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Apr 06 2024
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Judge Berates DOJ for Defying Congressional Subpoenas
Department of Justice told the prosecutors not to comply with the subpoenas. A federal judge on April 5 told U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) attorneys that the defiance of congressional subpoenas was hypocritical. She added: I think it’s quite rich you guys pursue criminal investigations and put people in jail for not showing up. ... You all are making a bunch of arguments that you would
The Epoch TimesApr 19 2024
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Trump lawyers in for 'hellish weekend' after judge issues 'serious sanction': legal expert
Former President Donald Trump's trial antics are already starting to hurt him, former federal prosecutor Harry Litman explained to MSNBC's Joy Reid on Friday — and make life hell for his attorneys. The problem is, he explained, Trump's repeated penchant for attacking witnesses and has led to prosecutors keeping a witness who will testify at trial secret, and the judge allowing that would
Raw StoryApr 19 2024
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Judge asked to decide who gets $3.6M in Lincoln businessman's life insurance payouts
A Lancaster County judge is being asked to settle a legal fight over what to do with $3.6 million in life insurance payouts to the trust of a Lincoln businessman who left millions more in outstanding bank loans allegedly obtained by fraud. Following Aaron Marshbanks' suicide in a downtown Lincoln parking garage on Nov. 2, 2022, bankers across the state began reporting that he had taken out
Lincoln Journal StarApr 17 2024
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Former Richland High grad nominated as Eastern WA federal court judge
A former Richland resident has been nominated to become a federal judge for the Eastern Washington District U.S. Court. Rebecca Pennell is currently a judge for Division III of the Washington Court of Appeals in Spokane, but lives in Yakima. She was appointed to that position by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee in January 2016 and was then elected without opposition in 2016 and 2020. Pennell grew up
Tri-City HeraldApr 23 2024
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Judge strikes down NC law on felon voting, saying racist origin ‘has not been cleansed’
A federal judge on Monday struck down a North Carolina law that criminalized voting for people with felony convictions. In a 25-page order, U.S. District Judge Loretta Biggs wrote that the law, which was originally passed in 1877, “was enacted with discriminatory intent, has not been cleansed of its discriminatory taint, and continues to disproportionately impact Black voters.” Biggs’ ruling
The News & ObserverApr 09 2024
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A judge blocks the demolition of a groundbreaking Iowa art installation
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily blocked plans to remove a that borders a pond in a Des Moines city park, finding the New York artist who created the work is likely to succeed in her argument that destroying the work would violate her contract with a local art center. U.S. District Court Judge Stephen Locher ordered the temporary restraining order Monday afternoon after
Associated PressApr 19 2024
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Leader of Black Republican group defends Tarrant County judge against allegations of racism
The president of Frederick Douglass Republicans of Tarrant County is coming to the defense of Judge Tim O’Hare amid allegations of racism after a heated exchange with a county commissioner. The group, founded by legendary Fort Worth activist and educator Reby Cary, works to empower Black participation in the Republican Party while being a resource for Black Americans at all levels of
Fort Worth Star-TelegramApr 19 2024
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Judge dismisses 2 felony charges against alleged would-be Minnesota college shooter
A judge has dismissed some of the most serious charges against a former Minnesota college student who police and prosecutors feared was plotting a campus shooting. Waylon Kurts, of Montpelier, Vermont, who was then a student at St. Olaf College in Northfield, was charged last April with conspiracy to commit second-degree assault, conspiracy to commit threats of violence, making terroristic
Fox News (Online News)Apr 17 2024
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US judge tosses Republican-led states' challenge to Biden asylum policy
April 17 (Reuters) - A federal judge in Louisiana has dismissed a lawsuit by 19 Republican-led states challenging a rule adopted by the Biden administration that is meant to speed up the processing of asylum claims and deportations at the U.S.-Mexico border. U.S. District Judge David Joseph, an appointee of Republican former President Donald Trump in Lafayette, said in Tuesday's ruling that
Reuters