Lockerbie bombing trial date set as US judge warns against further delay Abu Agila Masud faces a maximum penalty of life in prison if convicted over the deadliest terrorist attack in UK history. Evening Standard · Oct 5
New evidence prompts trial delay for Libyan charged in 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 The bombing, which is the deadliest-ever terror attack in Britain, killed all 259 people on board Pan Am flight 103 and 11 people on the ground in the Scottish town of Lockerbie. Euronews · Aug 25
DOJ Biden recordings judge ruling: Big setback for Joe Biden as attempt to block classified documents rejected Joe Biden's Democratic administration refused to turn over the recordings and transcripts from 2016 and 2017, leading congressional Republicans to hold his attorney general, Merrick Garland, in contempt. The Economic Times · Jun 19
Judge rejects Biden’s bid to block release of ghostwriter recordings A judge ruled on Friday that the public interest in the material outweighed any privacy rights Biden held The Independent UK · Jun 19
Firing Government DEI Executive Didn't Violate First Amendment From Judge Dabney Friedrich (D.D.C.) Wednesday in Jewell v. Jagadesan, which generally seems correct to me: In December 2022, Jewell… The post Firing Government DEI Executive Didn't Violate First Amendment appeared first on Reason.com. Reason · Mar 13
One of America’s largest Catholic dioceses said parishioners can skip mass over deportation raid fears A rare decree from San Bernadino Bishop Alberto Rojas says ICE raids pose a ‘grave inconvenience’ The Independent UK · Jul 9, 2025
Judge orders US refugee office to reconsider some children's cases A federal judge says the U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement must reconsider the cases of some migrant children who have been stuck in government custody since the Trump administration changed the identification requirements for would-be family sponsors The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2025
Trump-Appointed Judge Rejects Bid to Block IRS From Sharing Tax Data to Identify Undocumented Immigrants A Trump-appointed judge rejected a motion to prevent the IRS from sharing information aimed at locating undocumented immigrants Latin Times · May 13, 2025
Judge refuses to block IRS from sharing tax data to identify and deport people illegally in US Trump-appointed judge denies injunction in a lawsuit filed by nonprofit groups The Independent UK · May 12, 2025
From classifying immigrants as dead to deportation: A guide to actions on Trump immigration policies President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda is playing out in hearings in key cases The Independent UK · Apr 11, 2025
Judge Rejects Bid to Block Immigration Enforcement at Religious Sites, Questions 'Credible Threat' of Enforcement' A federal judge in Washington, D.C., rejected on Friday a request by over two dozen Christian and Jewish religious groups to block immigration enforcement operations at houses of worship Latin Times · Apr 11, 2025
Judge criticizes Justice Department's broad reading of Trump's Capitol riot pardons A federal judge has criticized the Justice Department’s evolving position that a presidential pardon for a Kentucky man who stormed the U.S. Capitol also covers his conviction for illegally possessing guns at his home The Independent UK · Feb 26, 2025
Capitol rioter who tried to join Russian army is sentenced to prison for probation violation A Dallas man who tried to fly overseas to join the Russian military and fight against Ukraine has been sentenced on to six months in prison for violating the terms of his probation for storming the U.S. Capitol four years ago The Independent UK · Dec 13, 2024
To plead or not to plead? That is the question for hundreds of Capitol riot defendants Hundreds of people charged with storming the U.S. Capitol three years ago have had a powerful incentive to plead guilty rather than go to trial The Independent UK · Jan 6, 2024
WEKU · Apr 10, 2023 Meet the chief federal judge overseeing several high-profile Trump grand jury probes Jeb Boasberg is taking over as chief judge of the federal district court in Washington as grand jury investigations of former President Donald Trump intensify.
WEKU · Aug 4, 2022 A judge unleashed a tirade on a prominent Jan. 6 defendant for his post-plea comments Brandon Straka pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor for egging on rioters during the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol. The judge in the case said he has since made "questionable" comments about his plea.
Reason · Aug 2, 2022 U.S. Kills Al Qaeda Leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri. Will It Matter? Plus: Judge rejects "terrorism" label for January 6 defendant, dozens of abortion clinics have closed since June, FTC staff recommended against Meta lawsuit, and more...
The Texas Tribune · Aug 1, 2022 Texan who prosecutors say “lit the match” of Jan. 6 riot sentenced to more than 7 years in prison Guy Reffitt, a 49-year-old Wylie resident, never entered the Capitol but helped ignite the crowd “into an unstoppable force,” a prosecutor at his trial said. His sentence is the longest given out so far from the Jan. 6 riot.