Judge Blocks New U.S. Rule Limiting Credit Card Late Fees – The New York Times
In March, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced new federal rules that would cap late credit card payment fees at $8 a month, and estimated the change could save American households $10 billion a year. On Friday, a federal judge in Fort Worth temporarily blocked the rule, siding with bank and credit card company lobbyists […]
Oklahoma attorney general fires legal team after judge blocks anti-ESG law
Oklahoma’s attorney general hired to defend a state law that prohibits state pension plans from contracting with companies that restrict investment in the oil and gas industry, days after a judge temporarily blocked enforcement of the law. announced that it would lay off its external legal team. Republican Attorney General Gentner Drummond said in a […]
Judge blocks rule capping credit card late fees at $8 in junk fee setback for Biden – New York Post
A federal judge in Texas on Friday blocked a new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rule that would have capped credit card late fees at $8, a victory for companies and banking groups that said the regulator exceeded its authority. U.S. District Judge Mark Pittman in Fort Worth. preliminary injunction The injunction had been sought by […]
CNN Legal Analysts Set Correspondent Straight When She Tries To Defend Trump Judge For Mistrial Ruling
Two CNN legal analysts informed a network correspondent that Judge Juan Merchan’s mistrial denial ruling was not fair to former President Donald Trump’s defense. Merchan denied Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche’s motion for a mistrial Tuesday after porn star Stormy Daniels’ testimony, which he claimed was “unduly prejudicial,” with the judge questioning why the defense did not […]
Judge drops riot charges against 200 illegal aliens who rushed border, shoved Texas troops: ‘I don’t have jurisdiction’
On Wednesday, El Paso County Judge Ruben Morales dismissed riot charges against 211 undocumented immigrants who were captured on video rushing to the southern border and shoving Texas National Guard troops. new york post report. Morales said he was forced to drop the charges because the state did not issue a transfer order to move […]
Oklahoma judge charged with drive-by shooting into brother-in-law’s home
An Oklahoma judge awaiting trial for allegedly firing into a parked vehicle and rear-ending a woman in Texas is now on trial for firing into his brother-in-law’s home six months before the road rage incident. He is being prosecuted in the same state. Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced that Garfield County Associate District Judge […]
Texas Democrat Judge Dismisses 211 Border Rioting Charges Filed Against Migrants
In reaction to the prosecution of immigrants involved in a large-scale border crossing in March, El Paso County Court Judge Ruben Morales, 7th judge, ordered 211 cases involving immigrants accused of rioting at border crossings. The individual lawsuit was dismissed. Morales said procedural errors in transferring the case from the local district court to county […]
Judge In Bragg Trial Instructs Prosecutors To Tell Michael Cohen To Stop Talking About Trump’s Case
Judge Juan Merchan instructed prosecutors Friday to tell Michael Cohen, who is set to be the star witness in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case, that he should stop talking about former President Donald Trump and the case. After witness testimony concluded, defense attorney Todd Blanche asked the judge to order Cohen not to speak […]
Judge directs Michael Cohen to refrain from talking about Trump trial
Judge Juan Marchan on Friday directed Manhattan prosecutors to notify Michael Cohen, a key witness in former President Trump’s ongoing criminal trial, to stop speaking publicly about the case as his testimony nears. did. Trump’s lawyers have repeatedly criticized Cohen’s public attacks on Trump, given the former president’s limited ability to respond under the gag […]
Hunter Biden ignores order in tax fraud case ‘at his own peril’: judge
A federal judge in Los Angeles has warned his eldest son, Hunter Biden, to meet pretrial deadlines in his tax evasion case as he awaits an appeals court ruling on his major attempt to have Rapp thrown out. U.S. District Judge Mark Scalsi announced Thursday that prosecutors will force President Biden’s 54-year-old son to hand […]