Judge Aileen Cannon Rejects Trump Request to Dismiss Documents Case
In a ruling Thursday, U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon denied former President Donald Trump’s request to dismiss the documents lawsuit. Trump’s team had argued that the Presidential Records Act trumps the Espionage Act with regard to classified documents taken to Mar-a-Lago after leaving office, but Cannon said that’s why he decided not to pursue the […]
Judge Denies Trump’s Bid To Dismiss Classified Docs Case Based On Presidential Records Act
The judge overseeing the classified documents lawsuit against former President Donald Trump on Thursday denied his motion to dismiss under the Presidential Records Act (PRA). Trump asked in February to dismiss the lawsuit under the PRA, but his lawyers said the PRA gives him “unreviewable discretion to designate the records at issue as personal.” claimed […]
Border Patrol must care for migrant children it locks up, federal judge rules
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the federal government is responsible when it locks up immigrants, regardless of whether they have been formally processed. Migrants crossing the Mexico-Southern California border have overwhelmed local detention facilities, leaving thousands of people camping in the desert, sometimes for days on end. In the pending case, Flores v. Garland, […]
Judge Declines Trump’s Bid To Toss Georgia Charges Based On First Amendment
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s Georgia racketeering case declined Thursday to dismiss charges based on the First Amendment. Trump’s attorneys argued in a December motion that the indictment “directly targets core protected political speech and activity,” urging the judge to dismiss the charges as violations of the First Amendment. But Judge Scott McAfee […]
Rio judge wants extradition of murdered Brent Sikkema’s ex
The estranged husband of a millionaire art dealer murdered in Manhattan is facing extradition to Brazil on suspicion of ordering the murder, the Post reported. Daniel García Carrera, 53, is suspected of paying for her estranged husband, Brent Sikkema, 75, who was stabbed to death at their winter home in Rio de Janiero in January. […]
Aaron Judge belts long homer, clutch hit in 11th to fuel Yankees
PHOENIX — Before the series started at Chase Field, Aaron Boone told Aaron Judge that he wanted him to go to the pool in right-center field someday. The Yankees captain fulfilled his duty Wednesday in the biggest game of his young season, helping the team win the series. Judge hit his first home run of […]
John Eastman asks judge to pause disbarment, citing $3 million in ‘legal fees’
Former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election campaign lawyer John Eastman asked a judge to pause his disbarment so he can maintain working as an attorney, citing “legal fees” he’s incurred for being indicted in a separate criminal case. State Bar Court of California Judge Yvette Roland last week found Eastman culpable for 10 of the 11 […]
Special Counsel Jack Smith hits back at judge for ‘fundamentally flawed legal premise’ in Trump documents case
Federal prosecutors have rebuked the judge who handled former President Trump’s classified documents case in the Southern District of Florida, saying her potential jury instructions were a “fundamentally flawed legal premise.” claimed to be based on. In a court filing Tuesday, Smith said U.S. District Judge Eileen Cannon’s unusual request for prosecutors and defense attorneys […]
Ty Cobb says 11th Circuit may remove judge from Trump documents case
Former White House prosecutor Ty Cobb said Wednesday that the 11th Circuit could finally decide to remove Judge Eileen Cannon from her lawsuit over former President Trump’s mishandling of classified documents at his Florida mansion. I expected it to be sexual. In an interview on CNN’s “Erin Burnett Outfront,” the former Trump administration official pointed […]
Judge blocks Biden’s emissions rule forcing states to set greenhouse gas reduction targets
A federal judge on Monday blocked the Biden administration’s new emissions regulations that would require states to set greenhouse gas reduction goals in order to receive federal highway funding. Daily Caller News Foundation report. What is your background? The Biden administration’s Federal Highway Administration made the announcement the day before Thanksgiving. new regulations The state […]