Despite multiple requests for the release of Nashville Christian school shooter Audrey Hale’s manifesto and writings surrounding her March 27 attack that left three 9-year-olds and three adults dead, the Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation denied a request from The Epoch Times for those documents. The reason the FBI cited in a…
FBI Denies Request for Nashville Shooter’s Manifesto, Writings
May 8, 2023
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Ex-Supreme Court Justice More Sympathetic to GOP-Backed Election Theory Than Previously Thought
Former Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, 93, seemed to express sympathy in 2000 for elements of a controversial GOP-backed legal theory that would recognize state legislatures’ power to regulate federal elections without interference from state courts, according to the recently unveiled papers of the late Justice John Paul Stevens. Then-President Gerald Ford appointed Stevens, a liberal…
DOJ Seeks 25-Year Prison Sentence for Oath Keepers Founder Stewart Rhodes
May 6, 2023
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The U.S. Department of Justice is seeking a 25-year prison sentence for Oath Keepers founder Elmer Stewart Rhodes III after he was found guilty at trial of seditious conspiracy and other Jan. 6-related charges. Such a sentence would by far be the longest of any Jan. 6 criminal prosecution. In a 183-page sentencing memorandum (pdf)…
Andrew Gillum Acquitted of Lying to FBI, US Government Will Seek Retrial
May 5, 2023
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On May 4, a federal grand jury found former the mayor of Tallahassee and former gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum not guilty of lying to the FBI. For the remaining 18 counts against him and co-defendant Sharon Lettman-Hicks—which included wire fraud and conspiracy—jurors were deadlocked, and the court declared a mistrial. According to the June 22,…
Adult Entertainment Industry Group Sues Over Utah’s New Age Verification Law
May 5, 2023
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The state of Utah is being sued over its new age verification law requiring companies that publish adult content to verify users’ ages before allowing them to view material on their sites. The Free Speech Coalition, a trade association for the adult entertainment industry, filed a federal lawsuit on May 3 alongside Andrea Barrica, founder of…
Supreme Court Inches Closer to Decision in Major Redistricting Case
May 5, 2023
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The U.S. Supreme Court is moving closer to deciding if it will issue an opinion in a high-profile case in which Republicans want the court to recognize state legislatures’ power to regulate federal elections without interference from state courts, which they say the U.S. Constitution requires. Many legal observers had speculated that the case was…
Embattled Soros-Backed St. Louis Prosecutor Resigns From Office
May 4, 2023
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ST. LOUIS—Kimberly M. Gardner, the embattled St. Louis circuit attorney who had been accused of failing to perform her duties, has resigned effective June 1. Gardner posted her letter of resignation on Twitter on May 4, two days after visiting judge John Torbitzky ordered seven out of 10 claims filed against her by Missouri Attorney…
Kimberly Gardner, Embattled St. Louis Prosecutor, Resigns Effective June 1
May 4, 2023
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ST. LOUIS—Kimberly M. Gardner, the embattled St. Louis circuit attorney who had been accused of failing to perform her duties, has resigned effective June 1. Gardner posted her letter of resignation on Twitter on May 4, two days after visiting judge John Torbitzky ordered seven out of 10 counts filed against her by Missouri Attorney…
Soros-Backed St. Louis Prosecutor Resigns From Office
May 4, 2023
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ST. LOUIS—Kimberly M. Gardner, the embattled St. Louis circuit attorney who had been accused of failing to perform her duties, has resigned effective June 1. Gardner posted her letter of resignation on Twitter on May 4, two days after visiting judge John Torbitzky ordered seven out of 10 claims filed against her by Missouri Attorney…
Democrats Could Withhold Funds to Compel Supreme Court to Adopt Ethics Rules
May 4, 2023
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Senate Democrats want the U.S. Supreme Court to adopt stricter guidelines for disclosing their income sources and potential conflicts of interest, and at least 14 Democratic senators see withholding funds from the court as a way to get their demands. In a March 31 letter (pdf) to Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.),…
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