Monday, September 15, 2025

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Lawfare: Trump Leverages Landslide Win to Demand Dismissal of NY Civil Case

(Luis Cornelio, Headline USA) Attorneys representing President-elect Donald Trump cited the 2024 election results to demand that New York Attorney General Letitia James withdraw her civil lawsuit against him and the Trump Organization.  In a Tuesday letter, Trump's attorney and incoming Solicitor General D. John Sauer urged James to drop the...

Judge Tosses J6 Provocateur Ray Epps’s Defamation Lawsuit against Fox News

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) After a two-day hearing, a federal judge tossed Ray Epps's defamation lawsuit against Fox News on Wednesday, saying he didn't provide enough facts to show that former host Tucker Carlson acted with "actual malice" when he insinuated that Epps may have been working with the...

FBI Agent, Previously Acquitted for Attempted Murder, Now Faces Rape Charges

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) An FBI agent who was acquitted of attempted murder two years ago has now been charged with raping at least two women—with detectives believing there may be more victims. The Montgomery County Department of Police in Maryland announced the rape charges Monday against the FBI agent,...

Judge Allows SJSU Trans Volleyball Player to Compete, Appeal Filed

(Maire Clayton, Headline USA) A Biden-appointed judge denied to disqualify a transgender volleyball player on the San Jose State University women's team and ruled the Wednesday conference tournament would proceed as scheduled. Judge S. Kato Crews also ruled losses due to forfeiting against SJSU during the normal season would not...

2nd Failed Trump Assassin’s Son Hit w/ More Child Porn Charges

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Oran Alexander Routh, the son of failed Trump assassin Ryan Routh, was hit with more child pornography charges in a superseding indictment unsealed Tuesday. Routh was initially arrested on Sept. 24 for possessing child pornography, after FBI agents allegedly found it on his electronic devices while searching his...

Judge to Rule on Whether Google’s Advertising Tech Constitutes Monopoly

(Headline USA) Google, already facing a possible breakup of the company over its ubiquitous search engine, is fighting to beat back another attack by the Department of Justice alleging monopolistic conduct, this time over technology that puts online advertising in front of consumers. The Justice Department and Google were scheduled to...

Disgraced Jack Smith Drops Federal Lawfare Cases against Trump Due to Election Outcome

(Headline USA) Federal prosecutors moved Monday to dismiss the lawfare charges against President-elect Donald Trump that accused him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election and to abandon the classified documents case against him, citing longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution. “The American People re-elected President...

Man Arrested Last Week over Statements He Made to FBI Informants 5 Years Ago

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) The Justice Department announced charges on Friday against a U.S.-Albanian dual citizen who was allegedly plotting to support the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham, also known as ISIS. The defendant, Erald Alimehmeti, 33, of Tirana, Albania, was arrested Thursday for allegedly attempting to provide material...

Alleged ISIS Fighter Released from Home Arrest to Attend Craft Fair

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Biden-appointed U.S. District Judge Natasha Merle has modified the conditions of house arrest for an alleged ISIS fighter to allow her to attend a local craft fair. Judge Merle’s Friday order came in the case of Halima Salman, who was caught in Syria by forces fighting ISIS in 2019. Salman and...

Ex-Federal Reserve Official Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) A former official for the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond pled guilty last week to insider trading, after he was caught misappropriating confidential information to execute trades. The defendant, Robert Brian Thompson, 43, of Mosley, worked as a bank examiner and senior manager with supervisory duties...

Calif. Judge Rules City Can Keep Its Voter ID Law Despite Newsom Ban—for Now

(Kenneth Schrupp, The Center Square) A California judge ruled the City of Huntington Beach can keep its new rule requiring voters to present identification—for the time being. “The Court finds that this matter is not ripe for adjudication, as the City’s Charter is permissive and discretionary in character, and...

Charlotte Man Charged w/ Selling Guns to Illegal Immigrants

(Ken Silva, Headline USA) Charges were recently unsealed against a Charlotte resident who allegedly purchased as many as 100 firearms for illegal immigrants in the area. According to an ATF agent’s affidavit, the defendant, Walter Adonai Rivera Chinchilla, came on the ATF’s radar after DHS’s Homeland Security Investigations, or HSI,...
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