US judge says Trump Jan. 6 pardons reflect 'revisionist myth'
A federal judge who has overseen scores of criminal cases related to the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol condemned President Donald Trump'ssweeping pardons on Wednesday, saying they reflect a "revisionist myth" about the riot.
Who Is Colleen Kollar-Kotelly? Federal Judge Rebukes Trump's J6 Pardons
U.S. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly rebuked President Donald Trump 's blanket pardons for those convicted of crimes during the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol in a new court filing. Newsweek reached out to the White House via email and Judge Kollar-Kotelly via the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for comment.
Trump's Jan. 6 Pardons Won't Change the 'Truth', Judge Says
A federal judge says President Donald Trump’s mass pardons for rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol won't change the truth of what happened in the nation’s capital four years ago
Trump’s Jan. 6 pardon order ‘flies in the face of the facts’ of violent insurrection, retired federal judge explains
In the first hours of his second term, President Donald Trump pardoned nearly everyone convicted of crimes associated with the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol – including former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio – and commuted the sentences of 14 more,
Trump defends pardoning of violent Jan. 6 offenders
President Trump on Tuesday defended signing mass pardons for rioters charged in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack, including those who were violent offenders, a move that has drawn criticism from Democrats and some Republicans.
Trump issues pardons for 1,500 defendants charged in Jan. 6 attack on U.S. Capitol
President Donald Trump on Monday night issued sweeping pardons for nearly all Jan. 6 defendants, erasing accountability for those who violently tried to stop the certification of the
Trump says he has pardoned about 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, commuted 6 sentences
Declining a case-by-case review sought by some top advisers, Trump would grant some form of clemency to virtually everyone prosecuted by the Justice Department, from the plotters imprisoned for seditious conspiracy and felons convicted of assaulting police officers to those who merely trespassed on the restricted grounds on Jan.
NYC judge sentences scammer who tried to shake down ex-Rep. George Santos
A Brooklyn judge gave a Texas man 18 months for trying to defraud George Santos — and blasted the former congressman’s ...
Federal judge revives legal effort to limit access to abortion pill
Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk, a Trump appointee, allowed three states to go forward with a lawsuit that seeks to change how ...
Judge refuses to issue injunction blocking federal nursing home staff mandates
GOP attorneys general and industry lobbyists banded together to challenge the staffing mandates through two separate court ...
Florida Federal Judge Aileen Cannon sets hearing in Trump classified documents case
Federal Judge Aileen Cannon ordered a Friday hearing to discuss releasing a DOJ report in the dismissed classified document ...
Federal judge denies former NJ Sen. Bob Menendez's request for a new trial
A judge has denied a request by convicted former Sen. Bob Menendez and two co-defendants for a new trial after the federal ...
Republican states can move ahead with abortion pill lawsuit in Texas
The Republican-led states of Idaho, Missouri and Kansas can proceed with a lawsuit seeking to restrict the availability of ...
Federal Court Blocks Transfer of Guantánamo Convict to Prison in Iraq
The Iraqi prisoner had sued the Biden administration, saying he would be at risk for abuse at a prison in his homeland.
22 states, including IL, WI, MI, challenge Trump's executive order cutting birthright citizenship
The executive order would apply to any children born after the order takes effect, but many are concerned that the Trump administration could take it beyond newborns.
DACA dealt a legal setback by federal appeals court
A federal appeals court on Friday dealt the immigration program known as DACA a legal setback, keeping the program alive but ...
‘This is personal’: Marine veteran reacts to judgment on federal loophole police used to seize his cash
A judge ruled Nevada Highway Patrol overstepped its legal authority when it seized nearly $90,000 from a Marine Corps veteran and handed the case over to the DEA.