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  "id": 228008,
  "title": "Alex Murdaugh's $600K lawsuit against former clerk thrown out",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/alex-murdaughs-600k-lawsuit-against-former-clerk-thrown-out",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T16:43:32.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hill",
    "slug": "the-hill",
    "url": "https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6013932-alex-murdaughs-600k-lawsuit-against-former-clerk-thrown-out/"
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  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A jury found Murdaugh guilty of murdering his wife and son, but justices earlier this year overturned his convictions.",
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Associated Press",
        "title": "Federal judge won’t make disgraced clerk pay Alex Murdaugh’s $600,000 in legal fees for 1st trial",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/federal-judge-wont-make-disgraced-clerk-pay-alex-murdaughs-600-000-in",
        "published": "2026-08-05T19:53:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}