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federal

[fed-er-uhl] / ˈfɛd ər əl /






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US authorities have arrested an Iranian woman for trafficking arms to Sudan on behalf of her country, federal prosecutors have said.

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

Lately, these moves have been driven by significant federal funding cuts, which have left some states scrambling to fill budget holes, although others have long been struggling under their own fiscal pressures.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

Under federal securities statutes, the SEC can seek civil penalties tied to the “gross amount of pecuniary gain” resulting from a violation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Most federal judges had only seen a handful of habeas petitions before last summer — then suddenly they had hundreds of requests for urgent relief, according to Jean Reisz, co-director of the USC Immigration Clinic.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

Fortunately for Jefferson, the leadership of the Kentucky legislature decided to delete the sections of his draft endorsing nullification, presumably because such open defiance of federal law seemed excessive and unnecessarily risky.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis




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