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Judge Who Blocked Don Lemon Charges Has Glaring Conflict of Interest

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) The federal judge who reportedly declined to approve a complaint against former CNN anchor-turned-YouTuber Don Lemon is married to a top prosecutor in Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison’s office. The potential conflict involves U.S. Magistrate Judge Douglas Micko, whose wife, Caitlin Micko, serves as an assistant attorney...

Ukrainian Vouches for Would-be Trump Assassin: ‘I Owe Ryan My Life’

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A Kyiv resident who knew convicted would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh from their time in Ukraine has vouched for Routh’s character—supporting his request for a lenient sentence. In a letter filed Tuesday to Judge Aileen Cannon, Mariia Riznyk said Routh saved her life in early 2022. Riznyk...

SCOTUS Declines to Hear Felony Firearm Cases

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square) The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to take up two cases over whether individuals with felony records can be permanently disarmed under the Second Amendment. The court declined to hear Zherka v. Bondi and Duarte v. U.S. Each challenge targets laws banning individuals with...

SCOTUS to Hear Fed Firing Case Wednesday

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Wednesday to decide whether President Donald Trump can fire Lisa Cook, a member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors

U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Second Amendment Case Tuesday

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on Tuesday in a case over whether states can prevent concealed carry holders on private property that is open to the public…

Utah County’s Chief Prosecutor Testifies at Tyler Robinson’s Hearing

(Dave Mason, The Center Square) The second in-person pretrial hearing for Tyler James Robinson, charged with the murder of conservative leader and Arizona resident Charlie Kirk, took an extraordinary turn mid-Friday afternoon when the chief prosecutor took the witness stand. Utah County Attorney Jeff Gray, the elected official who oversees...

DOJ Says Members of Congress Can’t Intervene in Release of Epstein Files

(Headline USA) Manhattan's top federal prosecutor said Friday that a judge lacks the authority to appoint a neutral expert to oversee the public release of documents in the sex trafficking probe of financier Jeffrey Epstein and British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell. Judge Paul A. Engelmayer was told in a letter signed by...

Musk’s X Countersues Baby Mother St. Clair over AI Image Dispute

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company countersued one of his baby mothers Thursday after she accused the platform of enabling sexualized AI-generated images of her.  Filed Thursday in federal court in Texas, the lawsuit came after Ashley St. Clair sued xAI in New York, claiming social media users exploited the...

Would-be Trump Assassin Seeks Lenient Sentence: 20 Years in a Low-Security Prison

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The man convicted of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump at his Palm Beach golf course in September 2024 has asked for a lenient sentence. While the government seeks life imprisonment, Ryan Routh’s attorney has asked for 20 years. In a Thursday motion for a downward departure...

SCOTUS Rules on Warrantless Searches, Double Convictions and Election Suits

(Andrew Rice, The Center Square)  The U.S. Supreme Court decided three cases Wednesday about political candidates' standing to sue, warrantless searches, and double convictions. The justices marked Jan. 14 as the first day in 2026 where they released multiple opinions.  Here are summaries of those opinions. Case v. Montana In a 9-0 decision,...

Ex-Sen. Sinema Accused in Lawsuit of Banging Her Security Guards, Breaking up Family

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Former U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema has been accused in a lawsuit of having sex with her security guards and breaking up the family of one of them in the process. The lawsuit against Sinema was filed Monday in North Carolina federal court by Heather Ammel, who...

Judge Bans Police from Releasing Footage of Charlotte Train Stabber’s Arrest

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A federal judge is prohibiting police from releasing footage of officers arresting the man who allegedly stabbed Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska to death on a Charlotte train on Aug. 22. In a Friday order, U.S. District Judge Kenneth Bell agreed that publicizing the footage of Decarlos Brown Jr.’s...
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