Judge sends historic monument arson case to county court
Lancaster, PA – A Lancaster man accused of attempting to set fire to a historic Civil War monument in Penn Square will face trial in county court following a preliminary hearing held…
‘Profoundly Arrogant, Selfish And Narcissistic’: Judge Lays Into Jussie Smollett During Sentencing Hearing
‘Profoundly Arrogant, Selfish And Narcissistic’: Judge Lays Into Jussie Smollett During Sentencing Hearing Laurel Duggan on March 10, 2022 A judge sentenced Jussie Smollett to 150 days in jail, 30 months probation,…
Judge sentences St. Louis County man for robbery and weapon violations
ST. LOUIS – Collis Lee, age 25, of St. Louis County, Missouri, appeared before United States District Court Judge Henry E. Autrey on today’s date. Based on a previous plea of guilty, Lee…
Celebrities Beg Judge For Leniency On Lying Smollett
Celebrities Beg Judge For Leniency On Lying Smollett Laurel Duggan on March 10, 2022 Celebrities are begging a judge to give Jussie Smollett, an actor who was convicted of charges related to engineering a…
Judge revokes bail for teen arrested eight times for stealing cars in two months
BUFFALO, NY – In a shining example of the failure and deficiency of America’s bail and police reform movement, a teen in Buffalo who was arrested eight times for stealing cars and…
Judge sentences California man to life in prison for being the leader of a large-scale fentanyl distribution conspiracy
ST. LOUIS – Gerald Hunter, 56, of Los Angeles, appeared today before United States District Judge John A. Ross and was sentenced to life in federal prison. Hunter was convicted of conspiracy…
Judge sentences fentanyl dealer who caused overdose death to life in federal prison
ST. LOUIS –Gerald E. Cardwell, Jr., 50, of O’Fallon, Missouri was sentenced today to life imprisonment for Distribution of a Controlled Substance (Fentanyl) Resulting in Death. Cardwell was convicted by a jury…
Texas judge temporarily blocks child abuse probe of transgender youth’s parents
By Brad Brooks and Steve Gorman LUBBOCK, Texas -A Texas judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a state-ordered child welfare investigation of the parents of a 16-year-old transgender girl for providing the teen…
Judge Orders Freon Smuggler to Pay $250,000
A Fort Worth man who smuggled freon into the U.S. was ordered to pay a $250,000 fine, announced U.S. Attorney Chad E. Meacham. Faiz Abdallahi, 56, pleaded guilty in October 2021 to…
Michigan judge rejects entrapment motion to allow trial in alleged plot against governor
– A judge in Michigan on Tuesday denied an entrapment motion made by defense lawyers for three men accused of conspiring to kidnap the state’s governor, according to local media reports, meaning…
U.S. judge says Palihapitiya must face Clover shareholders’ lawsuit
By Jody Godoy – A U.S. judge has ruled that venture investor Chamath Palihapitiya, Clover Health Investments Corp and its executives must face a lawsuit that claims they misled investors about the…
Top High School In US Discriminated Against Asian-American Students In Admissions Process, Judge Rules
A federal judge ruled Friday that Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, the highest ranked public school in America, illegally discriminated against Asian-American students in its application process. The high…
Judge dismisses antitrust complaint against Altria Group, JUUL Labs-FTC
– An administrative law judge dismissed a Federal Trade Commission antitrust complaint against tobacco company Altria Group Inc. and electronic cigarette maker JUUL Labs Inc., the FTC said on Thursday. The FTC’s…
Judge Sentences Pittsburgh Man Involved in Heroin Trafficking Scheme to Nearly 4 Years
PITTSBURGH – A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania has been sentenced in federal court to 46 months’ imprisonment followed by six years of supervised release on his conviction for conspiracy to distribute and…
U.S. judge bans Martin Shkreli from running public companies
By Jody Godoy NEW YORK – A U.S. judge on Wednesday permanently barred former pharmaceutical executive Martin Shkreli from serving as an officer or director of publicly traded companies, and ordered him…
Federal Judge Sentences Two Methamphetamine Traffickers To 17.5 Years In Prison
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – U.S. District Judge Robert J. Conrad, Jr. handed down 17.5-year prison sentences to Rene Garcia, Jr., 43, of Laredo, Texas, and Jose Luis Ramirez, Jr., 45, of Concord, North…
United States Attorney Announces the Appointment of Assistant United States Attorney Matthew J. Maddox to Serve as a Federal Magistrate Judge in Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland – United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron announced today that Assistant U.S. Attorney Matthew J. Maddox has been appointed to serve as a United States…
U.S. judge rules for Saba Capital in closed-end fund voting litigation
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON -A U.S. federal judge ruled that Nuveen and trustees of its closed-end funds violated the Investment Company Act by stripping hedge fund Saba Capital of its full voting…
Sawyer objects to appellate judge telling corrections officers state owns their bodies
by Jennifer Peacock TRENTON, N.J. – Assemblywoman Beth Sawyer is voicing support for corrections officers after a three-judge appellate panel ruled against medical freedom last Friday. The state police union will now take…
Judge tosses most of lawsuit by Mariah Carey’s brother over singer’s memoir
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK – A New York judge dismissed most of a defamation lawsuit by Mariah Carey’s older brother over her 2020 best-selling memoir, though the singer must still face…
Judge who dealt Palin loss in New York Times case known as a maverick
By Nate Raymond – The Manhattan federal judge who made the unusual move of saying he would dismiss Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times on Monday while jurors were…
Judge to dismiss Sarah Palin case against N.Y. Times regardless of jury verdict
By Jody Godoy and Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK -A U.S. judge said on Monday he will throw out Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, after concluding that an editorial…
Man Who Threatened to Kill a United States Magistrate Judge Gets Five Years in Federal Prison
Miami, Florida – A St. Lucie County man who made death threats to a U.S. Magistrate Judge in the Southern District of Florida death was sentenced today in Tampa, Florida to five…
Minnesota judge approved ‘no-knock’ search that killed Amir Locke to protect officers -document
By Tyler Clifford – A Minnesota judge approved the “no-knock” raid that killed Amir Locke in Minneapolis last week, believing it was needed to protect the investigating officers and the public, court…
U.S. judge dismisses two charges against former Boeing 737 MAX technical pilot
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – A U.S. judge on Tuesday dismissed two charges against a former chief technical pilot for Boeing Co accused of deceiving federal regulators evaluating the company’s 737 MAX…
Michigan judge weighs charges for parents who bought high-school shooter his gun
-A Michigan judge held a preliminary hearing on Tuesday to decide whether prosecutors had enough evidence to bring involuntary manslaughter charges against the parents of a teenager accused of killing four high…
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