Headline Roundup • July 23rd, 2020
Judge Re-Releases Michael Cohen, Citing Free Speech Violation
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New York Times (News)
A federal judge on Thursday ordered that Michael D. Cohen be released into home confinement after finding that federal officials had returned him to prison in retaliation for his plans to write a tell-all memoir about President Trump.
The judge, Alvin K. Hellerstein of Federal District Court, said Mr. Cohen was sent back to prison this month after several weeks of medical furlough because of his desire to publish a book before the election about his years as Mr. Trump’s personal lawyer and fixer.
“I make the finding that the...
Forbes
A federal judge ordered that President Trump’s former personal lawyer Michael Cohen must be released from prison and sent back to home confinement, saying he believes the government sent him back to prison as retaliation for refusing to agree to not writing a book about Trump and, in doing so, violated his First Amendment rights.
Newsmax (News)
A judge ordered the release from prison of President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer on Thursday, saying he believes the government retaliated against him for writing a book about Trump.
Michael Cohen's First Amendment rights were violated when he was ordered back to prison on July 9 after probation authorities said he refused to sign a form banning him from publishing the book or communicating publicly in other manners, U.S. District Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein said.
Hellerstein ordered Michael Cohen released from prison by 2 p.m. on Friday.
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