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May 18, 2020

Jordan launches inquiry on guidance telling judges to avoid groups like Federalist Society

House Judiciary Committee ranking member Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, is launching an investigation into a draft advisory opinion by the Judicial Conference’s Committee on Codes of Conduct which, if approved, would prohibit federal judges from being members of the right-leaning Federalist Society or left-wing American Constitution Society (ACS).

May 14, 2020

Mark Levin shreds 'arrogant' Michael Flynn case judge: 'Get him the hell off this case'

Mark Levin blasted U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan Thursday, accusing him of going "rogue" in his handling of the case of former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

May 14, 2020

Andy McCarthy predicts Flynn would only take Trump pardon 'as a last resort'

Former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy told "Outnumbered Overtime" Thursday that President Trump should not pardon former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn because Flynn doesn't want a pardon.

May 14, 2020

FISA reform bill passes Senate amid concerns about surveillance

A bill to reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) passed the Senate comfortably on Thursday with bipartisan support, renewing some of its provisions but coupling that with some reforms to deal with concerns about surveillance abuse.

May 14, 2020

Watergate prosecutors who want to weigh in on Flynn case include Dem donors, outspoken Trump critics

Here's a look at each of the Watergate prosecutors who intend to weigh in on the Flynn case. 

May 14, 2020

Judge Jeanine Pirro says Flynn case judge should be 'embarrassed to put a robe on' after unusual order

Judge Jeanine Pirro told "Tucker Carlson Tonight" Wednesday that U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan's decision to allow a third party to present arguments opposing the Justice Department's motion to dismiss the case against former national security adviser Michael Flynn was "absolutely foreign."

May 14, 2020

Sol Wisenberg says Flynn case judge may be trying to force pardon out of Trump with unusual orders

Former Whitewater deputy independent counsel Sol Wisenberg joined "The Ingraham Angle" Wednesday to discuss U.S. District Judge Emmett Sullivan's order allowing a third party to present arguments opposing the Justice Department's motion to dismiss the case against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

May 13, 2020

Von Spakovsky & Malcolm: Flynn judge disagrees with own rulings by letting outsiders fight dropping charges

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan’s order soliciting comments from outsiders opposed to the Justice Department’s motion to throw out charges of lying to FBI agents against former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn is highly unusual and contradicts earlier rulings by the judge.

May 13, 2020

Who is Emmet Sullivan? What to know about judge in long-running Michael Flynn case

Here's what to know about Sullivan as he mulls the government's move to drop charges against the former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.

May 13, 2020

Gregg Jarrett: Flynn judge wrong to allow anti-Trump former Watergate prosecutors to interfere in case

Former Watergate prosecutors now want to meddle in the Michael Flynn court proceedings like uninvited house guests. .