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July 31, 2020

Trey Gowdy reacts to federal court vacating Boston bomber's death sentence

Fox News contributor Trey Gowdy joined Fox News Radio's "The Guy Benson Show" Friday to react to the breaking news that a federal appeals court had thrown out the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev. 

July 31, 2020

Federal appeals court vacates Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev's death sentence

A federal appeals court has vacated the death sentence of Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, based on the opinion that the judge in the case did not vet the jury property, with regard to possible bias stemming from pretrial publicity. 

July 30, 2020

Contested Flynn dismissal to go before full appeals court as legal saga drags on

The dispute over the Department of Justice's move to dismiss criminal charges against former Trump national security adviser Michael Flynn will get a rehearing by the entire District of Columbia Circuit Court of Appeals, the latest twist in the long-running legal drama that stemmed from the FBI's investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in 2016. 

July 30, 2020

Execution date set for sole Native American on federal death row

The only Native American on federal death row is scheduled to be executed in late August, the U.S. government announced Wednesday.

July 30, 2020

Michael Avenatti gets taxpayer-funded lawyer after judge agrees he's broke

Attorney Michael Avenatti will retain his lawyer with help from taxpayers after proving he is too strapped for cash to afford one.

July 29, 2020

John Yoo: Trump reelection could flip federal appellate courts from liberal to conservative control

Trump respected the existing norms protecting judicial independence. It is, rather, his opponents who demand an end to constitutional understandings in order to bring down Trump. 

July 28, 2020

Trump's lawyers say Manhattan subpoena for tax records issued in 'bad faith'

President Trump's lawyers in a Monday court filing called a subpoena for his tax records issued by Manhattan District Attorney Cy Vance "wildly overbroad" and done in "bad faith" as the battle over the president's documents drags on in the wake of two Supreme Court rulings that likely put them out of reach for the public until after the election. 

July 27, 2020

Sen. Hawley roils GOP court watchers with declaration he will only vote for nominees who oppose Roe

Vocal conservative Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., over the weekend escalated his pressure on Republicans planning for a potential Supreme Court vacancy by declaring that he would not vote for any nominee who has not made clear they believe Roe v. Wade, the precedent that abortion is a constitutional right based on a right to privacy, was wrongly decided. 

July 27, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: As Seattle violence spirals, Judge issues temporary order against city's non-lethal force ban

Stripped of standard non-lethal tactics, police are left with only lethal tactics, such as firearms, and such non-lethal weapons as tasers and batons, which necessarily bring them into close contact with violent subversives.

July 25, 2020

Ken Cuccinelli: Dems' 'Nazi' and 'stormtrooper' labels for fed officers may be libelous

Libel lawsuits might be appropriate for Democrats who use Nazi and "stormtrooper" labels when referring to federal law enforcement agencies, Ken Cuccinelli, acting deputy secretary of homeland security, said Friday.