Tag: Judiciary

Judge Temporarily Blocks Enforcement of Biden’s Water Rule in 24 States

A federal judge in North Dakota has temporarily blocked the implementation of the Biden administration’s controversial “Waters of the United States” (WOTUS) rule, granting the request of a coalition of 24 states and more than a dozen industry groups. On Dec. 30, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its final “Revised Definition of Waters of…


Five Sentenced to Prison for Defrauding US Government in Billion-Dollar Biofuel Tax Fraud Scheme

Five individuals were sentenced to prison last week after they were implicated in a $1 billion biofuel tax fraud scheme. Lev Aslan Dermen (56), a.k.a. Levon Termendzhyan, a Los Angeles businessman, received 40 years in prison; Jacob Kingston (46) was sentenced to 18 years; Isaiah Kingston (42) was sentenced to 12 years; Rachel Kingston (67) was…


Another Lawsuit Filed Challenging Biden Admin’s Pause on Student Loan Repayment

The Biden administration has been hit with another lawsuit that contests its decision to renew its pause on repayment of federal student loans that Congress enacted as a pandemic-relief measure when former President Donald Trump was in the White House and which has been continued eight times without congressional approval, most recently on Nov. 22….


Biden Administration Proposes Stricter Patient Privacy Rules for Abortion Seekers

The Biden administration is taking new measures to protect the privacy of abortion seekers after a federal judge halted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of the abortion drug mifepristone. The new actions were announced on April 12, ahead of the third meeting of the Task Force on Reproductive Health Access. “Efforts to…


Appeals Court Questions Issue of Mootness in Lawsuit Challenging Biden’s COVID-Era Travel Mask Mandate

A U.S. court has ordered parties in the Biden administration’s appeal of a lawsuit challenging the legality of its travel mask mandate during the pandemic to file briefs on whether or not the appeal is now “moot” due to the termination of the COVID-19 state of emergency. The order comes after a Florida federal judge in April 2022 blocked the Centers…


10 House Republicans Support Texas AG’s Bid to Block Omnibus Spending Bill

Ten House Republicans have backed a lawsuit that aims to prevent implementation of the $1.7 trillion omnibus spending bill passed in December by striking down the congressional practice of proxy voting. In an April 11 amicus brief obtained by The Epoch Times, the lawmakers supported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s motion for a preliminary injunction…


Attorneys for Daniel Perry File Motion for New Trial After Murder Conviction, Say Evidence Omitted From Trial Showed Self-Defense

Attorneys for Daniel Perry, a U.S. Army sergeant, filed a motion for a new trial days after Perry was convicted of murder. The legal team said key evidence was omitted from Perry’s trial that showed he acted in self-defense and that the jury was subject to “outside influence.” Perry, 37, had fatally shot Garrett Foster,…


Trump Reflects the American Mainstream—So Is Obama the Outlier?

Trump’s indictment is the latest in a series of abnormal actions around him, starting with Russiagate. But the policies and character of the 45th president of the United States are perfectly normal for U.S. politics and culture. What’s different is that his predecessor upended American norms to hunt him. *Follow Over The Target on social…


[PREMIERING at 9:15 PM ET] Trump Reflects the American Mainstream—So Is Obama the Outlier?

Trump’s indictment is the latest in a series of abnormal actions around him, starting with Russiagate. But the policies and character of the 45th president of the United States are perfectly normal for U.S. politics and culture. What’s different is that his predecessor upended American norms to hunt him. *Follow Over The Target on social…


[PREMIERING NOW] Trump Reflects the American Mainstream—So Is Obama the Outlier?

Trump’s indictment is the latest in a series of abnormal actions around him, starting with Russiagate. But the policies and character of the 45th president of the United States are perfectly normal for U.S. politics and culture. What’s different is that his predecessor upended American norms to hunt him. *Follow Over The Target on social…