Tag: Judge
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Federal judge blocks Virginia from dropping alleged non-citizens from voter rolls
A federal judge on Friday granted a Department of Justice request to block Virginia from systematically removing alleged non-citizens from the voter rolls this close to an election. U.S. District Judge Patricia Giles ordered the state to stop its program immediately and restore the voter registrations of more than 1,600 people who were removed in…
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Prosecutors can combine sex crimes cases against Harvey Weinstein, judge rules
Manhattan prosecutors can combine two sexual crimes cases against Harvey Weinstein, a judge ruled Wednesday, delivering a legal victory to the district attorney’s office ahead of the disgraced Hollywood mogul’s retrial. Judge Curtis Farber’s decision came two days after NBC News reported that Weinstein had been diagnosed with an uncommon form of bone marrow cancer,…
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Judge hears arguments to block Louisiana’s Ten Commandments displays in schools
BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal judge heard arguments at a hearing Monday on whether he should temporarily block a new Louisiana law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom by Jan. 1. Louisiana, a reliably Republican state in the Bible Belt, is the only state with such a…
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Judge blocks Florida surgeon general from threatening TV stations over abortion rights ad
A federal judge on Thursday issued a temporary restraining order against Florida’s surgeon general, the latest development in a legal battle over a television ad supporting the state’s abortion rights ballot measure. Earlier this month, the Florida Department of Health sent cease-and-desist letters to multiple broadcast stations that had aired the ad, threatening criminal charges…
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Trump calls judge overseeing his Jan. 6 case ‘the most evil person’
WASHINGTON — Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump on Friday called the judge overseeing the Jan. 6-related federal criminal case against him “the most evil person,” despite threats U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan has already faced from his supporters. Trump also called special counsel Jack Smith, who has faced threats from Trump supporters as well, “a…
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N.C. judge in Michael Jordan’s father’s murder case argues for convicted killer’s release
The North Carolina judge who presided over the 1996 murder trial of Michael Jordan’s father petitioned the state’s parole commission to release the convicted killer. Retired judge Gregory Weeks on Tuesday called for the release of Daniel Green, who was sentenced to life in prison for the fatal shooting of James Jordan, a North Carolina…
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Judge invalidates Georgia election rules crafted by Trump allies
A Georgia judge invalidated several new election rules on Wednesday, calling the measures approved by the state’s Republican-controlled election board “unconstitutional” and in violation of state law. The ruling, handed down by Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox, applies to a hand-count rule for Election Day ballots and rules tied to the certification of…
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Federal judge blocks Alabama’s voter purge program ahead of election
A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked Alabama’s voter removal program that flagged thousands of registered voters and accused them of illegally registering in the state. The Justice Department had filed a lawsuit against the state of Alabama challenging the program aimed at removing voters from its election rolls, arguing it was too close to…
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Judge in Trump’s Jan. 6 case rejects ‘strained’ argument about his false 2020 election claims
WASHINGTON — A federal judge overseeing the federal election interference case against Donald Trump rejected the former president’s claim that he was actually concerned about foreign influence and interference in the 2020 election — rather than the false claims about domestic voter fraud he continuously repeated in the weeks before the Jan. 6 attack. There…
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The judge handling Boeing’s plea deal asks Justice Department to explain its diversity policy
The federal judge considering Boeing’s plea deal with prosecutors wants to know how the Justice Department’s diversity, equity and inclusion policies would affect the selection of an independent monitor to oversee the aerospace company during a three-year probation period. U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor, a conservative nominated to the federal bench in Fort Worth, Texas,…