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Courts
No, warrantless home searches are not legal within 100 miles of the U.S. border
SCOTUS
Warrant still required for home search near US border
Claims the Supreme Court allowed warrantless home searches within 100 miles of the U.S. border are false. Here’s what the court actually did.
Pop Culture
Yes, the ACLU is seeking more than $86,000 in legal fees from Johnny Depp
The majority of the $86,000 in reimbursement that the ACLU is requesting from Depp would cover fees for four legal experts, court documents show.
Pop Culture
There’s a legal reason why you can watch the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard trial but couldn’t watch the Ghislaine Maxwell trial
Federal and state trials have different rules for cameras in the courtroom.
Money
No action needed to get check from TurboTax settlement
Eligible customers will automatically receive notices and checks in the mail.
Courts
Not all courtrooms have the same camera policies
Federal and state trials have different rules for cameras in the courtroom.
VERIFY
Amber Heard didn't use movie lines in her testimony against Johnny Depp
Actress Amber Heard did not quote lines from the 1999 movie “The Talented Mr. Ripley” during her testimony in a libel lawsuit, despite social media claims.
Courts
No, police cannot force you to unlock your cellphone without a search warrant
The Fourth Amendment requires police to have a warrant or your consent to search your phone.
Courts
Felon voting rights
Can some people convicted of felonies from the Jan. 6 insurrection still vote?
National
Prosecutors can’t appeal the not guilty verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial
One expert told VERIFY that an appeal by the prosecution “would be flagrantly unconstitutional double jeopardy.”
National
No, the number of conservatorships in the US is not tracked
Britney Spears’ case has brought new attention to conservatorships -- a legal arrangement that affects many people but is not tracked at a national level.
VERIFY
Is the Minneapolis police union paying for Derek Chauvin's defense?
The much larger Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association is footing the bill, not the local Minneapolis police union.
SCOTUS
Warrant still required for home search near US border
Claims the Supreme Court allowed warrantless home searches within 100 miles of the U.S. border are false. Here’s what the court actually did.
Pop Culture
Yes, the ACLU is seeking more than $86,000 in legal fees from Johnny Depp
The majority of the $86,000 in reimbursement that the ACLU is requesting from Depp would cover fees for four legal experts, court documents show.
Pop Culture
There’s a legal reason why you can watch the Johnny Depp v. Amber Heard trial but couldn’t watch the Ghislaine Maxwell trial
Federal and state trials have different rules for cameras in the courtroom.
Money
No action needed to get check from TurboTax settlement
Eligible customers will automatically receive notices and checks in the mail.
Courts
Not all courtrooms have the same camera policies
Federal and state trials have different rules for cameras in the courtroom.
VERIFY
Amber Heard didn't use movie lines in her testimony against Johnny Depp
Actress Amber Heard did not quote lines from the 1999 movie “The Talented Mr. Ripley” during her testimony in a libel lawsuit, despite social media claims.
Courts
No, police cannot force you to unlock your cellphone without a search warrant
The Fourth Amendment requires police to have a warrant or your consent to search your phone.
Courts
Felon voting rights
Can some people convicted of felonies from the Jan. 6 insurrection still vote?
National
Prosecutors can’t appeal the not guilty verdict in the Kyle Rittenhouse trial
One expert told VERIFY that an appeal by the prosecution “would be flagrantly unconstitutional double jeopardy.”
National
No, the number of conservatorships in the US is not tracked
Britney Spears’ case has brought new attention to conservatorships -- a legal arrangement that affects many people but is not tracked at a national level.
VERIFY
Is the Minneapolis police union paying for Derek Chauvin's defense?
The much larger Minnesota Police and Peace Officers Association is footing the bill, not the local Minneapolis police union.
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