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Lee Boyd Malvo attends court proceedings for fellow sniper suspect John Allen Muhammad in 2003. A federal judge has thrown out two sentences of life without parole that Malvo has been serving in Virginia.

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Life-Without-Parole Sentences For D.C. Sniper Thrown Out By Judge

9:07pm May 26, 2017

by Barbara Campbell

The judge ruled Friday that, because the Supreme Court has found mandatory life for juveniles unconstitutional, two sentences being served in Virginia by Lee Boyd Malvo must be reconsidered.

In Arizona, Doctors Criticize Tightening Of Late Abortion Rules

5:19pm May 26, 2017

by Will Stone

Many states have laws about what to do if there are signs of life after an abortion. But Arizona legislators have passed new rules that some doctors say go against national standards of care.

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Todd Kohlhepp's enters the courtroom for a bond hearing in Spartanburg, S.C., last November.

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Confessed Killer Pleads Guilty To 7 Murders Over A Dozen Years In South Carolina

4:59pm May 26, 2017

by Colin Dwyer

On Friday, Todd Kohlhepp was sentenced to seven consecutive life terms — as well as 60 years in prison for other crimes — in a plea bargain.

Episode 774: Unspeakable Trademark

4:18pm May 26, 2017

You can name your business whatever you want. But the government won't register it as a trademark if it thinks it's offensive. It gets weird when you try to decide what is too offensive to trademark.

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White House counsel Donald McGahn is in search of legal advice because of intensifying investigations into Russian interference in last year's presidential election and ties between Russians and the Trump campaign.

Top White House Lawyer Donald McGahn Sits At The Center Of Controversy

1:53pm May 26, 2017

by Carrie Johnson

Lawyers are dissecting the performance of White House counsel Donald McGahn — and the top lawyer at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. is getting mixed reviews amid several Trump administration controversies.

Appeals Court Refuses To Reinstate Trump's Revised Travel Ban

11:43pm May 25, 2017

by Joel Rose

In another legal setback for President Trump, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that his controversial travel ban should be kept on hold. The case is now likely to go to the Supreme Court.

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White House Plans To Take Block On Revised Travel Ban To Supreme Court

7:32pm May 25, 2017

by Joel Rose

The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday that Trump's revised travel ban should be kept on hold. Already the Trump administration has said it plans to ask the Supreme Court to hear the case.

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The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals building in Richmond, Va., was the site of a court hearing on President Trump's revised travel ban targeting six Muslim-majority countries earlier this month. A 13-judge panel has ruled that the ban should continue to

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4th Circuit Court Ruling Keeps Trump's Travel Ban On Hold

6:13pm May 25, 2017

by Camila Domonoske

A 13-judge panel in Virginia was one of several federal appeals courts hearing arguments over President Trump's executive order that would restrict travel from six majority-Muslim countries.

Model Dani Mathers listens as prosecutor Chadd Kim speaks at Wednesday's sentencing hearing. Mathers pleaded no contest to invading a woman's privacy in a gym.

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'Playboy' Model Sentenced Over Body-Shaming Woman At Gym

4:48pm May 25, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"The issues that surround body shaming can be devastating," Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer said after Dani Mathers pleaded no contest to a charge of invasion of privacy.

The Fox News Channel has struck back at a lawyer representing former host Andrea Tantaros in her sexual harassment allegations against the network.

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Fox News Hits Back At Accuser's Lawyer In Mocking Response To Lawsuit

2:25pm May 25, 2017

by David Folkenflik

Fox News has responded mockingly to a lawsuit filed by the attorney representing former Fox host Andrea Tantaros in her sexual harassment allegations against the network.