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Edgar Alvarado, 23, was mistakenly shot and killed Saturday by U.S. marshals who conducted a raid on the wrong address in a trailer park in Albuquerque, N.M. (Image: Screenshot KOB4)
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On Dec. 30, 2016, a divided Connecticut Supreme Court reinstated Kennedy cousin Michael Skakel's conviction in the 1975 murder of Martha Moxley, rejecting a lower court ruling that his trial lawyer didn't adequately represent him. Skakel is shown here in a Nov. 6, 2013 file photo. (AP Photo/Fred Beckham, Pool, File)
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Yellow crime scene tape marks the location where 19-year-old Jessica Chambers was found severely burned on Dec. 10, 2014 in Courtland, Miss. (Associated Press)
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Illustration on the untoward influence of the EPA on U.S. economic and energy policies by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times
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Illustration on the need for more conservative faculty at Georgetown Law by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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The StingRay II, manufactured by Harris Corporation, of Melbourne, Fla., is a cellular site simulator used for surveillance purposes. On Sept. 21, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that using such devices to track individuals without a warrant was a violation of the Fourth Amendment. (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office via Associated Press) **FILE**
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Secretary of State John Kerry. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) ** FILE **
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A letter from the Supreme Court's doctor says Antonin Scalia suffered from coronary artery disease, obesity and diabetes, among other ailments that probably contributed to the justice's sudden death. (Associated Press)
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Lance Toland, owner of Lance Toland Associates, shows off a 5-shot pistol known as "the judge" that he will provide to each of his employees after they obtain a concealed weapons permit. (Image: Screenshot WSB-TV2)
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In this Feb. 20, 2016, photo, a bald eagle lies dead in Federalsburg, Md. (Officer First Class Robert Karge/Maryland Natural Resources Police via AP)
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Illustration on EPA complicity in the Gold King toxic spill by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times
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President Barack Obama speaks during a meeting with governors in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Feb. 22, 2016. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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The front of the U.S. Supreme Court is seen early Friday, Feb. 19, 2016 in Washington. Republican opposition to letting President Barack Obama replace Antonin Scalia quickly sparked a constitutional clash over the president’s right to fill Supreme Court vacancies. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
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In this Jan. 28, 2013, file photo, firearms training unit Detective Barbara J. Mattson, of the Connecticut State Police, holds up a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, the same make and model of gun used by Adam Lanza in the Sandy Hook School shooting, during a hearing of a legislative subcommittee, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford, Conn. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill, File)
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The annual spring party in Panama City Beach, Florida, has been reined in with laws that local businesses and patrons say are illegal. (Panama City, Florida, News Herald via Associated Press) ** FILE **
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Illustration on the current Supreme Court dead end for abortion prohibition cases by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times
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The San Bernardino County-owned iPhone at the center of an unfolding high-profile legal battle between Apple Inc. and the U.S. government lacked a device management feature bought by the county that, if installed, would have allowed investigators easy and immediate access. (Associated Press)
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This image provided by the Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office shows Jason Dalton of Kalamazoo County. Dalton was arrested early Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, in downtown Kalamazoo following a massive manhunt after several victims were shot at random. (Kalamazoo County Sheriff's Office via AP)
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Friends and family of author Harper Lee leave the First United Methodist Church after a private funeral service, Saturday, Feb. 20, 2016, in Monroeville, Ala. Lee, the elusive author of best-seller "To Kill a Mockingbird," died Friday, Feb. 19, according to her publisher Harper Collins. She was 89. (AP Photo/Kim Chandler)