Recent Updates
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US journalist pleads guilty to acting as an illegal agent for China
DUI DWI Laws 06/08/2026Linda Sun, a former aide to New York governors, was accused of selling her influence to the Chinese government. Sun pleaded not guilty to charges that she failed to register as an agent of a foreign government, conspired with her husband to launder m...
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Spirit Airlines goes out of business, ending operations immediately
DUI DWI Laws 05/23/2026Spirit Airlines, an impish upstart that shook the industry with its irreverent ads and deep discount fares, announced Saturday that it has gone out of business after 34 years.The ultralow cost airline that once operated hundreds of daily flights on i...
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Supreme Court hollows out a landmark law that had protected minority voting rights
DUI DWI Laws 05/16/2026President Lyndon B. Johnson knew the legislation he was about to sign was momentous, one that took courage for certain members of Congress to pass since the vote could cost them their seats.To honor that, he took the unusual step of leaving the Oval ...
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Supreme Court temporarily extends women's access to a widely used abortion pill
DUI DWI Laws 05/12/2026The Supreme Court is leaving women's access to a widely used abortion pill untouched until at least Thursday, while the justices consider whether to allow restrictions on the drug, mifepristone, to take effect.Justice Samuel Alito's order Monday allo...
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Man who sprayed vinegar at Rep. Ilhan Omar during town hall pleads guilty to assault
DUI DWI Laws 05/09/2026A man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar at a town hall meeting in Minneapolis pleaded guilty to assault Thursday in federal court after reaching a deal with prosecutors.Anthony Kazmierczak, 55, is awaiting sentencing.Kazmierczak,...
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Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments in classrooms
DUI DWI Laws 04/22/2026Texas can require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools, a U.S. appeals court ruled Tuesday in a victory for conservatives who have long sought to incorporate more religion into classrooms.The 9-8 decision by the 5th U.S. Circuit Cou...
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Jockey Mike Smith pleads not guilty to DUI charges
DUI DWI Laws 09/03/2011Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith has pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor DUI charges resulting from his July 20 arrest hours after winning the opening-day stakes race at Del Mar.Smith entered his plea via his attorney Thursday at the courthouse business ...
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Court date set in Henderson city attorney DUI case
DUI DWI Laws 06/18/2011A court date is set for a Nevada city attorney facing drunken driving, leaving the scene of an accident and open container of alcohol charges following a daytime crash last month. Henderson City Attorney Elizabeth Quillin is due for arraignment Monda...
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Jalen Rose pleads guilty to drunken driving
DUI DWI Laws 05/26/2011Former Michigan and NBA player Jalen Rose has pleaded guilty to drunken driving, admitting he got behind the wheel after drinking six martinis.Rose entered his plea Wednesday in District Court in Oakland County's Bloomfield Hills. He faces up to 93 d...
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High court suspends DUI bus driver's law license
DUI DWI Laws 03/03/2011The Montana Supreme Court has suspended the law license of a 54-year-old Billings man who ran into a teenager with a school bus while driving under the influence of alcohol. The Billings Gazette reports the high court issued the order Tuesday and dir...
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Appeals court: Pa. county can't ban DUI from ARD
DUI DWI Laws 01/31/2011Pennsylvania Superior Court says a southwestern Pennsylvania County was wrong to keep people charged with drunken driving out of a special probation program for first-time offenders.As a result, the Herald-Standard in Uniontown says the court has ove...
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Alexis man gets 15-years in prison for DUI
DUI DWI Laws 12/30/2010A judge in western Illinois has handed down a 15-year prison sentence for an Alexis man who'd repeatedly been accused of driving while drunk. Knox County State's Attorney John Pepmeyer tells WGIL Radio that 50-year-old Jon Ahline pleaded guilty in Oc...