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Charlotte Kates, a New Jersey native and Rutgers Law School graduate who co-founded the pro-Hamas organization Samidoun, has become the focus of an ongoing legal debate: When does free speech cross the line into breaking federal anti-terrorism laws? Germany banned the organization last November, and Israel designated it a terrorist organization in 2021. Kates’ open support of terrorist organizations puts her in the middle of a growing legal dispute: When does free speech cross the line into breaking federal anti-terrorism laws? “As far as I’m concerned, this is legitimate political advocacy, unpleasant as it may be.”What is ‘knowingly’ coordinating with a terrorist organization? “You don’t have a right to pick and choose which law to follow.”Not all federal law enforcement experts agree with Burns’ approach.

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Former Trump administration officials argue that more foreign students are involved in the campus protests and accuse the Biden administration and universities of withholding such information. He contended that it would be unconstitutional for authorities to try to deport them based solely on their expressing support for Hamas at protests. About 40,000 Palestinians have died in Gaza since Hamas’ terrorist attack on Oct. 7, according to local health officials. Kena Betancur / AFP - Getty Images fileBiden’s approachBiden administration officials told NBC News that Trump’s threats don’t match the realities of the country’s overburdened immigration system. It argued that the Education Department is purposely protecting “pro-Hamas foreign extremists on American college campuses” and failing to provide records on foreign students, or pro-Hamas activities, at schools.

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☆ Fact Check-Trump not facing death penalty in Jan. 6 federal indictment
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-18 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Elizabeth Moore, VP of PR and Communications at Breitbart, told Reuters, “We never indicated that the DOJ is seeking or will seek the death penalty. “The Eighth Amendment rules out the death penalty unless the defendant intended or had a high degree of culpability with respect to the death of the victim. “Nor does it plead any of the aggravating factors -- from a list in the federal death penalty statute --that need to be specified. When seeking the death penalty, the indictment must include special findings as detailed in the DOJ’s Justice Manual (here). Donald Trump is not facing the death penalty in the federal indictment brought by Special Counsel Jack Smith on overturning the 2020 election.

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☆ Elizabeth Holmes now has a shorter prison sentence, but she'll still owe victims $452 million along with her former Theranos partner. She might never have to fully pay up.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-12 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A federal court ordered Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani to pay $452 million. Defendants hit with such orders to pay victims may see it come out of any eventual wages they earn. So how will Holmes and her former business partner Sunny Balwani navigate a $452 million restitution order? Former Theranos CEO Elizabeth Holmes arrives at federal court with her partner Billy Evans on November 18, 2022. According to the restitution order, Holmes and Balwani are responsible for $125 million in restitution to Murdoch, $40 million to Walgreens, and $14.5 million to Safeway.

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☆ Elizabeth Holmes says she can't pay $250 a month in restitution after she's released from prison: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-13 | by ( Lauren Steussy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Along with Ramesh "Sunny" Balwani, Holmes was ordered to pay $452,047,268 in restitution. Elizabeth Holmes won't be able to afford $250 a month restitution payments when she's released from a Texas prison, her attorneys argued. It's common for funds like these to never fully be paid out, experts previously told Insider. This week, prosecutors proposed that Holmes pay it month-by-month upon her release, in $250 increments, Bloomberg reported. According to the original restitution order, Holmes and Balwani will have to pay $40 million to Walgreens, and $14.5 million to Safeway.

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☆ Reactions to charges against Donald Trump in classified documents case
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

[1/3] Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump gestures during a campaign event in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., April 27, 2023. REUTERS/Brian SnyderJune 9 (Reuters) - Court documents made public on Friday detailed 37 criminal counts against former U.S. President Donald Trump, including charges of unauthorized retention of classified documents and conspiracy to obstruct justice after he left the White House in 2021. *Senator John Barrasso, chairman of the Senate Republican Conference“This indictment certainly looks like an unequal application of justice. Hillary Clinton had a computer server in her house with classified documents. It feels political, and it’s rotten.”*Democratic Senator Debbie Stabenow"He stored highly classified documents in his bathroom!?

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☆ Elizabeth Holmes owes $452 million along with her former Theranos partner. She might never have to fully pay up.
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-04 | by ( Sindhu Sundar | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

☆ What’s that bag of white stuff? Some Uber drivers worry they’re drug mules
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-26 | by ( David Ingram | David Ingram Covers Tech For Nbc News. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +15 min

And a sheriff’s office in Tampa sent a crystalized substance to a Florida state lab for testing after an Uber Connect driver turned it over in April. Uber said that using its services for illegal activity is expressly prohibited, and that it takes reports of drug deliveries via Uber Connect very seriously. Some Uber Connect drivers have gone to the police with suspicions about packages they are assigned to deliver. “You’re almost certainly getting arrested in that situation.”Richman said it’s difficult to generalize about how much trouble an Uber Connect driver could get in. Uber said it was always looking for ways to improve Uber Connect, and drivers said they have several suggestions for changes.

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