The Supreme Court will hear a case Tuesday that could have major implications for hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants — as well as special counsel Jack Smith’s prosecution of former President Donald Trump. The case, Fischer v. United States, asks the Supreme Court to weigh…
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Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Durbin delivered a subpoena to conservative activist Leonard Leo on Thursday as part of the committee’s investigation into Leo’s interactions with Supreme Court justices. Democrats on the committee voted to authorize the subpoena in November as part of their probe into Supreme…
Read More Illinois Senator Dick Durbin Targets Conservative Activist Leonard Leo With Subpoena
A federal agency did not reappoint a former Trump advisor to an elections advisory board after a left-wing activist group threatened to launch a public criticism campaign, according to emails obtained by the Daily Caller News Foundation. Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer who is now the senior legal…
Read More Ex-Trump Advisor Purged From Federal Elections Board After Left-Wing Pressure Campaign, Emails Show
Trump and his co-defendants are seeking to review a judge’s decision not to dismiss their Georgia racketeering case based on the First Amendment. Judge Scott McAfee denied last week Trump’s bid to dismiss the case based on the argument that the indictment “directly targets core protected political…
Read More Trump, Codefendants Seek Review Of Judge’s Decision Not To Dismiss Georgia Case Based On First Amendment
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis urged a Georgia appeals court Monday not to take up defendants’ appeal of the decision allowing her to stay on the case against former President Donald Trump. Willis told the Georgia Court of Appeals in a filing Monday it should reject…
Read More Fani Willis Urges Georgia Appeals Court Not To Reconsider Ruling Letting Her Stay On Trump Case
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…
Read More Judge Declines Trump’s Bid To Toss Georgia Charges Based On First Amendment
Special Counsel Jack Smith rebuked the judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s classified documents case on Tuesday for making a request he said rests on “fundamentally flawed legal premise.” Judge Aileen Cannon instructed both parties to file proposed jury instructions engaging with two scenarios involving the Presidential Records Act…
Read More Special Counsel Jack Smith Fires Warning Shot At Florida Judge Overseeing Trump Documents Case
A federal judge in Massachusetts dismissed charges against Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis filed by lawyers representing migrants he flew to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, in 2022. District Judge Allison Burroughs ruled Friday that migrants could sue the charter flight company, Vertol Systems, that contracted with Florida to…
Read More Federal Judge In Massachusetts Hands Florida Gov. DeSantis Win In Martha’s Vineyard Flights
Democratic Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday that the Senate would consider legislative options to stop “judge shopping” after a Texas court ignored his call to implement guidance adopted by the judiciary’s policymaking body aimed at curbing the issue. Northern District of Texas Chief…
Read More Texas Court Ignores Schumer’s Call To Adopt New ‘Judge Shopping’ Policy
Gun groups are sounding the alarm about the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) new center aimed at helping states enforce red flag laws. The DOJ launched its National Extreme Risk Protection Order (ERPO) Resource Center on Saturday to offer assistance to law enforcement officials, social services providers and…
Read More Gun Groups Sound Alarm About New DOJ ‘Red Flag’ Law Center