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2024年12月31日 · 1. Ninth Circuit: Felons also have Second Amendment rights. In a landmark ruling in May, judges in the Ninth Circuit said it's unconstitutional to deny gun ownership to nonviolent offenders who have served out their sentences. The panel shot down the firearm possession conviction of Steve Duarte, a Los Angeles member of a street gang who had five prior felony convictions and was later ...
11th Circuit rejects Trump effort to block special counsel report on ...
4 天之前 · WASHINGTON (CN) — An 11th Circuit Court of Appeals panel ruled Thursday against an effort by President-elect Donald Trump and his co-defendants in his classified documents case to block Attorney General Merrick Garland from releasing a two-volume final report by special counsel Jack Smith.. However, a Tuesday ruling by U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, a Trump appointee, prevents Garland ...
Federal judge holds Rudy Giuliani in contempt for repeating false ...
3 天之前 · WASHINGTON (CN) — A federal judge on Friday held Rudy Giuliani in contempt for continuing to peddle baseless claims against two former Georgia poll workers, which already led to a $148 million defamation judgment against him.. Ruby Freeman and Wandrea “Shaye” Moss asked U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell to hold Giuliani in contempt for violating a permanent injunction, to which he ...
Bipartisanship collapses for bill expanding federal judgeships
2024年12月9日 · WASHINGTON (CN) — With just weeks to go before the end of the year, the House on Monday began considering a bill that would add dozens of new judges to federal district courts across the country, easing pressure on a strained judicial system.
Experts: Trump evades consequences, but ‘stain of conviction’ …
3 天之前 · MANHATTAN (CN) — Sealing President-elect Donald Trump's status as the first U.S. president with a criminal conviction on his record, a New York judge sentenced him to unconditional discharge on Friday — just 10 days before his inauguration.. The rare sentence certifies Trump’s guilty verdict on 34 counts for falsifying business records in name only, and protects the soon-to-be president ...
Families of Boeing 737 Max crash victims tell judge to ditch $940 ...
2024年10月11日 · FORT WORTH, Texas (CN) — Relatives of the 346 people killed in two Boeing 737 Max crashes implored a Texas federal judge Friday to reject a $940 million criminal plea agreement reached with federal prosecutors, calling it a “rotten deal” for the families.
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New York’s high court denies Trump’s last-minute bid for …
4 天之前 · (CN) — The New York Court of Appeals on Thursday declined to grant President-elect Donald Trump's last-ditch request to delay being sentenced in his Manhattan hush money case, which is set to happen Friday morning.. Trump filed an order to show cause with New York's high court on Wednesday, one of several bids from the incoming president to ice his criminal proceedings on the eve of his ...