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Chutkan Drops Hint of Monthslong Delay in Trump Trial

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan implied on Monday that the 2020 criminal case against former President Donald Trump might face a delay until just before the 2024 election, Politico reported.  Chutkan, a Jamaican-born judge, indicated that her plans to be out of the country later in the...

Boston Doctor Acquitted of Lewd Acts Near 14-Yr-Old Girl on Plane

(Headline USA) A Boston doctor was found not guilty Wednesday on a charge of lewd acts near a 14-year-old girl on an airplane after a three-day trial in federal court in Boston. Lawyers for Dr. Sudipta Mohanty, 33, said more than a dozen passengers sitting in seats near Mohanty and...

Grant Program Under Fire for Discriminating against Non-Black Women

(Headline USA) A small venture capital firm faced tough questions from conservative judges Wednesday as it defended a grant program for black women-owned businesses in a lawsuit that has become emblematic of a growing legal backlash against corporate diversity programs. The Fearless Fund, which provides early stage funding for businesses...

Fani Willis Says Sex Affair w/ Anti-Trump Prosecutor Began after RICO Probe

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Embattled Fulton County Fani Willis admitted on Monday to having an affair with Special Prosecutor Nathan Wade, a man she selected to lead RICO charges against former President Donald Trump and 18 other co-defendants.  In a 176-page motion first reported by the Washington Post, Willis clarified that...

Oregon Supreme Court Bans 10 GOP State Sens. Who Staged Walkout

(Headline USA) The Oregon Supreme Court said Thursday that 10 Republican state senators cannot run for reelection after staging a six-week walkout last year to stall bills on abortion, transgender surgeries for minors and gun-control. It is but the latest example of leftist weaponizing institutional power, such as the judiciary,...

Hunter Biden’s Lawyers Say DOJ Prosecutors Should Go to AA Meetings

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) Hunter Biden's legal defense team went on the attack this week against federal prosecutors in his gun case, suggesting in a recent filing that they may benefit from attending Alcoholics Anonymous or Narcotics Anonymous meetings. It was the latest in what promises to be a...

Supreme Court to Hear Arguments over Federal Bump-Stock Ban

(Casey Harper, The Center Square) The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a federal ban on bump stocks later in February, the latest opportunity for the high court to rule on gun violence and 2nd Amendment rights. The case in question, Garland v. Cargill, came after the Trump administration banned bump...

Wisc. Gov. Evers: ‘No Idea’ How Redistricting Will Play Out in Supreme Court

(Benjamin Yount, The Center Square) Wisconsin’s Democrat governor is not guessing what comes next for the state’s political maps as his party seeks to force revisions on the previously approved maps following a leftist takeover of the state Supreme Court. Gov. Tony Evers told reporters this week he wasn't focused...

CIA Whistleblower Sentenced to 40 Years Imprisonment

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Former CIA officer Joshua Schulte, 35, was sentenced Thursday to 480 months in prison for crimes of espionage, computer hacking, contempt of court, making false statements to the FBI and child pornography, the Justice Department announced in a press release. Schulte’s theft is the largest data...

FBI Agent Indicted for Stealing Cell Phones During Home Raids

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Justice Department announced Wednesday that a 36-year-old FBI agent from Houston has been charged with theft of personal and government property and providing false statements. According to the indictment, unsealed Wednesday, Nicholas Anthony Williams has been an FBI special agent in the Houston Field Office...

EBay to Pay $59M Settlement for Online Sales of Drug-Making Equipment

(Brett Rowland, The Center Square) EBay Inc. agreed Wednesday to pay $59 million and make changes to its compliance program as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice that it violated the federal law by selling thousands of pill presses and encapsulating machines through its website. The...

Disney Smacked Down by Fed. Judge in Lawfare Attack on DeSantis

(Steve Wilson, The Center Square) A federal judge on Wednesday smacked down Disney's last-ditch lawfare attack on Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state of Florida, dashing its hopes to force the Republican leader to reinstate a longstanding sweetheart deal that gave the entertainment corporation unprecedented levels of autonomy. "As stated...
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