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Trump administration blocked from cutting local health funding for four municipalities

A federal court has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from clawing back millions in public health funding for four Democrat-led municipalities in GOP-governed states

The Independent UK

What cases are left on the Supreme Court's emergency docket? Here's a look

A little less than once a week on average since President Donald Trump began his second term, his administration’s lawyers have filed emergency appeals with the Supreme Court

The Independent UK

DOGE obscures details of savings after posting error-filled data on its website

DOGE is subject to transparency laws as it wields ‘unprecedented’ power, a federal judge said this week

The Independent UK

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DOGE Isn't Exempt From FOIA Requests, Judge Rules

The judge found that the agency's "unusual secrecy" and "substantial authority" make it subject to public record laws.

Reason

Elon Musk’s DOGE must comply with public records requests because of its ‘secrecy,’ judge rules

Federal court ruling opens DOGE to requests for communications and other records that detail how the agency works and who runs it

The Independent UK

Judge Questions Elon Musk DOGE's 'Unusual Secrecy' In Operations, Orders Public Transparency

A district judge has raised issue with the alleged "unusual secrecy" around DOGE operations, ordering the Trump-established unit to produce a government watchdog's requests for more information on how the office operates and who its personnel are.

International Business Times

Federal Judge Allows Trump's Mass Firings To Proceed

Federal judge rules in favor of Trump's mass firings of federal workers, denying union motion. Legal dispute over layoffs addressed by court, impacting tho...

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To plead or not to plead? That is the question for hundreds of Capitol riot defendants

Hundreds of people charged with storming the U.S. Capitol three years ago have had a powerful incentive to plead guilty rather than go to trial

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The best Australian children’s books of 2023: Alice Pung, Davina Bell, Sean Avery and more

From picture books to young adult novels and nonfiction, one teacher-librarian picks her favourite reads

The Independent UK

A former Fox News reporter who is refusing to divulge her sources could be held in contempt of court

A federal judge in Washington is weighing whether to hold in contempt a veteran journalist who has refused to identify her sources for stories about a Chinese scientist who was investigated by the FBI but never charged

The Independent UK

North Carolina laws curtailing transgender rights prompt less backlash than 2016 'bathroom bill'

North Carolina was ground zero in the nationwide fight over transgender rights with the passage of its 2016 “bathroom bill.”

The Independent UK

Military veteran who stormed Capitol with loaded pistol is sentenced to 7 years in prison

A military veteran who stormed the U.S. Capitol with a loaded pistol, metal-plated body armor and a gas mask has been sentenced to seven years in prison

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FBI investigation leads to North Carolina politician’s campaign finance sentence in federal court

WASHINGTON — A federal judge sentenced a North Carolina politician Tuesday to a year of probation and a $7,500 fine after prosecutors said in court records last week that she “thwarted the voting public’s ability to make informed decisions at the ballot box.”

The Independent UK

Capitol rioter who put his feet on Pelosi’s desk is shut down by judge before receiving four-year sentence

A judge dismissed Richard ‘Bigo’ Barnett’s claim that he was a passive participant in the January 6 mob

Evening Standard

US Capitol rioter pictured with his feet on Nancy Pelosi’s desk is jailed

Richard Barnett has been sentenced to more than four years in prison

Daily Mirror

Capitol rioter who put his feet on desk in Nancy Pelosi office sentenced to prison

US Capitol rioter Richard Barnett, who put his feet on Nancy Pelosi's desk, is sentenced to over four years in prison for his role in the riot

WEKU

Richard Barnett, who put his feet on Nancy Pelosi's desk, is sentenced to over 4 years

Richard Barnett became one of the faces of the Jan. 6 riot by supporters of then-President Donald Trump, and the judge said in announcing the sentence that Barnett seemed to enjoy the notoriety.

The Independent UK

Capitol rioter who propped feet on Pelosi's desk in photo sentenced to over 4 years

An Arkansas man who propped his feet on a desk in then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office in a widely circulated photo from the U.S. Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to more than four years in prison

The Independent UK

Virginia police officer who stormed the US Capitol on January 6 sentenced to 7 years

Thomas Robertson was an officer for the Rocky Mount Police Department in Virginia back on January 6 2021 when he stormed the Capitol to try to stop the certification of the 2020 presidential election

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