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August 13, 2020

Man guilty in terror plot against conservative blogger Pamela Geller to be freed amid coronavirus

A federal judge on Thursday ordered the release of a Rhode Island man who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for participating in a plot to behead conservative blogger Pamela Geller on behalf of the Islamic State due to the coronavirus pandemic.

August 13, 2020

Male-only draft is constitutional, federal appeals court rules

A federal appeals court in New Orleans upheld the constitutionality of the all-male military draft system Thursday, citing a 1981 U.S. Supreme Court decision.

August 11, 2020

DC Circuit Court grills lawyers in Flynn case over whether case should be dropped

Former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn's attorney adamantly argued before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals Tuesday that District Court Judge Emmet Sullivan overstepped his authority by pushing for further arguments rather than grant prosecutors' motion to dismiss Flynn's case.

August 8, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Should Judge Sullivan be disqualified from Michel Flynn case?

The federal judge in the Michael Flynn case is refusing to allow the Justice Department to drop the prosecution of the former national security adviser.

August 8, 2020

US appeals court denies bid to resurrect Bundy standoff case

A U.S. appeals court refused Thursday to resurrect the criminal case against states’ rights figure Cliven Bundy, family members and others stemming from a 2014 armed standoff with federal agents trying to round up Bundy cattle near the family ranch in Nevada.

August 7, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Court ruling on ex-WH Counsel McGahn subpoena fails to decide key issue

An appeals court ruled Friday that former Trump White House Counsel Don McGahn must honor a House subpoena issued in connection with the Judiciary Committee’s impeachment inquiry.

August 6, 2020

Lawyer suing California over school closures says order unconstitutional, takes away 'fundamental right'

The lawyer behind the federal lawsuit against an order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom mandating most of the state's schools remain closed says that the action is meant to restore students' "fundamental rights" allegedly taken away by the governor. 

August 6, 2020

Judge Andrew Napolitano: Unlawful federal spying on journalists in Portland should cost officials their jobs

The feds were spying on journalists who were in the crowds of protesters reporting on what they observed.

August 5, 2020

Appeals court tells parties in Flynn case to be ready for questions on judicial impartiality

The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals, in a brief order Wednesday on the dispute over the Justice Department's move to drop charges against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, told parties to be ready to answer questions about the effect of federal statutes on judicial impartiality on the case -- apparently indicating the court intends to discuss the impartiality of District Judge Emmet Sullivan.

July 31, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: Court rejection of Boston bomber’s death sentence seems based on hostility to death penalty

It appears that the ruling has at least as much to do with judicial hostility to capital punishment as to concerns about the due process implications of intense media coverage.