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Judge approves release of Florida nightclub shooter's widow
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By Lisa Fernandez OAKLAND, Calif. (Reuters) - A judge cleared the way on Wednesday for the widow of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, to be released from jail and also appeared to throw doubt on the strength of the government's case against her. Noor Salman, 30, was arrested in California in January on federal charges she knew before the June 2016 shootings that her husband, Omar Mateen, was planning the attack and concocted a cover story for him. Prosecutors want Salman to remain jailed before her trial in Florida.
High court ruling could reshape Virginia political map
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A U.S. Supreme Court decision reviving a challenge to several Virginia legislative districts could send lawmakers back to the drawing board, but Republicans say they are confident the state's current electoral map will withstand further scrutiny.
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US top court says electoral maps must be reviewed for racial bias
The US Supreme Court on Wednesday came down on the side of Democrats who charged that certain US electoral districts in Virginia were drawn to dilute the influence of black voters elsewhere in the state. The high court found that a lower court had erred in deciding that race was not a dominant factor in drawing Virginia's electoral map. Black voters tend to vote Democratic, while majority white districts are more likely to go Republican.
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