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Lawyers for 5 Oath Keepers wary of jury bias ahead of seditious conspiracy trial

Emily Zantow / September 27, 2022

A judge underlined repeatedly that the trial of five members of the Oath Keepers does not mean that the right-wing extremist group is itself on trial.

Kenyan lawyer in ICC case linked to new president found dead

Associated Press / September 27, 2022

In comments to reporters, family lawyer John Khaminwa said the family had described Paul Gicheru as stressed in the hours before his death.

Lawsuit takes aim at Biden student loan forgiveness plan

David Wells / September 27, 2022

The Biden administration’s student debt plan would offer up to $10,000 in loan forgiveness for holders of federal student loans and up to $20,000 for Pell Grant recipients.

Teen interest in long-lasting birth control soars after Roe

Associated Press / September 27, 2022

“Please, I need some birth control in case I get raped," patients tell Dr. Judith Simms-Cendan, a pediatric-adolescent gynecologist in Miami, where state law does not provide exceptions for rape or incest after 15 weeks.

Italy gets new tranche of EU funds as dust settles from vote

Associated Press / September 27, 2022

Giorgia Meloni's victory lurched Italy, a founding member of the EU and its third-largest economy, sharply to the far-right, and was cheered by other euroskeptic leaders in France and Spain who have also made electoral gains in recent months.

Meta disables Russian propaganda network targeting Europe

Associated Press / September 27, 2022

More than 1,600 fake Facebook accounts were used to spread the propaganda to audiences in Germany, Italy, France, the U.K. and Ukraine.

Iranian lawmaker slams protesters; cleric appeals for calm

Associated Press / September 27, 2022

The fate of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian Kurdish woman who died in custody after being detained by the morality police — because her headscarf was allegedly too loose — has ignited unrest across Iran.

Polish surveillance draws fire at top European rights court

Molly Quell / September 27, 2022

In a case brought by activists and lawyers frustrated with Poland's flagging rule of law, Warsaw insists that its surveillance operations are legal.

Gas leaks spur worry that Russia-Europe pipeline was sabotaged

Lasse Sørensen / September 27, 2022

Amid a monthslong energy standoff over Russia's war in Ukraine, two arteries meant to bring Russian gas to the West are leaking into the Baltic Sea.

Bills would curtail objections at future Jan. 6 vote counts

Associated Press / September 26, 2022

If the bills are consolidated into one measure that becomes law, it will do away with a tradition that has become increasingly popular as Congress has become more polarized.

Wisconsin Republican sues to avoid testifying in Jan. 6 probe

Joe Kelly / September 26, 2022

The House committee’s subpoena demanded testimony regarding a July phone call the legislator had with Donald Trump in which the former president pressed him to overturn Wisconsin’s 2020 election results.