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(Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images) Steve Bannon isn’t going to let a little thing like jail stop him! Just yesterday, lawyers for the putrefying podcaster filed yet another batshit motion asking Judge Carl Nichols to prettyplease let their client out of jail now, even though he’s only halfway through a four-month stint at FCI Danbury for…
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Keyboard with China flag key (Getty images) WASHINGTON — Officials from the National Security Agency and the State Department said they’re still struggling to come up with a way to deter a powerful hacking group allegedly backed by the Chinese government and accused of slipping into US critical infrastructure networks. When asked how the US…
(Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) On June 15, 2023, Donald Trump’s lawyers waived the claim of presidential immunity in their attempt to get his New York criminal case removed to federal court: DANY argues that there is a “serious question . . . whether a former President can claim absolute presidential immunity against…
Is this an actionable claim? (Photo by Apu Gomes/Getty Images) Judge Reed O’Connor is, by all accounts, a joke. Elevated to the federal bench by the grace of the Federalist Society vetting machine, O’Connor has spent his tenure striking down Obamacare — and getting overturned by the Supreme Court — striking down other parts of…
The Metropolitan Detention Center, (MDC) in Brooklyn (Photo by JOHANNES EISELE/AFP via Getty Images) Most judges would agree that, under ordinary circumstances, sentencing represents their most difficult and complex responsibility. In this case, the determination is further complicated by an extrinsic factor that looms large in nearly every bail and sentencing determination made in this…
(Image via Getty) Ed. Note: A weekly roundup of just a few items from Howard Bashman’s How Appealing blog, the Web’s first blog devoted to appellate litigation. Check out these stories and more at How Appealing. “Pennsylvania Supreme Court Issues Scheduling Order So That Any 2024 Election-Related Challenges Can Be Decided Quickly”: Rick Hasen has this post at…
Whether a law degree is necessary or even helpful for legal operations roles has been the topic of a lively debate on LinkedIn. As Corporate Counsel reported earlier this week, Akshay Verma, a former director of legal ops at Meta and current chief operating officer at SpotDraft, posted a comment about a trend in which…
In national news, prosecutors filed a superseding indictment in the federal criminal case against Donald Trump after the Supreme Court granted former presidents substantial immunity. Court papers say the new indictment “reflects the Government’s efforts to respect and implement the Supreme Court’s holdings and remand instructions.” Last month, the Supreme Court ruled that former presidents…
Chief Justice John Roberts heralded the significance of one of the biggest cases from last term, Trump v. United States, with the words, “This case poses a question of lasting significance: When may a former President be prosecuted for official acts taken during his Presidency? Our Nation has never before needed an answer. But in addressing…