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The End of the ‘Rust’ Criminal Case against Alec Baldwin May Unlock a Civil Lawsuit

(Headline USA) The conclusion of a criminal case against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer clears the way for a related civil lawsuit by relatives of the deceased woman and efforts to depose the actor under oath, attorneys for plaintiffs in the civil suit said Tuesday. At...

Patriot Front Members Settle Civil Lawsuit w/ Anonymous Plaintiffs

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Several members of the right-wing nationalist organization Patriot Front have settled a civil lawsuit filed by two anonymous plaintiffs, who sued the group for allegedly vandalizing a mural honoring black tennis star Arthur Ashe. The settlement was revealed in a court filing earlier this month. The anonymous...

Prosecutors Withdraw Appeal of Dismissed Manslaughter Case against Alec Baldwin

(Headline USA) New Mexico prosecutors won’t pursue an appeal of a court’s decision to dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against Alec Baldwin in the fatal shooting on a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie, the Santa Fe district attorney’s office announced Monday. Special Prosecutor Kari Morrissey withdrew the appeal of a...

Would-Be Trump Assassin Undergoing Mental Health Evaluation, Trial Bumped 7 Months

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Judge Aileen Cannon has agreed to delay alleged would-be Trump assassin Ryan Routh’s trial until September as he undergoes mental health evaluations as part of potential insanity defense. Judge Cannon issued her order bumping Routh’s trial from February to Sept. 8 on Tuesday. Routh’s attorneys sought a...

Tanya Chutkan Shockingly Allows J6 Hostage to Attend Trump’s Historic Inauguration

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan surprised many by allowing a Jan. 6 defendant to attend the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump.  Eric Peterson will be able to witness Trump take the oath of office for the second time on Jan. 20, 2025, after Chutkan, an Obama appointee,...

Judge Explodes After Backlash Over Rushed J6 Sentencing Despite Trump Pardons

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A federal judge overseeing the Biden administration's prosecution of a Jan. 6 protestor threw a hissy fit on Wednesday after the defense called out his inexplicable haste to sentence a man before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration.  U.S. District Court Judge Randolph Daniel Moss, an appointee of President...

Lawmaker Barred from Office Over Election Law Breach, Handing GOP Majority

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) A Minnesota judge has disqualified a Democratic lawmaker from being sworn in, paving the way for Republicans to break the 67-67 tie in the state House of Representatives, MPR News reported.  On Friday, Ramsey County District Judge Leonardo Castro barred Minnesota Rep.-elect Curtis Johnson, a Democrat, from...

Senate Dems Seek to Surpass Trump’s Tally on Judicial Appointments Ahead of His Next Term

(Headline USA) President Joe Biden was expected to secure the 235th judicial confirmation of his presidency as soon as Friday, an accomplishment that exceeds his predecessor's total by one after Democrats put extra emphasis on the federal courts following Donald Trump's far-reaching first term when he filled three seats...

DOJ to Use ‘State Secrets Privilege’ to Suppress Evidence in Trump Assassination Case

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Justice Department signaled Friday that it intends to keep classified information secret in the case of Asif Merchant, the Pakistani man who allegedly tried hiring two hitmen in an Iranian-sponsored assassination plot against Donald Trump. As Headline USA has detailed, the notion that Iran conspired...

Judge: Ariz. Secretary of State Overstepped His Authority on Elections Manual

(Headline USA) A ruling by a Maricopa County judge has invalidated provisions of Arizona's elections manual, including one that said the secretary of state must canvass election results even if a county has not certified its ballots. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Scott Blaney ruled this week that Arizona Secretary...

Whitmer Kidnap Inmate Files Complaint against Judge for Sabotaging His Defense

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Barry Croft Jr., who was found guilty of conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in late 2022 after his second trial, has filed a complaint from prison against the judge who wouldn’t let a jury learn about the unconstitutional actions of the FBI’s undercover...

FBI Detains Possible Accomplice to 15-Year-Old Female Christian School Shooter

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) CBS 8 in California reported Wednesday that the FBI detained a 20-year-old man for plotting a mass shooting at a government building with the 15-year-old girl who would go on to attack the Abundant Life Christian School on Monday—killing another student and a teacher, and...
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