The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s election interference case rejected the notion Wednesday that jailed defendants charged with some of the most violent crimes of the U.S. Capitol riot are “hostages” — a label Trump and his allies have frequently used to describe the prisoners. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan said the Capitol riot […]
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s election interference case rejected the notion Wednesday that jailed defendants charged with some of the most violent crimes of the U.S. Capitol riot are “hostages” — a label Trump and his allies have frequently used to describe the prisoners. U.S. […]
The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump’s election interference case rejected the notion Wednesday that jailed defendants charged with some of the most violent crimes of the U.S. Capitol riot are “hostages” - a label Trump and his allies have frequently used to describe the prisoners.
A majority of Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical Tuesday of the government’s broad reading of a statute used to charge hundreds of Jan. 6 defendants, Read More
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U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan didn't flinch when guilty Jan. 6 participant Antony Vo claimed he was convicted in a "kangaroo court." She reportedly sentenced him to nine months."I've been called worse," she reportedly said, according to a lengthy thread posted by CBS News' Scott MacFarlane. Chutkan is also presiding over former President Donald Trump's federal election subversion criminal case which is on ice pending a Supreme Court determination on his absolute immunity claims. ALSO READ: A...
Instead, the judge ordered Trump to begin describing the basis for his claim that he is immune from the lawsuits.
The Supreme Court struggled Tuesday with the government’s case against 350 Jan. 6 defendants from the 2021 protest at the Capitol, with justices pondering how a law written in the wake of the Enron document-shredding scandal can be applied to those who brought the 2020 election certification to a halt.
The Justice Department has reached a $138.7 million settlement with more than 100 victims of disgraced former USA Gymnastics team doctor Larry Nassar over the FBI’s initial failures in investigating the sexual assault case. More than 150 women and girls, including Olympic athletes, have alleged that Nassar sexually abused them under the guise of performing medical treatments. The FBI failed to investigate their claims, the victims say. Nassar, who was convicted of sexually abusing young athletes...
U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan sentenced a Maryland man to five-and-a-half years in federal prison.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A quarter-century ago, the Justice Department had few meaningful relationships with Native American tribes. While the federal government worked with state and local police and courts, tribal justice systems did not have the same level of recognition, said Tracy Toulou, who oversaw the department’s Office of Tribal Justice from 2000 until his […]