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June 29, 2020

Supreme Court turns back appeal from inmates, clearing way for federal executions to resume in July

The Supreme Court on Monday, over the objections of Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor, refused to take up a case challenging the federal government's new execution protocol, clearing the way for federal executions to resume in July. 

June 26, 2020

AG Barr directs creation of task force to counter anti-government extremists such as Antifa, 'Boogaloo' group, more

In a memo released on Friday, Attorney General Bill Barr announced the formation of a Justice Department task force to combat anti-government extremist groups, such as Antifa and those who support the "Boogaloo" movement. 

June 26, 2020

Court orders Roger Stone to report to Bureau of Prisons on July 14

U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson on Friday delayed Roger Stone’s surrender date until July 14, after his attorneys had requested an extension into September, due to coronavirus concerns. 

June 26, 2020

Lindsey Graham: William Barr cleaning up 'sewer that was the Obama Justice Department'

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., commended Attorney General William Barr for cleaning up the "sewer" left by Obama-era Justice Department (DOJ) officials, citing newly uncovered notes penned by then-FBI agent Peter Strzok that appeared to show both the former vice president Joe Biden and President Obama had been part of the case against ex-Trump national security adviser Gen. Michael Flynn.

June 26, 2020

Justice Dept. won't oppose Roger Stone request to delay start of prison sentence, it says

The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it won't oppose a request by former President Trump adviser Roger Stone to delay the start of his upcoming prison sentence, citing the department's coronavirus policies.

June 25, 2020

Flynn case hearing, deadlines nixed after court ordered to allow dismissal

U.S. District Judge Emmet Sullivan on Thursday ordered the cancellation of a hearing he had scheduled in Michael Flynn's case, following a ruling from the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals saying Sullivan has to dismiss the case.

June 25, 2020

Rep. Doug Collins: Nadler is obsessed with getting Trump, new DOJ whistleblower is a 'political hack'

House Judiciary Chairman Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., is more concerned with the impeachment of Attorney General William Barr and "getting at" President Trump than he is with governing and helping the American people, Georgia Republican Congressman Doug Collins accused Thursday.

June 25, 2020

KT McFarland: Targeting of Flynn was about stopping Trump and 'will' of voters

The targeting of former National Security Adviser Gen. Michael Flynn by Obama-era FBI and Justice Department officials was all about a coordinated effort to stop the Trump administration and the "will" of American voters, former Deputy National Security Adviser K.T. McFarland said Thursday.

June 25, 2020

DOJ hits back at Nadler threat of Barr impeachment: It’s a ‘political thing’

Justice Department spokeswoman Kerri Kupec on Thursday hit back at House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler’s threat to potentially seek impeachment against Attorney General Bill Barr, slamming the suggestion as simply a “political thing.”

June 25, 2020

Andrew McCarthy: In Michael Flynn case, appeals court issues extraordinary ruling – here’s why

An appeals court decided that the judge in the Michael Flynn case had gone too far in refusing to allow the Justice Department to drop Flynn's prosecution. So the court ordered the judge to stop blocking the dismissal of the case.