Tag: Judge
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ attorneys ask judge to publicly identify his accusers
Attorneys for Sean “Diddy” Combs filed a motion Tuesday requesting that his accusers in a federal sex trafficking case be publicly identified so he can prepare a proper defense. The motion requests that federal judge Arun Subramanian identify Combs’ accusers because, his lawyers argue, the torrent of anonymous allegations against him are damaging his reputation,…
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Georgia judge blocks rule requiring counties to hand-count Election Day ballots
A Georgia judge on Tuesday blocked a new rule from the state’s election board that would have required counties to count ballots cast on Election Day by hand, a provision critics had said would cause delays in reporting results in the battleground state. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney wrote in his decision that…
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Texas judge won’t drop lawsuit after commission rescinds LGBTQ rights warning
A Texas judge said she will not drop her lawsuit against a state commission that publicly sanctioned her for refusing to officiate at same-sex weddings, even though the commission withdrew its ethics warning last month. Judge Dianne Hensley, an elected Texas justice of the peace who hears small claims and misdemeanor cases, said in a filing…
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Local election officials in Georgia must certify results, judge rules
County election boards in Georgia are not allowed to refuse to certify election results, a state judge ruled on Tuesday. Concerns of fraud or abuse are to be settled in court, the judge said, not by county officials acting unilaterally. “If election superintendents were, as Plaintiff urges, free to play investigator, prosecutor, jury, and judge…
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs wants April or May trial date, lawyers say in letter to judge
Sean “Diddy” Combs wants to go to trial on sex trafficking charges next spring, the embattled hip-hop mogul’s lawyers informed a judge Wednesday. “Mr. Combs continues to assert his right to a speedy trial and intends to request a trial date in April or May 2025, and as consistent with the Court’s trial schedule,” the…
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Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan can take effect after judge lets restraining order expire
President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program can take effect after a judge ruled Wednesday that he would let a temporary restraining order on the plan expire. It’s a minor victory for the Biden administration just weeks ahead of the presidential election. The lawsuit was brought by seven red-leaning states: Missouri, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,…
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Deadly shooting of Kentucky judge at courthouse was captured on video
In surveillance video that captured the courthouse slaying of a Kentucky judge, the sheriff charged in the death appears to shoot at the judge multiple times while the judge crawled on the floor, scrambling for cover. The video was played in court this week and appears to show former Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines confronting…
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Kentucky sheriff accused of gunning down judge is retiring, lawyer says
A lawyer for the Kentucky sheriff accused of fatally shooting a judge in his chambers announced the law enforcement official’s retirement Monday after the state’s governor threatened to remove him from office. In a statement, the lawyer for Shawn “Mickey” Stines, 43, said the decision was effective immediately and was not a concession to the…
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Mayor Adams urges judge to dismiss bribery charge brought by ‘zealous prosecutors’
Lawyers for New York Mayor Eric Adams asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss the bribery charge included in his federal indictment, saying the government’s allegations are “extraordinarily vague” and failed to prove Adams broke the law. Adams was charged last week with five criminal counts, including bribery, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and…
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State judge strikes down Georgia abortion ban
A judge in Georgia’s Fulton County struck down the state’s six-week abortion ban Monday, allowing the procedure to resume and making it legal up to 22 weeks of pregnancy. The state law was signed by Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in 2019 but didn’t take effect until July 2022 after it faced a legal challenge and…