Judge rules against advocates trying to help migrants sent to Guantanamo and to stop more transfers
A federal judge has ruled against immigration and civil rights advocates attempting to help migrants who had been sent to the ...
Judge denies temporary relief in lawsuits challenging Guantánamo migrant detentions
A federal judge on Friday declined to grant temporary injunctive relief to plaintiffs in two lawsuits challenging the Trump administration’s efforts to detain migrants at Guantánamo Bay.
Trump-Appointed Judge Rejects DOJ Position: 'Defy Rationality'
Judge Dabney Friedrich rejected the DOJ's view that the pardon broadly covers crimes discovered in Capitol riot investigations.
Judge Pushes Back on Justice Dept.’s Broad View of Jan. 6 Pardons
The judge, Dabney L. Friedrich, chided the department for the way in which it had “abruptly reversed its position” on the ...
A 2nd judge orders thousands of fired federal employees temporarily reinstated
A federal judge in Maryland found the Trump administration acted unlawfully in firing thousands of federal employees by not first notifying states.
Judge in ‘It Ends With Us’ case grants Blake Lively further protections to limit sensitive information from being made public
The judge overseeing Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s legal battle granted much of Lively’s request for an expanded ...
Judicial power should not be a license to harass
Second, unlike private employers, federal courts are exempt from workplace harassment laws. A corporate executive who ...
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Republicans May Regret Undermining Judicial Independence: Threats to Impeach Federal Judges Who Rule Against the Government Are a Naked Attack on Their Constitutionally Crucial ...
Under the U.S. Constitution, federal judges "hold their Offices during good Behaviour" and receive salaries that "shall not be diminished during their Continuance in Office." Like other "civil ...
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‘The money was gambled away’: Local CFO gets 9-year sentence for stealing $6M from injured child fund
This is certainly a case that calls for deterrence. We need to send a message: you cannot steal from agencies of the ...
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‘Jet-setting’ local CFO who stole millions from Virginia Birth Injury Fund to be sentenced today
John Hunter Raines admitted to using the embezzled funds on private jet trips, limo rides and a gambling and booze habit. The ...
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Birth fund executive gets 9 years for stealing money meant for disabled children
Raines is the former CFO for the Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program. Last October, Raines ...
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SF judge finds mass firings of federal probationary workers to likely be unlawful
A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday found that the mass firings of probationary employees were likely unlawful, granting some temporary relief to a coalition of labor unions and ...