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Federal immigration officers have statutory authority to detain and question people suspected of immigration violations, but whether ICE can demand ID from anyone depends on context: officers exercisi...
A targeted search of the supplied reporting finds no authoritative or mainstream account confirming an event specifically described as “ — Witness 14 tape leak” beyond a single partisan forum post tha...
No U.S. president has lawfully pardoned someone for a state crime; the Constitution limits the presidential pardon to “offences against the United States,” and legal authorities and government guides ...
have publicly accused of rape or sexual assault over decades; the only accusation that has produced a civil finding of liability is from writer , while other high-profile claims—such as the anonymous ...
Most reporting and legal guides say the castle doctrine (no duty to retreat in one’s home, sometimes vehicle/workplace) is recognized across nearly all states in some form, while “stand-your-ground” s...
Paying people to attend a protest is not categorically banned under federal constitutional law: the First Amendment protects the right to assemble and to express views, and courts have long shielded p...
The WNBA currently permits transgender and nonbinary athletes to participate and has had openly trans/nonbinary players in recent years, most prominently Layshia Clarendon, identified as the league’s ...
Few Americans have been prosecuted under sedition-related statutes in U.S. history, and modern federal law treats “seditious conspiracy” as a felony punishable by up to 20 years, not death for civilia...
Yes — placing lottery winnings into a trust can affect estate-tax exposure but it cannot avoid income tax on the prize and its effectiveness depends on timing, the type of trust, state rules and wheth...
The U.S. president has broad federal clemency power and has in practice pardoned service members accused or convicted of battlefield wrongdoing, including multiple cases cited in reporting . Legal sch...
Yes — but almost never for the mere act of loading a webpage; arrest for visiting a website is legally plausible only when that visit is tied to criminal behavior, statutory prohibitions, or when data...
Forming a trust or LLC can provide meaningful financial management, creditor protection and structured distributions for California lottery winners, and many estate-planning providers call a living or...
Federal reporting and advocacy materials show ICE currently operates without a statutory duty to wear visible identification, body cameras, or uniforms during many public enforcement actions, and agen...
Available reporting shows Jeffrey Epstein’s financial business concentrated on a small number of extremely wealthy clients—most prominently Leslie Wexner and Leon Black—while banking relationships wit...
Federal law does not establish a blanket, longstanding requirement that ICE officers always display badges or badge numbers during every enforcement action; reporting and legal guides say ICE officers...
As of summer 2025, available reporting shows most U.S. states have some form of non‑retreat self‑defense protection — either a castle doctrine (no duty to retreat in the home) or a stand‑your‑ground s...
Available sources in this batch do not report on any "recent trial" verdicts or sentences specifically for Kody Brown; the documents concern other legal matters tied to the Brown family and an unrelat...
Fact-checkers have treated viral claims that raped a minor in the 1990s as a serious allegation that lacks conclusive public evidence, distinguishing between unproven or withdrawn accusations, civil-l...
As of mid‑2025, the legal landscape is mixed: most states allow 16‑year‑olds to marry with some combination of parental and/or judicial permission, but a growing minority of states have banned all und...
The statute 18 U.S.C. § 2384 criminalizes a concerted plan by two or more people to use force against the United States government — including to “overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force,” “levy w...