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Who is Amy Coney Barrett, front-runner for the Supreme Court nomination?

Who is Amy Coney Barrett, front-runner for the Supreme Court nomination?

The 48-year-old judge, a possible replacement for the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, is seen as having a proven conservative track record. Here are her views on faith, precedent, guns and more.
by Nina Totenberg and Domenico Montanaro

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U.S. judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail

U.S. judge blocks Postal Service changes that slowed mail

A U.S. judge on Thursday blocked controversial Postal Service changes that have slowed mail nationwide, calling them “a politically motivated attack on the efficiency of the Postal Service” before the November election.
by The Associated Press

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Exam ordered for Pakistani doctor charged with terrorism

A psychological exam was ordered Wednesday for a Pakistani doctor and former Mayo Clinic researcher accusing of telling paid FBI informants that he pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and wanted to carry out lone-wolf attacks in the U.S.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota man faces terror charge for allegedly joining ISIS

A Minnesota man who is accused of joining the Islamic State group in Syria has been returned to the United States to face terrorism charges.
by The Associated Press

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George Floyd killing: Judge disqualifies Freeman from cops' trial

George Floyd killing: Judge disqualifies Freeman from cops' trial

A Hennepin County judge on Friday banned four Hennepin County prosecutors, including county attorney Mike Freeman, from participating in the trial because they met privately with the county medical examiner to discuss the autopsy results.
by Jon Collins and Brandt Williams

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Ex-cops’ attorneys attribute Floyd’s death to drugs, foreshadowing central theme at trial

Ex-cops’ attorneys attribute Floyd’s death to drugs, foreshadowing central theme at trial

In recent weeks, attorneys representing former Minneapolis police officers charged in George Floyd’s death have sketched out a legal strategy that alleges that Floyd was intoxicated, overdosed and contributed to his own death. Raising a victim’s history of drug use to justify police killings has precedent, but will it be effective this time?
by Jon Collins

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Judge allows Minnesota wineries to use out-of-state grapes

Judge allows Minnesota wineries to use out-of-state grapes

A federal judge has struck down a Minnesota law that required wineries in the state to use mostly Minnesota-grown grapes, in a ruling that could have implications for other states.
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More U.S. churches sue to challenge COVID-19 restrictions

More U.S. churches sue to challenge COVID-19 restrictions

Churches in California and Minnesota, backed by a conservative legal group, filed lawsuits this week against the governors of their states challenging restrictions imposed due to the coronavirus outbreak that they contend are violations of religious liberty.
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