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On Thursday, Hunter Biden, son of U.S. President Joe Biden, moved to dismiss his criminal conviction on gun charges and a separate tax evasion case, arguing that the special counsel prosecuting him was unlawfully appointed. Biden’s lawyers cited a federal judge’s decision on Monday to dismiss the criminal case against former President Donald Trump for…
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A U.S. appeals court vacated a ruling that had struck down a federal ban on felons owning firearms, prompting a conservative judge to accuse his “Left Coast” colleagues of attempting to “subvert” the U.S. Supreme Court’s expansion of gun rights. On Wednesday, the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals announced that a majority…
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A federal appeals court on Thursday blocked President Joe Biden’s administration from continuing to implement a new student debt relief plan aimed at lowering monthly payments for millions of Americans. The St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted a request by seven Republican-led states to put on hold parts of the U.S. Department…
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The federal judiciary should award monetary damages to employees who suffer workplace misconduct at the hands of judges and increase transparency regarding how courts handle worker complaints internally, according to a congressionally directed study released Wednesday. The study’s 34 recommendations appeared in a 200-page report by the judiciary’s research arm and a congressionally chartered academic…
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A U.S. federal prosecutor faces disciplinary charges for allegedly using deceptively edited videos as evidence against people arrested during protests at Republican President Donald Trump’s 2017 inauguration. Jennifer Kerkhoff Muyskens edited videos recorded by a conservative activist group to remove footage that could have helped clear the protesters of criminal charges, according to a complaint…
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U.S. prosecutors appealed on Wednesday a federal judge’s decision to dismiss the criminal case Special Counsel Jack Smith brought against Donald Trump. Smith’s office filed a notice requesting the Atlanta-based 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to revive the case and overturn Florida-based U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s ruling. On Monday, Cannon ruled that Attorney…
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The legal proceedings involving rapper Young Thug have encountered further complications as Judge Shukura L. Ingram recused herself from the case. This follows the earlier recusal of Fulton County’s Chief Judge Ural Glanville. The case, already mired in controversy, faces additional delays as the court seeks yet another judge to preside over it. According to…
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Federal prosecutors in Alaska have identified 23 criminal cases where attorneys appearing before a federal judge, who resigned last week amid sexual misconduct accusations, may have had undisclosed conflicts of interest. A top federal prosecutor sent the list in an email on Friday, which Reuters reviewed. This occurred four days after the 9th Circuit Judicial…
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Elon Musk’s electric vehicle maker Tesla (TSLA.O) replaced its longtime law firm in a California class action, court records show. Tesla swapped a team from Cravath, Swaine & Moore with attorneys from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr. Cravath finalized its withdrawal from the consumer antitrust case last week. Tesla is fighting claims that it…
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Guo Wengui, an exiled Chinese businessman and outspoken critic of Beijing’s communist government, faced conviction on Tuesday in his U.S. trial for stealing hundreds of millions of dollars from online followers. The trial, lasting seven weeks, ended with Guo found guilty on nine of the 12 criminal counts, including racketeering conspiracy and wire fraud. U.S.…
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