme Court Stays Execution Of Alabama Inmate Who Requested Pastor's Presence

8:13am February 12, 2021

by Jaclyn Diaz

Willie B. Smith III's death by lethal injection in an Alabama prison is on hold after the U.S. Supreme Court ordered state officials to allow him to have his pastor with him when he dies.

Politics & Government

Trump May Face Charges As States Broaden Criminal Investigations

6:31am February 12, 2021

by Andrea Bernstein

Former President Donald Trump faces numerous legal problems now that he's out of office. There are at least two state-level investigations tied to Trump — one in New York, the other in Georgia.

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News Brief: Trump Trial, States Investigate Trump, Yoshiro Mori Resigns

6:23am February 12, 2021

House impeachment managers wrap their case, now it's time for Trump's attorneys. Separately, there are multiple state cases investigating Trump. Head of Tokyo Olympic organizing committee resigns.

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Singer Britney Spears at an appearance in Hollywood in July 2019.

Judge Rules Against Britney Spears' Father In Conservatorship Dispute

9:37pm February 11, 2021

by Anastasia Tsioulcas

In a Los Angeles Superior Court hearing Thursday, the judge ruled that conservatorship of the singer's estate will continue to be co-controlled by an outside firm, Bessemer Trust.

The FBI says it has identified five people arrested on Thursday as being part of a Proud Boys group that participated in the Capitol Riot.

National

Capitol Riot: 5 More People Allegedly Linked To Proud Boys Are Arrested

9:27pm February 11, 2021

by Laurel Wamsley

The Justice Department also announced said that two men associated with the Boogaloo Bois had been arrested in Kentucky for offenses there.

Rep. Diana DeGette, D-Colo., speaks on the third day of former President Donald Trump's second impeachment trial, Thursday at the U.S. Capitol. DeGette referenced court documents and social media posts to argue that Trump supporters believed they were fol

Rioters' Own Words Show Incitement By Trump, Impeachment Managers Argue

8:39pm February 11, 2021

by Tom Dreisbach

Many of the statements referenced in the Senate impeachment trial appear in the criminal cases against the alleged rioters.