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April 28, 2020

Barr tells federal prosecutors to 'be on the lookout' for overly restrictive coronavirus shutdown orders

Attorney General Bill Barr has instructed federal prosecutors to "be on the lookout" for overly restrictive state and local shutdown orders that may infringe on people's constitutional rights.

April 26, 2020

Coronavirus 'fraud domain' seized after suspect tried selling it for Bitcoin, feds say

Federal agents seized a “fraud domain” created for selling “high markup in-demand products” during the COVID-19 pandemic after the domain’s suspected owner tried selling it for Bitcoin, investigators said this past Friday.

April 25, 2020

Federal judge says Mississippi church can hold drive-in services

A federal judge in Mississippi ruled Friday that the First Pentecostal Church of Holly Springs can stay open for drive-in services after police issued the pastor a citation for holding Easter services amid the coronavirus outbreak.

April 25, 2020

High profile inmates from Michael Avenatti to Tekashi 6ix9ine who have been released from prison early because of coronavirus

From 71-year-old federal fraudsters to Colombian drug lords, there has been a mad dash of high-profile prisoners petitioning the courts for a compassionate or restricted release in the wake of COVID-19. That means, while others are locked up in cramped over-crowded cells, they get to go home. Fox News has broken down a list of high-profile inmates who are pleading with the court to let them out.

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

Andrew McCarthy: State coronavirus restrictions — Attorney General Barr pushes back

Attorney General Bill Barr caused something of a stir Tuesday by quipping that some of the state shelter-in-place restrictions to stem the coronavirus epidemic have been akin to “house arrest.”

April 23, 2020

Threats of 'negligent homicide' lawsuits raised over failure to test for coronavirus

As coronavirus spreads across America, so too does the threat of being charged with "negligent homicide."

April 23, 2020

FBI raid in New Jersey yields boxes labeled ‘respirators,’ reports say

A team of at least two dozen FBI agents -- wearing protective masks as the coronavirus outbreak continues -- seized boxes labeled “respirators” and other items during a raid Wednesday, according to reports.

April 21, 2020

China ups its spy game on US soil as it bids to control coronavirus narrative

For decades, the Communist Party of China (CCP) has waged an espionage war with the United States, exploiting America’s comparatively open society and free-market economy to steal critical information, trade secrets and technology tools.

April 20, 2020

Schiff, Nadler call for DOJ inspector general review of Barr comments related to Trump firing of ICIG

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff and Judiciary Committee Chairman Jerrold Nadler on Monday called for the Justice Department inspector general to review comments made by Attorney General Bill Barr regarding the firing of the intelligence community watchdog.