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Lindsay Clancy due in court for hearing about future of her criminal case
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What happenedLindsay Clancy is set to appear in a Massachusetts courtroom on Monday for a pivotal hearing that could determine the future of her triple murder case.
The headline splitThe left frames it as "Lindsay Clancy returns to court in a bid to dismiss charges she killed her three young ch...". The center frames it as "Judge holds motion hearing in Lindsay Clancy murder case".
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Same-event confidenceMedium
9 sources across 2 bias buckets agree on the event.
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57/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Left / center-leftLindsay Clancy returns to court in a bid to dismiss charges she killed her three young children
The Independent · Center-left · News report
CenterLindsay Clancy due in court for hearing about future of her criminal case
WLS / ABC7 Chicago · Center · News report
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Lindsay Clancy due in court for hearing about future of her criminal case
Lindsay Clancy is set to appear in a Massachusetts courtroom on Monday for a pivotal hearing that could determine the future of her triple murder case.
Lindsay Clancy returns to court in a bid to dismiss charges she killed her three young children
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Lindsay Clancy returned to court Monday in a bid to dismiss the charges that she murdered her three young children. The hearing Monday was the second time the Massach...
Lindsay Clancy returns to court in bid to dismiss charges that she killed her 3 young children
Lindsay Clancy's lawyers on Monday will attempt to have the charges against her dismissed after a mistrial in the case of her killing her three children.
Lindsay Clancy appears in court as District Attorney considers retrial
Lindsay Clancy is scheduled to return to court on Monday for a motion hearing as she awaits the District Attorney's decision on whether to pursue a second trial.
Lindsay Clancy returns to court as defense seeks to block retrial in murder case
Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts woman accused of killing her three children in 2023, will be back in court Monday for a hearing that could determine whether she will face a retrial.
Judge holds motion hearing in Lindsay Clancy murder case
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A judge is holding a motion hearing Monday in the case of Lindsay Clancy, whose murder trial ended with a deadlocked jury in September. The former Wallingford moth...
