Supreme Court makes it harder to charge Capitol riot defendants with obstruction, charge Trump faces
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Special counsel Jack Smith has said the charges faced by Trump would not be affected. The charge was enacted in 2002 in response to the financial scandal that brought down Enron Corp.
The Supreme Court weakens federal regulators, overturning decades-old Chevron decision
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The heart of the Chevron decision says federal agencies should be allowed to fill in the details when laws are ambiguous. Opponents of the decision argued it gave power that should be wielded by judges to government experts.
217 Today: Students at Illinois’ for-profits colleges often leave worse off than when they started
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Friday, June 28, 2024 Today’s headlines: Governor J.B. Pritzker of Illinois blasted former president Donald Trump following last night’s debate on CNN. Independence Day celebrations are starting early this weekend with firework displays and events around central Illinois. Two Illinois lawmakers say they weren’t involved in the opening of two state-run migrant shelters on Chicago’s South […]