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  "id": 11229637,
  "title": "Judge bars future Reflecting Pool charges against former Olympian",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/judge-bars-future-reflecting-pool-charges-against-former-olympian",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-01T15:44:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6123554-federal-judge-david-hearn-donald-trump-reflecting-pool-case-dismissed/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The federal case against a former Olympian accused by the Trump administration of damaging the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool is officially dead after a Washington, D.C., judge ruled Thursday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) cannot try to charge him again in the future. Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman dismissed the case against David Hearn...",
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      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "Judge dismisses Reflecting Pool vandalism case against former Olympian",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/judge-dismisses-reflecting-pool-vandalism-case-against-former-olympian",
        "published": "2026-10-01T14:56:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "DC judge permanently dismisses case charging ex-Olympian with vandalizing Reflecting Pool",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/dc-judge-permanently-dismisses-case-charging-ex-olympian-with",
        "published": "2026-10-01T15:03:43.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Reflecting pool vandalism charges against David Hearn permanently dismissed",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/reflecting-pool-vandalism-charges-against-david-hearn-permanently",
        "published": "2026-10-01T15:52:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times - World News",
        "title": "David Hearn case: Why did judge permanently dismiss ex-Olympian's reflecting pool case?",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/01/david-hearn-case-why-did-judge-permanently-dismiss-ex-olympians",
        "published": "2026-10-01T18:13:49.000Z"
      }
    ]
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}