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September 7, 2019

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma expected to file for bankruptcy after stalled settlement talks

Purdue Pharma, the maker of the painkiller OxyContin, is expected to file for bankruptcy after attempts to reach a settlement over its role in the opioid crisis came to a standstill, state attorneys general involved in the talks said Saturday.

September 6, 2019

Judge threatens to keep Texas prison officials in hot cells over 'oppressive' conditions

A federal judge in Houston threatened to subject Texas prison officials to the same “oppressive” conditions as inmates Friday, openly musing about keeping them in cells subject to high heat.

September 6, 2019

Judge reduces ex-Blackwater contractors' sentences for 2007 Iraq shooting that killed 14

A federal judge Thursday reduced the sentences of three ex-Blackwater security contractors who opened fire at a traffic circle in Baghdad in 2007, killing 14 unarmed civilians and injuring 17 others.

September 3, 2019

Illegal immigrant linked to Kate Steinle killing still faces federal gun charges, US attorney says

A California appeals court ruling overturning the illegal gun possession conviction of an undocumented immigrant who allegedly killed a woman on a San Francisco pier in 2015 has no effect on federal prosecution, authorities said Tuesday. 

September 3, 2019

Both sides make closing arguments in trial of ex-Obama White House lawyer Greg Craig

Federal prosecutors said Tuesday that Greg Craig, a prominent Washington lawyer and former White House counsel under President Barack Obama, misled his then-law firm and the Justice Department about his work for the pro-Russian government of Ukraine in 2012.

August 30, 2019

Lawsuit by families of Charleston church shooting victims can proceed: court

A federal appeals court ruled Friday that a lawsuit against the federal government over a faulty background check that allowed a South Carolina man to purchase a handgun that he used to kill nine people at a historically black church in Charleston can go forward.

August 30, 2019

Football coach fired for defying school prayer ban could get second shot at legal battle

Former high school football coach Joe Kennedy, who was fired for praying after each game, is fighting to get his job back in time for the season -- but, more important, he told Fox News, he's fighting for the rights of all Americans.

August 29, 2019

Ilhan Omar says questions about alleged affair, misuse of campaign funds are 'stupid'

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., dismissed what she called “stupid questions” from reporters on Wednesday about allegations she misused campaign funds to illegally reimburse her purported paramour for personal travel expenses.

August 28, 2019

Ex-Obama lawyer Greg Craig takes stand, denies lying about Ukrainian work

Former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig took the stand Wednesday in the foreign lobbying case against him, insisting in federal court that he did not lie to the United States government about his work in association with the government of Ukraine.

August 27, 2019

Pennsylvania House's policy banning atheists from opening prayer does not violate Constitution, court says

The Pennsylvania House's policy that bans atheists from saying prayers at the start of legislative sessions does not violate the Constitution, a federal appeals court ruled.