A Missouri judge is advancing an “indirect criminal contempt” allegation against St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner and one of her assistants. On April 27, Circuit Judge Michael Noble conducted a 30-minute hearing to address why Gardner and Assistant Circuit Attorney Chris Desilets failed to attend two proceedings in a case involving the wounding of an…
Judge Accuses No-Show Missouri Prosecutor of Contempt, Calls Office ‘A Rudderless Ship of Chaos’
April 28, 2023
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FISA Renewal ‘Critical’ for National Defense, Officials Say but Critics Demand More Privacy Safeguards
April 27, 2023
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Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) allows the United States’ 18 federal intelligence agencies to spy without a warrant on non-Americans overseas but many in Congress—especially Republicans—say the measure, adopted after the 9/11 attacks, has been abused and needs to be revised. FISA’s Section 702 music be reauthorized by Congress every five…
California Teachers Sue School District Over Transgender Policy Allegedly Forcing Them to Lie to Parents
April 27, 2023
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Teachers from a California middle school are suing officials in their school district in federal court over policies that they say force them to conceal the transgender status of young students from parents. The lawsuit happens to come after President Joe Biden’s remarks earlier this month in support of the nation’s teacher of the year…
Federal Judge Rules Jan. 6 Undercover Video Will Remain Hidden From the Public
Nearly eight weeks after telling the Department of Justice he was not impressed by its arguments to keep a court seal on undercover police video from Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. District Judge Rudolph Contreras ruled that the protective order keeping the video from public view will remain in place. The apparent change of heart by…
Biden Admin Files Lawsuit Challenging Tennessee Ban on Transgender Procedures for Minors
The Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on April 26 challenging Tennessee’s newly-enacted law banning transgender medical procedures for children, arguing that the legislation violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause. In a press release, the DOJ said it also asked the court to issue an immediate order to stop the law—Senate Bill 1, or SB…
Rapper Pras Michel Convicted in Conspiracies to Influence US Government
April 26, 2023
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Rapper Prakazrel “Pras” Michel, a member of the 1990’s hip-hop group the Fugees, has been found guilty by a jury on Wednesday of 10 counts of crimes related to his alleged participation in a conspiracy to help China influence the United States. The 50-year-old Grammy Award-winning rapper was convicted of conspiring with a Malaysian financier, Jho Low—also known as Low…
SCOTUS Sympathetic to 94-Year-Old Grandmother in ‘Home Equity Theft’ Dispute
April 26, 2023
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A 94-year-old Minnesota homeowner’s lawyer told a seemingly sympathetic Supreme Court on April 26 that local governments should not be allowed to take the full value of a home as payment for much smaller property tax debts—a practice critics call “home equity theft.” The case comes after the Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF), which is representing dispossessed…
15 States Side With DeSantis in Battle Over Right to Oust Prosecutors
April 26, 2023
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A coalition of 15 attorneys general is urging a federal appeals court “to affirm states’ authority” to remove local prosecutors who, motivated by leftist ideology, refuse to enforce laws. “Prosecutors have no right to exercise a veto over an entire law,” Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost said in a news release. “But some are acting…
Manhattan DA Seeks to Prevent Trump From Publicizing Evidence in Criminal Case
NEW YORK—Former President Donald Trump should be forbidden from sharing evidence produced during his criminal case with the media or the public, prosecutors said in a filing this week. Prosecutors with the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on April 24 asked New York Justice Juan Merchan to enter a protective order that would limit…
Appeals Court Panel Rejects Federal Bump Stock Ban
April 26, 2023
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A federal appeals court has rejected an interpretation of law offered by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) that bump stock devices should be considered machinegun parts and should, therefore, be banned. Bump stocks are devices that replace the standard stock of a semiautomatic rifle, resting against the user’s shoulder and incorporating…
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