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Judge: Pardoning Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes for Capitol riot plot would be 'frightening'
Read full article: Judge: Pardoning Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes for Capitol riot plot would be 'frightening'The federal judge who presided over the seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers members says it would be “frightening” if the anti-government group’s founder, Stewart Rhodes, is pardoned for orchestrating a violent plot to keep Donald Trump in the White House after he lost the 2020 presidential election.
Trump-nominated judge says blanket pardons for Capitol rioters would be 'beyond frustrating'
Read full article: Trump-nominated judge says blanket pardons for Capitol rioters would be 'beyond frustrating'A federal judge who was nominated by Donald Trump says it would be “beyond frustrating and disappointing” if the president-elect hands out mass pardons to rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol after the 2020 election.
Trump ally Steve Bannon must surrender to prison by July 1 to start contempt sentence, judge says
Read full article: Trump ally Steve Bannon must surrender to prison by July 1 to start contempt sentence, judge saysLongtime Trump ally Steve Bannon says he'll fight a judge's ruling that he must report to prison by July 1 to serve his four-month sentence for defying a subpoena from the House committee that investigated the U.S. Capitol insurrection.
Court sides with Justice Dept. on Jan. 6 obstruction charge
Read full article: Court sides with Justice Dept. on Jan. 6 obstruction chargeA federal appeals court has sided with the Justice Department in a case that could have upended hundreds of charges brought following the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
UnitedHealth closes roughly $8B deal for Change Healthcare
Read full article: UnitedHealth closes roughly $8B deal for Change HealthcareUnitedHealth Group says it has completed its acquisition of Change Healthcare, closing the roughly $8 billion deal a couple weeks after a judge rejected a challenge from regulators.
Rioter who wore 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt gets jail term
Read full article: Rioter who wore 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt gets jail termA Virginia man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while wearing an antisemitic “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt over a Nazi-themed shirt has been sentenced to 75 days of imprisonment.
Bannon's criminal contempt trial on track for next week
Read full article: Bannon's criminal contempt trial on track for next weekA federal judge says the criminal contempt trial of Steve Bannon can start as scheduled next week and that the extensive media coverage of the onetime adviser to former President Donald Trump shouldn't be a barrier to selecting an unbiased jury to hear the case.
Judge won't delay trial for Trump ex-adviser Steve Bannon
Read full article: Judge won't delay trial for Trump ex-adviser Steve BannonA federal judge has declined to delay the upcoming trial of Steve Bannon, an adviser to former President Donald Trump who faces contempt of Congress charges after refusing for months to cooperate with the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection.
Feds seek prison for rioter in 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt
Read full article: Feds seek prison for rioter in 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirtFederal prosecutors have recommended a prison sentence of more than two months for a Virginia man who stormed the U.S. Capitol wearing a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt.
Rioter who wore 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt pleads guilty
Read full article: Rioter who wore 'Camp Auschwitz' sweatshirt pleads guiltyA Virginia man who wore a “Camp Auschwitz” sweatshirt at the U.S. Capitol during last year’s riot has pleaded guilty to joining the mob of people who stormed the building.
Judge rules Dominion case can proceed against Trump allies
Read full article: Judge rules Dominion case can proceed against Trump alliesA federal judge has cleared the way for a defamation case by Dominion Voting Systems to proceed against Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani and Mike Lindell, allies of former President Donald Trump who had all falsely accused the company of rigging the 2020 presidential election.
Another judge blocks Trump's TikTok ban; app still in limbo
Read full article: Another judge blocks Trump's TikTok ban; app still in limboWASHINGTON – A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's attempts to ban TikTok, the latest legal defeat for the administration as it tries to wrest the popular app from its Chinese owners. The Trump administration had tried to ban the short-form video app from smartphone app stores in the U.S. and cut it off from vital technical services. Nichols is the second federal judge to fully block the Trump administration's economic sanctions against the app as the court cases proceed. The Trump administration has alleged that TikTok is a security threat because the Chinese government could spy on app users’ personal data. TikTok has denied it’s a security threat but said it’s still trying to work with the administration to resolve its concerns.