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"I Will Not Stand for Being Jerked Around … by Any Lawyer Who Practices Before Me"

From Judge Colleen McMahon in Freeman v. Deebs-Elkenaney (S.D.N.Y.) Monday: My order requires no clarification. It is perfectly clear. Counsel… The post "I Will Not Stand for Being...

Brinkema Keeps Challenge to Trump “Anti-Weaponization Fund” in Play

A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, has kept alive a closely watched challenge to the Trump administration’s proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” signaling she is...

Brinkema Keeps Challenge to Trump “Anti-Weaponization Fund” in Play

A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, has kept alive a closely watched challenge to the Trump administration’s proposed $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund,” signaling she is...

Armelle Bondonga case: Bond denied as immigration judge claims no jurisdiction

An Indianapolis judge declined to grant bond to Armelle Bondonga, saying the case belongs to the Department of Homeland Security.

Holdout Lindsay Clancy juror’s attorney rips Kevin Reddington’s motion as ‘full-frontal attack on US Constitution’

Michael Desronvil's attorney hit back at a motion filed by the killer mom's defense team, branding it a "full-frontal attack on the US Constitution."

Judge orders DOJ to disclose who conceived of now-defunct payout fund

A magistrate judge in Virginia ordered the DOJ to reveal who conceived the defunct $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund amid ongoing litigation. The post Judge orders DOJ to disclo...

Criminal – Defendant’s motion to suppress is denied

Defendant Peewee Carmelo Martinez’s motion to suppress evidence was denied by the WDVA court, citing sufficient nexus and the good-faith exception. The post Criminal – Defendant’s...

Brinkema Keeps Fight Over Proposed $1.8 Billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” Alive

A federal judge in Alexandria has refused to dismiss as moot a challenge to a proposed $1.8 billion compensation mechanism described by critics as an “anti-weaponization fund,” kee...

Judge Issues Harsh Rebuke in Major Setback to Lindsay Clancy's Defense Team

Brinkema Keeps Fight Over Proposed $1.8 Billion “Anti-Weaponization Fund” Alive

A federal judge in Alexandria has refused to dismiss as moot a challenge to a proposed $1.8 billion compensation mechanism described by critics as an “anti-weaponization fund,” kee...

'Serious Matter': 5th Circuit Weighs Reassignment After Judge Used AI to Draft Ruling

U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate issued the temporary restraining order “on the basis of names that didn’t even exist and statements that didn’t even exist,” said Fifth Circuit Ju...

Federal judge dismisses Noel’s complaint about treatment in jail, gives time to refile

Former Clark County Sheriff Jamey Noel has until Oct. 12 to file an amended complaint in a federal lawsuit.

Court Grants TRO Barring "Threatening, Intimidating, and Retaliation Action … Without a Legitimate Law Enforcement Purpo...

From Judge Michael Newman (S.D. Ohio) Friday in Moorman v. Doe No. 1; since this is a decision at the… The post Court Grants TRO Barring "Threatening, Intimidating, and Retaliation...

Judge Extends Block on White House Press Ban, Signals First Amendment Trouble for Administration

A federal judge in Washington, D.C., has extended and broadened an order preventing the Trump administration from excluding reporters from CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from White Hous...

After More Than Three Years, Judge Newman's Case Is Transferred To The Eleventh Circuit

The case was only transferred after Chief Judge Moore extended Newman's suspension for another year.

Ill. Judge Issues Injunction Against Pizzeria In TM Row

An Illinois federal judge has said family-owned pizzeria Ledo's Inc. can only use its mark within a certain radius of its restaurant, while also limiting how it accepts delivery an...

Federal Judge Grants Evidentiary Hearing on Motion to Suppress in Tricolor Criminal Case

The defense team for Daniel Chu, the former Tricolor CEO facing charges under the “Financial Kingpin” statute, returned to a Manhattan courtroom to urge a federal judge to suppress...

Israeli-American Emory Professor's Civil Rights Conspiracy Claim Against CAIR Georgia and Emory Student Can Go Forward (...

From yesterday's decision by Judge Thomas Thrash (N.D. Ga.) in Winer v. Mohammad: This action arises out of alleged defamatory… The post Israeli-American Emory Professor's Civil Ri...

Criminal – Federal Criminal Rule 32 wasn’t violated during sentencing

Although the district court imposed its sentence before hearing the entirety of defense counsel’s sentencing arguments, because the defense counsel then stated that he thought he “...

Breaking: Judge in Lindsay Clancy Case Denies Defense Motion for a Finding of Not Guilty

Prosecution of Congresswoman for Assaulting and Impeding Federal Officials at ICE Delaney Hall Detention Facility Can Co...

Some excerpts from the long opinion in U.S. v. McIver, written by Third Circuit Judge Cindy Chung and joined by… The post Prosecution of Congresswoman for Assaulting and Impeding F...

Lindsay Clancy Should Not Be Tried Twice

David Oscar Markus is the author of the Southern District of Florida Blog, which discusses trials and appeals in federal court in South Florida.

Judge Keeps Lindsay Clancy Jury List Sealed as Juror Fallout Turns Ugly

Judge William Sullivan has extended the jury-list impoundment amid concerns over unauthorized identification of jurors, intense social-media scrutiny and the alleged attempt to sec...