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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...
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 ...
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 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 — 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
As of mid‑2025, multiple reputable compilations report that around 20 U.S. states set a minimum marrying age of 16 (with variations and exceptions), while others list roughly two dozen states at 17 or...
Courts have allowed some civil claims against Donald Trump that otherwise would have been time-barred by the temporary New York Adult Survivors Act (ASA), leading to at least one high-profile judgment...
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...
The Constitution limits Congress’s power to punish or shield its members in several ways: Article I gives each chamber broad disciplinary authority (including expulsion by two‑thirds) but also fixes m...
Federal law has moved toward requiring identification by some federal personnel during civil disturbances: Congress and House proposals in 2020-2023 and later guidance require federal officers who “re...