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Federal prosecutors still want attorney Eric Soehnlein removed as a defense attorney for Peter Gerace Jr., the owner of Pharaohs Gentlemens Club.

The class-action lawsuit alleges Maine is violating the Sixth Amendment rights of low-income defendants.

The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to hear a number of cases questioning whether state court juries must have a dozen members when they are weighing serious criminal charges.

The startup company BrainBridge recently released a video advertising its future services that are mind-blowing. The company promises that in about 8 years, it will be able to use A.I. and completely robotic surgeons to remove a patient's head and attach it to another body.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take up cases out of Florida from felons challenging the state's use of a six-person jury instead of a 12-member jury, used by most states.

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch admonished his colleagues for not taking up an order to revamp Floridas legal system.

Justice Neil Gorsuch said he would have taken up the case.

~ Today's Water Cooler: Politics, syndemics ~

In a strongly worded dissent Tuesday, Justice Neil Gorsuch said the U.S. Supreme Court needs to rethink precedent that "made the unthinkable a reality" by permitting juries of fewer than 12 people to decide cases involving serious criminal offenses.

Joe Biden is salivating at the prospect of his political archrival being convicted in the Stormy Daniels hush money trial in Manhattan, with jury deliberations set to begin this week.