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Judge Orders Trump Officials to Divulge Names of Those Who Set Up $1.8 Billion Fund

Par : Alan Feuer
The plan to create a fund that could have funneled taxpayer money to the president’s allies drew repeated scrutiny, including a rare rebuke from Senate Republicans.

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President Trump supports compensating people like the rioters who were prosecuted for attacking the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
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Supreme Court Sides With Republicans in TV Ad Fight

Par : Abbie VanSickle
Republican groups had asked the court to clear the way for political parties to pay the same low-cost ad rates as candidates, a move that could undercut a Democratic advantage in the midterms.

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National Republican groups had filed an emergency application to the Supreme Court asking the justices to step in and clear the way for them to get the lower TV ad rates.
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Timothy Cruz, the Clancy Prosecutor, Often Takes a Conservative Approach

Par : Remy Tumin
His choice to bring first-degree murder charges fits with his reputation for tough-on-crime tactics.

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Timothy Cruz, the Plymouth County district attorney, outside the courthouse this August.
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Tumbler Ridge Shooting Survivors File 30 Lawsuits Against OpenAI

Par : Michael Levenson
The survivors contend that the company should have notified the police when it shut down the shooter’s disturbing ChatGPT account eight months before the February attack in British Columbia.

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A memorial for the victims of a deadly mass shooting at a school in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, in February.
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Trump to Break Ground on Arch Before Getting Approval

Par : Luke Broadwater and Emily Badger
Doug Burgum, the interior secretary, announced plans to start work on the site of the 250-foot-tall triumphal arch. Final approval of the project is still pending.

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President Trump has said that the 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery must be taller than the Arc de Triomphe in Paris.
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A judge suggests that Trump mail-in voting rules could cause ‘major disenfranchisement.’

Par : Zach Montague
Judge Indira Talwani said the Postal Service appeared to be trying a haphazard “experiment” with a new rule that could result in valid ballots being tossed.

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An official picking up a mail-in ballot drop box at the Lackawanna County Government Center in Scranton, Pa., in 2024.
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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Mail Voting Limits

Par : Abbie VanSickle
The justices have been asked to weigh in again on the Trump administration’s efforts to restrict mail voting — this time on whether the plans violate the Constitution.

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Administration lawyers asked the Supreme Court to clear the way for a new rule that prohibits the Postal Service from delivering ballots to voters in states that do not share voter data with the federal agency.
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Judge Suggests Trump Mail-In Voting Rules Could Cause ‘Major Disenfranchisement’

Par : Zach Montague
Judge Indira Talwani said the Postal Service appeared to be trying a haphazard “experiment” with a new rule that could result in valid ballots being tossed.

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An official picking up a mail-in ballot drop box at the Lackawanna County Government Center in Scranton, Pa., in 2024.
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States Sue Over Move to End to Federal Funds for Transgender Youth for Transition Care

Par : Amy Harmon
The Trump administration wants to bar Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program from paying for gender-transition medication and surgery for transgender adolescents.

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Rob Bonta, the attorney general of California, was among state officials behind the lawsuit.
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Trump’s Speed on the White House Ballroom Threatens to Outpace the Courts

Par : Adam Liptak
In his breakneck construction of a grand ballroom and in many other initiatives, critics say, the president has tried to outrun judicial review.

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President Trump has proceeded with White House ballroom construction at a furious pace even as courts weigh its legality.
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Federal Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Lizzo and Her Touring Company

Par : Alena Cerro
The singer, who has faced several lawsuits asserting harassment, discrimination and a hostile work environment, has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.

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The case dismissed on Tuesday was filed regarding Lizzo’s 2023 tour.
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On Trump’s Ballroom, Chief Justice Finds Himself in an Unusual Spot: In Dissent

Par : Ann E. Marimow
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has been in the majority in divided cases more times than any other chief since 1953. But not this time.

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In his understated way, Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. suggested that he was distressed by what the president was doing to the White House.
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Expedia Fights Off Claim for Damages by Cuban Exile Families

Par : David C. Adams
A jury in Florida found that in their suit against the travel booking company, the plaintiffs had failed to prove ownership over tourism properties in Cuba.

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Cienfuegos, Cuba, in 2019. The court found that lawyers for the plaintiffs had failed to prove ownership for Cuban properties, including one in that city.
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Supreme Court Allows Trump’s White House Ballroom Construction

Par : Ann E. Marimow
Lower-court rulings would have blocked construction of the 90,000-square-foot ballroom after finding that the Trump administration should have first sought approval from Congress.

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The order from the Supreme Court was the second time in less than two weeks that the court weighed in on the project.
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Leader of DOJ’s Civil Rights Unit Spars With Harvard, the Left and Her Colleagues

Par : Glenn Thrush and Michael C. Bender
Harmeet Dhillon, who leads the Justice Department’s civil rights unit, has extracted flashy agreements and personnel moves from big universities and sought to force states to turn over confidential voter data.

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Harmeet Dhillon has waged President Trump’s war on the left through a relentless pressure campaign against 100 universities over their diversity and antisemitism policies.
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Cleanup of Rotting Food at L.A. Warehouse Took Too Long, Residents Say

Par : Lauren McGaughy
The stench has enveloped a neighborhood next to a food warehouse that burned in a June fire, prompting legislative action, lawsuits and thousands of complaints.

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It has been more than two months since a June fire left a Los Angeles warehouse full of rotting food. The cleanup is almost finished.
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‘Freedom Fuel’ Touts Cheap Gas. A Lawsuit Says the Dealer Didn’t Pay for It.

Par : Jesus Jiménez
A lawsuit claims that a New Jersey-based company failed to pay for nearly $4 million worth of gas, some of which was sold to gas stations promoted by President Trump.

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A Freedom Fuel Network gas station sold gas for $3.57 per gallon in Dresher, Pa., outside Philadelphia, where the cost of a gallon of gas reached $3.99 that week.
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Expedia Faces Off With Cuban Families Over Land Seized Decades Ago

Par : David C. Adams
A trial involving claims against the travel company has opened in federal court. Dozens of such lawsuits have been filed since President Trump opened the door to them.

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A beach on Cayo Coco island in Cuba. Land on the cay, off Cuba’s north coast, was seized decades ago by Cuba’s Communist authorities and eventually developed for tourism.
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Napa County Winery Worker Charged With Starting Pickett Fire That Damaged Grape Harvests

Par : Pooja Salhotra
The Pickett fire burned nearly 7,000 acres in California wine country last year, causing millions of dollars in losses.

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The Pickett fire burned in Napa County last year. Three winemakers have filed a lawsuit against the owner of a winery in the area.
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Judge Rules Trump Unlawfully Targeted Stanford Students Who Criticized Israel

Par : Chris Cameron
The ruling was a win for Stanford’s student newspaper, The Stanford Daily, and it followed another court victory for students targeted by the Trump administration last year.

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A lawsuit argued that student journalists had been forced to self-censor out of fear of government retaliation.
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Walmart to Pay $50 Million to Settle Opioid Lawsuit, US Says

Par : Ishani Desai
The resolution is part of an effort to hold retailers and pharmacists accountable for what the government says were their roles in the opioid epidemic.

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Walmart will pay $50 million to settle claims its pharmacies filled suspicious prescriptions for opioids, the Justice Department said.
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California Sues Trump Administration Over Offshore Wind Cancellation

Par : Heather Knight
The state is asking a court to reverse a Trump administration agreement and reinstate a planned offshore wind farm.

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A wind farm turbine off the coast of Block Island, R.I., in 2023. California was an early adopter of wind power, but offshore wind farms have so far been developed only on the East Coast.
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Trump Administration Appeals Ruling Halting Mail-In Voting Rules

Par : Zach Montague
The Postal Service appealed an emergency decision from Thursday that blocked it from changing its procedures for mail-in voting ahead of the upcoming midterm elections.

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Workers sorted through ballots at a ballot processing facility in California last November.
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Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Uphold Ban on Transgender Troops

Par : Ann E. Marimow and Dave Philipps
President Trump issued an executive order barring transgender service members from the military as part of a broader attack on transgender rights.

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If the justices accept the case, they could schedule oral arguments during the Supreme Court’s term that begins in October.
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$42 Million Abu Ghraib Jury Verdict Is Overturned on Appeal

Par : Mattathias Schwartz
A Fourth Circuit panel ordered the case to be dismissed, citing a new Supreme Court ruling limiting the ability of foreign citizens to sue in U.S. court.

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The Abu Ghraib prison, years after it returned to Iraqi control.
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Trump Administration Will Appeal Harvard Antisemitism Case

Par : Alan Blinder
A federal judge earlier ruled against Trump officials in a lawsuit accusing the university of allowing persistent antisemitism on campus.

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A legal conflict between the Trump administration and Harvard has lasted for over a year.
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ICE agent Christian Castro Released From Texas Jail After Minnesota Loses Court Fight

Par : Mitch Smith and Ernesto Londoño
The state had sought to have the agent extradited from Texas to answer charges in Minneapolis related to an on-duty shooting that wounded an immigrant.

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Christian Castro was one of thousands of agents sent to Minnesota in the winter as part of the Trump administration’s deportation campaign.
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Andrew and Tristan Tate: A Timeline of Their Rise and a Web of Allegations

Par : Isabella Kwai
The brothers, who have denied all wrongdoing, are fighting extradition to Britain on multiple charges, including rape and sex trafficking.

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Andrew Tate, right and his brother Tristan at UFC 327 at Kaseya Center, Miami, in April.
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West Point Climate Professor Says He Was Fired for Refusing to ‘Defy Science’

Par : Michael C. Bender and Greg Jaffe
Dr. Adam Kalkstein is suing the U. S. Military Academy, where he was a professor of geography and the only climate scientist, after being fired.

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Cadets walking near Pershing Barracks at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in 2014. A West Point climate professor says he was fired for refusing to “defy science.”
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Judge Sides With Texas Over Minnesota on Extradition of ICE Agent

Par : Ernesto Londoño and Mitch Smith
The two states have waged an unusual court battle over the agent facing charges over a shooting in Minneapolis. The agent could be released from jail on Thursday.

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Federal agents near the scene of a shooting during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in January.
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Judge Allows Postal Service Effort to Restrict Mail Voting, for Now

Par : Zach Montague
The order came amid a spate of legal challenges, including one by Democratic state attorneys general, that could still result in the rules being blocked.

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Under its new plan, the Postal Service would not deliver mail ballots in states that do not share voter data with the agency and would deliver only ballots that meet certain criteria.
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A Surrogate Refused an Abortion and Fled to Texas. Now She Wants Custody of the Baby.

Par : J. David Goodman
A surrogate refused to have an abortion after the fetus was diagnosed with a serious heart problem. She fled to Texas and had the child. Now she wants a judge to give custody to her instead of the biological parents.

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McKenna West, right, after a court hearing in Dallas on Tuesday.
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Trump’s Efforts to Sow Election Doubts Get Boost From Initial Court Order

Par : Zolan Kanno-Youngs
A preliminary Supreme Court ruling could leave voters confused about casting ballots by mail, even as President Trump’s executive order is being litigated in the lower courts, experts said.

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People sort through ballots at a ballot processing center during a statewide special election in California last year.
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Supreme Court Ruling on Mail-In Voting Could Add to Election Confusion

Par : Emily Cochrane · David W. Chen and Anna Griffin
The limits on mail-in voting may not go into effect by November, with a multistate lawsuit expected this week. But some states and experts warned about further voter confusion.

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Mail-in votes are processed by poll officials at the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections Office in Largo, Fla., last week.
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How the Supreme Court Is Issuing Orders as Trump ‘Emergencies’ Return

Par : Ann E. Marimow
The justices are still struggling with whether and when to explain themselves to the public when the court issues temporary, but consequential, orders.

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In 19 months, the president has already asked the justices to intervene far more times than George W. Bush and Barack Obama did during their 16 years in office combined.
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In Building His Border Wall, Trump May Bring Down a 110-Year-Old Church

Par : Jazmine Ulloa and Paul Ratje
A century ago, Mexican American families came together to build an adobe church near the border in West Texas. Can its bell toll again as the wall expansion nears?

The Friends of the Ruidosa Church group has worked to restore the adobe mission for the last 20 years. Members of the group worry that border wall construction could damage the site.
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California Cancels Talks With Paramount Over Warner Bros. Merger

Par : Laurel Rosenhall
The attorney general of California, one of 12 states suing to block the $111 billion deal, accused Paramount of leaking and misrepresenting earlier settlement discussions.

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California’s attorney general, Rob Bonta, announced last month that he and 11 other state attorneys general would sue to block Paramount’s $111 billion acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery.
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Court Slashes Award Alex Jones Was Ordered to Pay Sandy Hook Parents

Par : Elizabeth Williamson
An appeals court reduced the award to the parents of one victim to $6 million from $49 million, citing a Texas damages cap. The conspiracy theorist owes over $1 billion in other cases.

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For years, Alex Jones spread conspiracy theories that the Sandy Hook shooting was a hoax perpetrated by the government and the victims’ families.
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Chief Justice Allows Trump to Continue White House Ballroom Construction, for Now

Par : Ann E. Marimow
The 90,000-square-foot ballroom project has grown in size and scope, with the president’s lawyers saying it is intertwined with the renovation of an underground military bunker.

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The construction site for the new White House ballroom in March.
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Prince Harry, Elton John and Others Told to Pay Daily Mail Publisher $13 Million

Par : Stephen Castle
Harry and six other high-profile figures lost a privacy lawsuit against Associated Newspapers. They may eventually have to pay more than twice the initial sum, a judge said.

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Prince Harry leaving the Royal Courts of Justice in London during his trial against Associated Newspapers in January.
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Trump Threatens Defamation Suit Over National Guard Report, Aiming to Intimidate a Critic

Par : Alan Feuer
It was the latest example of President Trump’s bid to use the legal system against those who voice unflattering facts and opinions generally protected by the First Amendment.

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A report by the Center for American Progress determined that there was “no evidence” that President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to cities across the country had affected the crime rate.
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How Harvard’s Epic Fight With Trump Is Costing the University

Par : Mark Arsenault and Irena Hwang
The federal government has slowed Harvard’s funding, despite the university’s legal victories. The conflict is forcing hard choices on campus.

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The Trump administration has found new ways of trying to pressure Harvard to comply with its wishes.
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A Few Expert Lawyers Dominate Supreme Court Arguments, a New Study Finds

Par : Adam Liptak
Chief Justice Roberts, once such a lawyer, has said he has mixed feelings about the trend.

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Chief Justice John Roberts argued 39 Supreme Court cases as a lawyer in the solicitor general’s office and in private practice.
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Missouri Judge Says Redrawn Congressional Map May Be Used in Midterms

Par : Madaleine Rubin
The decision, quickly appealed, was a win for Republicans. The party has been pushing for the new map in an effort to help maintain control in the U.S. House in November.

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Missouri was one of the first states to try to redraw its maps as part of President Trump’s national push to increase Republicans’ chances of keeping the U.S. House in the midterms.
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Harvard Agrees to $53 Million Settlement in Body Part Theft Scandal

Par : Alena Cerro
The agreement settles lawsuits filed by relatives of people whose remains, donated for medical research and teaching, were stolen and sold by the former manager of the school’s medical morgue.

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Harvard University has agreed to pay $53 million to settle civil lawsuits over the theft and sale of body parts by a former manager of the medical school’s morgue.
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Judge Allows Limited Testing in Trump Plan to Paint Eisenhower Building White

Par : Zach Montague
A federal judge ruled that initial preparatory steps, including testing out paints on the building’s gray granite exterior, could proceed for now.

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The Eisenhower Executive Office Building in May.
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Minnesota Sues Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Over His Refusal to Extradite ICE Agent

Par : Ernesto Londoño
A federal agent facing assault charges in Minnesota has been jailed in Texas since May. Gov. Greg Abbott has not granted an extradition request.

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Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas at an event in Kerrville in July.
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