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April 24, 2020

Michael Avenatti released from jail after quarantine due to coronavirus threat

Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti walked out of a New York City federal jail Friday morning after a judge ordered his temporary release due to coronavirus fears.

April 24, 2020

Roger Stone 'praying' for Trump pardon, says prison 'de facto death sentence' because of coronavirus

Longtime Trump associate Roger Stone, who was sentenced earlier this year to roughly three years in prison for making false statements and witness tampering, said in a podcast released Thursday that he's "praying" for a pardon from the president -- repeating a claim that his punishment would be a "de facto death sentence" because of coronavirus. 

April 23, 2020

Judge Napolitano skeptical about lawsuits against China over coronavirus losses: 'They don't have a case'

Fox News senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano joined the "Fox News Rundown" podcast Thursday to offer a legal perspective on coronavirus after Missouri became the first state to file a lawsuit against China in an attempt to hold Beijing accountable for the severity of the pandemic. 

April 22, 2020

McConnell says 'pandemic will not prevent' confirmation of judges

The majority leader, in an appearance on the Hugh Hewitt Show, responded to a question from the host about the state of judicial nominations as most of Congress is out of town and legislators are negotiating the first of what could be two more stimulus packages aimed at holding the economy together amid shutdowns aimed at reducing the spread of the coronavirus. 

April 21, 2020

Missouri files suit against China for 'enormous' consequences of coronavirus 'deceit'

EXCLUSIVE: Missouri became the first state to file a lawsuit against China on Tuesday, accusing the country of being responsible for the severity of the coronavirus pandemic and seeking damages to make up for "the enormous loss of life, human suffering, and economic turmoil" resulting from the disease. 

April 10, 2020

Michael Cohen moved out of solitary confinement after punishment

Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney, is back with the general population at a New York state federal prison after having been placed in solitary confinement.

April 7, 2020

Firms backing anti-China suit suggest country is behind uptick in incoming cyberattacks

Berman Law Group, the class-action firm running the suit, and Lucas Compton, the lobbying firm partnered with Berman to run PR and government-relations related to the suit, said they are seeing upwards of 5,000 cyberattacks on their systems per day, and suggest the attacks may be coming from the Chinese government.

April 6, 2020

Trump, McConnell push ahead with judicial nominations amid coronavirus, presidential election

President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., are pushing ahead with an aggressive effort to get more federal judges confirmed amid the global coronavirus pandemic, as they grapple with the possibility that the November elections could wrest away Republican control of the Senate and White House. 

April 3, 2020

Conservative leaders press senators to confirm Trump circuit court pick

The letter was organized by the Article III Project, a group dedicated to supporting President Trump's judicial nominees.

April 3, 2020

Supreme Court postpones April oral arguments over coronavirus concerns

The arguments the court postponed were scheduled for April 20- April 22 and April 27-April 29