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Judge orders Trump administration to restore $12 million for pro-democracy Radio Free Europe
Read full article: Judge orders Trump administration to restore $12 million for pro-democracy Radio Free EuropeA federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to restore $12 million that Congress appropriated for Radio Free Europe, a pro-democracy media outlet at risk of going dark for the first time in 75 years.
Federal judge blocks Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America
Read full article: Federal judge blocks Trump administration from dismantling Voice of AmericaA federal judge has agreed to block the Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America, the 83-year-old international news service created by Congress.
What happens next after judge warns of possible contempt prosecution over deportation flights order
Read full article: What happens next after judge warns of possible contempt prosecution over deportation flights orderA federal judge’s ruling that the Trump administration appears to have willfully violated his order to turn around planes of migrants headed for El Salvador increases the prospect of officials being held in criminal contempt of court and potentially facing possible prosecution.
Judge blocks transfers of 3 transgender inmates to men's prison
Read full article: Judge blocks transfers of 3 transgender inmates to men's prisonA federal judge has agreed to temporarily block prison officials from transferring three incarcerated transgender women to men’s facilities and terminating their access to hormone therapy under an executive order signed by President Donald Trump.
Judges allow some Capitol riot defendants to return to DC for Trump's inauguration
Read full article: Judges allow some Capitol riot defendants to return to DC for Trump's inaugurationSome of the same Donald Trump supporters who stormed the U.S. Capitol four years ago are allowed to return to Washington, D.
Hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions are in limbo as a DC court awaits Trump's White House return
Read full article: Hundreds of Capitol riot prosecutions are in limbo as a DC court awaits Trump's White House returnFormer Proud Boys extremist group leader Enrique Tarrio is urging President-elect Donald Trump to pardon him over the Jan. 6 insurrection as Trump’s return to power has thrown into question the future of the Jan. 6 cases.
Capitol rioter mistakenly released from prison after appeals court ruling, prosecutors say
Read full article: Capitol rioter mistakenly released from prison after appeals court ruling, prosecutors sayProsecutors say the federal Bureau of Prisons mistakenly released an Iowa man from custody before he finished serving his 30-month sentence for storming the U.S. Capitol.
Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentences
Read full article: Man who attacked police at the US Capitol with poles gets 20 years, one of longest Jan. 6 sentencesA California man with a history of political violence has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for attacking police with flagpoles and other makeshift weapons during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Man who used megaphone to lead attack on police during Capitol riot gets over 7 years in prison
Read full article: Man who used megaphone to lead attack on police during Capitol riot gets over 7 years in prisonA Washington state man who used a megaphone to orchestrate a mob’s attack on police officers guarding the U.S. Capitol has been sentenced to more than seven years in prison.
Claims that Jan. 6 rioters are 'political prisoners' endure. Judges want to set the record straight
Read full article: Claims that Jan. 6 rioters are 'political prisoners' endure. Judges want to set the record straightJudges overseeing the cases against U.S. Capitol rioters are trying to set the record straight concerning distortions about the Jan. 6 the attack that have been promoted by Donald Trump and his allies.
Proud Boys member who went on the run after conviction in the Jan. 6 riot gets 10 years in prison
Read full article: Proud Boys member who went on the run after conviction in the Jan. 6 riot gets 10 years in prisonA member of the Proud Boys extremist group has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Proud Boy on house arrest in Jan. 6 case disappears ahead of sentencing
Read full article: Proud Boy on house arrest in Jan. 6 case disappears ahead of sentencingAuthorities are searching for a member of the Proud Boys extremist group who disappeared days before his sentencing in a U.S. Capitol riot case, where prosecutors are seeking more than a decade in prison.
Pennsylvania woman who used bullhorn to direct Capitol rioters is convicted of Jan. 6 charges
Read full article: Pennsylvania woman who used bullhorn to direct Capitol rioters is convicted of Jan. 6 chargesA Pennsylvania woman who used a bullhorn to direct rioters attacking the U.S. Capitol has been convicted of charges that she joined the mob in an attempt to keep President Joe Biden out of the White House.
Mom, son who took zip ties into Senate convicted in 1/6 riot
Read full article: Mom, son who took zip ties into Senate convicted in 1/6 riotA Tennessee man and his mother have been convicted of charges that they stormed the Capitol and brought plastic handcuffs into the Senate gallery during a mob's attack.
Sorry, not sorry: Some 1/6 rioters change tune after apology
Read full article: Sorry, not sorry: Some 1/6 rioters change tune after apologySome Jan. 6 defendants who have expressed remorse in court for joining the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol have later struck a different tone or downplayed the deadly riot publicly.
In Jan. 6 cases, 1 judge stands out as the toughest punisher
Read full article: In Jan. 6 cases, 1 judge stands out as the toughest punisherAs the number of people sentenced for crimes in the U.S. Capitol insurrection nears 200, an Associated Press analysis of sentencing data shows that some judges are divided over how to punish the rioters, particularly for the low-level misdemeanors arising from the attack.
Judge denies access to rioter's community service records
Read full article: Judge denies access to rioter's community service recordsA federal judge has denied a news media coalition’s request for public access to records of court-ordered community service by one of the rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol last year.
Capitol rioters' social media posts influencing sentencings
Read full article: Capitol rioters' social media posts influencing sentencingsFor many rioters who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, self-incriminating messages, photos and videos that they broadcast on social media before, during and after the riot are influencing even the sentences in their criminal cases.
Jan. 6 rioter who carried spear, wore horns, draws 41 months
Read full article: Jan. 6 rioter who carried spear, wore horns, draws 41 monthsJacob Chansley, the spear-carrying Jan. 6 rioter whose horned fur hat, bare chest and face paint made him one of the more recognizable figures in the assault on the Capitol, has been sentenced to 41 months in prison.
Prosecutors seek 44 months in 1st sentence for riot violence
Read full article: Prosecutors seek 44 months in 1st sentence for riot violenceFederal prosecutors are recommending a prison sentence of nearly four years for a New Jersey gym owner who is on track to be the first person sentenced for assaulting a law enforcement officer during the riot at the U.S. Capitol.
Inspection finds DC jail conditions OK for Jan. 6 defendants
Read full article: Inspection finds DC jail conditions OK for Jan. 6 defendantsThe U.S. Marshals Service says suspects being held in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection do not need to be removed from the District of Columbia jail despite their complaints about conditions there.
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Arizona man who wore horns in riot pleads guilty to felony
Read full article: Arizona man who wore horns in riot pleads guilty to felonyAn Arizona man who sported face paint, no shirt and a furry hat with horns when he joined the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 pleaded guilty Friday to a felony charge.
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Capitol rioters enter 1st guilty pleas to assaulting police
Read full article: Capitol rioters enter 1st guilty pleas to assaulting policeA New Jersey gym owner and a Washington state man have become the first people charged in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol to plead guilty to assaulting a law enforcement officer during the deadly siege.
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Capitol rioters make questionable claims about police
Read full article: Capitol rioters make questionable claims about policeAt least a dozen of the 400 people charged in the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol have made questionable claims about their encounters with officers while inside the building.
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Man who wore horns in US Capitol riot moved to Virginia jail
Read full article: Man who wore horns in US Capitol riot moved to Virginia jailA judge ordered corrections authorities to provide organic food to an Arizona man who is accused of participating in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol while sporting face paint, no shirt and a furry hat with horns. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)WASHINGTON – A man who stormed the U.S. Capitol while sporting face paint, no shirt and a furry hat with horns was moved to a jail in Virginia on Thursday after a federal judge ordered authorities to provide him with organic food while he's in custody. A judge ordered corrections officials to provide the special diet. Chansley, who calls himself the “QAnon Shaman,” considers eating organic food to be part of his “shamanic belief system and way of life,” the lawyer said. Chansley told investigators he came to the Capitol “at the request of the president that all ‘patriots’ come to D.C. on January 6,” according to court records.
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Judge says government's suit over Bolton book can proceed
Read full article: Judge says government's suit over Bolton book can proceedThe Justice Department alleges that Bolton's book, “The Room Where It Happened,” contains classified information, and the government sued in June to try to prevent the release. Though the book was published, a suit accusing Bolton of breaking agreements with the government by disclosing classified information and by failing to complete a required pre-publication review can proceed, U.S District Judge Royce Lamberth said in a 27-page opinion. His decision Thursday clears the way for the Justice Department's suit to move forward, including the government's efforts to seize proceeds from the book. The judge said the government had reasonably shown that Bolton disclosed classified information without first confirming that it was unclassified. But White House officials later conducted a second review that they said identified classified information still in the book.
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Bolton lawyers seek to question Trump officials over book
Read full article: Bolton lawyers seek to question Trump officials over bookWASHINGTON – Lawyers for former national security adviser John Bolton told a judge Thursday they want to interview White House officials following new allegations that a pre-publication review of his tell-all book was politicized in an effort to block its release. A lawsuit over Bolton's book, including on the question of whether the Justice Department is entitled to proceeds from the publication, is still pending even though a judge in June denied a request for an injunction to block its release. The book, which details Bolton's 17 months as Trump's national security adviser, contains descriptions of conversations with foreign leaders that could be seen as politically damaging to the president. The Justice Department in June sued Bolton to immediately block the release of the book. “What is unprecedented here is a national security adviser releasing his memoir (of his time as) a national security adviser within months of leaving that job,” said Justice Department lawyer Jennifer Dickey.
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Lawyer: Bolton will cooperate with any probe into his book
Read full article: Lawyer: Bolton will cooperate with any probe into his bookWASHINGTON – Former Trump administration national security adviser John Bolton will cooperate with any investigation related to the recent publication of his tell-all book, which the Justice Department has said contains classified information, his lawyer said Tuesday. The statement from Bolton's attorney, Charles Cooper, followed reports in The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal that a federal grand jury had subpoenaed communications records from Simon & Schuster, which published Bolton's book, “The Room Where it Happened,” in June. “We are aware of reports that grand jury subpoenas have been issued seeking information concerning the publication of Ambassador Bolton‘s recent book," Cooper said in a statement. It was only later, Bolton's lawyers say, that other White House officials told him the book still included classified government secrets. “Defendant Bolton has gambled with the national security of the United States.
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Judge: Bolton can publish book despite efforts to block it
Read full article: Judge: Bolton can publish book despite efforts to block itFILE - In this Sept. 30, 2019, file photo, former national security adviser John Bolton gestures while speakings at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)WASHINGTON A federal judge ruled Saturday that former national security adviser John Bolton can move forward in publishing his tell-all book despite efforts by the Trump administration to block the release because of concerns that classified information could be exposed. The decision from U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth is a victory for Bolton in a court case that involved core First Amendment and national security concerns. The ruling means a broader election-year readership and distribution of a memoir that paints an unflattering portrait of President Donald Trump's foreign policy decision-making during the turbulent year-and-a-half that Bolton spent in the White House.
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Judge weighs US bid to stop release of John Bolton's book
Read full article: Judge weighs US bid to stop release of John Bolton's bookFILE - In this Sept. 30, 2019, file photo, former national security adviser John Bolton gestures while speakings at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth did not immediately rule, saying he wants to review additional information in a case that raises core First Amendment and national security concerns. Boltons lawyers argued that he had labored painstakingly for months with the White House to address concerns over classified information. Boltons lawyers have argued that the White House assertions of classified material are a pretext to censor him over a book the administration simply finds unflattering. Trump on Thursday called the book a compilation of lies and made up stories intended to make him look bad.