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The judge overseeing former President Trump’s classified documents case, Florida District Judge Aileen Cannon, rebuked federal prosecutors on Monday while striking down two of their filings. DOJ special counsel Jack Smith has been directed by the court to unseal two filings and to provide a comprehensive legal rationale for a Washington, D.C. grand jury’s involvement in the investigation. Specifically, …
A federal judge has ordered a reporter to disclose her sources for an investigative series on an FBI investigation into a Chinese scientist named Yanping Chen, in a rare move that has received pushback from press groups. Catherine Herridge, currently with CBS News but with Fox News when she reported the stories, must sit for …
BREAKING: Judge Aileen Cannon just dealt a huge blow to Special Council Jack Smith, reportedly striking down two of his sealed fillings this morning. Judge Cannon is AWESOME! pic.twitter.com/CxfaTCmCh8 — TEAM USA (@TEAM_USA__) August 7, 2023 via thegatewaypundit: Judge Aileen Cannon in the Southern District for Florida federal court delivered a blow to Special Counsel …
A judge in Pennsylvania determined that former President Trump cannot be sued by an election official over statements he made casting suspicion on the 2020 election results during his presidency, due to the protection provided by presidential immunity. Judge Michael Erdos of Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas ruled that Trump’s immunity extends to a …
The judge set to oversee former President Trump’s latest criminal case is known for her sentencing of January 6 rioters and worked at a law firm associated with Hunter Biden. DC federal Judge Tanya Chutkan, who was picked to oversee Trump’s criminal case in the capital was declared ‘the toughest punisher’ of rioters charged with …
Russia has placed International Criminal Court (ICC) Judge Tomoko Akane on its wanted list months after the court issued an arrest warrant for President Vladimir Putin for war crimes, state media reported Thursday. The Russian Interior Ministry search database lists Akane’s personal information, according to the state-run news agency TASS, but does not specify which …
BREAKING: Judge Maryellen Noreika is not messing around as she is now threatening to have Hunter Biden arrested if he fails to comply with new conditions. If Hunter consumes alcohol or drugs including marijuana, he will be arrested & be prosecuted for contempt of court. This… pic.twitter.com/k6MEIfH2xC — Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) July 26, 2023
🚨BREAKING: Judge strikes down Hunter Biden sweetheart plea deal pic.twitter.com/0lElF01UiZ — Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 26, 2023 NBC's Tom Winters says on MSNBC the plea deal is in jeopardy after Hunter Biden's legal team demanded the deal also cover *future* prosecution of the First Son, even if they're not directly related to the charges filed …
I can not believe this is even true….do you really call people like this lawyer “educated” h/t The Old Timer
via newsbusters: The New York Times buried the lede in a story about Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos owning The Washington Post. It isn’t quite profitable, you learn in the eighth paragraph: “The Post is on a pace to lose about $100 million in 2023, according to two people with knowledge of the company’s finances.” The …
A Scott County judge stunned the courtroom and the victim’s family members on Tuesday when she declared Alexis Saborit “not guilty” in the beheading death of his girlfriend America Thayer in July 2021. The ruling reversed a prior finding by the same judge, Caroline Lennon, in… pic.twitter.com/E0QnvfnIZx — Alpha News (@AlphaNews) July 21, 2023
via BBC: Does it count as sexual harassment if an assault lasts less than 10 seconds? Many young people in Italy are expressing outrage on social media, after a judge cleared a school caretaker of groping a teenager, because it did not last long enough. The case involves a 17-year-old student at a Rome high …
by Technical_Low_3233 It’s almost like the whole system was set up to oppress and suppress the masses.
CNN is very upset that a judge ruled that it’s illegal for government to collude with Big Tech to censor speech. by u/AbolishtheDraft in Conservative
‘A Canadian judge has ruled that the “thumbs-up” emoji is just as valid as a signature, arguing that courts need to adapt to the “new reality” of how people communicate as he ordered a farmer to pay C$82,000 ($61,442) for an unfulfilled contract. In a recent case the Court of King’s Bench in the province …
NEW – Federal judge rules Biden admin likely trampled on free speech, orders federal agencies to refrain from pressuring social media companies on censorship during the trial.https://t.co/FDX8LzMEiv — Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) July 4, 2023 via WSJ: A federal judge issued a broad preliminary injunction limiting the federal government from communicating with social-media companies about online content, …
Bonkers ruling— Federal judge in Massachusetts says a shirt that reads “there are only two genders” is not protected speech and “invades the rights of others.”https://t.co/uzcVh60rlZ pic.twitter.com/Nyb9yi5OR6 — Marina Medvin 🇺🇸 (@MarinaMedvin) June 17, 2023 As someone who grew up in the USSR getting her teeth drilled without novocaine the idea that today’s US kids …
(Breitbart) A federal judge scheduled E. Jean Carroll’s second defamation trial against former President Donald Trump for January 2024, just days before Republican primary voters will begin the presidential nomination process. On Thursday, U.S. District Judge Lewis Kaplan set Carroll’s civil trial against Trump for January 15, 2024, in a brief scheduling order. https://www.breitbart.com/2024-election/2023/06/15/e-jean-carroll-second-defamation-trial-donald-trump-gop-primary-january-2024/ JUST …
Just look at Trump's first arrest and court case… Verdicts NO to rape.YES on sexual abuse.YES on damage.$2 MILLION AWARD!YES to reckless $20KYES to defamatory!YES, Trump's statements were false.YES, there was malice. He's not the ultimate victim. There's no "witch… — Michael (@MDSJR4) June 10, 2023
A federal judge has struck down a California law imposing racial and “gender identity” quotas on corporate boardrooms, finding such discrimination to be unconstitutional on its face. Enacted in 2020, AB 979 required publicly-held corporations in the Golden State to have certain minimum numbers of board members from “underrepresented groups,” with the exact number depending …
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A federal judge ordered Florida to stop enforcing its ban against providing gender-affirming healthcare to transgender children for three families, according to newly-released court documents. On Tuesday, Judge Robert L. Hinkle, of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, issued a preliminary injunction in favor of three families …
Federal Judge Rejects Tennessee’s Anti-Drag Law as Unconstitutional. “ “A lot of parents are wondering why is an adult male putting on women’s clothing and dancing and talking about sexual themes with other people’s children, not only in libraries but also in schools and other public institutions,” said Manhattan Institute’s Chris Rufo. City Journal: The …