Courts & Law
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DOJ appeals judge's ruling that Alina Habba has been unlawfully working as US attorney in NJ
U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann determined last week that tactics to keep Habba in the office were not "lawful," but placed his ruling on hold pending the appeal, which will now take the case to the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
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Judge orders Fani Willis to provide info on searches for Trump-related records: Judicial Watch
The Georgia judge instructed Willis to clarify whether Wade's devices were searched and to search the devices if they were not. The judge also directed Willis to provide the search protocols used on Hill's and Wade's devices.
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Sinaloa Cartel founder 'El Mayo' pleads guilty to drug trafficking
Zambada García pleaded guilty to one count of taking part in a continuing criminal enterprise and one count of racketeering conspiracy and will be sentenced to life in prison.
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Former NY Gov. Cuomo says Trump's hush money case should not have been brought forward
"When you have this country believing you’re ... trying to put people in jail or convict them for political reasons, then we have a real problem,” said Cuomo.
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Alec Baldwin loses latest attempt to get involuntary manslaughter charge dismissed
Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the request in a virtual hearing, where defense attorneys for Baldwin argued that he had no reason to believe a live round was in the gun.
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California jury convicts Paul Pelosi attacker on state charges
Defense lawyers for DePape claimed that their client was guilty of three charges, but that there was not enough evidence to convict him of threatening a family member of a public official and aggravated kidnapping.
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Judicial Watch files request for release of Biden-Hur interview audiotapes
Judicial Watch accused the Biden administration of seeking to rewrite the "Freedom of Information Act" (FOIA) and claimed the administration asked the court to ignore precedent in blocking the release of the tapes.
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Missouri AG Bailey says home state is not happy with New York over 'lawfare' against Trump
"I'm proud to announce that lawsuit against the state of New York to fight back against lawfare," Bailey said.
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First pretrial hearing in Trump's classified document case concludes on Friday
The next pretrial hearing is expected to take place on Monday.
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New York prosecutors urge Merchan to keep Trump gag order over fears he would criticize jury
The prosecutors in a court filing approved of lifting the gag order on Trump when speaking about witnesses in the case, but said protections for the jurors and court staff should remain in place.
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Judge dismisses Nevada alternate electors case over jurisdictional concerns
A Nevada grand jury in December indicted the six Republicans as part of a case from Nevada Democratic Attorney General Aaron Ford.
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Steve Bannon asks Supreme Court to keep him from reporting to prison July 1, amid his appeals effort
Bannon, now a popular right-wing podcaster, was convicted nearly two years ago of two counts of contempt of Congress