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. Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ has broken down a list of high-profile inmates who are pleading with the court to let them out.
April 24, 2020 Michael Avenatti released from jail after quarantine due to coronavirus threat Disgraced attorney Michael Avenatti walked out of a New York City federal jail Friday morning after a judge ordered his temporary release due to coronavirus fears.
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.Â
April 23, 2020 Judge Napolitano skeptical about lawsuits against China over coronavirus losses: 'They don't have a case' Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ senior judicial analyst Judge Andrew Napolitano joined the "Ó£ÌÒÊÓÆµ Rundown" podcast Thursday to offer a legal perspective on coronavirus after Missouri became the first state to file a lawsuit against China in an attempt to hold Beijing accountable for the severity of the pandemic.Â
April 22, 2020 McConnell says 'pandemic will not prevent' confirmation of judges The majority leader, in an appearance on the Hugh Hewitt Show, responded to a question from the host about the state of judicial nominations as most of Congress is out of town and legislators are negotiating the first of what could be two more stimulus packages aimed at holding the economy together amid shutdowns aimed at reducing the spread of the coronavirus.Â
April 21, 2020 Missouri files suit against China for 'enormous' consequences of coronavirus 'deceit' EXCLUSIVE: Missouri became the first state to file a lawsuit against China on Tuesday, accusing the country of being responsible for the severity of the coronavirus pandemic and seeking damages to make up for "the enormous loss of life, human suffering, and economic turmoil" resulting from the disease.Â
April 10, 2020 Michael Cohen moved out of solitary confinement after punishment Michael Cohen, President Trump’s former personal attorney, is back with the general population at a New York state federal prison after having been placed in solitary confinement.
April 7, 2020 Firms backing anti-China suit suggest country is behind uptick in incoming cyberattacks Berman Law Group, the class-action firm running the suit, and Lucas Compton, the lobbying firm partnered with Berman to run PR and government-relations related to the suit, said they are seeing upwards of 5,000 cyberattacks on their systems per day, and suggest the attacks may be coming from the Chinese government.
April 6, 2020 Trump, McConnell push ahead with judicial nominations amid coronavirus, presidential election President Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., are pushing ahead with an aggressive effort to get more federal judges confirmed amid the global coronavirus pandemic, as they grapple with the possibility that the November elections could wrest away Republican control of the Senate and White House.Â