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Mexican ‘dreamer’ Ordered Released In US

A Mexican man brought to the US as a child who was arrested and held for more than six weeks despite being protected...

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Flint Water Settlement Orders Lead Pipes Replaced

A federal judge on Tuesday approved a $97 million settlement in a lawsuit over drinking water contamination in the US...

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Legal Spat In US Over Parents Wanting To Name Child

A civil rights group is suing the US state of Georgia because it will not let a couple give their toddler daughter...

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Star-Studded Telethon To Support US Civil Rights Group

Tom Hanks and other stars will lead a Facebook "telethon" this month to raise funds for the American Civil Liberties...

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Secrets From Smart Devices Find Path To US Legal System

An Ohio man claimed he was forced into a hasty window escape when his house caught fire last year. His pacemaker data...

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Trump Administration Appeals Block of Revised Travel Ban

The Trump administration on Friday appealed a Maryland court's block of its revised travel ban, aiming to reinstate the...

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Trump Vows Appeal Up To Supreme Court After Loss On Travel Ban

A defiant President Donald Trump has pledged to appeal to the U. S. Supreme Court if necessary to fight for his revised...

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Trump Ready To Fight After Travel Ban Again Blocked

President Donald Trump braced Thursday for a long legal battle over his ban on travel from six mainly-Muslim countries...

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US Judge Blocks New Trump Travel Ban

A federal judge in Hawaii has put President Donald Trump's revised travel ban on hold, issuing an emergency halt to the...

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A Groundswell of Anti-Trump Fervor

Until Donald Trump became president, Kelsey Thomas spent her time studying, hanging out with friends and lounging on...

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Black American Families Take School Into Own Hands

While plugging away at college entrance exam preparations, Zion Utsey momentarily jolts up from his laptop and drums on...

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Trump’s New Travel Ban Faces Day In Court

President Donald Trump insists his amended travel ban will survive any legal challenge and it's time to see if he's...

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Facebook Updates Policies To Prohibit Surveillance

Facebook now explicitly prohibits companies and organizations from using its services for surveillance. An update to...

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23 US States Advancing Anti-Gay Bills

Gay rights groups and child welfare advocates raised alarm Monday over what they see as legislative attempts in nearly...

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Zedd Organizes Concert To Speak Out Against Trump’s Travel Ban

Grammy-winning DJ Zedd says he does not consider himself "a political person," but when President Donald Trump signed...

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Federal Judge Exempts A Syrian Family From Trump’s Travel Ban

President Donald Trump's revamped travel ban is facing its first major legal setback, after a federal judge halted...

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Another Legal Challenge To Revised Trump Travel Ban

President Donald Trump's revamped travel ban faced another legal challenge Friday when the American Civil Liberties...

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New Trump Travel Ban Faces First Court Challenge

President Donald Trump's revised travel ban on refugees and nationals from six mainly Muslim countries faced a new...

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CIA Blasts WikiLeaks For Publishing Secret Documents

The Central Intelligence Agency on Wednesday accused WikiLeaks of endangering Americans, helping US rivals and...