Who is Tanya Chutkan, the judge assigned to Trump’s election case?
Tanya S. Chutkan, the U.S. district judge randomly assigned to preside over former President Donald Trump’s latest indictment, is no stranger to federal cases related to Jan. 6. Chutkan, an Obama appointee who has served on the bench for nearly a decade, quickly established a reputation for imposing some of المزيد
Woman accused of killing bride in DUI golf cart crash must remain in custody, S.C. judge orders
A woman accused of killing a bride when she crashed into a newlywed couple’s golf cart while allegedly driving under the influence must remain in custody as she awaits trial, a South Carolina judge ordered Tuesday. Jamie Komoroski, 25, asked Circuit Court Judge Michael G. Nettles for bail after spending المزيد
Judge blocks Arkansas law allowing librarians to be criminally charged over ‘harmful’ materials
Arkansas is temporarily blocked from enforcing a law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and booksellers for providing “harmful” materials to minors, a federal judge ruled Saturday. U.S. District Judge Timothy L. Brooks issued a preliminary injunction against the law, which also would have created a new process to challenge المزيد
Montana judge temporarily lifts ban on drag performances
HELENA, Mont. — A federal judge in Montana on Friday temporarily blocked a new law that restricts drag performances just days before thousands of people are expected to attend Montana Pride’s 30th anniversary celebration in Helena. The way the law is written “will disproportionately harm not only drag performers, but المزيد
Supreme Court temporarily blocks ghost gun ruling by federal judge
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily blocked a lower court’s decision to strike down a regulation aimed at reining in privately made firearms known as “ghost guns” that are difficult for law enforcement to trace. The action by Alito, who handles emergency matters arising from a group of المزيد
Judge Maryellen Noreika lands in the center of the Hunter Biden criminal case
WILMINGTON, Del. — When U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika started quizzing lawyers in her courtroom on Wednesday about a plea deal — what is normally a routine process — her questions about the constitutionality of the arrangement pushed her into the center of a spotlight of an already heated political المزيد
‘Jackass’ star Bam Margera to stand trial on assault charge in fight with brother, judge rules
WEST CHESTER, Pa. — “Jackass” star Bam Margera must stand trial on charges that he punched his brother during an altercation at their home near Philadelphia, a judge ruled Thursday while ordering him to get a drug and alcohol screening to remain free on bail. Margera, 43, has pleaded not guilty to المزيد
Bryan Kohberger’s attorneys ask judge to dismiss indictment in Idaho slayings case
Attorneys for Bryan Kohberger, the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students last year, have filed a motion seeking to get his indictment in the slayings dismissed, a court filing shows. In the filing, dated Tuesday, attorneys for Kohberger, 28, argue that the grand jury was “misled as المزيد
Prince Harry’s lawsuit against newspaper can go to trial on snooping claims, judge rules
LONDON — Prince Harry’s lawsuit accusing the publisher of The Sun tabloid of unlawfully snooping on him can go to trial, but not on claims of phone hacking, a High Court judge ruled Thursday. The Duke of Sussex alleged the publisher of The Sun and the now-defunct News Of The المزيد
Judge vacates Bowe Bergdahl’s desertion conviction
FALLS CHURCH, Va. — A federal judge on Tuesday vacated the military conviction of Bowe Bergdahl, a former U.S. Army soldier who pleaded guilty to desertion after he left his post and was captured in Afghanistan and tortured by the Taliban. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton in المزيد