The Latest Breaking News from US District Court

‘He was understandably frustrated and distraught by the present and on-going erosions to our constitutionally protected freedoms and the rights of free citizens’

Craig Deleeuw Robertson – a 74-year-old Air Force veteran who described himself as a ‘MAGA Trumper’ – had threatened to kill Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg Jr

Karol and Agnieszka Chwiesiuk rejected plea offers from prosecutors, records show. Lawyers in their case are set to begin jury selection Monday morning before U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C.

Jimenez won a $25 million wrongful-conviction verdict for a killing when he was 13, then lavished cash on his gang. After his 12-year term, “I think he wants to lead a normal life,” his lawyer says.

A detention hearing is scheduled Friday for Leonard Delaney, who is charged with assaulting a federal judicial employee May 3.

Matthew Bokoski, who entered the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced to 36 months of probation, according to court records.

Jeffrey Bertucci testified in 2010 to illegally paying out winnings from video gaming machines installed in his Cicero diner and splitting his take with the mob’s so-called video poker king. In 2019, gambling regulators gave him a license to legally operate video gaming devices.

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes’ months-long battle to extend her freedom is over: A federal court judge on Tuesday denied her bid to delay imprisonment, ruling she must surrender April 27 to serve her sentence for felony fraud at a Texas prison camp.

Kevin James Lyons, of Gladstone Park, was convicted of six federal charges related to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. He could face more than 20 years in prison.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas man who pleaded guilty to assaulting, resisting or impeding a federal officer during the Capitol riot was sentenced Wednesday to 20 months in prison and two years of supervised release.

Welcome to the March 7 edition of Robe & Gavel, Ballotpedia’s newsletter about the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) and other judicial happenings around the U.S.