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Rudy Giuliani cleared out his apartment weeks before court deadline to turn over assets, lawyers say

Nov. 04, 2024 22:19 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Rudy Giuliani cleared out valuables from his Manhattan apartment weeks before a court deadline to surrender his belongings as part of a $148 million defamation judgment, according to a letter filed in federal court Monday. Lawyers for Ruby Freeman and her daughter,...

Appeals court says Arizona should release list of voters with unverified citizenship

Nov. 04, 2024 21:27 PM EST

PHOENIX (AP) — The Arizona Court of Appeals on Monday affirmed a decision by a lower court that required the Secretary of State’s office to release a list of tens of thousands of voters who were mistakenly classified as having access to Arizona’s full ballot because of a coding glitch. ...

A courtroom of relief: FBI recovers funds for victims of scammed banker

Nov. 04, 2024 20:21 PM EST

WICHITA, KANSAS (AP) — Sobs of relief broke out in a federal courtroom in Kansas on Monday as dozens of people whose life savings had been embezzled by a bank CEO learned that federal law enforcement had recovered their money. "I just can’t describe the weight lifted off of...

Michael Jordan, fellow team owners head to federal court for hearing in antitrust fight vs. NASCAR

Nov. 04, 2024 18:40 PM EST

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Retired NBA great Michael Jordan and his fellow owners of two NASCAR teams went to federal court Monday for a hearing in their antitrust fight against the stock car series over what they say is an unfair business model. 23XI Racing, which is owned by Jordan...

Georgia high court says absentee ballots must be returned by Election Day, even in county with delay

Nov. 04, 2024 18:13 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — Thousands of voters in Georgia's third-largest county who received their absentee ballots late will not get an extension to return them, the state's highest court decided on Monday. Cobb County, just north of Atlanta, didn't mail out absentee ballots to some 3,400...

Families settle court battle over who owns Parkland killer's name and likeness

Nov. 04, 2024 15:32 PM EST

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A nasty legal rift between the most seriously wounded survivor of the 2018 Parkland high school massacre and the families of some of the 17 murdered victims was settled Monday with all sides now owning an equal share of the killer's publicity rights and an annuity he...

Supreme Court will weigh in on new mostly Black Louisiana congressional district, after election

Nov. 04, 2024 13:03 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a new redistricting case involving Louisiana's congressional map with two mostly Black districts. The court won't hear arguments until early next year and the 2024 elections are proceeding under the challenged map,...

Supreme Court will take a post-election look at Louisiana's congressional map with two majority-Black districts

Nov. 04, 2024 09:43 AM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court will take a post-election look at Louisiana's congressional map with two majority-Black districts.

Federal judge lets Iowa keep challenging voter rolls although naturalized citizens may be affected

Nov. 03, 2024 21:39 PM EST

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge ruled Sunday that Iowa can continue challenging the validity of hundreds of ballots from potential noncitizens even though critics said the effort threatens the voting rights of people who’ve recently become U.S. citizens. U.S. District...

Arkansas chief justice election won't change conservative tilt of court, but will make history

Nov. 03, 2024 00:45 AM EDT

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The winner of Arkansas' race for state Supreme Court chief justice won't change its conservative majority and it hasn't drawn the heavy spending of Republican groups that have targeted past campaigns. But the outcome still will make history. Justices Karen...