Appeals order in Jan. 6 ‘disinformation’ case puts First Amendment in peril, defense attorney says
Daniel Goodwin, who was placed on probation on Jan. 6, has completed his one-year court-supervised period by censoring his own constitutionally protected speech out of fear of arrest for publishing so-called “false information” that led to federal court-ordered monitoring of his computer and internet communications, his lawyers said. A federal appeals court initially struck down […]
Palin lawsuit against the NYT reinstated by appeals court
A lawsuit filed by former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin against The New York Times has been reinstated by a federal court. Palin, a former Republican vice presidential nominee, filed the lawsuit after the publication of a 2017 editorial that alleged her campaign encouraged the shooting of then-Rep. Gabby Giffords in 2011. The editorial in question […]
Fed. Appeals Court Rules Fla. Can Enforce Ban On Trans Treatments For Minors
A transgender pride flag is raised above a crowd of LGBTQ+ activists during the Drag March LA: Santa Monica Boulevard March, organized by the Los Angeles LGBT Center, in West Hollywood, California, on Easter Sunday, April 9, 2023. (Photo by Alison Diener/AFP via Getty Images) By Frank Lara Lisko, OAN StaffWednesday, August 28, 2024 6:00 […]
Appeals Court Revives Sarah Palin’s Defamation Lawsuit Against New York Times
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Wednesday that a district court improperly dismissed a defamation lawsuit filed by former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin. The New York TimesThis allows for the case to be retried. As Breitbart News reported in February 2022, U.S. Judge Jed S. Rakoff, who was appointed by President […]
Trump Lawyers Ask Appeals Court to Remove Fani Willis over Racist Speech
Former President Donald Trump's lawyers have asked a Georgia appeals court to remove Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from prosecuting Trump and 18 co-defendants for “racial animus.” Documents to be submitted (Via The Washington Post) refers to a speech Willis gave in January after President Trump's co-defendant Mike Roman alleged that Willis had been […]
Special Counsel Jack Smith Appeals Dismissal Ruling Of Mar-A-Lago Case Against Trump
Special Counsel Jack Smith speaks at a press conference at the US Department of Justice in Washington, DC, on June 9, 2023, to announce the unsealing of the indictment against former US President Donald Trump. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images) OAN Staff Avril ElfiMonday, August 26, 2024 6:07 p.m. Special Counsel Jack Smith […]
Special counsel Jack Smith urges appeals court to reinstate classified docs case against Trump
WASHINGTON — Special counsel Jack Smith on Monday asked a federal appeals court to reopen a classified documents lawsuit against former President Donald Trump after it was dismissed by a judge last month. U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon ruled that Smith’s appointment as special counsel was unconstitutional and dismissed the case, one of four indictments […]
Special counsel Jack Smith appeals dismissal of Trump Mar-a-Lago case
Special Counsel Jack Smith on Monday appealed federal Judge Eileen Cannon’s decision to dismiss the Mar-a-Lago classified documents lawsuit against former President Donald Trump, arguing that his appointment stood. Last month, U.S. District Judge Cannon of the Southern District of Florida dismissed Smith’s lawsuit against President Trump, finding that it violated the Appointments Clause of […]
US appeals court rules in favor of controversial Iowa book ban that bars materials depicting sex acts
The ban begins! An appeals court on Friday gave the state of Iowa permission to ban books that depict sexual acts from school libraries and classrooms. The ruling overturns an earlier ruling by the district court and also stops the provision of instruction and materials about gender identity and sexual orientation to students in kindergarten […]
NY appeals court rejects Trump’s request to lift Judge Merchan’s gag order despite end of trial
The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday The motion was denied. Donald Trump’s legal team has asked Manhattan Judge Juan Marchan to lift the remainder of a gag order he issued against the former president. Trump’s lawyers have repeatedly asked for the restraining order to be lifted, arguing it is silencing the Republican presidential […]