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Jury for Karen Read trial up to 15 members

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Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson denied the request Wednesday without explanation, allowing jury selection for Read’s retrial to continue unimpeded.
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Read, 45, has pleaded not guilty to charges of second-degree murder, manslaughter while OUI, and leaving the scene of personal injury and death.
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The Supreme Court denied Karen Read’s request to pause her retrial. What comes next?
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson denied the request Wednesday without explanation, allowing jury selection for Read’s retrial to continue unimpeded. Fifteen jurors had been seated by day’s end Wednesday, with court officials aiming for a total of 16.
Karen Read's request to pause trial denied by Supreme Court justice as jury selection nears end
Karen Read's trial will not be paused while a determination is made if the United States Supreme Court will take up her appeal on double jeopardy claims.
Supreme Court declines to stop Karen Read retrial for murder
Three more jurors picked in Karen Read trial; 15 selected so far
Three more jurors were selected Thursday for the highly anticipated retrial of Karen Read, bringing the total to 15, court officials said. Sixteen jurors will ultimately hear the case, with four serving as alternates.
Jury selection in retrial of Karen Read enters 7th day with opening statements within reach
Read is accused of hitting John O’Keefe with her Lexus SUV in Canton and leaving him to die in the cold after a night of drinking.
Supreme Court won’t delay Karen Read’s murder trial which should start next week
Read’s attorneys had filed an emergency appeal for a delay in the trial, contending that trying her again on second-degree murder and leaving the scene would be double jeopardy.

Analysis shows how Supreme Court could stop Trump

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The Trump administration has in recent weeks asked the Supreme Court to allow it to end birthright citizenship, to freeze more than a billion dollars in foreign aid and to permit the deportation of V...
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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit sided with the government to block a lower-court ruling that had led to the reinstatement of thousands of federal workers.
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The agencies are a critical bulwark against Trump’s efforts to rapidly reduce the size of the federal workforce and fire thousands of employees.
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Supreme Court Chief Justice Roberts swoops in to save Trump firing decision
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Michigan Supreme Court bans mandatory life sentences for 19 and 20-year-olds in murder cases
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Supreme Court OKs Trump’s mass firing of new federal workers, blocking S.F. judge’s rehire order
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Supreme Court Temporarily Blocks Order Requiring Return of Wrongly Deported Migrant
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Supreme Court rules on status of tens of thousands of fired probationary employees
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Supreme Court ruling on Alien Enemies Act raises new due process concerns for migrants
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