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How did South Carolina judge Diane Goodstein’s beach house catch fire? Viral video shows waterbody nearby

South Carolina judge’s beach house could not be saved from the massive fire though there were plenty of waterbodies around. The source of the massive fire that took down South Carolina judge Diane Goodstein’s $1.5 million beach house at Edisto Island remains a subject of investigation. Questions are being raised as to why the fire […]

ICE detentions: Federal judge blocks agency from automatically detaining minors turning 18; cites 2021 court order

A federal judge on Saturday barred Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from immediately transferring minors to federal immigration detention upon turning 18.This comes a day after the agency implemented changes to its policy on unaccompanied minors.In a two-page order, Judge Rudolph Contreras, an Obama appointee on the US District Court for the District of Columbia, […]

‘Unreliable social media posts’: US judge temporarily halts Donald Trump’s deployment of national guard to Portland; cites potential 10th Amendment violation

A federal judge in Oregon on Saturday issued a temporary restraining order blocking President Donald Trump from deploying 200 National Guard troops to Portland. The decision comes after Trump announced the deployment to protect what he described as a “war-ravaged” city, while a lawsuit challenging the move proceeds in court.The ruling by US District Judge […]

‘Absolutely reprehensible’: US judge sentences Kavanaugh’s attempted assassin; California woman gets eight years in prison | World News

US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh (Pic credit: AP) A California resident who admitted attempting to assassinate US Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in 2022 was sentenced on Friday to eight years and one month in federal prison. Sophie Roske, (birth name Nicholas Roske) appeared before US district judge Deborah Boardman in Greenbelt, Maryland. Judge […]

‘Better off dead’: Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs pleads for ‘mercy’ in letter to judge; claims ‘old me died in jail’

Sean “Diddy” Combs, facing more than 20 years in prison after a high-profile trial, asked a federal judge on Thursday for “mercy” and “another chance,” saying he has changed and sometimes questioned if he was “better off dead.““There have been some days I thought I would be better off dead. The old me died in […]

Trump’s Nevada attorney disqualified: Judge bars Sigal Chattah from handling cases; court cites overstay illegal | World News

Trump-appointed US attorney in Nevada Sigal Chattah (Pic credit: AP) A federal judge on Tuesday disqualified Nevada’s acting US Attorney Sigal Chattah from overseeing several criminal cases, ruling that the Trump appointee has remained in her temporary post beyond the legally allowed period. US District Judge David G. Campbell sided with defense lawyers who argued […]

Sean Combs case: Judge rejects Diddy’s bid to overturn felony prostitution conviction; could face 11+ years in prison

A US judge on Tuesday rejected a bid by Sean “Diddy” Combs to overturn his criminal conviction on felony prostitution-related charges, after prosecutors said the hip-hop mogul should spend more than 11 years in prison. US district judge Arun Subramanian in Manhattan found “overwhelming evidence of Combs’ guilt” related to his treatment of two former […]

Tyler Robinson’s ‘no face’ hearing: Charlie Kirk’s murder suspect returns to court ‘remotely’; judge asks for in-person visit | World News

Tyler Robinson, charged with the murder of Charlie Kirk, appeared remotely in a Utah court hearing on Monday as his defense team requested additional time to review evidence in the case.The 22-year-old accused attended the hearing over a remote feed without video. Although unusual for a defendant to appear remotely without video, the court confirmed […]

‘Arbitrary and capricious’: US judge blocks linking disaster funds to immigration; calls it unconstitutional

Representative image (Picture credit: AP) A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled Wednesday that it is unconstitutional for the Trump administration to require states to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement in order to receive disaster-relief funding overseen by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Fema).US district judge William Smith granted summary judgment to a coalition of […]

‘No basis’: Judge dismisses Trump’s $15 billion NYT lawsuit; gives 28 days to refile

US President Donald Trump (Leon Neal, Pool via AP) A federal judge on Friday threw out US President Donald Trump’s $15 billion defamation lawsuit against The New York Times, ruling that the complaint was not “legally sufficient.” US district judge Steven Merryday of Florida said the filing “failed to provide a proper basis” for the […]