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December 17, 2019

FISA court slams FBI over surveillance applications, in rare public order

In a rare public order Tuesday, the chief judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court strongly criticized the FBI over its surveillance-application process, giving the bureau until Jan. 10 to come up with solutions, in the wake of findings from Justice Department Inspector General Michael E. Horowitz.

December 17, 2019

Devin Nunes: FISA court's behavior 'totally inappropriate,' Congress must fix it

House Intelligence Committee ranking member Rep. Devin Nunes, R-Calif., said the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance (FISA) court acted inappropriately in the Russia investigation.

December 17, 2019

GOP push to reform FISA gains momentum in wake of Horowitz report

A push to reform the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act has gained fresh momentum on Capitol Hill from Republicans amid the fallout of the long-awaited findings of Michael Horowitz, the Department of Justice’s inspector general who illuminated an array of abuses and misdeeds pertaining to government surveillance tools during the Russia investigation.

December 17, 2019

Mike Davis: House Democrats pursue Trump impeachment while president, Senate GOP transform federal judiciary

The Trump transformation of the federal judiciary extends to all levels.

December 16, 2019

Idaho man sent harassing postcards for years, sentenced to 51-month prison term: report

A 76-year-old Boise man was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison for what Idaho prosecutors are labeling a "crusade of harassment" related to a barrage of postcards sent to a homeowner after a minor confrontation in a post office parking lot, a report said.

December 13, 2019

Supreme Court to decide fate of subpoenas for Trump financial records

The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether President Trump can be shielded from congressional and state subpoenas for his personal banking and accounting records, in what could be a major test of separation powers between the executive branch, Congress, and the states.

December 12, 2019

American Samoans should be recognized as US citizens, federal judge decides

People born in the U.S. territory of American Samoa should be recognized as U.S. citizens, a federal judge in Utah ruled Thursday, in a hard-fought legal battle spanning decades.

December 12, 2019

Trump secures 50th appellate court appointment, with another 9th Circuit judge confirmed

The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday afternoon confirmed Lawrence VanDyke to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, marking President Trump's 50th successful appellate court appointment in just three years in office, and his second to the historically liberal 9th Circuit in as many days.

December 12, 2019

Judge blocks Los Angeles law requiring potential city contractors to disclose NRA ties

A federal judge Wednesday temporarily blocked a new Los Angeles law that requires potential city contractors to disclose any ties with the National Rifle Association.

December 11, 2019

After Trump's 9th Circuit pick confirmed, Biden warns of 2nd term ‘death grip’ on federal courts: report

While Democrats in Congress have been conducting impeachment hearings in recent weeks, President Trump has been filling judicial vacancies in the federal court system at a rapid clip – and that appears to have Joe Biden worried.