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1 week agoNY Man Convicted Based on His Rap Lyrics Gets New Trial
The trial court incorrectly allowed Idrissa Reaves' song to be admitted into evidence and analyzed by a court-qualified "expert in slang" hired by the Kings County District Attorney's Office, Justice Barry E. Warhit of the New York Supreme Court Second Appellate Department said. The expert's "initial interpretations of the lyrics were often varied and reflected the lyrics' inherent ambiguity," yet "precisely and remarkably mirrored the People's exact factual theory of the case," Warhit wrote.
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fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month agoUS appeals court allows Trump to peel back $20bn in clean energy grants
The US Appeals Court ruled the Trump administration can terminate over $16bn in climate grants, overturning a lower court injunction and sending jurisdictional questions to the Court of Federal Claims.
fromTruthout
2 months agoTrump's FTC Let Lobbyists Kill Popular Click-To-Cancel Rule, Advocates Say
Consumer advocates criticized the appeals court decision to block the FTC's rule intended to make subscription cancellations easier for consumers, blaming the Trump administration's influence.
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